Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Urban area over the long-term
Malaysia
6,818 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
6,551 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malaysia rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6,818 km² per grid cell against 6,551 km² per grid cell in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 267 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 15 and Saudi Arabia in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0117 km² per grid cell | 0.0102 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1100s | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 0.0365 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1200s | 0.0189 km² per grid cell | 0.1134 km² per grid cell | 0.0946 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1300s | 0.0646 km² per grid cell | 0.3519 km² per grid cell | 0.2873 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1400s | 0.2176 km² per grid cell | 0.9274 km² per grid cell | 0.7097 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1500s | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1600s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 9.63 km² per grid cell | 6.91 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1700s | 9.78 km² per grid cell | 25.68 km² per grid cell | 15.9 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1710s | 11.4 km² per grid cell | 29.04 km² per grid cell | 17.64 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1720s | 12.91 km² per grid cell | 31.93 km² per grid cell | 19.02 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1730s | 14.6 km² per grid cell | 35.1 km² per grid cell | 20.51 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1740s | 16.49 km² per grid cell | 38.59 km² per grid cell | 22.1 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1750s | 18.61 km² per grid cell | 42.42 km² per grid cell | 23.81 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1760s | 20.98 km² per grid cell | 46.64 km² per grid cell | 25.65 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1770s | 23.64 km² per grid cell | 51.27 km² per grid cell | 27.62 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1780s | 26.62 km² per grid cell | 56.36 km² per grid cell | 29.74 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1790s | 29.94 km² per grid cell | 61.95 km² per grid cell | 32.01 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1800s | 33.66 km² per grid cell | 68.1 km² per grid cell | 34.44 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1810s | 38.71 km² per grid cell | 74.86 km² per grid cell | 36.15 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | 44.41 km² per grid cell | 82.29 km² per grid cell | 37.87 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1830s | 50.86 km² per grid cell | 92.94 km² per grid cell | 42.09 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1840s | 58.12 km² per grid cell | 103.87 km² per grid cell | 45.75 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 66.31 km² per grid cell | 116.09 km² per grid cell | 49.78 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1860s | 94.41 km² per grid cell | 129.74 km² per grid cell | 35.33 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1870s | 127.26 km² per grid cell | 145 km² per grid cell | 17.73 km² per grid cell | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | 165.52 km² per grid cell | 163.82 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 209.91 km² per grid cell | 185.61 km² per grid cell | 24.3 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 256.52 km² per grid cell | 210.29 km² per grid cell | 46.23 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 328.44 km² per grid cell | 238.26 km² per grid cell | 90.18 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 447.53 km² per grid cell | 261.52 km² per grid cell | 186.01 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 582.19 km² per grid cell | 300.9 km² per grid cell | 281.29 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 821.81 km² per grid cell | 340.59 km² per grid cell | 481.22 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 1,145 km² per grid cell | 421.28 km² per grid cell | 724.2 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1,626 km² per grid cell | 577.31 km² per grid cell | 1,048 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2,001 km² per grid cell | 886.45 km² per grid cell | 1,115 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2,341 km² per grid cell | 1,617 km² per grid cell | 724.03 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2,971 km² per grid cell | 2,574 km² per grid cell | 396.17 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4,137 km² per grid cell | 3,737 km² per grid cell | 400.02 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5,471 km² per grid cell | 5,036 km² per grid cell | 434.61 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 6,478 km² per grid cell | 6,215 km² per grid cell | 263.38 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Malaysia, at 6,818 km² per grid cell against 6,551 km² per grid cell in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 267 km² per grid cell, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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.