China vs United States: Urban area over the long-term
China
89,331 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United States
230,837 km² per grid cell
in 2025
China rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 230,837 km² per grid cell against 89,331 km² per grid cell in China, a difference of 141,506 km² per grid cell.
That makes United States's figure about 2.6 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 202 countries.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.