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
02.0k4.0k6.0k100015122025

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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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
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Total built-up area of a country over time.