Malta vs Samoa: Urban area over the long-term
Malta
13.02 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Samoa
13.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malta rank
187th
Samoa rank
186th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.46 km² per grid cell against 13.02 km² per grid cell in Malta, a difference of 0.44 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1100s | 0.0062 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0062 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1200s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1300s | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1400s | 0.0098 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0098 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1500s | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1600s | 0.0551 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0551 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1700s | 0.1179 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.1179 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1710s | 0.2012 km² per grid cell | 0.0206 km² per grid cell | 0.1806 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1720s | 0.2878 km² per grid cell | 0.0253 km² per grid cell | 0.2625 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1730s | 0.3777 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.3467 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1740s | 0.4709 km² per grid cell | 0.0381 km² per grid cell | 0.4328 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1750s | 0.5675 km² per grid cell | 0.0468 km² per grid cell | 0.5206 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1760s | 0.6836 km² per grid cell | 0.0575 km² per grid cell | 0.6261 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1770s | 0.8072 km² per grid cell | 0.0707 km² per grid cell | 0.7366 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1780s | 0.9383 km² per grid cell | 0.0868 km² per grid cell | 0.8516 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1790s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 0.1066 km² per grid cell | 0.9703 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1800s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.1309 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1810s | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 0.1607 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1820s | 1.59 km² per grid cell | 0.1979 km² per grid cell | 1.4 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1830s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 0.2437 km² per grid cell | 1.55 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1840s | 2.01 km² per grid cell | 0.3001 km² per grid cell | 1.71 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1850s | 2.24 km² per grid cell | 0.3696 km² per grid cell | 1.87 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1860s | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1870s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 0.5974 km² per grid cell | 2.36 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1880s | 3.35 km² per grid cell | 0.784 km² per grid cell | 2.57 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1890s | 3.77 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 2.74 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1900s | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 2.87 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1910s | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 3.84 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1920s | 5.77 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 4.14 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1930s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | 4.45 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1940s | 7.54 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 4.88 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1950s | 8.61 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 4.44 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1960s | 8.44 km² per grid cell | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 2.93 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1970s | 8.47 km² per grid cell | 6.9 km² per grid cell | 1.57 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1980s | 9.49 km² per grid cell | 7.6 km² per grid cell | 1.89 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.52 km² per grid cell | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 2000s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 9.9 km² per grid cell | 1.67 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 2010s | 12.44 km² per grid cell | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 2020s | 12.91 km² per grid cell | 12.81 km² per grid cell | 0.1012 km² per grid cell | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.46 km² per grid cell against 13.02 km² per grid cell in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.44 km² per grid cell, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Malta ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 186th 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.