Eswatini vs Mauritius: Urban area over the long-term
Eswatini
152.09 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mauritius
142.21 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Eswatini rank
160th
Mauritius rank
161st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Eswatini
- Mauritius
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 152.09 km² per grid cell against 142.21 km² per grid cell in Mauritius, a difference of 9.88 km² per grid cell.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 160th and Mauritius ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 19 and Mauritius in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1200s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1300s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1400s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1500s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1600s | 0.0083 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0083 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1700s | 0.0358 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0355 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1710s | 0.0453 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0447 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1720s | 0.0552 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.054 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1730s | 0.0664 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0643 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1740s | 0.0794 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.0753 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1750s | 0.0941 km² per grid cell | 0.0076 km² per grid cell | 0.0865 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1760s | 0.111 km² per grid cell | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | 0.0967 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1770s | 0.1303 km² per grid cell | 0.0269 km² per grid cell | 0.1034 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1780s | 0.1522 km² per grid cell | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | 0.1018 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1790s | 0.1771 km² per grid cell | 0.0945 km² per grid cell | 0.0825 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1800s | 0.2053 km² per grid cell | 0.1772 km² per grid cell | 0.0281 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 1810s | 0.2373 km² per grid cell | 0.3323 km² per grid cell | 0.095 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1820s | 0.2736 km² per grid cell | 0.6231 km² per grid cell | 0.3495 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1830s | 0.3146 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.8537 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1840s | 0.361 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 1.83 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1850s | 0.4133 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 3.81 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 0.5005 km² per grid cell | 9.05 km² per grid cell | 8.55 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 0.6062 km² per grid cell | 11.54 km² per grid cell | 10.93 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 0.7341 km² per grid cell | 16.42 km² per grid cell | 15.69 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 0.889 km² per grid cell | 21.12 km² per grid cell | 20.23 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 26.31 km² per grid cell | 25.24 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 32.05 km² per grid cell | 30.66 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 1.77 km² per grid cell | 38.21 km² per grid cell | 36.44 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 2.39 km² per grid cell | 42.31 km² per grid cell | 39.93 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 44.38 km² per grid cell | 41.9 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 5.74 km² per grid cell | 47.61 km² per grid cell | 41.87 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 12.8 km² per grid cell | 61.86 km² per grid cell | 49.06 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 24.61 km² per grid cell | 82.92 km² per grid cell | 58.31 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 43.96 km² per grid cell | 72.89 km² per grid cell | 28.93 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 66.38 km² per grid cell | 79.03 km² per grid cell | 12.65 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 84.16 km² per grid cell | 88.91 km² per grid cell | 4.75 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 109.06 km² per grid cell | 98.4 km² per grid cell | 10.65 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 140.08 km² per grid cell | 142.21 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Eswatini or Mauritius?
- Eswatini, at 152.09 km² per grid cell against 142.21 km² per grid cell in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Eswatini and Mauritius?
- 9.88 km² per grid cell, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Mauritius?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Mauritius rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Eswatini ranks 160th and Mauritius ranks 161st 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.