Malawi vs Nepal: Urban area over the long-term
Malawi
699.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nepal
680.09 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malawi rank
109th
Nepal rank
110th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 699.6 km² per grid cell against 680.09 km² per grid cell in Nepal, a difference of 19.51 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Malawi ranks 109th and Nepal ranks 110th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 9 and Nepal in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1100s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1200s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1300s | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | 0.0119 km² per grid cell | 0.0077 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1400s | 0.0141 km² per grid cell | 0.0375 km² per grid cell | 0.0235 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1500s | 0.0469 km² per grid cell | 0.1185 km² per grid cell | 0.0716 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1600s | 0.1523 km² per grid cell | 0.4434 km² per grid cell | 0.2911 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1700s | 0.4796 km² per grid cell | 1.55 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1710s | 0.6899 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1720s | 0.916 km² per grid cell | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 1.06 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1730s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 2.2 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1740s | 1.47 km² per grid cell | 2.43 km² per grid cell | 0.9672 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1750s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 2.69 km² per grid cell | 0.8923 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1760s | 2.16 km² per grid cell | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 0.7974 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1770s | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 3.25 km² per grid cell | 0.6806 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1780s | 3.02 km² per grid cell | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 0.5402 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1790s | 3.52 km² per grid cell | 3.89 km² per grid cell | 0.3748 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1800s | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 0.183 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1810s | 4.63 km² per grid cell | 4.6 km² per grid cell | 0.0361 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1820s | 5.25 km² per grid cell | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 0.2833 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1830s | 5.92 km² per grid cell | 5.44 km² per grid cell | 0.4826 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1840s | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 5.98 km² per grid cell | 0.6489 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1850s | 7.37 km² per grid cell | 6.55 km² per grid cell | 0.8196 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1860s | 7.71 km² per grid cell | 7.16 km² per grid cell | 0.5497 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1870s | 8 km² per grid cell | 7.79 km² per grid cell | 0.209 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1880s | 8.25 km² per grid cell | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 0.336 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1890s | 8.75 km² per grid cell | 9.42 km² per grid cell | 0.6702 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1900s | 8.78 km² per grid cell | 10.01 km² per grid cell | 1.23 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1910s | 8.78 km² per grid cell | 11.14 km² per grid cell | 2.36 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1920s | 8.78 km² per grid cell | 13.49 km² per grid cell | 4.71 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1930s | 10.28 km² per grid cell | 15.37 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1940s | 12.34 km² per grid cell | 17.51 km² per grid cell | 5.18 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1950s | 18.35 km² per grid cell | 23.99 km² per grid cell | 5.64 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1960s | 27.99 km² per grid cell | 33.94 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 1970s | 53.85 km² per grid cell | 52.5 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1980s | 97.84 km² per grid cell | 97.56 km² per grid cell | 0.2803 km² per grid cell | Malawi |
| 1990s | 172.25 km² per grid cell | 176.86 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 2000s | 281.76 km² per grid cell | 314.97 km² per grid cell | 33.21 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 2010s | 443.88 km² per grid cell | 480.48 km² per grid cell | 36.6 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
| 2020s | 628.91 km² per grid cell | 628.95 km² per grid cell | 0.0413 km² per grid cell | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Malawi or Nepal?
- Malawi, at 699.6 km² per grid cell against 680.09 km² per grid cell in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Malawi and Nepal?
- 19.51 km² per grid cell, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Malawi ranks 109th and Nepal ranks 110th 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.