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
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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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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.