Cape Verde vs Fiji: Urban area over the long-term
Cape Verde
128.33 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Fiji
152.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
162nd
Fiji rank
159th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cape Verde
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 152.36 km² per grid cell against 128.33 km² per grid cell in Cape Verde, a difference of 24.03 km² per grid cell.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Fiji ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Fiji ranks 159th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 11 and Fiji in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1600s | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.0272 km² per grid cell | 0.0039 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1700s | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.0906 km² per grid cell | 0.0961 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 0.2743 km² per grid cell | 0.1584 km² per grid cell | 0.1159 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 0.3255 km² per grid cell | 0.2001 km² per grid cell | 0.1254 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 0.3862 km² per grid cell | 0.2528 km² per grid cell | 0.1334 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 0.4582 km² per grid cell | 0.3193 km² per grid cell | 0.1389 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 0.5436 km² per grid cell | 0.4033 km² per grid cell | 0.1403 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 0.645 km² per grid cell | 0.5094 km² per grid cell | 0.1356 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 0.7653 km² per grid cell | 0.6435 km² per grid cell | 0.1218 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 0.9081 km² per grid cell | 0.8128 km² per grid cell | 0.0952 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0507 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 0.0185 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1810s | 1.52 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 0.1214 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1820s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 2.08 km² per grid cell | 0.2753 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1830s | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 0.4931 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1840s | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 3.33 km² per grid cell | 0.7957 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1850s | 3.01 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1860s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 5.34 km² per grid cell | 1.77 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1870s | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 2.4 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1880s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 8.21 km² per grid cell | 3.19 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1890s | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 10.23 km² per grid cell | 4.28 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1900s | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 12.43 km² per grid cell | 5.36 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1910s | 8.39 km² per grid cell | 14.23 km² per grid cell | 5.84 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1920s | 9.95 km² per grid cell | 14.88 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1930s | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 3.08 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1940s | 14 km² per grid cell | 16.13 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1950s | 19.47 km² per grid cell | 20.06 km² per grid cell | 0.5893 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1960s | 24.43 km² per grid cell | 31.35 km² per grid cell | 6.92 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1970s | 21.41 km² per grid cell | 45.01 km² per grid cell | 23.61 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1980s | 24.9 km² per grid cell | 60.34 km² per grid cell | 35.44 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1990s | 45.75 km² per grid cell | 81.34 km² per grid cell | 35.59 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2000s | 69.84 km² per grid cell | 103.3 km² per grid cell | 33.46 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2010s | 98.2 km² per grid cell | 128.24 km² per grid cell | 30.04 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2020s | 122.22 km² per grid cell | 152.07 km² per grid cell | 29.84 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cape Verde or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 152.36 km² per grid cell against 128.33 km² per grid cell in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cape Verde and Fiji?
- 24.03 km² per grid cell, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Fiji?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Fiji rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Fiji ranks 159th 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.