Germany vs India: Urban area over the long-term
Germany
27,052 km² per grid cell
in 2025
India
42,636 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
India rank
3rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 42,636 km² per grid cell against 27,052 km² per grid cell in Germany, a difference of 15,584 km² per grid cell.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 14 and India in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 88.98 km² per grid cell | 2,365 km² per grid cell | 2,276 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1100s | 152.54 km² per grid cell | 2,549 km² per grid cell | 2,397 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1200s | 343.21 km² per grid cell | 2,741 km² per grid cell | 2,397 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1300s | 772.23 km² per grid cell | 2,939 km² per grid cell | 2,167 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1400s | 836.59 km² per grid cell | 3,144 km² per grid cell | 2,308 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1500s | 855.72 km² per grid cell | 3,356 km² per grid cell | 2,500 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1600s | 1,183 km² per grid cell | 3,962 km² per grid cell | 2,779 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1700s | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 4,520 km² per grid cell | 3,359 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1710s | 1,310 km² per grid cell | 4,587 km² per grid cell | 3,277 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1720s | 1,472 km² per grid cell | 4,653 km² per grid cell | 3,181 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1730s | 1,647 km² per grid cell | 4,718 km² per grid cell | 3,070 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1740s | 1,836 km² per grid cell | 4,781 km² per grid cell | 2,945 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1750s | 2,039 km² per grid cell | 4,842 km² per grid cell | 2,803 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1760s | 2,260 km² per grid cell | 4,903 km² per grid cell | 2,642 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1770s | 2,498 km² per grid cell | 4,962 km² per grid cell | 2,464 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1780s | 2,753 km² per grid cell | 5,019 km² per grid cell | 2,266 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1790s | 3,026 km² per grid cell | 5,075 km² per grid cell | 2,048 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1800s | 3,316 km² per grid cell | 5,129 km² per grid cell | 1,814 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1810s | 3,619 km² per grid cell | 5,223 km² per grid cell | 1,603 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1820s | 3,810 km² per grid cell | 4,813 km² per grid cell | 1,004 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1830s | 4,286 km² per grid cell | 5,071 km² per grid cell | 785.55 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1840s | 4,669 km² per grid cell | 4,563 km² per grid cell | 106.15 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1850s | 4,840 km² per grid cell | 4,993 km² per grid cell | 152.81 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1860s | 4,840 km² per grid cell | 4,774 km² per grid cell | 66.33 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1870s | 4,821 km² per grid cell | 4,358 km² per grid cell | 462.99 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1880s | 4,796 km² per grid cell | 4,529 km² per grid cell | 266.57 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1890s | 4,771 km² per grid cell | 5,471 km² per grid cell | 699.9 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1900s | 5,726 km² per grid cell | 6,067 km² per grid cell | 340.64 km² per grid cell | India |
| 1910s | 7,193 km² per grid cell | 5,316 km² per grid cell | 1,877 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1920s | 7,797 km² per grid cell | 5,758 km² per grid cell | 2,039 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1930s | 9,608 km² per grid cell | 6,545 km² per grid cell | 3,063 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1940s | 12,596 km² per grid cell | 7,617 km² per grid cell | 4,979 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1950s | 16,629 km² per grid cell | 7,972 km² per grid cell | 8,657 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1960s | 18,791 km² per grid cell | 7,972 km² per grid cell | 10,818 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1970s | 20,204 km² per grid cell | 8,223 km² per grid cell | 11,981 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1980s | 20,779 km² per grid cell | 11,001 km² per grid cell | 9,778 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 1990s | 22,372 km² per grid cell | 15,372 km² per grid cell | 7,000 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 2000s | 23,566 km² per grid cell | 21,176 km² per grid cell | 2,390 km² per grid cell | Germany |
| 2010s | 25,067 km² per grid cell | 29,893 km² per grid cell | 4,827 km² per grid cell | India |
| 2020s | 26,610 km² per grid cell | 39,471 km² per grid cell | 12,861 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, Germany or India?
- India, at 42,636 km² per grid cell against 27,052 km² per grid cell in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Germany and India?
- 15,584 km² per grid cell, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Germany ranks 5th 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.