Madagascar vs Qatar: Urban area over the long-term
Madagascar
464.32 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Qatar
499.79 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Madagascar rank
127th
Qatar rank
124th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Madagascar
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 499.79 km² per grid cell against 464.32 km² per grid cell in Madagascar, a difference of 35.47 km² per grid cell.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 127th and Qatar ranks 124th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 38 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1100s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1300s | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1400s | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0149 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1500s | 0.0615 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0592 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1600s | 0.2241 km² per grid cell | 0.0072 km² per grid cell | 0.2169 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1700s | 0.791 km² per grid cell | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.7725 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1710s | 0.9824 km² per grid cell | 0.0207 km² per grid cell | 0.9617 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1720s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.0223 km² per grid cell | 1.15 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1730s | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 0.0238 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1740s | 1.65 km² per grid cell | 0.0252 km² per grid cell | 1.63 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1750s | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 1.91 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1760s | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 0.028 km² per grid cell | 2.24 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1770s | 2.64 km² per grid cell | 0.0294 km² per grid cell | 2.61 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1780s | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1790s | 3.55 km² per grid cell | 0.033 km² per grid cell | 3.51 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1800s | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 0.0352 km² per grid cell | 4.06 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1810s | 4.71 km² per grid cell | 0.0379 km² per grid cell | 4.67 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 0.0413 km² per grid cell | 5.37 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 6.19 km² per grid cell | 0.0455 km² per grid cell | 6.15 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1840s | 7.08 km² per grid cell | 0.0508 km² per grid cell | 7.03 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1850s | 8.08 km² per grid cell | 0.0573 km² per grid cell | 8.03 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 9.12 km² per grid cell | 0.0656 km² per grid cell | 9.06 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 10.29 km² per grid cell | 0.0726 km² per grid cell | 10.22 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 11.73 km² per grid cell | 0.0807 km² per grid cell | 11.65 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 13.37 km² per grid cell | 0.0898 km² per grid cell | 13.28 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 13.65 km² per grid cell | 0.1002 km² per grid cell | 13.55 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 14.37 km² per grid cell | 0.112 km² per grid cell | 14.26 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 0.2484 km² per grid cell | 15.18 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 19.6 km² per grid cell | 0.5519 km² per grid cell | 19.05 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 1.23 km² per grid cell | 23.45 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 41.23 km² per grid cell | 3.9 km² per grid cell | 37.33 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 65.34 km² per grid cell | 8.59 km² per grid cell | 56.75 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 78.94 km² per grid cell | 20.99 km² per grid cell | 57.95 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 80.2 km² per grid cell | 45.82 km² per grid cell | 34.38 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 104.37 km² per grid cell | 78.9 km² per grid cell | 25.46 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 169.55 km² per grid cell | 161.85 km² per grid cell | 7.7 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 280.97 km² per grid cell | 371.46 km² per grid cell | 90.49 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 2020s | 414.28 km² per grid cell | 476.33 km² per grid cell | 62.06 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Madagascar or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 499.79 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 Madagascar and Qatar?
- 35.47 km² per grid cell, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Qatar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Qatar rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Madagascar ranks 127th and Qatar ranks 124th 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.