What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat?

1.94 km² per grid cell, with Montserrat ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat?

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.

Antigua and Barbuda vs Montserrat: Urban area over the long-term

Antigua and Barbuda

4.4 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Montserrat

6.34 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Antigua and Barbuda rank

195th

Montserrat rank

193rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

Antigua and Barbuda
Montserrat

How they compare

Montserrat currently reports 6.34 km² per grid cell against 4.4 km² per grid cell in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 1.94 km² per grid cell.

That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.4 times Antigua and Barbuda's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Montserrat has been ahead every year.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 195th and Montserrat ranks 193rd of 202 countries.

Montserrat has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	Montserrat	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1100s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1200s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1300s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0005 km² per grid cell	0.0005 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1400s	0 km² per grid cell	0.003 km² per grid cell	0.0029 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1500s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0177 km² per grid cell	0.0177 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1600s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.1064 km² per grid cell	0.1063 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1700s	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.6382 km² per grid cell	0.6379 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1710s	0.0008 km² per grid cell	0.778 km² per grid cell	0.7771 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1720s	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.9219 km² per grid cell	0.9207 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1730s	0.0018 km² per grid cell	1.09 km² per grid cell	1.09 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1740s	0.0027 km² per grid cell	1.29 km² per grid cell	1.29 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1750s	0.004 km² per grid cell	1.53 km² per grid cell	1.53 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1760s	0.0059 km² per grid cell	1.82 km² per grid cell	1.81 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1770s	0.0087 km² per grid cell	2.15 km² per grid cell	2.15 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1780s	0.0129 km² per grid cell	2.55 km² per grid cell	2.54 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1790s	0.0191 km² per grid cell	3.03 km² per grid cell	3.01 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1800s	0.0283 km² per grid cell	3.58 km² per grid cell	3.56 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1810s	0.0419 km² per grid cell	4.25 km² per grid cell	4.21 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1820s	0.0621 km² per grid cell	4.81 km² per grid cell	4.75 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1830s	0.092 km² per grid cell	5.44 km² per grid cell	5.35 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1840s	0.1362 km² per grid cell	6.16 km² per grid cell	6.02 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1850s	0.189 km² per grid cell	6.97 km² per grid cell	6.78 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1860s	0.242 km² per grid cell	7.89 km² per grid cell	7.65 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1870s	0.3071 km² per grid cell	8.94 km² per grid cell	8.63 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1880s	0.3895 km² per grid cell	10.12 km² per grid cell	9.74 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1890s	0.5011 km² per grid cell	11.04 km² per grid cell	10.54 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1900s	0.5662 km² per grid cell	12.01 km² per grid cell	11.45 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1910s	0.5963 km² per grid cell	13.07 km² per grid cell	12.48 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1920s	0.5963 km² per grid cell	13.79 km² per grid cell	13.2 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1930s	0.5963 km² per grid cell	14.56 km² per grid cell	13.97 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1940s	0.7819 km² per grid cell	15.39 km² per grid cell	14.61 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1950s	1.57 km² per grid cell	16.43 km² per grid cell	14.87 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1960s	2 km² per grid cell	11.76 km² per grid cell	9.75 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1970s	2.34 km² per grid cell	9.88 km² per grid cell	7.54 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1980s	2.29 km² per grid cell	9.75 km² per grid cell	7.46 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
1990s	2.35 km² per grid cell	7.73 km² per grid cell	5.38 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
2000s	2.88 km² per grid cell	3.83 km² per grid cell	0.9442 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
2010s	3.55 km² per grid cell	4.97 km² per grid cell	1.42 km² per grid cell	Montserrat
2020s	4.19 km² per grid cell	5.93 km² per grid cell	1.74 km² per grid cell	Montserrat

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Antigua and Barbuda or Montserrat?: Montserrat, at 6.34 km² per grid cell against 4.4 km² per grid cell in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat?: 1.94 km² per grid cell, with Montserrat ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 195th and Montserrat ranks 193rd 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.