Mexico vs Russia: Urban area over the long-term
Mexico
17,056 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Russia
19,935 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mexico rank
9th
Russia rank
7th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 19,935 km² per grid cell against 17,056 km² per grid cell in Mexico, a difference of 2,879 km² per grid cell.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 9th and Russia ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0465 km² per grid cell | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 0.035 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1100s | 0.1572 km² per grid cell | 0.0519 km² per grid cell | 0.1054 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1200s | 0.5255 km² per grid cell | 0.2334 km² per grid cell | 0.2922 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1300s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1400s | 5.71 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1500s | 18.6 km² per grid cell | 8.4 km² per grid cell | 10.2 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1600s | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 31.51 km² per grid cell | 29.22 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1700s | 27.38 km² per grid cell | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 79.74 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1710s | 31.78 km² per grid cell | 125.19 km² per grid cell | 93.4 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1720s | 39.14 km² per grid cell | 143.25 km² per grid cell | 104.12 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1730s | 47.94 km² per grid cell | 161.32 km² per grid cell | 113.38 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1740s | 58.46 km² per grid cell | 179.38 km² per grid cell | 120.92 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1750s | 71.01 km² per grid cell | 197.45 km² per grid cell | 126.44 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1760s | 85.96 km² per grid cell | 215.52 km² per grid cell | 129.56 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1770s | 103.72 km² per grid cell | 233.58 km² per grid cell | 129.87 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1780s | 124.8 km² per grid cell | 251.65 km² per grid cell | 126.85 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1790s | 149.79 km² per grid cell | 269.71 km² per grid cell | 119.92 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1800s | 179.37 km² per grid cell | 287.75 km² per grid cell | 108.37 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1810s | 214.35 km² per grid cell | 296.87 km² per grid cell | 82.52 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1820s | 255.66 km² per grid cell | 395.38 km² per grid cell | 139.72 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1830s | 304.4 km² per grid cell | 526.44 km² per grid cell | 222.04 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1840s | 361.85 km² per grid cell | 771.9 km² per grid cell | 410.05 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1850s | 429.5 km² per grid cell | 1,022 km² per grid cell | 592.26 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1860s | 509.1 km² per grid cell | 1,361 km² per grid cell | 851.55 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1870s | 602.67 km² per grid cell | 1,694 km² per grid cell | 1,091 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1880s | 712.57 km² per grid cell | 2,056 km² per grid cell | 1,344 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1890s | 960.73 km² per grid cell | 2,454 km² per grid cell | 1,494 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1900s | 1,260 km² per grid cell | 2,777 km² per grid cell | 1,517 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1910s | 1,590 km² per grid cell | 3,590 km² per grid cell | 1,999 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1920s | 1,659 km² per grid cell | 3,642 km² per grid cell | 1,982 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1930s | 1,961 km² per grid cell | 4,473 km² per grid cell | 2,512 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1940s | 2,107 km² per grid cell | 6,698 km² per grid cell | 4,591 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1950s | 2,659 km² per grid cell | 7,968 km² per grid cell | 5,309 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1960s | 3,295 km² per grid cell | 11,300 km² per grid cell | 8,005 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1970s | 4,608 km² per grid cell | 14,294 km² per grid cell | 9,686 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1980s | 6,528 km² per grid cell | 17,144 km² per grid cell | 10,616 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1990s | 8,845 km² per grid cell | 18,134 km² per grid cell | 9,288 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 2000s | 11,424 km² per grid cell | 17,425 km² per grid cell | 6,000 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 2010s | 14,281 km² per grid cell | 18,097 km² per grid cell | 3,816 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 2020s | 16,368 km² per grid cell | 19,490 km² per grid cell | 3,121 km² per grid cell | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Mexico or Russia?
- Russia, at 19,935 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 Mexico and Russia?
- 2,879 km² per grid cell, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Russia ranks 7th 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.