American Samoa vs Vanuatu: Urban area over the long-term
American Samoa
39.47 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Vanuatu
35.17 km² per grid cell
in 2025
American Samoa rank
179th
Vanuatu rank
180th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- American Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 39.47 km² per grid cell against 35.17 km² per grid cell in Vanuatu, a difference of 4.3 km² per grid cell.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
American Samoa ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 180th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 18 and Vanuatu in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1500s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1600s | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1700s | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1710s | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 0.0283 km² per grid cell | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1720s | 0.0152 km² per grid cell | 0.0348 km² per grid cell | 0.0196 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1730s | 0.02 km² per grid cell | 0.0427 km² per grid cell | 0.0227 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1740s | 0.0263 km² per grid cell | 0.0525 km² per grid cell | 0.0262 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1750s | 0.0346 km² per grid cell | 0.0644 km² per grid cell | 0.0299 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1760s | 0.0455 km² per grid cell | 0.0791 km² per grid cell | 0.0336 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1770s | 0.0598 km² per grid cell | 0.0972 km² per grid cell | 0.0373 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1780s | 0.0787 km² per grid cell | 0.1193 km² per grid cell | 0.0406 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1790s | 0.1036 km² per grid cell | 0.1465 km² per grid cell | 0.0429 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1800s | 0.1363 km² per grid cell | 0.1799 km² per grid cell | 0.0436 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1810s | 0.1793 km² per grid cell | 0.221 km² per grid cell | 0.0416 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1820s | 0.2365 km² per grid cell | 0.2721 km² per grid cell | 0.0356 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1830s | 0.3116 km² per grid cell | 0.3351 km² per grid cell | 0.0235 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1840s | 0.4093 km² per grid cell | 0.4127 km² per grid cell | 0.0034 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1850s | 0.5339 km² per grid cell | 0.5082 km² per grid cell | 0.0257 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.6859 km² per grid cell | 0.6259 km² per grid cell | 0.06 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.9132 km² per grid cell | 0.7554 km² per grid cell | 0.1578 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1880s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.9116 km² per grid cell | 0.2543 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1890s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 0.3176 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1900s | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 1.33 km² per grid cell | 0.3282 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1910s | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | 0.2996 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1920s | 2.36 km² per grid cell | 1.92 km² per grid cell | 0.4418 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1930s | 3.04 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | 0.7432 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1940s | 4.13 km² per grid cell | 2.75 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1950s | 7.81 km² per grid cell | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 10.1 km² per grid cell | 6.01 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 13.94 km² per grid cell | 6.85 km² per grid cell | 7.09 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 20.21 km² per grid cell | 6.87 km² per grid cell | 13.35 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 30.89 km² per grid cell | 8.09 km² per grid cell | 22.8 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 38.29 km² per grid cell | 12.69 km² per grid cell | 25.6 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 39.66 km² per grid cell | 21.38 km² per grid cell | 18.28 km² per grid cell | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 41.54 km² per grid cell | 31.45 km² per grid cell | 10.09 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 Vanuatu?
- American Samoa, at 39.47 km² per grid cell against 35.17 km² per grid cell in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between American Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 4.3 km² per grid cell, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- American Samoa ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 180th 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.