Madagascar vs Tajikistan: Urban area over the long-term
Madagascar
464.32 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tajikistan
463.97 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Madagascar rank
127th
Tajikistan rank
128th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Madagascar
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 464.32 km² per grid cell against 463.97 km² per grid cell in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.35 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 127th and Tajikistan ranks 128th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1100s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | 0.0033 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1300s | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.0102 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1400s | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | 0.0469 km² per grid cell | 0.0312 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1500s | 0.0615 km² per grid cell | 0.1503 km² per grid cell | 0.0888 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1600s | 0.2241 km² per grid cell | 0.5091 km² per grid cell | 0.285 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1700s | 0.791 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 0.9108 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1710s | 0.9824 km² per grid cell | 1.83 km² per grid cell | 0.8433 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1720s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 0.7511 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1730s | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 0.6365 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1740s | 1.65 km² per grid cell | 2.15 km² per grid cell | 0.4964 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1750s | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 0.327 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1760s | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 2.39 km² per grid cell | 0.1241 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1770s | 2.64 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 0.1167 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1780s | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 2.67 km² per grid cell | 0.4007 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1790s | 3.55 km² per grid cell | 2.81 km² per grid cell | 0.7339 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1800s | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1810s | 4.71 km² per grid cell | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 0.6587 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 5.34 km² per grid cell | 0.0618 km² per grid cell | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 6.19 km² per grid cell | 7.05 km² per grid cell | 0.8584 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1840s | 7.08 km² per grid cell | 9.3 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1850s | 8.08 km² per grid cell | 12.28 km² per grid cell | 4.19 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1860s | 9.12 km² per grid cell | 16.2 km² per grid cell | 7.08 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 10.29 km² per grid cell | 21.37 km² per grid cell | 11.07 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 11.73 km² per grid cell | 28.14 km² per grid cell | 16.41 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 13.37 km² per grid cell | 36.84 km² per grid cell | 23.46 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 13.65 km² per grid cell | 47.24 km² per grid cell | 33.59 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 14.37 km² per grid cell | 57.57 km² per grid cell | 43.21 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 64.3 km² per grid cell | 48.88 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 19.6 km² per grid cell | 65.81 km² per grid cell | 46.21 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 65.81 km² per grid cell | 41.14 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 41.23 km² per grid cell | 77.39 km² per grid cell | 36.16 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 65.34 km² per grid cell | 113.62 km² per grid cell | 48.28 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 78.94 km² per grid cell | 160.11 km² per grid cell | 81.17 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 80.2 km² per grid cell | 206.87 km² per grid cell | 126.67 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 104.37 km² per grid cell | 240.82 km² per grid cell | 136.45 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 169.55 km² per grid cell | 262.53 km² per grid cell | 92.98 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 280.97 km² per grid cell | 339.47 km² per grid cell | 58.5 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 414.28 km² per grid cell | 434.2 km² per grid cell | 19.92 km² per grid cell | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Madagascar or Tajikistan?
- Madagascar, at 464.32 km² per grid cell against 463.97 km² per grid cell in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Madagascar and Tajikistan?
- 0.35 km² per grid cell, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tajikistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Tajikistan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Madagascar ranks 127th and Tajikistan ranks 128th 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.