Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Urban area over the long-term
Madagascar
464.32 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sri Lanka
481.3 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Madagascar rank
127th
Sri Lanka rank
126th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Madagascar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 481.3 km² per grid cell against 464.32 km² per grid cell in Madagascar, a difference of 16.98 km² per grid cell.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 202 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0201 km² per grid cell | 0.0189 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | 0.0585 km² per grid cell | 0.0541 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | 0.1682 km² per grid cell | 0.1526 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 0.0615 km² per grid cell | 0.5426 km² per grid cell | 0.481 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 0.2241 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 1.81 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 0.791 km² per grid cell | 7.11 km² per grid cell | 6.32 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 0.9824 km² per grid cell | 8 km² per grid cell | 7.02 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 8.52 km² per grid cell | 7.34 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 9.06 km² per grid cell | 7.66 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 1.65 km² per grid cell | 9.61 km² per grid cell | 7.96 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 10.18 km² per grid cell | 8.24 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 10.76 km² per grid cell | 8.49 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 2.64 km² per grid cell | 11.35 km² per grid cell | 8.71 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1780s | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 8.87 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1790s | 3.55 km² per grid cell | 12.52 km² per grid cell | 8.98 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1800s | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 13.1 km² per grid cell | 9.01 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1810s | 4.71 km² per grid cell | 13.67 km² per grid cell | 8.96 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1820s | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 14.22 km² per grid cell | 8.81 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1830s | 6.19 km² per grid cell | 17.6 km² per grid cell | 11.41 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1840s | 7.08 km² per grid cell | 23.22 km² per grid cell | 16.14 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 8.08 km² per grid cell | 30.56 km² per grid cell | 22.48 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 9.12 km² per grid cell | 36.22 km² per grid cell | 27.1 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 10.29 km² per grid cell | 42.3 km² per grid cell | 32 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 11.73 km² per grid cell | 43.86 km² per grid cell | 32.12 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 13.37 km² per grid cell | 49.26 km² per grid cell | 35.89 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 13.65 km² per grid cell | 60.55 km² per grid cell | 46.89 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 14.37 km² per grid cell | 72.96 km² per grid cell | 58.59 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 87.91 km² per grid cell | 72.49 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 19.6 km² per grid cell | 103.1 km² per grid cell | 83.5 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 122.55 km² per grid cell | 97.87 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 41.23 km² per grid cell | 186.8 km² per grid cell | 145.56 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 65.34 km² per grid cell | 249.38 km² per grid cell | 184.04 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 78.94 km² per grid cell | 325.13 km² per grid cell | 246.19 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 80.2 km² per grid cell | 340.64 km² per grid cell | 260.45 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 104.37 km² per grid cell | 338.12 km² per grid cell | 233.75 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 169.55 km² per grid cell | 338.78 km² per grid cell | 169.23 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 280.97 km² per grid cell | 384.62 km² per grid cell | 103.65 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 414.28 km² per grid cell | 453.2 km² per grid cell | 38.93 km² per grid cell | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 481.3 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 Sri Lanka?
- 16.98 km² per grid cell, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Madagascar ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th 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.