Barbados vs Iceland: Urban area over the long-term
Barbados
81.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Iceland
84.86 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Barbados rank
167th
Iceland rank
166th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Barbados
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 84.86 km² per grid cell against 81.6 km² per grid cell in Barbados, a difference of 3.26 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.
Barbados ranks 167th and Iceland ranks 166th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 12 and Iceland in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0245 km² per grid cell | 0.0245 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.063 km² per grid cell | 0.0628 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1500s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.1889 km² per grid cell | 0.1874 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1600s | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.4702 km² per grid cell | 0.4516 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1700s | 0.2232 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 0.9319 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1710s | 0.19 km² per grid cell | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 1.69 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1720s | 0.2375 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1730s | 0.2968 km² per grid cell | 3.08 km² per grid cell | 2.79 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1740s | 0.3711 km² per grid cell | 3.55 km² per grid cell | 3.18 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1750s | 0.4638 km² per grid cell | 3.93 km² per grid cell | 3.47 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1760s | 0.5798 km² per grid cell | 4.24 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1770s | 0.7247 km² per grid cell | 4.49 km² per grid cell | 3.77 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1780s | 0.9059 km² per grid cell | 4.7 km² per grid cell | 3.8 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1790s | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 4.9 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1800s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 5.08 km² per grid cell | 3.67 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1810s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 5.28 km² per grid cell | 3.25 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1820s | 2.87 km² per grid cell | 5.63 km² per grid cell | 2.75 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1830s | 4 km² per grid cell | 6.03 km² per grid cell | 2.02 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1840s | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 6.5 km² per grid cell | 0.9907 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1850s | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 0.4087 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1860s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 7.76 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1870s | 12.27 km² per grid cell | 8.3 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1880s | 14.88 km² per grid cell | 8.87 km² per grid cell | 6.01 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1890s | 17.1 km² per grid cell | 9.48 km² per grid cell | 7.62 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1900s | 18.66 km² per grid cell | 10.13 km² per grid cell | 8.53 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1910s | 19.55 km² per grid cell | 10.82 km² per grid cell | 8.73 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1920s | 20.56 km² per grid cell | 14.31 km² per grid cell | 6.26 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1930s | 22.37 km² per grid cell | 17.05 km² per grid cell | 5.32 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1940s | 25.74 km² per grid cell | 20.18 km² per grid cell | 5.56 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1950s | 34.16 km² per grid cell | 26.05 km² per grid cell | 8.11 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1960s | 36.89 km² per grid cell | 34.26 km² per grid cell | 2.63 km² per grid cell | Barbados |
| 1970s | 41.05 km² per grid cell | 41.58 km² per grid cell | 0.5286 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1980s | 41.8 km² per grid cell | 48.26 km² per grid cell | 6.45 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1990s | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 54.22 km² per grid cell | 12.55 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 2000s | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 60.9 km² per grid cell | 9.49 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 2010s | 69.02 km² per grid cell | 72.29 km² per grid cell | 3.27 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 2020s | 78.1 km² per grid cell | 81.95 km² per grid cell | 3.86 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Barbados or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 84.86 km² per grid cell against 81.6 km² per grid cell in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Barbados and Iceland?
- 3.26 km² per grid cell, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Iceland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Barbados ranks 167th and Iceland ranks 166th 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.