Dominica vs Montserrat: Urban area over the long-term

Dominica
4.97 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Montserrat
6.34 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Dominica rank
194th
Montserrat rank
193rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Dominica
  • Montserrat
051015100015122025

How they compare

Montserrat currently reports 6.34 km² per grid cell against 4.97 km² per grid cell in Dominica, a difference of 1.37 km² per grid cell.

That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.3 times Dominica's.

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

Dominica ranks 194th and Montserrat ranks 193rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Montserrat in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Montserrat Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1100s 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1200s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1300s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1400s 0 km² per grid cell 0.003 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1500s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0177 km² per grid cell 0.0177 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1600s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.1064 km² per grid cell 0.1062 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1700s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.6382 km² per grid cell 0.6377 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1710s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.778 km² per grid cell 0.7774 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1720s 0.0008 km² per grid cell 0.9219 km² per grid cell 0.921 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1730s 0.0012 km² per grid cell 1.09 km² per grid cell 1.09 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1740s 0.0018 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1750s 0.0026 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1760s 0.0038 km² per grid cell 1.82 km² per grid cell 1.81 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1770s 0.0056 km² per grid cell 2.15 km² per grid cell 2.15 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1780s 0.0082 km² per grid cell 2.55 km² per grid cell 2.54 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1790s 0.0119 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell 3.01 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1800s 0.0174 km² per grid cell 3.58 km² per grid cell 3.57 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1810s 0.0253 km² per grid cell 4.25 km² per grid cell 4.22 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1820s 0.0369 km² per grid cell 4.81 km² per grid cell 4.77 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1830s 0.0538 km² per grid cell 5.44 km² per grid cell 5.39 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1840s 0.0785 km² per grid cell 6.16 km² per grid cell 6.08 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1850s 0.1119 km² per grid cell 6.97 km² per grid cell 6.86 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1860s 0.1663 km² per grid cell 7.89 km² per grid cell 7.72 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1870s 0.2242 km² per grid cell 8.94 km² per grid cell 8.71 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1880s 0.2773 km² per grid cell 10.12 km² per grid cell 9.85 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1890s 0.2264 km² per grid cell 11.04 km² per grid cell 10.82 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1900s 0.3407 km² per grid cell 12.01 km² per grid cell 11.67 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1910s 0.407 km² per grid cell 13.07 km² per grid cell 12.67 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1920s 0.4353 km² per grid cell 13.79 km² per grid cell 13.36 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1930s 0.4353 km² per grid cell 14.56 km² per grid cell 14.13 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1940s 0.7626 km² per grid cell 15.39 km² per grid cell 14.63 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1950s 0.9925 km² per grid cell 16.43 km² per grid cell 15.44 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1960s 1.52 km² per grid cell 11.76 km² per grid cell 10.23 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1970s 2.67 km² per grid cell 9.88 km² per grid cell 7.21 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1980s 3.54 km² per grid cell 9.75 km² per grid cell 6.21 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1990s 3.75 km² per grid cell 7.73 km² per grid cell 3.97 km² per grid cell Montserrat
2000s 4.1 km² per grid cell 3.83 km² per grid cell 0.2698 km² per grid cell Dominica
2010s 4.45 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell 0.5268 km² per grid cell Montserrat
2020s 4.83 km² per grid cell 5.93 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell Montserrat

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Dominica or Montserrat?
Montserrat, at 6.34 km² per grid cell against 4.97 km² per grid cell in Dominica as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Dominica and Montserrat?
1.37 km² per grid cell, with Montserrat ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Montserrat?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Montserrat rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Dominica ranks 194th and Montserrat ranks 193rd 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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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
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Total built-up area of a country over time.