Argentina vs Malaysia: Urban area over the long-term

Argentina
7,576 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malaysia
6,818 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Argentina rank
20th
Malaysia rank
22nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Argentina
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 7,576 km² per grid cell against 6,818 km² per grid cell in Malaysia, a difference of 758 km² per grid cell.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 28 and Malaysia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Malaysia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0028 km² per grid cell 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0013 km² per grid cell Argentina
1100s 0.0094 km² per grid cell 0.0054 km² per grid cell 0.004 km² per grid cell Argentina
1200s 0.0307 km² per grid cell 0.0189 km² per grid cell 0.0118 km² per grid cell Argentina
1300s 0.0997 km² per grid cell 0.0646 km² per grid cell 0.0351 km² per grid cell Argentina
1400s 0.322 km² per grid cell 0.2176 km² per grid cell 0.1044 km² per grid cell Argentina
1500s 1.03 km² per grid cell 0.7246 km² per grid cell 0.3104 km² per grid cell Argentina
1600s 3.1 km² per grid cell 2.72 km² per grid cell 0.3877 km² per grid cell Argentina
1700s 9.31 km² per grid cell 9.78 km² per grid cell 0.4674 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1710s 10.49 km² per grid cell 11.4 km² per grid cell 0.9089 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1720s 11.49 km² per grid cell 12.91 km² per grid cell 1.41 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1730s 12.59 km² per grid cell 14.6 km² per grid cell 2.01 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1740s 13.79 km² per grid cell 16.49 km² per grid cell 2.7 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1750s 15.1 km² per grid cell 18.61 km² per grid cell 3.51 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1760s 16.54 km² per grid cell 20.98 km² per grid cell 4.44 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1770s 18.11 km² per grid cell 23.64 km² per grid cell 5.53 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1780s 19.84 km² per grid cell 26.62 km² per grid cell 6.78 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1790s 21.73 km² per grid cell 29.94 km² per grid cell 8.21 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1800s 23.8 km² per grid cell 33.66 km² per grid cell 9.86 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1810s 36.23 km² per grid cell 38.71 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell Malaysia
1820s 50.7 km² per grid cell 44.41 km² per grid cell 6.29 km² per grid cell Argentina
1830s 70.96 km² per grid cell 50.86 km² per grid cell 20.1 km² per grid cell Argentina
1840s 99.3 km² per grid cell 58.12 km² per grid cell 41.18 km² per grid cell Argentina
1850s 138.92 km² per grid cell 66.31 km² per grid cell 72.61 km² per grid cell Argentina
1860s 194.12 km² per grid cell 94.41 km² per grid cell 99.71 km² per grid cell Argentina
1870s 281.82 km² per grid cell 127.26 km² per grid cell 154.55 km² per grid cell Argentina
1880s 426.26 km² per grid cell 165.52 km² per grid cell 260.74 km² per grid cell Argentina
1890s 588.52 km² per grid cell 209.91 km² per grid cell 378.62 km² per grid cell Argentina
1900s 787.25 km² per grid cell 256.52 km² per grid cell 530.73 km² per grid cell Argentina
1910s 955.88 km² per grid cell 328.44 km² per grid cell 627.43 km² per grid cell Argentina
1920s 1,063 km² per grid cell 447.53 km² per grid cell 615.73 km² per grid cell Argentina
1930s 1,137 km² per grid cell 582.19 km² per grid cell 554.54 km² per grid cell Argentina
1940s 1,225 km² per grid cell 821.81 km² per grid cell 403.38 km² per grid cell Argentina
1950s 1,682 km² per grid cell 1,145 km² per grid cell 536.78 km² per grid cell Argentina
1960s 2,229 km² per grid cell 1,626 km² per grid cell 602.82 km² per grid cell Argentina
1970s 2,929 km² per grid cell 2,001 km² per grid cell 927.55 km² per grid cell Argentina
1980s 3,762 km² per grid cell 2,341 km² per grid cell 1,422 km² per grid cell Argentina
1990s 4,772 km² per grid cell 2,971 km² per grid cell 1,801 km² per grid cell Argentina
2000s 5,812 km² per grid cell 4,137 km² per grid cell 1,675 km² per grid cell Argentina
2010s 6,747 km² per grid cell 5,471 km² per grid cell 1,277 km² per grid cell Argentina
2020s 7,378 km² per grid cell 6,478 km² per grid cell 899.44 km² per grid cell Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Argentina or Malaysia?
Argentina, at 7,576 km² per grid cell against 6,818 km² per grid cell in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Argentina and Malaysia?
758 km² per grid cell, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Argentina ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 22nd 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.