Djibouti vs Netherlands Antilles: Urban area over the long-term
Djibouti
88.12 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Netherlands Antilles
99.92 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Djibouti rank
165th
Netherlands Antilles rank
163rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Djibouti
- Netherlands Antilles
How they compare
Netherlands Antilles currently reports 99.92 km² per grid cell against 88.12 km² per grid cell in Djibouti, a difference of 11.8 km² per grid cell.
That makes Netherlands Antilles's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 165th and Netherlands Antilles ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands Antilles in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Netherlands Antilles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1100s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1200s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1300s | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1400s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0036 km² per grid cell | 0.0036 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1500s | 0.0242 km² per grid cell | 0.02 km² per grid cell | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | Djibouti |
| 1600s | 0.0771 km² per grid cell | 0.0858 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1700s | 0.2449 km² per grid cell | 0.3085 km² per grid cell | 0.0636 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1710s | 0.2815 km² per grid cell | 0.3601 km² per grid cell | 0.0786 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1720s | 0.3113 km² per grid cell | 0.4098 km² per grid cell | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1730s | 0.3444 km² per grid cell | 0.4681 km² per grid cell | 0.1236 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1740s | 0.3812 km² per grid cell | 0.5365 km² per grid cell | 0.1553 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1750s | 0.4221 km² per grid cell | 0.6175 km² per grid cell | 0.1954 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1760s | 0.4677 km² per grid cell | 0.7136 km² per grid cell | 0.2459 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1770s | 0.5185 km² per grid cell | 0.8283 km² per grid cell | 0.3098 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1780s | 0.5753 km² per grid cell | 0.9657 km² per grid cell | 0.3905 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1790s | 0.6387 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 0.4924 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1800s | 0.7097 km² per grid cell | 1.33 km² per grid cell | 0.6213 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1810s | 0.7894 km² per grid cell | 1.57 km² per grid cell | 0.7841 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1820s | 0.879 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 0.9026 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1830s | 0.9801 km² per grid cell | 2.02 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1840s | 1.09 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | 1.2 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1850s | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 2.6 km² per grid cell | 0.9598 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1860s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1870s | 1.97 km² per grid cell | 4.11 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1880s | 2.18 km² per grid cell | 5.29 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1890s | 2.4 km² per grid cell | 6.37 km² per grid cell | 3.96 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1900s | 2.69 km² per grid cell | 7.71 km² per grid cell | 5.02 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1910s | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 9.19 km² per grid cell | 6.25 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1920s | 2.99 km² per grid cell | 10.46 km² per grid cell | 7.48 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1930s | 2.99 km² per grid cell | 13.98 km² per grid cell | 11 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1940s | 2.99 km² per grid cell | 22.06 km² per grid cell | 19.08 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1950s | 3.04 km² per grid cell | 36.83 km² per grid cell | 33.79 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1960s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 43.38 km² per grid cell | 38.35 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1970s | 11.77 km² per grid cell | 54.69 km² per grid cell | 42.92 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1980s | 25.43 km² per grid cell | 63.03 km² per grid cell | 37.6 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1990s | 41.55 km² per grid cell | 70.05 km² per grid cell | 28.5 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2000s | 56.63 km² per grid cell | 71.11 km² per grid cell | 14.48 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2010s | 71.34 km² per grid cell | 88.87 km² per grid cell | 17.53 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2020s | 84.14 km² per grid cell | 97.76 km² per grid cell | 13.62 km² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Djibouti or Netherlands Antilles?
- Netherlands Antilles, at 99.92 km² per grid cell against 88.12 km² per grid cell in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Djibouti and Netherlands Antilles?
- 11.8 km² per grid cell, with Netherlands Antilles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Netherlands Antilles?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Netherlands Antilles rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Djibouti ranks 165th and Netherlands Antilles ranks 163rd 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.