Comoros vs New Caledonia: Urban area over the long-term
Comoros
68.99 km² per grid cell
in 2025
New Caledonia
78.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Comoros rank
169th
New Caledonia rank
168th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Comoros
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 78.22 km² per grid cell against 68.99 km² per grid cell in Comoros, a difference of 9.23 km² per grid cell.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 169th and New Caledonia ranks 168th of 202 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1400s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0036 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 0.008 km² per grid cell | 0.02 km² per grid cell | 0.012 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1600s | 0.0301 km² per grid cell | 0.0666 km² per grid cell | 0.0366 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1700s | 0.1082 km² per grid cell | 0.2221 km² per grid cell | 0.1139 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1710s | 0.1237 km² per grid cell | 0.1422 km² per grid cell | 0.0185 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1720s | 0.1452 km² per grid cell | 0.1746 km² per grid cell | 0.0295 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1730s | 0.1704 km² per grid cell | 0.2145 km² per grid cell | 0.0441 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1740s | 0.1999 km² per grid cell | 0.2634 km² per grid cell | 0.0635 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1750s | 0.2346 km² per grid cell | 0.3235 km² per grid cell | 0.0889 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1760s | 0.2753 km² per grid cell | 0.3972 km² per grid cell | 0.1219 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1770s | 0.3231 km² per grid cell | 0.4878 km² per grid cell | 0.1648 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1780s | 0.3791 km² per grid cell | 0.5991 km² per grid cell | 0.22 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1790s | 0.4449 km² per grid cell | 0.7357 km² per grid cell | 0.2909 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1800s | 0.522 km² per grid cell | 0.9035 km² per grid cell | 0.3815 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1810s | 0.6126 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.497 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1820s | 0.7188 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | 0.6476 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1830s | 0.8435 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 0.8392 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1840s | 0.9899 km² per grid cell | 2.07 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1850s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1860s | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 3.14 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1870s | 1.6 km² per grid cell | 3.79 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1880s | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1890s | 2.2 km² per grid cell | 5.52 km² per grid cell | 3.32 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1900s | 2.56 km² per grid cell | 6.64 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1910s | 2.91 km² per grid cell | 7.9 km² per grid cell | 4.99 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1920s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 8.94 km² per grid cell | 5.84 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1930s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 9.23 km² per grid cell | 6.13 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1940s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 9.23 km² per grid cell | 6.13 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1950s | 3.36 km² per grid cell | 9.32 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 5.92 km² per grid cell | 13.12 km² per grid cell | 7.2 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 9.21 km² per grid cell | 21.26 km² per grid cell | 12.06 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 15.43 km² per grid cell | 28.77 km² per grid cell | 13.34 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 23.91 km² per grid cell | 38.41 km² per grid cell | 14.5 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 32.58 km² per grid cell | 51.18 km² per grid cell | 18.59 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 46.61 km² per grid cell | 64.1 km² per grid cell | 17.49 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 62.78 km² per grid cell | 74.92 km² per grid cell | 12.15 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Comoros or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 78.22 km² per grid cell against 68.99 km² per grid cell in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Comoros and New Caledonia?
- 9.23 km² per grid cell, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and New Caledonia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and New Caledonia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Comoros ranks 169th and New Caledonia ranks 168th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.