Malawi vs Uruguay: Urban area over the long-term

Malawi
699.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uruguay
673.19 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malawi rank
109th
Uruguay rank
112th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Malawi
  • Uruguay
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 699.6 km² per grid cell against 673.19 km² per grid cell in Uruguay, a difference of 26.41 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malawi ranks 109th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 202 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uruguay Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1100s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1200s 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.0017 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1300s 0.0042 km² per grid cell 0.0097 km² per grid cell 0.0055 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1400s 0.0141 km² per grid cell 0.0324 km² per grid cell 0.0183 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1500s 0.0469 km² per grid cell 0.1081 km² per grid cell 0.0612 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1600s 0.1523 km² per grid cell 0.3608 km² per grid cell 0.2085 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1700s 0.4796 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell 0.7251 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1710s 0.6899 km² per grid cell 1.43 km² per grid cell 0.7387 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1720s 0.916 km² per grid cell 1.65 km² per grid cell 0.7311 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1730s 1.17 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 0.7249 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1740s 1.47 km² per grid cell 2.19 km² per grid cell 0.7227 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1750s 1.8 km² per grid cell 2.52 km² per grid cell 0.7281 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1760s 2.16 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell 0.7459 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1770s 2.57 km² per grid cell 3.35 km² per grid cell 0.7821 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1780s 3.02 km² per grid cell 3.87 km² per grid cell 0.8446 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1790s 3.52 km² per grid cell 4.46 km² per grid cell 0.9428 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1800s 4.05 km² per grid cell 5.14 km² per grid cell 1.09 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1810s 4.63 km² per grid cell 5.93 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1820s 5.25 km² per grid cell 6.83 km² per grid cell 1.58 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1830s 5.92 km² per grid cell 10.1 km² per grid cell 4.18 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1840s 6.62 km² per grid cell 14.75 km² per grid cell 8.12 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1850s 7.37 km² per grid cell 21.51 km² per grid cell 14.13 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1860s 7.71 km² per grid cell 42.18 km² per grid cell 34.48 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1870s 8 km² per grid cell 65.71 km² per grid cell 57.71 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1880s 8.25 km² per grid cell 93.39 km² per grid cell 85.14 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1890s 8.75 km² per grid cell 137.85 km² per grid cell 129.1 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1900s 8.78 km² per grid cell 170.99 km² per grid cell 162.2 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1910s 8.78 km² per grid cell 170.99 km² per grid cell 162.2 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1920s 8.78 km² per grid cell 187.31 km² per grid cell 178.53 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1930s 10.28 km² per grid cell 202.13 km² per grid cell 191.85 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1940s 12.34 km² per grid cell 226.49 km² per grid cell 214.16 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1950s 18.35 km² per grid cell 292.19 km² per grid cell 273.84 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1960s 27.99 km² per grid cell 346.32 km² per grid cell 318.33 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1970s 53.85 km² per grid cell 390.91 km² per grid cell 337.06 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1980s 97.84 km² per grid cell 451.56 km² per grid cell 353.72 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1990s 172.25 km² per grid cell 528.45 km² per grid cell 356.2 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2000s 281.76 km² per grid cell 586.83 km² per grid cell 305.06 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2010s 443.88 km² per grid cell 633.28 km² per grid cell 189.4 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2020s 628.91 km² per grid cell 664.94 km² per grid cell 36.04 km² per grid cell Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Malawi or Uruguay?
Malawi, at 699.6 km² per grid cell against 673.19 km² per grid cell in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Malawi and Uruguay?
26.41 km² per grid cell, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Uruguay rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Malawi ranks 109th and Uruguay ranks 112th 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
Last refreshed

Total built-up area of a country over time.