Brazil vs India: Urban area over the long-term

Brazil
36,495 km² per grid cell
in 2025
India
42,636 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
3rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Brazil
  • India
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k100015122025

How they compare

India currently reports 42,636 km² per grid cell against 36,495 km² per grid cell in Brazil, a difference of 6,141 km² per grid cell.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and India in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0907 km² per grid cell 2,365 km² per grid cell 2,364 km² per grid cell India
1100s 0.3016 km² per grid cell 2,549 km² per grid cell 2,549 km² per grid cell India
1200s 0.9935 km² per grid cell 2,741 km² per grid cell 2,740 km² per grid cell India
1300s 3.25 km² per grid cell 2,939 km² per grid cell 2,936 km² per grid cell India
1400s 10.54 km² per grid cell 3,144 km² per grid cell 3,134 km² per grid cell India
1500s 36.43 km² per grid cell 3,356 km² per grid cell 3,320 km² per grid cell India
1600s 5.18 km² per grid cell 3,962 km² per grid cell 3,957 km² per grid cell India
1700s 9.65 km² per grid cell 4,520 km² per grid cell 4,510 km² per grid cell India
1710s 12.5 km² per grid cell 4,587 km² per grid cell 4,575 km² per grid cell India
1720s 15.83 km² per grid cell 4,653 km² per grid cell 4,637 km² per grid cell India
1730s 20.16 km² per grid cell 4,718 km² per grid cell 4,697 km² per grid cell India
1740s 25.8 km² per grid cell 4,781 km² per grid cell 4,755 km² per grid cell India
1750s 33.2 km² per grid cell 4,842 km² per grid cell 4,809 km² per grid cell India
1760s 42.95 km² per grid cell 4,903 km² per grid cell 4,860 km² per grid cell India
1770s 55.86 km² per grid cell 4,962 km² per grid cell 4,906 km² per grid cell India
1780s 73 km² per grid cell 5,019 km² per grid cell 4,946 km² per grid cell India
1790s 95.89 km² per grid cell 5,075 km² per grid cell 4,979 km² per grid cell India
1800s 126.54 km² per grid cell 5,129 km² per grid cell 5,003 km² per grid cell India
1810s 177.46 km² per grid cell 5,223 km² per grid cell 5,045 km² per grid cell India
1820s 238.69 km² per grid cell 4,813 km² per grid cell 4,574 km² per grid cell India
1830s 331.98 km² per grid cell 5,071 km² per grid cell 4,739 km² per grid cell India
1840s 441.38 km² per grid cell 4,563 km² per grid cell 4,121 km² per grid cell India
1850s 569.25 km² per grid cell 4,993 km² per grid cell 4,424 km² per grid cell India
1860s 718.31 km² per grid cell 4,774 km² per grid cell 4,056 km² per grid cell India
1870s 891.83 km² per grid cell 4,358 km² per grid cell 3,466 km² per grid cell India
1880s 1,087 km² per grid cell 4,529 km² per grid cell 3,442 km² per grid cell India
1890s 1,478 km² per grid cell 5,471 km² per grid cell 3,993 km² per grid cell India
1900s 1,962 km² per grid cell 6,067 km² per grid cell 4,105 km² per grid cell India
1910s 2,706 km² per grid cell 5,316 km² per grid cell 2,610 km² per grid cell India
1920s 4,087 km² per grid cell 5,758 km² per grid cell 1,671 km² per grid cell India
1930s 5,752 km² per grid cell 6,545 km² per grid cell 792.94 km² per grid cell India
1940s 5,752 km² per grid cell 7,617 km² per grid cell 1,865 km² per grid cell India
1950s 6,550 km² per grid cell 7,972 km² per grid cell 1,422 km² per grid cell India
1960s 7,749 km² per grid cell 7,972 km² per grid cell 223.75 km² per grid cell India
1970s 9,862 km² per grid cell 8,223 km² per grid cell 1,639 km² per grid cell Brazil
1980s 13,904 km² per grid cell 11,001 km² per grid cell 2,903 km² per grid cell Brazil
1990s 18,966 km² per grid cell 15,372 km² per grid cell 3,595 km² per grid cell Brazil
2000s 25,166 km² per grid cell 21,176 km² per grid cell 3,990 km² per grid cell Brazil
2010s 31,133 km² per grid cell 29,893 km² per grid cell 1,240 km² per grid cell Brazil
2020s 35,284 km² per grid cell 39,471 km² per grid cell 4,187 km² per grid cell India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Brazil or India?
India, at 42,636 km² per grid cell against 36,495 km² per grid cell in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Brazil and India?
6,141 km² per grid cell, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.