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

9.9 km² per grid cell, with Djibouti ahead.

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

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 New Caledonia: Urban area over the long-term

Djibouti

88.12 km² per grid cell

in 2025

New Caledonia

78.22 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Djibouti rank

165th

New Caledonia rank

168th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Djibouti
New Caledonia

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 88.12 km² per grid cell against 78.22 km² per grid cell in New Caledonia, a difference of 9.9 km² per grid cell.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 165th and New Caledonia ranks 168th of 202 regions.

Across the 40 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 19 and New Caledonia in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	New Caledonia	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	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1200s	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0005 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1300s	0.0022 km² per grid cell	0.0018 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1400s	0.0073 km² per grid cell	0.006 km² per grid cell	0.0013 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	0.0666 km² per grid cell	0.0105 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1700s	0.2449 km² per grid cell	0.2221 km² per grid cell	0.0228 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1710s	0.2815 km² per grid cell	0.1422 km² per grid cell	0.1393 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1720s	0.3113 km² per grid cell	0.1746 km² per grid cell	0.1367 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1730s	0.3444 km² per grid cell	0.2145 km² per grid cell	0.1299 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1740s	0.3812 km² per grid cell	0.2634 km² per grid cell	0.1178 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1750s	0.4221 km² per grid cell	0.3235 km² per grid cell	0.0987 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1760s	0.4677 km² per grid cell	0.3972 km² per grid cell	0.0705 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1770s	0.5185 km² per grid cell	0.4878 km² per grid cell	0.0307 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
1780s	0.5753 km² per grid cell	0.5991 km² per grid cell	0.0238 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1790s	0.6387 km² per grid cell	0.7357 km² per grid cell	0.097 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1800s	0.7097 km² per grid cell	0.9035 km² per grid cell	0.1938 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1810s	0.7894 km² per grid cell	1.11 km² per grid cell	0.3202 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1820s	0.879 km² per grid cell	1.37 km² per grid cell	0.4874 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1830s	0.9801 km² per grid cell	1.68 km² per grid cell	0.7026 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1840s	1.09 km² per grid cell	2.07 km² per grid cell	0.9778 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1850s	1.64 km² per grid cell	2.55 km² per grid cell	0.9117 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1860s	1.8 km² per grid cell	3.14 km² per grid cell	1.35 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1870s	1.97 km² per grid cell	3.79 km² per grid cell	1.83 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1880s	2.18 km² per grid cell	4.58 km² per grid cell	2.4 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1890s	2.4 km² per grid cell	5.52 km² per grid cell	3.12 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1900s	2.69 km² per grid cell	6.64 km² per grid cell	3.95 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1910s	2.94 km² per grid cell	7.9 km² per grid cell	4.96 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1920s	2.99 km² per grid cell	8.94 km² per grid cell	5.95 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1930s	2.99 km² per grid cell	9.23 km² per grid cell	6.25 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1940s	2.99 km² per grid cell	9.23 km² per grid cell	6.25 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1950s	3.04 km² per grid cell	9.32 km² per grid cell	6.28 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1960s	5.02 km² per grid cell	13.12 km² per grid cell	8.1 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1970s	11.77 km² per grid cell	21.26 km² per grid cell	9.49 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1980s	25.43 km² per grid cell	28.77 km² per grid cell	3.34 km² per grid cell	New Caledonia
1990s	41.55 km² per grid cell	38.41 km² per grid cell	3.14 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
2000s	56.63 km² per grid cell	51.18 km² per grid cell	5.46 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
2010s	71.34 km² per grid cell	64.1 km² per grid cell	7.24 km² per grid cell	Djibouti
2020s	84.14 km² per grid cell	74.92 km² per grid cell	9.22 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 New Caledonia?: Djibouti, at 88.12 km² per grid cell against 78.22 km² per grid cell in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Djibouti and New Caledonia?: 9.9 km² per grid cell, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and New Caledonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and New Caledonia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Djibouti ranks 165th and New Caledonia ranks 168th 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.