Belize vs Malta: Urban area over the long-term
Belize
25.88 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malta
13.02 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Belize rank
184th
Malta rank
187th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Belize
- Malta
How they compare
Belize currently reports 25.88 km² per grid cell against 13.02 km² per grid cell in Malta, a difference of 12.86 km² per grid cell.
That makes Belize's figure about 2.0 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.
Belize ranks 184th and Malta ranks 187th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.0051 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0062 km² per grid cell | 0.0061 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1200s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0069 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1300s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 0.0157 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1400s | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | 0.0098 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1500s | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | 0.0107 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1600s | 0.0406 km² per grid cell | 0.0551 km² per grid cell | 0.0146 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1700s | 0.1328 km² per grid cell | 0.1179 km² per grid cell | 0.0148 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1710s | 0.1618 km² per grid cell | 0.2012 km² per grid cell | 0.0394 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1720s | 0.1918 km² per grid cell | 0.2878 km² per grid cell | 0.096 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1730s | 0.2273 km² per grid cell | 0.3777 km² per grid cell | 0.1505 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1740s | 0.2693 km² per grid cell | 0.4709 km² per grid cell | 0.2016 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1750s | 0.3191 km² per grid cell | 0.5675 km² per grid cell | 0.2483 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1760s | 0.3782 km² per grid cell | 0.6836 km² per grid cell | 0.3054 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1770s | 0.4481 km² per grid cell | 0.8072 km² per grid cell | 0.3591 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1780s | 0.5311 km² per grid cell | 0.9383 km² per grid cell | 0.4073 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1790s | 0.6293 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 0.4476 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1800s | 0.7457 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.4771 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1810s | 0.8837 km² per grid cell | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 0.5191 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1820s | 1 km² per grid cell | 1.59 km² per grid cell | 0.5942 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1830s | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 0.6655 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1840s | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 2.01 km² per grid cell | 0.7312 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1850s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 2.24 km² per grid cell | 0.7902 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1860s | 1.63 km² per grid cell | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 0.9529 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1870s | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 0.9708 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1880s | 2.36 km² per grid cell | 3.35 km² per grid cell | 0.9921 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1890s | 2.67 km² per grid cell | 3.77 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1900s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1910s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 2.15 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1920s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 5.77 km² per grid cell | 2.95 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1930s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 3.81 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1940s | 2.86 km² per grid cell | 7.54 km² per grid cell | 4.68 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1950s | 3.82 km² per grid cell | 8.61 km² per grid cell | 4.8 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1960s | 4.98 km² per grid cell | 8.44 km² per grid cell | 3.46 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1970s | 6.15 km² per grid cell | 8.47 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1980s | 7.62 km² per grid cell | 9.49 km² per grid cell | 1.87 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.12 km² per grid cell | 10.52 km² per grid cell | 0.4076 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 2000s | 15.09 km² per grid cell | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 3.52 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 2010s | 20.93 km² per grid cell | 12.44 km² per grid cell | 8.49 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 2020s | 24.91 km² per grid cell | 12.91 km² per grid cell | 12 km² per grid cell | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Belize or Malta?
- Belize, at 25.88 km² per grid cell against 13.02 km² per grid cell in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Belize and Malta?
- 12.86 km² per grid cell, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Malta?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Malta rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Belize ranks 184th and Malta ranks 187th 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.