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
0200400600100015122025

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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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.