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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.