Mexico vs United Kingdom: Urban area over the long-term
Mexico
17,056 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United Kingdom
14,143 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mexico rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
11th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 17,056 km² per grid cell against 14,143 km² per grid cell in United Kingdom, a difference of 2,913 km² per grid cell.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Mexico ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0465 km² per grid cell | 27.1 km² per grid cell | 27.05 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1100s | 0.1572 km² per grid cell | 52.65 km² per grid cell | 52.49 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1200s | 0.5255 km² per grid cell | 65.71 km² per grid cell | 65.19 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1300s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 88.29 km² per grid cell | 86.55 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1400s | 5.71 km² per grid cell | 39.58 km² per grid cell | 33.87 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1500s | 18.6 km² per grid cell | 39.58 km² per grid cell | 20.98 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1600s | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 39.58 km² per grid cell | 37.3 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1700s | 27.38 km² per grid cell | 39.58 km² per grid cell | 12.2 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1710s | 31.78 km² per grid cell | 93.19 km² per grid cell | 61.4 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1720s | 39.14 km² per grid cell | 164.48 km² per grid cell | 125.35 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1730s | 47.94 km² per grid cell | 243.67 km² per grid cell | 195.73 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1740s | 58.46 km² per grid cell | 331.46 km² per grid cell | 273 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1750s | 71.01 km² per grid cell | 428.76 km² per grid cell | 357.75 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1760s | 85.96 km² per grid cell | 475.08 km² per grid cell | 389.13 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1770s | 103.72 km² per grid cell | 524.72 km² per grid cell | 421 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1780s | 124.8 km² per grid cell | 577.95 km² per grid cell | 453.15 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 149.79 km² per grid cell | 635.1 km² per grid cell | 485.31 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 179.37 km² per grid cell | 696.54 km² per grid cell | 517.17 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 214.35 km² per grid cell | 783.4 km² per grid cell | 569.05 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 255.66 km² per grid cell | 1,098 km² per grid cell | 842.15 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 304.4 km² per grid cell | 1,384 km² per grid cell | 1,079 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 361.85 km² per grid cell | 1,819 km² per grid cell | 1,457 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 429.5 km² per grid cell | 2,071 km² per grid cell | 1,642 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 509.1 km² per grid cell | 2,446 km² per grid cell | 1,937 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 602.67 km² per grid cell | 2,934 km² per grid cell | 2,332 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 712.57 km² per grid cell | 3,547 km² per grid cell | 2,834 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 960.73 km² per grid cell | 4,193 km² per grid cell | 3,232 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 1,260 km² per grid cell | 4,967 km² per grid cell | 3,707 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 1,590 km² per grid cell | 5,805 km² per grid cell | 4,215 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 1,659 km² per grid cell | 6,459 km² per grid cell | 4,800 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1,961 km² per grid cell | 7,139 km² per grid cell | 5,178 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 2,107 km² per grid cell | 7,809 km² per grid cell | 5,702 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 2,659 km² per grid cell | 8,823 km² per grid cell | 6,164 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 3,295 km² per grid cell | 9,288 km² per grid cell | 5,993 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 4,608 km² per grid cell | 10,229 km² per grid cell | 5,621 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 6,528 km² per grid cell | 11,246 km² per grid cell | 4,718 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 8,845 km² per grid cell | 11,669 km² per grid cell | 2,824 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 11,424 km² per grid cell | 12,278 km² per grid cell | 853.5 km² per grid cell | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 14,281 km² per grid cell | 13,156 km² per grid cell | 1,125 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 2020s | 16,368 km² per grid cell | 13,915 km² per grid cell | 2,453 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Mexico or United Kingdom?
- Mexico, at 17,056 km² per grid cell against 14,143 km² per grid cell in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 2,913 km² per grid cell, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United Kingdom rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Mexico ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th 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.