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
0200400600800100015122025

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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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.