Indonesia vs Mexico: Urban area over the long-term
Indonesia
17,283 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mexico
17,056 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Indonesia rank
8th
Mexico rank
9th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Indonesia
- Mexico
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 17,283 km² per grid cell against 17,056 km² per grid cell in Mexico, a difference of 227 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Indonesia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 13 and Mexico in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0069 km² per grid cell | 0.0465 km² per grid cell | 0.0396 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1100s | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | 0.1572 km² per grid cell | 0.1342 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1200s | 0.0762 km² per grid cell | 0.5255 km² per grid cell | 0.4494 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1300s | 0.2492 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.49 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1400s | 0.9533 km² per grid cell | 5.71 km² per grid cell | 4.76 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1500s | 3.48 km² per grid cell | 18.6 km² per grid cell | 15.13 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1600s | 11.44 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 9.16 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1700s | 38.36 km² per grid cell | 27.38 km² per grid cell | 10.98 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1710s | 43.67 km² per grid cell | 31.78 km² per grid cell | 11.89 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1720s | 48.33 km² per grid cell | 39.14 km² per grid cell | 9.19 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1730s | 53.47 km² per grid cell | 47.94 km² per grid cell | 5.53 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1740s | 59.16 km² per grid cell | 58.46 km² per grid cell | 0.7012 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1750s | 65.45 km² per grid cell | 71.01 km² per grid cell | 5.56 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1760s | 75.27 km² per grid cell | 85.96 km² per grid cell | 10.68 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1770s | 86.37 km² per grid cell | 103.72 km² per grid cell | 17.35 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1780s | 98.89 km² per grid cell | 124.8 km² per grid cell | 25.91 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1790s | 113.02 km² per grid cell | 149.79 km² per grid cell | 36.77 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1800s | 128.94 km² per grid cell | 179.37 km² per grid cell | 50.44 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1810s | 149.13 km² per grid cell | 214.35 km² per grid cell | 65.23 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1820s | 171.99 km² per grid cell | 255.66 km² per grid cell | 83.67 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1830s | 197.86 km² per grid cell | 304.4 km² per grid cell | 106.55 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1840s | 227.09 km² per grid cell | 361.85 km² per grid cell | 134.76 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1850s | 260.1 km² per grid cell | 429.5 km² per grid cell | 169.41 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1860s | 363.21 km² per grid cell | 509.1 km² per grid cell | 145.89 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1870s | 483.6 km² per grid cell | 602.67 km² per grid cell | 119.07 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1880s | 623.63 km² per grid cell | 712.57 km² per grid cell | 88.94 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1890s | 785.94 km² per grid cell | 960.73 km² per grid cell | 174.79 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1900s | 973.52 km² per grid cell | 1,260 km² per grid cell | 286.39 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1910s | 1,285 km² per grid cell | 1,590 km² per grid cell | 305.37 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1,647 km² per grid cell | 1,659 km² per grid cell | 12.15 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1930s | 2,067 km² per grid cell | 1,961 km² per grid cell | 105.75 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 2,551 km² per grid cell | 2,107 km² per grid cell | 443.52 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 3,248 km² per grid cell | 2,659 km² per grid cell | 588.96 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 4,648 km² per grid cell | 3,295 km² per grid cell | 1,353 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 6,867 km² per grid cell | 4,608 km² per grid cell | 2,259 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 8,220 km² per grid cell | 6,528 km² per grid cell | 1,692 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 8,306 km² per grid cell | 8,845 km² per grid cell | 539.46 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 2000s | 9,002 km² per grid cell | 11,424 km² per grid cell | 2,422 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 2010s | 12,929 km² per grid cell | 14,281 km² per grid cell | 1,351 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 2020s | 16,412 km² per grid cell | 16,368 km² per grid cell | 43.32 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Indonesia or Mexico?
- Indonesia, at 17,283 km² per grid cell against 17,056 km² per grid cell in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Indonesia and Mexico?
- 227 km² per grid cell, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Mexico rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Indonesia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 9th 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.