American Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Urban area over the long-term
American Samoa
39.47 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
35.03 km² per grid cell
in 2025
American Samoa rank
179th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
181st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- American Samoa
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 39.47 km² per grid cell against 35.03 km² per grid cell in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 4.44 km² per grid cell.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 179th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 181st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 18 and Trinidad and Tobago in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1500s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1600s | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1700s | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1710s | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1720s | 0.0152 km² per grid cell | 0.0086 km² per grid cell | 0.0066 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1730s | 0.02 km² per grid cell | 0.014 km² per grid cell | 0.0059 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1740s | 0.0263 km² per grid cell | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1750s | 0.0346 km² per grid cell | 0.0379 km² per grid cell | 0.0034 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1760s | 0.0455 km² per grid cell | 0.0623 km² per grid cell | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1770s | 0.0598 km² per grid cell | 0.1023 km² per grid cell | 0.0425 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1780s | 0.0787 km² per grid cell | 0.1681 km² per grid cell | 0.0894 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1790s | 0.1036 km² per grid cell | 0.2762 km² per grid cell | 0.1726 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1800s | 0.1363 km² per grid cell | 0.4538 km² per grid cell | 0.3175 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1810s | 0.1793 km² per grid cell | 0.7455 km² per grid cell | 0.5662 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1820s | 0.2365 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.9883 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1830s | 0.3116 km² per grid cell | 1.41 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1840s | 0.4093 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.33 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1850s | 0.5339 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 0.6859 km² per grid cell | 2.98 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 0.9132 km² per grid cell | 3.9 km² per grid cell | 2.99 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 5.67 km² per grid cell | 4.51 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 7.08 km² per grid cell | 5.66 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 8.23 km² per grid cell | 6.57 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 8.88 km² per grid cell | 6.98 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 2.36 km² per grid cell | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 6.57 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 3.04 km² per grid cell | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 5.89 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 4.13 km² per grid cell | 9.13 km² per grid cell | 5 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 7.81 km² per grid cell | 13.28 km² per grid cell | 5.47 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 10.1 km² per grid cell | 12.68 km² per grid cell | 2.59 km² per grid cell | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 13.94 km² per grid cell | 11.58 km² per grid cell | 2.36 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 20.21 km² per grid cell | 11.83 km² per grid cell | 8.38 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 30.89 km² per grid cell | 13.2 km² per grid cell | 17.69 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 38.29 km² per grid cell | 18.42 km² per grid cell | 19.87 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 39.66 km² per grid cell | 25.8 km² per grid cell | 13.86 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 41.54 km² per grid cell | 32.81 km² per grid cell | 8.73 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, American Samoa or Trinidad and Tobago?
- American Samoa, at 39.47 km² per grid cell against 35.03 km² per grid cell in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between American Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 4.44 km² per grid cell, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- American Samoa ranks 179th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 181st 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.