Aruba vs Vanuatu: Urban area over the long-term

Aruba
31.05 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Vanuatu
35.17 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Aruba rank
182nd
Vanuatu rank
180th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Aruba
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 35.17 km² per grid cell against 31.05 km² per grid cell in Aruba, a difference of 4.12 km² per grid cell.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Aruba ranks 182nd and Vanuatu ranks 180th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 26 and Vanuatu in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba 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 Aruba
1400s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Aruba
1500s 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell Aruba
1600s 0.0071 km² per grid cell 0.0028 km² per grid cell 0.0043 km² per grid cell Aruba
1700s 0.0416 km² per grid cell 0.0124 km² per grid cell 0.0292 km² per grid cell Aruba
1710s 0.046 km² per grid cell 0.0283 km² per grid cell 0.0177 km² per grid cell Aruba
1720s 0.056 km² per grid cell 0.0348 km² per grid cell 0.0212 km² per grid cell Aruba
1730s 0.0677 km² per grid cell 0.0427 km² per grid cell 0.025 km² per grid cell Aruba
1740s 0.0811 km² per grid cell 0.0525 km² per grid cell 0.0286 km² per grid cell Aruba
1750s 0.0961 km² per grid cell 0.0644 km² per grid cell 0.0317 km² per grid cell Aruba
1760s 0.1126 km² per grid cell 0.0791 km² per grid cell 0.0335 km² per grid cell Aruba
1770s 0.1302 km² per grid cell 0.0972 km² per grid cell 0.0331 km² per grid cell Aruba
1780s 0.1488 km² per grid cell 0.1193 km² per grid cell 0.0295 km² per grid cell Aruba
1790s 0.1684 km² per grid cell 0.1465 km² per grid cell 0.0219 km² per grid cell Aruba
1800s 0.189 km² per grid cell 0.1799 km² per grid cell 0.0091 km² per grid cell Aruba
1810s 0.2113 km² per grid cell 0.221 km² per grid cell 0.0097 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1820s 0.2255 km² per grid cell 0.2721 km² per grid cell 0.0467 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1830s 0.2413 km² per grid cell 0.3351 km² per grid cell 0.0938 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1840s 0.26 km² per grid cell 0.4127 km² per grid cell 0.1527 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1850s 0.2828 km² per grid cell 0.5082 km² per grid cell 0.2254 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1860s 0.3433 km² per grid cell 0.6259 km² per grid cell 0.2826 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1870s 0.4545 km² per grid cell 0.7554 km² per grid cell 0.3009 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1880s 0.813 km² per grid cell 0.9116 km² per grid cell 0.0986 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1890s 1.09 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell 0.0105 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1900s 1.59 km² per grid cell 1.33 km² per grid cell 0.2619 km² per grid cell Aruba
1910s 1.79 km² per grid cell 1.6 km² per grid cell 0.1831 km² per grid cell Aruba
1920s 1.87 km² per grid cell 1.92 km² per grid cell 0.0456 km² per grid cell Vanuatu
1930s 3.4 km² per grid cell 2.29 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell Aruba
1940s 8.81 km² per grid cell 2.75 km² per grid cell 6.06 km² per grid cell Aruba
1950s 14.56 km² per grid cell 4.05 km² per grid cell 10.51 km² per grid cell Aruba
1960s 18.2 km² per grid cell 6.01 km² per grid cell 12.19 km² per grid cell Aruba
1970s 20.38 km² per grid cell 6.85 km² per grid cell 13.53 km² per grid cell Aruba
1980s 22.09 km² per grid cell 6.87 km² per grid cell 15.23 km² per grid cell Aruba
1990s 27.01 km² per grid cell 8.09 km² per grid cell 18.92 km² per grid cell Aruba
2000s 31.03 km² per grid cell 12.69 km² per grid cell 18.34 km² per grid cell Aruba
2010s 31.05 km² per grid cell 21.38 km² per grid cell 9.67 km² per grid cell Aruba
2020s 31.05 km² per grid cell 31.45 km² per grid cell 0.3992 km² per grid cell Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Aruba or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 35.17 km² per grid cell against 31.05 km² per grid cell in Aruba as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Aruba and Vanuatu?
4.12 km² per grid cell, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Vanuatu?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Aruba and Vanuatu rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Aruba ranks 182nd 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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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
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Total built-up area of a country over time.