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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.