Haiti vs Malawi: Urban area over the long-term
Haiti
738.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malawi
699.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Haiti rank
107th
Malawi rank
109th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Haiti
- Malawi
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 738.22 km² per grid cell against 699.6 km² per grid cell in Malawi, a difference of 38.62 km² per grid cell.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Haiti ranks 107th and Malawi ranks 109th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 24 and Malawi in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | 0.0141 km² per grid cell | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1500s | 0.0756 km² per grid cell | 0.0469 km² per grid cell | 0.0286 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1600s | 0.045 km² per grid cell | 0.1523 km² per grid cell | 0.1073 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.1689 km² per grid cell | 0.4796 km² per grid cell | 0.3106 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.2379 km² per grid cell | 0.6899 km² per grid cell | 0.452 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.3257 km² per grid cell | 0.916 km² per grid cell | 0.5903 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.4459 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.7281 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.6104 km² per grid cell | 1.47 km² per grid cell | 0.856 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.8357 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 0.96 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1760s | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 2.16 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1770s | 1.57 km² per grid cell | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1780s | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 3.02 km² per grid cell | 0.8783 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1790s | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 3.52 km² per grid cell | 0.58 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1800s | 4.02 km² per grid cell | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 0.0327 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1810s | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 4.63 km² per grid cell | 0.8712 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1820s | 7.53 km² per grid cell | 5.25 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1830s | 9.32 km² per grid cell | 5.92 km² per grid cell | 3.41 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1840s | 10.94 km² per grid cell | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 4.32 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1850s | 12.84 km² per grid cell | 7.37 km² per grid cell | 5.47 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1860s | 15.65 km² per grid cell | 7.71 km² per grid cell | 7.94 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1870s | 18.88 km² per grid cell | 8 km² per grid cell | 10.88 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1880s | 22.04 km² per grid cell | 8.25 km² per grid cell | 13.79 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1890s | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 8.75 km² per grid cell | 18.45 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1900s | 33.4 km² per grid cell | 8.78 km² per grid cell | 24.62 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1910s | 41.34 km² per grid cell | 8.78 km² per grid cell | 32.56 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1920s | 49.04 km² per grid cell | 8.78 km² per grid cell | 40.26 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1930s | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 10.28 km² per grid cell | 40.78 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1940s | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 12.34 km² per grid cell | 38.72 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1950s | 51.58 km² per grid cell | 18.35 km² per grid cell | 33.23 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1960s | 64.39 km² per grid cell | 27.99 km² per grid cell | 36.4 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1970s | 87.37 km² per grid cell | 53.85 km² per grid cell | 33.52 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1980s | 127.02 km² per grid cell | 97.84 km² per grid cell | 29.18 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 1990s | 226.08 km² per grid cell | 172.25 km² per grid cell | 53.83 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 2000s | 377.09 km² per grid cell | 281.76 km² per grid cell | 95.33 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 2010s | 533.21 km² per grid cell | 443.88 km² per grid cell | 89.33 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
| 2020s | 710.41 km² per grid cell | 628.91 km² per grid cell | 81.5 km² per grid cell | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Haiti or Malawi?
- Haiti, at 738.22 km² per grid cell against 699.6 km² per grid cell in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Haiti and Malawi?
- 38.62 km² per grid cell, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malawi?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Malawi rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Haiti ranks 107th and Malawi ranks 109th 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.