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
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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.

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About this data

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.