What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Djibouti and Iceland?

3.26 km² per grid cell, with Djibouti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Iceland?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Djibouti vs Iceland: Urban area over the long-term

Djibouti

88.12 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Iceland

84.86 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Djibouti rank

165th

Iceland rank

166th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Djibouti
Iceland

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 88.12 km² per grid cell against 84.86 km² per grid cell in Iceland, a difference of 3.26 km² per grid cell.

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

Djibouti ranks 165th and Iceland ranks 166th of 202 regions.

Across the 40 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0006 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1100s	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.0027 km² per grid cell	0.0025 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1200s	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0082 km² per grid cell	0.0075 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1300s	0.0022 km² per grid cell	0.0245 km² per grid cell	0.0223 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1400s	0.0073 km² per grid cell	0.063 km² per grid cell	0.0557 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1500s	0.0242 km² per grid cell	0.1889 km² per grid cell	0.1647 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1600s	0.0771 km² per grid cell	0.4702 km² per grid cell	0.3931 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1700s	0.2449 km² per grid cell	1.16 km² per grid cell	0.9101 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1710s	0.2815 km² per grid cell	1.88 km² per grid cell	1.6 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1720s	0.3113 km² per grid cell	2.53 km² per grid cell	2.22 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1730s	0.3444 km² per grid cell	3.08 km² per grid cell	2.74 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1740s	0.3812 km² per grid cell	3.55 km² per grid cell	3.17 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1750s	0.4221 km² per grid cell	3.93 km² per grid cell	3.51 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1760s	0.4677 km² per grid cell	4.24 km² per grid cell	3.77 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1770s	0.5185 km² per grid cell	4.49 km² per grid cell	3.97 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1780s	0.5753 km² per grid cell	4.7 km² per grid cell	4.13 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1790s	0.6387 km² per grid cell	4.9 km² per grid cell	4.26 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1800s	0.7097 km² per grid cell	5.08 km² per grid cell	4.37 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1810s	0.7894 km² per grid cell	5.28 km² per grid cell	4.49 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1820s	0.879 km² per grid cell	5.63 km² per grid cell	4.75 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1830s	0.9801 km² per grid cell	6.03 km² per grid cell	5.05 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1840s	1.09 km² per grid cell	6.5 km² per grid cell	5.41 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1850s	1.64 km² per grid cell	7.07 km² per grid cell	5.43 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1860s	1.8 km² per grid cell	7.76 km² per grid cell	5.97 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1870s	1.97 km² per grid cell	8.3 km² per grid cell	6.33 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1880s	2.18 km² per grid cell	8.87 km² per grid cell	6.7 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1890s	2.4 km² per grid cell	9.48 km² per grid cell	7.08 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1900s	2.69 km² per grid cell	10.13 km² per grid cell	7.44 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1910s	2.94 km² per grid cell	10.82 km² per grid cell	7.88 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1920s	2.99 km² per grid cell	14.31 km² per grid cell	11.32 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1930s	2.99 km² per grid cell	17.05 km² per grid cell	14.06 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1940s	2.99 km² per grid cell	20.18 km² per grid cell	17.19 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1950s	3.04 km² per grid cell	26.05 km² per grid cell	23.01 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1960s	5.02 km² per grid cell	34.26 km² per grid cell	29.23 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1970s	11.77 km² per grid cell	41.58 km² per grid cell	29.81 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1980s	25.43 km² per grid cell	48.26 km² per grid cell	22.83 km² per grid cell	Iceland
1990s	41.55 km² per grid cell	54.22 km² per grid cell	12.67 km² per grid cell	Iceland
2000s	56.63 km² per grid cell	60.9 km² per grid cell	4.27 km² per grid cell	Iceland
2010s	71.34 km² per grid cell	72.29 km² per grid cell	0.9468 km² per grid cell	Iceland
2020s	84.14 km² per grid cell	81.95 km² per grid cell	2.19 km² per grid cell	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Djibouti or Iceland?: Djibouti, at 88.12 km² per grid cell against 84.86 km² per grid cell in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Djibouti and Iceland?: 3.26 km² per grid cell, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Iceland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Iceland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Djibouti ranks 165th and Iceland ranks 166th of 202 regions.
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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.