Belize vs Greenland: Urban area over the long-term

Belize
25.88 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Greenland
30.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Belize rank
184th
Greenland rank
183rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Belize
  • Greenland
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 30.16 km² per grid cell against 25.88 km² per grid cell in Belize, a difference of 4.28 km² per grid cell.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

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

Belize ranks 184th and Greenland ranks 183rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 26 and Greenland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Greenland Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Belize
1100s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Belize
1200s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Belize
1300s 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0011 km² per grid cell Belize
1400s 0.0038 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0035 km² per grid cell Belize
1500s 0.0124 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0114 km² per grid cell Belize
1600s 0.0406 km² per grid cell 0.0031 km² per grid cell 0.0375 km² per grid cell Belize
1700s 0.1328 km² per grid cell 0.0094 km² per grid cell 0.1234 km² per grid cell Belize
1710s 0.1618 km² per grid cell 0.013 km² per grid cell 0.1489 km² per grid cell Belize
1720s 0.1918 km² per grid cell 0.0175 km² per grid cell 0.1743 km² per grid cell Belize
1730s 0.2273 km² per grid cell 0.0236 km² per grid cell 0.2036 km² per grid cell Belize
1740s 0.2693 km² per grid cell 0.0319 km² per grid cell 0.2374 km² per grid cell Belize
1750s 0.3191 km² per grid cell 0.0431 km² per grid cell 0.2761 km² per grid cell Belize
1760s 0.3782 km² per grid cell 0.0582 km² per grid cell 0.32 km² per grid cell Belize
1770s 0.4481 km² per grid cell 0.0785 km² per grid cell 0.3696 km² per grid cell Belize
1780s 0.5311 km² per grid cell 0.106 km² per grid cell 0.4251 km² per grid cell Belize
1790s 0.6293 km² per grid cell 0.1431 km² per grid cell 0.4862 km² per grid cell Belize
1800s 0.7457 km² per grid cell 0.1932 km² per grid cell 0.5526 km² per grid cell Belize
1810s 0.8837 km² per grid cell 0.2608 km² per grid cell 0.6229 km² per grid cell Belize
1820s 1 km² per grid cell 0.352 km² per grid cell 0.6481 km² per grid cell Belize
1830s 1.13 km² per grid cell 0.4753 km² per grid cell 0.6566 km² per grid cell Belize
1840s 1.28 km² per grid cell 0.6416 km² per grid cell 0.6391 km² per grid cell Belize
1850s 1.45 km² per grid cell 0.8661 km² per grid cell 0.5819 km² per grid cell Belize
1860s 1.63 km² per grid cell 1.17 km² per grid cell 0.4632 km² per grid cell Belize
1870s 1.99 km² per grid cell 1.58 km² per grid cell 0.4073 km² per grid cell Belize
1880s 2.36 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell 0.2298 km² per grid cell Belize
1890s 2.67 km² per grid cell 2.87 km² per grid cell 0.1925 km² per grid cell Greenland
1900s 2.82 km² per grid cell 3.81 km² per grid cell 0.9904 km² per grid cell Greenland
1910s 2.82 km² per grid cell 4.9 km² per grid cell 2.08 km² per grid cell Greenland
1920s 2.82 km² per grid cell 5.85 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell Greenland
1930s 2.82 km² per grid cell 6.3 km² per grid cell 3.48 km² per grid cell Greenland
1940s 2.86 km² per grid cell 6.36 km² per grid cell 3.5 km² per grid cell Greenland
1950s 3.82 km² per grid cell 7.46 km² per grid cell 3.65 km² per grid cell Greenland
1960s 4.98 km² per grid cell 11.92 km² per grid cell 6.94 km² per grid cell Greenland
1970s 6.15 km² per grid cell 16.98 km² per grid cell 10.83 km² per grid cell Greenland
1980s 7.62 km² per grid cell 19.77 km² per grid cell 12.14 km² per grid cell Greenland
1990s 10.12 km² per grid cell 22.77 km² per grid cell 12.65 km² per grid cell Greenland
2000s 15.09 km² per grid cell 25.37 km² per grid cell 10.28 km² per grid cell Greenland
2010s 20.93 km² per grid cell 27.66 km² per grid cell 6.73 km² per grid cell Greenland
2020s 24.91 km² per grid cell 29.58 km² per grid cell 4.68 km² per grid cell Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Belize or Greenland?
Greenland, at 30.16 km² per grid cell against 25.88 km² per grid cell in Belize as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Belize and Greenland?
4.28 km² per grid cell, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Greenland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Belize and Greenland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Belize ranks 184th and Greenland ranks 183rd 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.