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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.