Cape Verde vs Martinique: Urban area over the long-term
Cape Verde
128.33 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Martinique
95.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
162nd
Martinique rank
164th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cape Verde
- Martinique
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 128.33 km² per grid cell against 95.46 km² per grid cell in Martinique, a difference of 32.87 km² per grid cell.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Martinique's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Martinique ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Martinique ranks 164th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 16 and Martinique in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0241 km² per grid cell | 0.0241 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1600s | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.0361 km² per grid cell | 0.005 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1700s | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.0542 km² per grid cell | 0.1326 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 0.2743 km² per grid cell | 0.0654 km² per grid cell | 0.2089 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 0.3255 km² per grid cell | 0.0915 km² per grid cell | 0.234 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 0.3862 km² per grid cell | 0.1281 km² per grid cell | 0.2581 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 0.4582 km² per grid cell | 0.1793 km² per grid cell | 0.2788 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 0.5436 km² per grid cell | 0.2511 km² per grid cell | 0.2926 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 0.645 km² per grid cell | 0.3515 km² per grid cell | 0.2935 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 0.7653 km² per grid cell | 0.4921 km² per grid cell | 0.2733 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 0.9081 km² per grid cell | 0.6889 km² per grid cell | 0.2192 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 0.9644 km² per grid cell | 0.113 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | 0.0718 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1810s | 1.52 km² per grid cell | 1.89 km² per grid cell | 0.3732 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1820s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 0.5454 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1830s | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 2.91 km² per grid cell | 0.7714 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1840s | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 1.06 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1850s | 3.01 km² per grid cell | 4.41 km² per grid cell | 1.4 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1860s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 1.76 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1870s | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | 2.25 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1880s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 7.57 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1890s | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 8.42 km² per grid cell | 2.46 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1900s | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 8.99 km² per grid cell | 1.92 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1910s | 8.39 km² per grid cell | 9.44 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1920s | 9.95 km² per grid cell | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 0.3925 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 10.05 km² per grid cell | 1.76 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 14 km² per grid cell | 11.15 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 19.47 km² per grid cell | 15.33 km² per grid cell | 4.14 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 24.43 km² per grid cell | 27.71 km² per grid cell | 3.29 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1970s | 21.41 km² per grid cell | 42.95 km² per grid cell | 21.54 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1980s | 24.9 km² per grid cell | 58.89 km² per grid cell | 33.99 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1990s | 45.75 km² per grid cell | 72.87 km² per grid cell | 27.11 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 2000s | 69.84 km² per grid cell | 81.3 km² per grid cell | 11.45 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 2010s | 98.2 km² per grid cell | 87.37 km² per grid cell | 10.83 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 122.22 km² per grid cell | 93.93 km² per grid cell | 28.29 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cape Verde or Martinique?
- Cape Verde, at 128.33 km² per grid cell against 95.46 km² per grid cell in Martinique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cape Verde and Martinique?
- 32.87 km² per grid cell, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Martinique?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Martinique rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Martinique ranks 164th 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.