Austria vs Botswana: Urban area over the long-term
Austria
1,765 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Botswana
1,792 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Austria rank
71st
Botswana rank
70th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Austria
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,792 km² per grid cell against 1,765 km² per grid cell in Austria, a difference of 27 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.
Austria ranks 71st and Botswana ranks 70th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 38 and Botswana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1200s | 5.45 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 5.45 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1300s | 17.43 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 17.43 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1400s | 14.17 km² per grid cell | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 14.15 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1500s | 22.65 km² per grid cell | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 22.59 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1600s | 53.03 km² per grid cell | 0.1756 km² per grid cell | 52.85 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1700s | 59.99 km² per grid cell | 0.5657 km² per grid cell | 59.42 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1710s | 65.29 km² per grid cell | 0.6434 km² per grid cell | 64.64 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1720s | 70 km² per grid cell | 0.7111 km² per grid cell | 69.29 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1730s | 74.16 km² per grid cell | 0.7859 km² per grid cell | 73.38 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1740s | 77.85 km² per grid cell | 0.8684 km² per grid cell | 76.98 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1750s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 0.9595 km² per grid cell | 80.2 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1760s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 80.1 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1770s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 79.99 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1780s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 79.87 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1790s | 87.75 km² per grid cell | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 86.32 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1800s | 93.14 km² per grid cell | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 91.56 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1810s | 97.64 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 95.89 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1820s | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 105.19 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1830s | 122.85 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 120.72 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1840s | 145.66 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 143.31 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1850s | 183.41 km² per grid cell | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 180.82 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1860s | 251.48 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 248.37 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1870s | 303.24 km² per grid cell | 3.8 km² per grid cell | 299.44 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1880s | 377.63 km² per grid cell | 4.6 km² per grid cell | 373.03 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1890s | 461.13 km² per grid cell | 5.52 km² per grid cell | 455.61 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1900s | 518.32 km² per grid cell | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 511.57 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1910s | 601.64 km² per grid cell | 8.7 km² per grid cell | 592.93 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1920s | 756.56 km² per grid cell | 11.12 km² per grid cell | 745.44 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1930s | 899.85 km² per grid cell | 14.99 km² per grid cell | 884.85 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1940s | 983.37 km² per grid cell | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 963.32 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1950s | 1,126 km² per grid cell | 33.62 km² per grid cell | 1,093 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1960s | 1,206 km² per grid cell | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 1,154 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1970s | 1,288 km² per grid cell | 126 km² per grid cell | 1,162 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1980s | 1,328 km² per grid cell | 263.43 km² per grid cell | 1,064 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1990s | 1,403 km² per grid cell | 578.99 km² per grid cell | 824.21 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2000s | 1,489 km² per grid cell | 880.27 km² per grid cell | 608.47 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2010s | 1,616 km² per grid cell | 1,317 km² per grid cell | 299.25 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,730 km² per grid cell | 1,696 km² per grid cell | 34.13 km² per grid cell | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Austria or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 1,792 km² per grid cell against 1,765 km² per grid cell in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Austria and Botswana?
- 27 km² per grid cell, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Botswana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Botswana rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Austria ranks 71st and Botswana ranks 70th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.