Austria vs Switzerland: Urban area over the long-term
Austria
1,765 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Switzerland
1,802 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Austria rank
71st
Switzerland rank
69th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,802 km² per grid cell against 1,765 km² per grid cell in Austria, a difference of 37 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 69th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 37 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1200s | 5.45 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 5.45 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1300s | 17.43 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 17.43 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1400s | 14.17 km² per grid cell | 3.23 km² per grid cell | 10.93 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1500s | 22.65 km² per grid cell | 14.77 km² per grid cell | 7.87 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1600s | 53.03 km² per grid cell | 19.23 km² per grid cell | 33.79 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1700s | 59.99 km² per grid cell | 31.64 km² per grid cell | 28.34 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1710s | 65.29 km² per grid cell | 35 km² per grid cell | 30.28 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1720s | 70 km² per grid cell | 39.82 km² per grid cell | 30.18 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1730s | 74.16 km² per grid cell | 45.15 km² per grid cell | 29.01 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1740s | 77.85 km² per grid cell | 50.97 km² per grid cell | 26.88 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1750s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 57.16 km² per grid cell | 24.01 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1760s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 63.51 km² per grid cell | 17.65 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1770s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 69.76 km² per grid cell | 11.4 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1780s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 75.56 km² per grid cell | 5.6 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1790s | 87.75 km² per grid cell | 80.62 km² per grid cell | 7.13 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1800s | 93.14 km² per grid cell | 84.72 km² per grid cell | 8.42 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1810s | 97.64 km² per grid cell | 87.85 km² per grid cell | 9.78 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1820s | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 97.8 km² per grid cell | 9.32 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1830s | 122.85 km² per grid cell | 105.36 km² per grid cell | 17.49 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1840s | 145.66 km² per grid cell | 112.86 km² per grid cell | 32.8 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1850s | 183.41 km² per grid cell | 121.09 km² per grid cell | 62.32 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1860s | 251.48 km² per grid cell | 127.51 km² per grid cell | 123.97 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1870s | 303.24 km² per grid cell | 138.12 km² per grid cell | 165.12 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1880s | 377.63 km² per grid cell | 151.19 km² per grid cell | 226.44 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1890s | 461.13 km² per grid cell | 164.79 km² per grid cell | 296.34 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1900s | 518.32 km² per grid cell | 199.05 km² per grid cell | 319.28 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1910s | 601.64 km² per grid cell | 247.17 km² per grid cell | 354.47 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1920s | 756.56 km² per grid cell | 284.47 km² per grid cell | 472.1 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1930s | 899.85 km² per grid cell | 332.56 km² per grid cell | 567.29 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1940s | 983.37 km² per grid cell | 388.96 km² per grid cell | 594.4 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1950s | 1,126 km² per grid cell | 547.4 km² per grid cell | 578.76 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1960s | 1,206 km² per grid cell | 738.56 km² per grid cell | 467.5 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1970s | 1,288 km² per grid cell | 877.22 km² per grid cell | 411.19 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1980s | 1,328 km² per grid cell | 1,038 km² per grid cell | 289.6 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1990s | 1,403 km² per grid cell | 1,313 km² per grid cell | 89.8 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2000s | 1,489 km² per grid cell | 1,428 km² per grid cell | 60.85 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2010s | 1,616 km² per grid cell | 1,592 km² per grid cell | 24.22 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,730 km² per grid cell | 1,753 km² per grid cell | 22.87 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,802 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 Switzerland?
- 37 km² per grid cell, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Austria ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 69th 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.