Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Urban area over the long-term
Cape Verde
128.33 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mauritius
142.21 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
162nd
Mauritius rank
161st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cape Verde
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 142.21 km² per grid cell against 128.33 km² per grid cell in Cape Verde, a difference of 13.88 km² per grid cell.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritius ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Mauritius ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 16 and Mauritius in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1600s | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1700s | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.1864 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 0.2743 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.2737 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 0.3255 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.3243 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 0.3862 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.384 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 0.4582 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.4541 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 0.5436 km² per grid cell | 0.0076 km² per grid cell | 0.536 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 0.645 km² per grid cell | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | 0.6307 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 0.7653 km² per grid cell | 0.0269 km² per grid cell | 0.7384 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 0.9081 km² per grid cell | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | 0.8576 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 0.0945 km² per grid cell | 0.9829 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 0.1772 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 1.52 km² per grid cell | 0.3323 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 0.6231 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.967 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 0.3429 km² per grid cell | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 3.01 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 9.05 km² per grid cell | 5.49 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 11.54 km² per grid cell | 7.3 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 16.42 km² per grid cell | 11.4 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 21.12 km² per grid cell | 15.16 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 26.31 km² per grid cell | 19.24 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 8.39 km² per grid cell | 32.05 km² per grid cell | 23.66 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 9.95 km² per grid cell | 38.21 km² per grid cell | 28.26 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 42.31 km² per grid cell | 30.51 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 14 km² per grid cell | 44.38 km² per grid cell | 30.39 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 19.47 km² per grid cell | 47.61 km² per grid cell | 28.14 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 24.43 km² per grid cell | 61.86 km² per grid cell | 37.43 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 21.41 km² per grid cell | 82.92 km² per grid cell | 61.52 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 24.9 km² per grid cell | 72.89 km² per grid cell | 47.99 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 45.75 km² per grid cell | 79.03 km² per grid cell | 33.28 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 69.84 km² per grid cell | 88.91 km² per grid cell | 19.07 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 98.2 km² per grid cell | 98.4 km² per grid cell | 0.2038 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 122.22 km² per grid cell | 142.21 km² per grid cell | 19.99 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cape Verde or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 142.21 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 Mauritius?
- 13.88 km² per grid cell, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd and Mauritius ranks 161st 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.