Malaysia vs Turkey: Urban area over the long-term
Malaysia
6,818 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Turkey
7,698 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malaysia rank
22nd
Turkey rank
19th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Malaysia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7,698 km² per grid cell against 6,818 km² per grid cell in Malaysia, a difference of 880 km² per grid cell.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Malaysia ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 45.26 km² per grid cell | 45.26 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1100s | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 34.63 km² per grid cell | 34.62 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1200s | 0.0189 km² per grid cell | 42.66 km² per grid cell | 42.64 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1300s | 0.0646 km² per grid cell | 51.24 km² per grid cell | 51.17 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1400s | 0.2176 km² per grid cell | 42.96 km² per grid cell | 42.75 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1500s | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 48.12 km² per grid cell | 47.39 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1600s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 63.92 km² per grid cell | 61.2 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1700s | 9.78 km² per grid cell | 70.39 km² per grid cell | 60.61 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1710s | 11.4 km² per grid cell | 80.23 km² per grid cell | 68.83 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1720s | 12.91 km² per grid cell | 89.15 km² per grid cell | 76.24 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1730s | 14.6 km² per grid cell | 99.05 km² per grid cell | 84.46 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1740s | 16.49 km² per grid cell | 110.06 km² per grid cell | 93.57 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1750s | 18.61 km² per grid cell | 122.29 km² per grid cell | 103.68 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1760s | 20.98 km² per grid cell | 135.88 km² per grid cell | 114.89 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1770s | 23.64 km² per grid cell | 150.97 km² per grid cell | 127.33 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1780s | 26.62 km² per grid cell | 167.75 km² per grid cell | 141.13 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1790s | 29.94 km² per grid cell | 186.38 km² per grid cell | 156.44 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1800s | 33.66 km² per grid cell | 207.09 km² per grid cell | 173.43 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1810s | 38.71 km² per grid cell | 230.1 km² per grid cell | 191.4 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1820s | 44.41 km² per grid cell | 255.67 km² per grid cell | 211.26 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1830s | 50.86 km² per grid cell | 290.6 km² per grid cell | 239.74 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1840s | 58.12 km² per grid cell | 329.23 km² per grid cell | 271.11 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1850s | 66.31 km² per grid cell | 372.9 km² per grid cell | 306.59 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1860s | 94.41 km² per grid cell | 421.87 km² per grid cell | 327.46 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1870s | 127.26 km² per grid cell | 475.18 km² per grid cell | 347.91 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1880s | 165.52 km² per grid cell | 521.62 km² per grid cell | 356.1 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1890s | 209.91 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 343.11 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1900s | 256.52 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 296.5 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1910s | 328.44 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 224.58 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1920s | 447.53 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 105.49 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1930s | 582.19 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 29.17 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 821.81 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 268.79 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 1,145 km² per grid cell | 688.84 km² per grid cell | 456.64 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1,626 km² per grid cell | 1,098 km² per grid cell | 527.5 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2,001 km² per grid cell | 1,742 km² per grid cell | 259.64 km² per grid cell | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2,341 km² per grid cell | 2,832 km² per grid cell | 491.21 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2,971 km² per grid cell | 4,190 km² per grid cell | 1,219 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 2000s | 4,137 km² per grid cell | 5,287 km² per grid cell | 1,150 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 2010s | 5,471 km² per grid cell | 6,429 km² per grid cell | 958.09 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 2020s | 6,478 km² per grid cell | 7,387 km² per grid cell | 908.73 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Malaysia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7,698 km² per grid cell against 6,818 km² per grid cell in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Malaysia and Turkey?
- 880 km² per grid cell, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 19th 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.