Grenada vs Malta: Urban area over the long-term

Grenada
12.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malta
13.02 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Grenada rank
189th
Malta rank
187th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Grenada
  • Malta
051015100015122025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 13.02 km² per grid cell against 12.37 km² per grid cell in Grenada, a difference of 0.65 km² per grid cell.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Grenada's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Grenada ranks 189th and Malta ranks 187th of 202 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Malta Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0052 km² per grid cell 0.0052 km² per grid cell Malta
1100s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0062 km² per grid cell 0.0062 km² per grid cell Malta
1200s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0073 km² per grid cell 0.0072 km² per grid cell Malta
1300s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0169 km² per grid cell 0.0168 km² per grid cell Malta
1400s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0098 km² per grid cell 0.0094 km² per grid cell Malta
1500s 0.0013 km² per grid cell 0.0231 km² per grid cell 0.0217 km² per grid cell Malta
1600s 0.0044 km² per grid cell 0.0551 km² per grid cell 0.0508 km² per grid cell Malta
1700s 0.0143 km² per grid cell 0.1179 km² per grid cell 0.1037 km² per grid cell Malta
1710s 0.0207 km² per grid cell 0.2012 km² per grid cell 0.1805 km² per grid cell Malta
1720s 0.0281 km² per grid cell 0.2878 km² per grid cell 0.2598 km² per grid cell Malta
1730s 0.0379 km² per grid cell 0.3777 km² per grid cell 0.3398 km² per grid cell Malta
1740s 0.0513 km² per grid cell 0.4709 km² per grid cell 0.4196 km² per grid cell Malta
1750s 0.0694 km² per grid cell 0.5675 km² per grid cell 0.4981 km² per grid cell Malta
1760s 0.0939 km² per grid cell 0.6836 km² per grid cell 0.5897 km² per grid cell Malta
1770s 0.127 km² per grid cell 0.8072 km² per grid cell 0.6803 km² per grid cell Malta
1780s 0.1716 km² per grid cell 0.9383 km² per grid cell 0.7667 km² per grid cell Malta
1790s 0.232 km² per grid cell 1.08 km² per grid cell 0.8449 km² per grid cell Malta
1800s 0.3131 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell 0.9098 km² per grid cell Malta
1810s 0.4215 km² per grid cell 1.4 km² per grid cell 0.9813 km² per grid cell Malta
1820s 0.5389 km² per grid cell 1.59 km² per grid cell 1.06 km² per grid cell Malta
1830s 0.6818 km² per grid cell 1.8 km² per grid cell 1.12 km² per grid cell Malta
1840s 0.8474 km² per grid cell 2.01 km² per grid cell 1.16 km² per grid cell Malta
1850s 1.03 km² per grid cell 2.24 km² per grid cell 1.21 km² per grid cell Malta
1860s 1.2 km² per grid cell 2.59 km² per grid cell 1.38 km² per grid cell Malta
1870s 1.36 km² per grid cell 2.96 km² per grid cell 1.59 km² per grid cell Malta
1880s 1.51 km² per grid cell 3.35 km² per grid cell 1.84 km² per grid cell Malta
1890s 1.65 km² per grid cell 3.77 km² per grid cell 2.12 km² per grid cell Malta
1900s 1.81 km² per grid cell 4.21 km² per grid cell 2.41 km² per grid cell Malta
1910s 2.03 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell 2.94 km² per grid cell Malta
1920s 2.28 km² per grid cell 5.77 km² per grid cell 3.5 km² per grid cell Malta
1930s 2.66 km² per grid cell 6.63 km² per grid cell 3.97 km² per grid cell Malta
1940s 3.26 km² per grid cell 7.54 km² per grid cell 4.28 km² per grid cell Malta
1950s 4.14 km² per grid cell 8.61 km² per grid cell 4.47 km² per grid cell Malta
1960s 5.16 km² per grid cell 8.44 km² per grid cell 3.28 km² per grid cell Malta
1970s 5.42 km² per grid cell 8.47 km² per grid cell 3.05 km² per grid cell Malta
1980s 5.88 km² per grid cell 9.49 km² per grid cell 3.61 km² per grid cell Malta
1990s 6.07 km² per grid cell 10.52 km² per grid cell 4.46 km² per grid cell Malta
2000s 7.15 km² per grid cell 11.57 km² per grid cell 4.42 km² per grid cell Malta
2010s 9.22 km² per grid cell 12.44 km² per grid cell 3.22 km² per grid cell Malta
2020s 11.75 km² per grid cell 12.91 km² per grid cell 1.16 km² per grid cell Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Grenada or Malta?
Malta, at 13.02 km² per grid cell against 12.37 km² per grid cell in Grenada as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Grenada and Malta?
0.65 km² per grid cell, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Malta?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Grenada and Malta rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Grenada ranks 189th 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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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.