Congo vs Madagascar: Urban area over the long-term
Congo
495.9 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Madagascar
464.32 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Congo rank
125th
Madagascar rank
127th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Congo currently reports 495.9 km² per grid cell against 464.32 km² per grid cell in Madagascar, a difference of 31.58 km² per grid cell.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 39 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1100s | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1200s | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1300s | 0.0101 km² per grid cell | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1400s | 0.0346 km² per grid cell | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | 0.019 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1500s | 0.1186 km² per grid cell | 0.0615 km² per grid cell | 0.0571 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1600s | 0.4067 km² per grid cell | 0.2241 km² per grid cell | 0.1826 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1700s | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 0.791 km² per grid cell | 0.6035 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1710s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.9824 km² per grid cell | 0.442 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1720s | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.5059 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1730s | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 0.5863 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1740s | 2.34 km² per grid cell | 1.65 km² per grid cell | 0.6872 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1750s | 2.75 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 0.8132 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1760s | 3.24 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 0.97 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1770s | 3.81 km² per grid cell | 2.64 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1780s | 4.47 km² per grid cell | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 1.4 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1790s | 5.25 km² per grid cell | 3.55 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1800s | 6.15 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 2.06 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1810s | 7.21 km² per grid cell | 4.71 km² per grid cell | 2.5 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1820s | 8.45 km² per grid cell | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1830s | 9.89 km² per grid cell | 6.19 km² per grid cell | 3.7 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1840s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 7.08 km² per grid cell | 4.49 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1850s | 13.53 km² per grid cell | 8.08 km² per grid cell | 5.45 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1860s | 15.46 km² per grid cell | 9.12 km² per grid cell | 6.34 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1870s | 18.76 km² per grid cell | 10.29 km² per grid cell | 8.47 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1880s | 23.22 km² per grid cell | 11.73 km² per grid cell | 11.49 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1890s | 28.45 km² per grid cell | 13.37 km² per grid cell | 15.08 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1900s | 30.88 km² per grid cell | 13.65 km² per grid cell | 17.23 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1910s | 31.67 km² per grid cell | 14.37 km² per grid cell | 17.3 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1920s | 32.9 km² per grid cell | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 17.47 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1930s | 39.07 km² per grid cell | 19.6 km² per grid cell | 19.47 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1940s | 40.63 km² per grid cell | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 15.96 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1950s | 42.97 km² per grid cell | 41.23 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1960s | 54.08 km² per grid cell | 65.34 km² per grid cell | 11.25 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 82.4 km² per grid cell | 78.94 km² per grid cell | 3.46 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1980s | 136.6 km² per grid cell | 80.2 km² per grid cell | 56.41 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 1990s | 204.07 km² per grid cell | 104.37 km² per grid cell | 99.7 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 2000s | 282.9 km² per grid cell | 169.55 km² per grid cell | 113.34 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 2010s | 403.66 km² per grid cell | 280.97 km² per grid cell | 122.69 km² per grid cell | Congo |
| 2020s | 477.6 km² per grid cell | 414.28 km² per grid cell | 63.32 km² per grid cell | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Congo or Madagascar?
- Congo, at 495.9 km² per grid cell against 464.32 km² per grid cell in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Congo and Madagascar?
- 31.58 km² per grid cell, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Congo ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 127th 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.