Brazil vs Germany: Urban area over the long-term
Brazil
36,495 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Germany
27,052 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Germany rank
5th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36,495 km² per grid cell against 27,052 km² per grid cell in Germany, a difference of 9,443 km² per grid cell.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0907 km² per grid cell | 88.98 km² per grid cell | 88.89 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1100s | 0.3016 km² per grid cell | 152.54 km² per grid cell | 152.24 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1200s | 0.9935 km² per grid cell | 343.21 km² per grid cell | 342.22 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1300s | 3.25 km² per grid cell | 772.23 km² per grid cell | 768.99 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1400s | 10.54 km² per grid cell | 836.59 km² per grid cell | 826.05 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1500s | 36.43 km² per grid cell | 855.72 km² per grid cell | 819.29 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1600s | 5.18 km² per grid cell | 1,183 km² per grid cell | 1,178 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1700s | 9.65 km² per grid cell | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 1,151 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1710s | 12.5 km² per grid cell | 1,310 km² per grid cell | 1,298 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1720s | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 1,472 km² per grid cell | 1,456 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1730s | 20.16 km² per grid cell | 1,647 km² per grid cell | 1,627 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1740s | 25.8 km² per grid cell | 1,836 km² per grid cell | 1,810 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1750s | 33.2 km² per grid cell | 2,039 km² per grid cell | 2,006 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1760s | 42.95 km² per grid cell | 2,260 km² per grid cell | 2,217 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1770s | 55.86 km² per grid cell | 2,498 km² per grid cell | 2,442 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1780s | 73 km² per grid cell | 2,753 km² per grid cell | 2,680 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1790s | 95.89 km² per grid cell | 3,026 km² per grid cell | 2,931 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1800s | 126.54 km² per grid cell | 3,316 km² per grid cell | 3,189 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1810s | 177.46 km² per grid cell | 3,619 km² per grid cell | 3,442 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1820s | 238.69 km² per grid cell | 3,810 km² per grid cell | 3,571 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1830s | 331.98 km² per grid cell | 4,286 km² per grid cell | 3,954 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1840s | 441.38 km² per grid cell | 4,669 km² per grid cell | 4,227 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1850s | 569.25 km² per grid cell | 4,840 km² per grid cell | 4,271 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1860s | 718.31 km² per grid cell | 4,840 km² per grid cell | 4,122 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1870s | 891.83 km² per grid cell | 4,821 km² per grid cell | 3,929 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1880s | 1,087 km² per grid cell | 4,796 km² per grid cell | 3,709 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1890s | 1,478 km² per grid cell | 4,771 km² per grid cell | 3,293 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1900s | 1,962 km² per grid cell | 5,726 km² per grid cell | 3,765 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1910s | 2,706 km² per grid cell | 7,193 km² per grid cell | 4,487 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1920s | 4,087 km² per grid cell | 7,797 km² per grid cell | 3,710 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1930s | 5,752 km² per grid cell | 9,608 km² per grid cell | 3,856 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1940s | 5,752 km² per grid cell | 12,596 km² per grid cell | 6,845 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1950s | 6,550 km² per grid cell | 16,629 km² per grid cell | 10,078 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1960s | 7,749 km² per grid cell | 18,791 km² per grid cell | 11,042 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1970s | 9,862 km² per grid cell | 20,204 km² per grid cell | 10,342 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1980s | 13,904 km² per grid cell | 20,779 km² per grid cell | 6,875 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1990s | 18,966 km² per grid cell | 22,372 km² per grid cell | 3,405 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 2000s | 25,166 km² per grid cell | 23,566 km² per grid cell | 1,600 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 2010s | 31,133 km² per grid cell | 25,067 km² per grid cell | 6,066 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 2020s | 35,284 km² per grid cell | 26,610 km² per grid cell | 8,674 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Brazil or Germany?
- Brazil, at 36,495 km² per grid cell against 27,052 km² per grid cell in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Brazil and Germany?
- 9,443 km² per grid cell, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th 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.