Malta vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Urban area over the long-term
Malta
13.02 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
21.01 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Malta rank
187th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
185th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Malta
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 21.01 km² per grid cell against 13.02 km² per grid cell in Malta, a difference of 7.99 km² per grid cell.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.6 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 187th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 185th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 38 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Turks and Caicos Islands | 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 | 0.0072 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1300s | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1400s | 0.0098 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0096 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1500s | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.022 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1600s | 0.0551 km² per grid cell | 0.0062 km² per grid cell | 0.0489 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1700s | 0.1179 km² per grid cell | 0.0375 km² per grid cell | 0.0805 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1710s | 0.2012 km² per grid cell | 0.0457 km² per grid cell | 0.1555 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1720s | 0.2878 km² per grid cell | 0.0541 km² per grid cell | 0.2337 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1730s | 0.3777 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 0.3136 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1740s | 0.4709 km² per grid cell | 0.076 km² per grid cell | 0.3949 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1750s | 0.5675 km² per grid cell | 0.0901 km² per grid cell | 0.4774 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1760s | 0.6836 km² per grid cell | 0.1067 km² per grid cell | 0.5769 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1770s | 0.8072 km² per grid cell | 0.1265 km² per grid cell | 0.6807 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1780s | 0.9383 km² per grid cell | 0.1499 km² per grid cell | 0.7884 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1790s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 0.1776 km² per grid cell | 0.8992 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1800s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.2105 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1810s | 1.4 km² per grid cell | 0.2494 km² per grid cell | 1.15 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1820s | 1.59 km² per grid cell | 0.2823 km² per grid cell | 1.31 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1830s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 0.3195 km² per grid cell | 1.48 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1840s | 2.01 km² per grid cell | 0.3616 km² per grid cell | 1.65 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1850s | 2.24 km² per grid cell | 0.4092 km² per grid cell | 1.83 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1860s | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 0.4515 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1870s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 0.4844 km² per grid cell | 2.47 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1880s | 3.35 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1890s | 3.77 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 3.27 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1900s | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 3.72 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1910s | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 4.47 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1920s | 5.77 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 5.28 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1930s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 0.5656 km² per grid cell | 6.07 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1940s | 7.54 km² per grid cell | 0.702 km² per grid cell | 6.84 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1950s | 8.61 km² per grid cell | 0.9684 km² per grid cell | 7.65 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1960s | 8.44 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 7.34 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1970s | 8.47 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | 7.1 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1980s | 9.49 km² per grid cell | 2.51 km² per grid cell | 6.98 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.52 km² per grid cell | 5.12 km² per grid cell | 5.41 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 2000s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 10.2 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | Malta |
| 2010s | 12.44 km² per grid cell | 16.32 km² per grid cell | 3.88 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 12.91 km² per grid cell | 20.47 km² per grid cell | 7.56 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Malta or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 21.01 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 7.99 km² per grid cell, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Malta ranks 187th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 185th 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.