What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Anguilla and St. Kitts and Nevis?

0.2706 km² per grid cell, with St. Kitts and Nevis ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and St. Kitts and Nevis?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Anguilla vs St. Kitts and Nevis: Urban area over the long-term

Anguilla

0.8694 km² per grid cell

in 2025

St. Kitts and Nevis

1.14 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Anguilla rank

200th

St. Kitts and Nevis rank

197th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Anguilla
St. Kitts and Nevis

How they compare

St. Kitts and Nevis currently reports 1.14 km² per grid cell against 0.8694 km² per grid cell in Anguilla, a difference of 0.2706 km² per grid cell.

That makes St. Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.3 times Anguilla's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Anguilla ahead.

Anguilla ranks 200th and St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 197th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Anguilla averaged higher in 13 and St. Kitts and Nevis in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Anguilla	St. Kitts and Nevis	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1100s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1200s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1300s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1400s	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1500s	0.0014 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0013 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1600s	0.0041 km² per grid cell	0.0007 km² per grid cell	0.0034 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1700s	0.0075 km² per grid cell	0.004 km² per grid cell	0.0035 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1710s	0.0088 km² per grid cell	0.0048 km² per grid cell	0.004 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1720s	0.01 km² per grid cell	0.0063 km² per grid cell	0.0037 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1730s	0.0114 km² per grid cell	0.0081 km² per grid cell	0.0033 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1740s	0.0133 km² per grid cell	0.0106 km² per grid cell	0.0028 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1750s	0.0154 km² per grid cell	0.0137 km² per grid cell	0.0017 km² per grid cell	Anguilla
1760s	0.0177 km² per grid cell	0.0178 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1770s	0.0203 km² per grid cell	0.0231 km² per grid cell	0.0028 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1780s	0.0233 km² per grid cell	0.03 km² per grid cell	0.0067 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1790s	0.0268 km² per grid cell	0.039 km² per grid cell	0.0122 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1800s	0.0308 km² per grid cell	0.0506 km² per grid cell	0.0198 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1810s	0.0356 km² per grid cell	0.0657 km² per grid cell	0.0301 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1820s	0.0413 km² per grid cell	0.0814 km² per grid cell	0.0402 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1830s	0.0466 km² per grid cell	0.101 km² per grid cell	0.0544 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1840s	0.0487 km² per grid cell	0.1252 km² per grid cell	0.0765 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1850s	0.0557 km² per grid cell	0.1545 km² per grid cell	0.0988 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1860s	0.0592 km² per grid cell	0.1833 km² per grid cell	0.1241 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1870s	0.062 km² per grid cell	0.2607 km² per grid cell	0.1988 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1880s	0.0768 km² per grid cell	0.314 km² per grid cell	0.2372 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1890s	0.098 km² per grid cell	0.3637 km² per grid cell	0.2657 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1900s	0.1183 km² per grid cell	0.3677 km² per grid cell	0.2494 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1910s	0.1369 km² per grid cell	0.3623 km² per grid cell	0.2254 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1920s	0.1528 km² per grid cell	0.3546 km² per grid cell	0.2018 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1930s	0.2022 km² per grid cell	0.3507 km² per grid cell	0.1485 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1940s	0.2487 km² per grid cell	0.3403 km² per grid cell	0.0916 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1950s	0.2728 km² per grid cell	0.4088 km² per grid cell	0.136 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1960s	0.3095 km² per grid cell	0.5257 km² per grid cell	0.2162 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1970s	0.3408 km² per grid cell	0.5813 km² per grid cell	0.2405 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1980s	0.3637 km² per grid cell	0.5986 km² per grid cell	0.2349 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
1990s	0.5129 km² per grid cell	0.6132 km² per grid cell	0.1004 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
2000s	0.6706 km² per grid cell	0.7131 km² per grid cell	0.0425 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
2010s	0.7951 km² per grid cell	0.8741 km² per grid cell	0.079 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis
2020s	0.8573 km² per grid cell	1.06 km² per grid cell	0.2044 km² per grid cell	St. Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Anguilla or St. Kitts and Nevis?: St. Kitts and Nevis, at 1.14 km² per grid cell against 0.8694 km² per grid cell in Anguilla as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Anguilla and St. Kitts and Nevis?: 0.2706 km² per grid cell, with St. Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and St. Kitts and Nevis?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Anguilla and St. Kitts and Nevis rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Anguilla ranks 200th and St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 197th 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.