Barbados vs Comoros: Urban area over the long-term

Barbados
81.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Comoros
68.99 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Barbados rank
167th
Comoros rank
169th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Barbados
  • Comoros
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 81.6 km² per grid cell against 68.99 km² per grid cell in Comoros, a difference of 12.61 km² per grid cell.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Comoros ahead.

Barbados ranks 167th and Comoros ranks 169th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 33 and Comoros in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Comoros Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Comoros
1100s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Comoros
1200s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Comoros
1300s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell Comoros
1400s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.0023 km² per grid cell Comoros
1500s 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.008 km² per grid cell 0.0065 km² per grid cell Comoros
1600s 0.0186 km² per grid cell 0.0301 km² per grid cell 0.0115 km² per grid cell Comoros
1700s 0.2232 km² per grid cell 0.1082 km² per grid cell 0.115 km² per grid cell Barbados
1710s 0.19 km² per grid cell 0.1237 km² per grid cell 0.0663 km² per grid cell Barbados
1720s 0.2375 km² per grid cell 0.1452 km² per grid cell 0.0923 km² per grid cell Barbados
1730s 0.2968 km² per grid cell 0.1704 km² per grid cell 0.1265 km² per grid cell Barbados
1740s 0.3711 km² per grid cell 0.1999 km² per grid cell 0.1711 km² per grid cell Barbados
1750s 0.4638 km² per grid cell 0.2346 km² per grid cell 0.2292 km² per grid cell Barbados
1760s 0.5798 km² per grid cell 0.2753 km² per grid cell 0.3045 km² per grid cell Barbados
1770s 0.7247 km² per grid cell 0.3231 km² per grid cell 0.4017 km² per grid cell Barbados
1780s 0.9059 km² per grid cell 0.3791 km² per grid cell 0.5268 km² per grid cell Barbados
1790s 1.13 km² per grid cell 0.4449 km² per grid cell 0.6875 km² per grid cell Barbados
1800s 1.42 km² per grid cell 0.522 km² per grid cell 0.8934 km² per grid cell Barbados
1810s 2.03 km² per grid cell 0.6126 km² per grid cell 1.42 km² per grid cell Barbados
1820s 2.87 km² per grid cell 0.7188 km² per grid cell 2.16 km² per grid cell Barbados
1830s 4 km² per grid cell 0.8435 km² per grid cell 3.16 km² per grid cell Barbados
1840s 5.51 km² per grid cell 0.9899 km² per grid cell 4.52 km² per grid cell Barbados
1850s 7.48 km² per grid cell 1.16 km² per grid cell 6.32 km² per grid cell Barbados
1860s 9.71 km² per grid cell 1.36 km² per grid cell 8.34 km² per grid cell Barbados
1870s 12.27 km² per grid cell 1.6 km² per grid cell 10.67 km² per grid cell Barbados
1880s 14.88 km² per grid cell 1.88 km² per grid cell 13 km² per grid cell Barbados
1890s 17.1 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell 14.9 km² per grid cell Barbados
1900s 18.66 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell 16.1 km² per grid cell Barbados
1910s 19.55 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell 16.65 km² per grid cell Barbados
1920s 20.56 km² per grid cell 3.1 km² per grid cell 17.46 km² per grid cell Barbados
1930s 22.37 km² per grid cell 3.1 km² per grid cell 19.27 km² per grid cell Barbados
1940s 25.74 km² per grid cell 3.1 km² per grid cell 22.64 km² per grid cell Barbados
1950s 34.16 km² per grid cell 3.36 km² per grid cell 30.8 km² per grid cell Barbados
1960s 36.89 km² per grid cell 5.92 km² per grid cell 30.97 km² per grid cell Barbados
1970s 41.05 km² per grid cell 9.21 km² per grid cell 31.84 km² per grid cell Barbados
1980s 41.8 km² per grid cell 15.43 km² per grid cell 26.38 km² per grid cell Barbados
1990s 41.67 km² per grid cell 23.91 km² per grid cell 17.76 km² per grid cell Barbados
2000s 51.41 km² per grid cell 32.58 km² per grid cell 18.83 km² per grid cell Barbados
2010s 69.02 km² per grid cell 46.61 km² per grid cell 22.41 km² per grid cell Barbados
2020s 78.1 km² per grid cell 62.78 km² per grid cell 15.32 km² per grid cell Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Barbados or Comoros?
Barbados, at 81.6 km² per grid cell against 68.99 km² per grid cell in Comoros as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Barbados and Comoros?
12.61 km² per grid cell, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Comoros?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Comoros rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Barbados ranks 167th and Comoros ranks 169th 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.