Jamaica vs Madagascar: Urban area over the long-term
Jamaica
461.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Madagascar
464.32 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Jamaica rank
129th
Madagascar rank
127th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Jamaica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 464.32 km² per grid cell against 461.16 km² per grid cell in Jamaica, a difference of 3.16 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Jamaica ranks 129th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 35 and Madagascar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1100s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1300s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1400s | 0.0435 km² per grid cell | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | 0.0279 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1500s | 0.2611 km² per grid cell | 0.0615 km² per grid cell | 0.1995 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1600s | 0.3916 km² per grid cell | 0.2241 km² per grid cell | 0.1675 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1700s | 0.5874 km² per grid cell | 0.791 km² per grid cell | 0.2037 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1710s | 0.8153 km² per grid cell | 0.9824 km² per grid cell | 0.1671 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1720s | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.106 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1730s | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 0.0068 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1740s | 1.84 km² per grid cell | 1.65 km² per grid cell | 0.1926 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1750s | 2.42 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 0.48 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1760s | 3.18 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 0.9073 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1770s | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 2.64 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1780s | 5.47 km² per grid cell | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 2.4 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1790s | 7.18 km² per grid cell | 3.55 km² per grid cell | 3.63 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1800s | 9.42 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1810s | 12.37 km² per grid cell | 4.71 km² per grid cell | 7.66 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1820s | 14.29 km² per grid cell | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 8.88 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1830s | 16.51 km² per grid cell | 6.19 km² per grid cell | 10.32 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1840s | 19.07 km² per grid cell | 7.08 km² per grid cell | 11.99 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1850s | 22.02 km² per grid cell | 8.08 km² per grid cell | 13.94 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 25.37 km² per grid cell | 9.12 km² per grid cell | 16.24 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 32 km² per grid cell | 10.29 km² per grid cell | 21.7 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 39.53 km² per grid cell | 11.73 km² per grid cell | 27.8 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 46.73 km² per grid cell | 13.37 km² per grid cell | 33.35 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 51.55 km² per grid cell | 13.65 km² per grid cell | 37.9 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 52.99 km² per grid cell | 14.37 km² per grid cell | 38.62 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 52.99 km² per grid cell | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 37.56 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 53.73 km² per grid cell | 19.6 km² per grid cell | 34.13 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 58.34 km² per grid cell | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 33.66 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 88.86 km² per grid cell | 41.23 km² per grid cell | 47.62 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 135.42 km² per grid cell | 65.34 km² per grid cell | 70.08 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 189.58 km² per grid cell | 78.94 km² per grid cell | 110.63 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 251.01 km² per grid cell | 80.2 km² per grid cell | 170.81 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 302.9 km² per grid cell | 104.37 km² per grid cell | 198.54 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 354.16 km² per grid cell | 169.55 km² per grid cell | 184.6 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 404.81 km² per grid cell | 280.97 km² per grid cell | 123.84 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 448.74 km² per grid cell | 414.28 km² per grid cell | 34.46 km² per grid cell | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Jamaica or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 464.32 km² per grid cell against 461.16 km² per grid cell in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Jamaica and Madagascar?
- 3.16 km² per grid cell, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Madagascar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Madagascar rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Jamaica ranks 129th 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.