Malaysia vs Ukraine: Urban area over the long-term
Malaysia
6,818 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ukraine
6,747 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malaysia rank
22nd
Ukraine rank
23rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Malaysia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6,818 km² per grid cell against 6,747 km² per grid cell in Ukraine, a difference of 71 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ukraine ahead.
Malaysia ranks 22nd and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1100s | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 0.0105 km² per grid cell | 0.0051 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1200s | 0.0189 km² per grid cell | 0.0472 km² per grid cell | 0.0283 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1300s | 0.0646 km² per grid cell | 0.1416 km² per grid cell | 0.077 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1400s | 0.2176 km² per grid cell | 0.4247 km² per grid cell | 0.2071 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1500s | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 0.9744 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1600s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 6.37 km² per grid cell | 3.65 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1700s | 9.78 km² per grid cell | 25.48 km² per grid cell | 15.7 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1710s | 11.4 km² per grid cell | 28.46 km² per grid cell | 17.06 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1720s | 12.91 km² per grid cell | 30.04 km² per grid cell | 17.13 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1730s | 14.6 km² per grid cell | 31.71 km² per grid cell | 17.11 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1740s | 16.49 km² per grid cell | 33.47 km² per grid cell | 16.98 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1750s | 18.61 km² per grid cell | 35.33 km² per grid cell | 16.72 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1760s | 20.98 km² per grid cell | 37.3 km² per grid cell | 16.31 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1770s | 23.64 km² per grid cell | 25.18 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1780s | 26.62 km² per grid cell | 33.22 km² per grid cell | 6.6 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1790s | 29.94 km² per grid cell | 43.83 km² per grid cell | 13.89 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1800s | 33.66 km² per grid cell | 57.83 km² per grid cell | 24.17 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1810s | 38.71 km² per grid cell | 76.3 km² per grid cell | 37.59 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1820s | 44.41 km² per grid cell | 102.15 km² per grid cell | 57.74 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1830s | 50.86 km² per grid cell | 137.1 km² per grid cell | 86.24 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1840s | 58.12 km² per grid cell | 186.54 km² per grid cell | 128.42 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1850s | 66.31 km² per grid cell | 244.36 km² per grid cell | 178.05 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 94.41 km² per grid cell | 348.56 km² per grid cell | 254.15 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 127.26 km² per grid cell | 488.65 km² per grid cell | 361.39 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 165.52 km² per grid cell | 711.99 km² per grid cell | 546.47 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 209.91 km² per grid cell | 1,013 km² per grid cell | 802.69 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 256.52 km² per grid cell | 1,417 km² per grid cell | 1,161 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 328.44 km² per grid cell | 1,858 km² per grid cell | 1,530 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 447.53 km² per grid cell | 1,866 km² per grid cell | 1,418 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 582.19 km² per grid cell | 1,866 km² per grid cell | 1,283 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 821.81 km² per grid cell | 1,866 km² per grid cell | 1,044 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 1,145 km² per grid cell | 2,748 km² per grid cell | 1,602 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 1,626 km² per grid cell | 3,808 km² per grid cell | 2,182 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 2,001 km² per grid cell | 4,866 km² per grid cell | 2,865 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 2,341 km² per grid cell | 5,834 km² per grid cell | 3,493 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 2,971 km² per grid cell | 6,368 km² per grid cell | 3,397 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 4,137 km² per grid cell | 6,329 km² per grid cell | 2,192 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 5,471 km² per grid cell | 6,485 km² per grid cell | 1,014 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 6,478 km² per grid cell | 6,685 km² per grid cell | 206.28 km² per grid cell | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Malaysia or Ukraine?
- Malaysia, at 6,818 km² per grid cell against 6,747 km² per grid cell in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Malaysia and Ukraine?
- 71 km² per grid cell, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Ukraine?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Ukraine rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd and Ukraine ranks 23rd 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.