Brazil vs Russia: Urban area over the long-term
Brazil
36,495 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Russia
19,935 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Russia rank
7th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Brazil
- Russia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36,495 km² per grid cell against 19,935 km² per grid cell in Russia, a difference of 16,560 km² per grid cell.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Russia ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 12 and Russia in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0907 km² per grid cell | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 0.0792 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1100s | 0.3016 km² per grid cell | 0.0519 km² per grid cell | 0.2498 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1200s | 0.9935 km² per grid cell | 0.2334 km² per grid cell | 0.7601 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1300s | 3.25 km² per grid cell | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 2.52 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1400s | 10.54 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 8.36 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1500s | 36.43 km² per grid cell | 8.4 km² per grid cell | 28.03 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1600s | 5.18 km² per grid cell | 31.51 km² per grid cell | 26.33 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1700s | 9.65 km² per grid cell | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 97.48 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1710s | 12.5 km² per grid cell | 125.19 km² per grid cell | 112.69 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1720s | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 143.25 km² per grid cell | 127.42 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1730s | 20.16 km² per grid cell | 161.32 km² per grid cell | 141.16 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1740s | 25.8 km² per grid cell | 179.38 km² per grid cell | 153.58 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1750s | 33.2 km² per grid cell | 197.45 km² per grid cell | 164.25 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1760s | 42.95 km² per grid cell | 215.52 km² per grid cell | 172.57 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1770s | 55.86 km² per grid cell | 233.58 km² per grid cell | 177.73 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1780s | 73 km² per grid cell | 251.65 km² per grid cell | 178.64 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1790s | 95.89 km² per grid cell | 269.71 km² per grid cell | 173.82 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1800s | 126.54 km² per grid cell | 287.75 km² per grid cell | 161.21 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1810s | 177.46 km² per grid cell | 296.87 km² per grid cell | 119.41 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1820s | 238.69 km² per grid cell | 395.38 km² per grid cell | 156.7 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1830s | 331.98 km² per grid cell | 526.44 km² per grid cell | 194.46 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1840s | 441.38 km² per grid cell | 771.9 km² per grid cell | 330.52 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1850s | 569.25 km² per grid cell | 1,022 km² per grid cell | 452.52 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1860s | 718.31 km² per grid cell | 1,361 km² per grid cell | 642.34 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1870s | 891.83 km² per grid cell | 1,694 km² per grid cell | 801.82 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1880s | 1,087 km² per grid cell | 2,056 km² per grid cell | 969.52 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1890s | 1,478 km² per grid cell | 2,454 km² per grid cell | 976.17 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1900s | 1,962 km² per grid cell | 2,777 km² per grid cell | 815.61 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1910s | 2,706 km² per grid cell | 3,590 km² per grid cell | 883.61 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1920s | 4,087 km² per grid cell | 3,642 km² per grid cell | 445.72 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1930s | 5,752 km² per grid cell | 4,473 km² per grid cell | 1,279 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 1940s | 5,752 km² per grid cell | 6,698 km² per grid cell | 945.82 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1950s | 6,550 km² per grid cell | 7,968 km² per grid cell | 1,418 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1960s | 7,749 km² per grid cell | 11,300 km² per grid cell | 3,551 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1970s | 9,862 km² per grid cell | 14,294 km² per grid cell | 4,432 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1980s | 13,904 km² per grid cell | 17,144 km² per grid cell | 3,240 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1990s | 18,966 km² per grid cell | 18,134 km² per grid cell | 832.82 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 2000s | 25,166 km² per grid cell | 17,425 km² per grid cell | 7,741 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 2010s | 31,133 km² per grid cell | 18,097 km² per grid cell | 13,036 km² per grid cell | Brazil |
| 2020s | 35,284 km² per grid cell | 19,490 km² per grid cell | 15,794 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 Russia?
- Brazil, at 36,495 km² per grid cell against 19,935 km² per grid cell in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Brazil and Russia?
- 16,560 km² per grid cell, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Russia ranks 7th 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.