Aruba vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Urban area over the long-term
Aruba
31.05 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
21.01 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Aruba rank
182nd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
185th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Aruba
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 31.05 km² per grid cell against 21.01 km² per grid cell in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 10.04 km² per grid cell.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.5 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 182nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 185th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 30 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1400s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1500s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1600s | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 0.0062 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1700s | 0.0416 km² per grid cell | 0.0375 km² per grid cell | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1710s | 0.046 km² per grid cell | 0.0457 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1720s | 0.056 km² per grid cell | 0.0541 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1730s | 0.0677 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1740s | 0.0811 km² per grid cell | 0.076 km² per grid cell | 0.0051 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1750s | 0.0961 km² per grid cell | 0.0901 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1760s | 0.1126 km² per grid cell | 0.1067 km² per grid cell | 0.0058 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1770s | 0.1302 km² per grid cell | 0.1265 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1780s | 0.1488 km² per grid cell | 0.1499 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1790s | 0.1684 km² per grid cell | 0.1776 km² per grid cell | 0.0092 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1800s | 0.189 km² per grid cell | 0.2105 km² per grid cell | 0.0215 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1810s | 0.2113 km² per grid cell | 0.2494 km² per grid cell | 0.0381 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1820s | 0.2255 km² per grid cell | 0.2823 km² per grid cell | 0.0568 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1830s | 0.2413 km² per grid cell | 0.3195 km² per grid cell | 0.0781 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1840s | 0.26 km² per grid cell | 0.3616 km² per grid cell | 0.1016 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1850s | 0.2828 km² per grid cell | 0.4092 km² per grid cell | 0.1264 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1860s | 0.3433 km² per grid cell | 0.4515 km² per grid cell | 0.1082 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1870s | 0.4545 km² per grid cell | 0.4844 km² per grid cell | 0.0299 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1880s | 0.813 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 0.3147 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1890s | 1.09 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 0.5914 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1900s | 1.59 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1910s | 1.79 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 1.29 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1920s | 1.87 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1930s | 3.4 km² per grid cell | 0.5656 km² per grid cell | 2.83 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1940s | 8.81 km² per grid cell | 0.702 km² per grid cell | 8.1 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1950s | 14.56 km² per grid cell | 0.9684 km² per grid cell | 13.59 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1960s | 18.2 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 17.1 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1970s | 20.38 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | 19.01 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1980s | 22.09 km² per grid cell | 2.51 km² per grid cell | 19.59 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 1990s | 27.01 km² per grid cell | 5.12 km² per grid cell | 21.89 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 2000s | 31.03 km² per grid cell | 10.2 km² per grid cell | 20.83 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 2010s | 31.05 km² per grid cell | 16.32 km² per grid cell | 14.74 km² per grid cell | Aruba |
| 2020s | 31.05 km² per grid cell | 20.47 km² per grid cell | 10.58 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Aruba, at 31.05 km² per grid cell against 21.01 km² per grid cell in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Aruba and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 10.04 km² per grid cell, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Aruba ranks 182nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 185th 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.