Aruba vs Greenland: Urban area over the long-term
Aruba
31.05 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Greenland
30.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Aruba rank
182nd
Greenland rank
183rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Aruba
- Greenland
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 31.05 km² per grid cell against 30.16 km² per grid cell in Greenland, a difference of 0.89 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greenland ahead.
Aruba ranks 182nd and Greenland ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 21 and Greenland in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1400s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1500s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1600s | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1700s | 0.0416 km² per grid cell | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 0.0323 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1710s | 0.046 km² per grid cell | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0331 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1720s | 0.056 km² per grid cell | 0.0175 km² per grid cell | 0.0385 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1730s | 0.0677 km² per grid cell | 0.0236 km² per grid cell | 0.0441 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1740s | 0.0811 km² per grid cell | 0.0319 km² per grid cell | 0.0492 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1750s | 0.0961 km² per grid cell | 0.0431 km² per grid cell | 0.053 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1760s | 0.1126 km² per grid cell | 0.0582 km² per grid cell | 0.0544 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1770s | 0.1302 km² per grid cell | 0.0785 km² per grid cell | 0.0517 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1780s | 0.1488 km² per grid cell | 0.106 km² per grid cell | 0.0429 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1790s | 0.1684 km² per grid cell | 0.1431 km² per grid cell | 0.0253 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1800s | 0.189 km² per grid cell | 0.1932 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1810s | 0.2113 km² per grid cell | 0.2608 km² per grid cell | 0.0495 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1820s | 0.2255 km² per grid cell | 0.352 km² per grid cell | 0.1266 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1830s | 0.2413 km² per grid cell | 0.4753 km² per grid cell | 0.2339 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1840s | 0.26 km² per grid cell | 0.6416 km² per grid cell | 0.3816 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1850s | 0.2828 km² per grid cell | 0.8661 km² per grid cell | 0.5833 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1860s | 0.3433 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.826 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1870s | 0.4545 km² per grid cell | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 1.12 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1880s | 0.813 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 1.32 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1890s | 1.09 km² per grid cell | 2.87 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1900s | 1.59 km² per grid cell | 3.81 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1910s | 1.79 km² per grid cell | 4.9 km² per grid cell | 3.12 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1920s | 1.87 km² per grid cell | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 3.98 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1930s | 3.4 km² per grid cell | 6.3 km² per grid cell | 2.9 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1940s | 8.81 km² per grid cell | 6.36 km² per grid cell | 2.45 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1950s | 14.56 km² per grid cell | 7.46 km² per grid cell | 7.09 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1960s | 18.2 km² per grid cell | 11.92 km² per grid cell | 6.28 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1970s | 20.38 km² per grid cell | 16.98 km² per grid cell | 3.41 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1980s | 22.09 km² per grid cell | 19.77 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1990s | 27.01 km² per grid cell | 22.77 km² per grid cell | 4.24 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 2000s | 31.03 km² per grid cell | 25.37 km² per grid cell | 5.66 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 2010s | 31.05 km² per grid cell | 27.66 km² per grid cell | 3.39 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 2020s | 31.05 km² per grid cell | 29.58 km² per grid cell | 1.47 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Aruba or Greenland?
- Aruba, at 31.05 km² per grid cell against 30.16 km² per grid cell in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Aruba and Greenland?
- 0.89 km² per grid cell, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Greenland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Greenland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Aruba ranks 182nd and Greenland ranks 183rd 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.