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