What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Dominica and Saint Lucia?

3.14 km² per grid cell, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Saint Lucia?

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.

Dominica vs Saint Lucia: Urban area over the long-term

Dominica

4.97 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Saint Lucia

1.83 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Dominica rank

194th

Saint Lucia rank

196th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Dominica
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 4.97 km² per grid cell against 1.83 km² per grid cell in Saint Lucia, a difference of 3.14 km² per grid cell.

That makes Dominica's figure about 2.7 times Saint Lucia's.

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

Dominica ranks 194th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 12 and Saint Lucia in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1100s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1200s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1300s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1400s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1500s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0003 km² per grid cell	0.0003 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1600s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0011 km² per grid cell	0.001 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1700s	0.0005 km² per grid cell	0.0037 km² per grid cell	0.0032 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1710s	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0048 km² per grid cell	0.0042 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1720s	0.0008 km² per grid cell	0.0063 km² per grid cell	0.0054 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1730s	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0081 km² per grid cell	0.0069 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1740s	0.0018 km² per grid cell	0.0106 km² per grid cell	0.0088 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1750s	0.0026 km² per grid cell	0.0137 km² per grid cell	0.0111 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1760s	0.0038 km² per grid cell	0.0178 km² per grid cell	0.014 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1770s	0.0056 km² per grid cell	0.0231 km² per grid cell	0.0175 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1780s	0.0082 km² per grid cell	0.03 km² per grid cell	0.0219 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1790s	0.0119 km² per grid cell	0.039 km² per grid cell	0.0271 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1800s	0.0174 km² per grid cell	0.0506 km² per grid cell	0.0333 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1810s	0.0253 km² per grid cell	0.0657 km² per grid cell	0.0404 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1820s	0.0369 km² per grid cell	0.0815 km² per grid cell	0.0446 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1830s	0.0538 km² per grid cell	0.1011 km² per grid cell	0.0473 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1840s	0.0785 km² per grid cell	0.1253 km² per grid cell	0.0469 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1850s	0.1119 km² per grid cell	0.1554 km² per grid cell	0.0435 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1860s	0.1663 km² per grid cell	0.1923 km² per grid cell	0.0259 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1870s	0.2242 km² per grid cell	0.237 km² per grid cell	0.0127 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1880s	0.2773 km² per grid cell	0.2875 km² per grid cell	0.0102 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1890s	0.2264 km² per grid cell	0.3361 km² per grid cell	0.1097 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1900s	0.3407 km² per grid cell	0.3683 km² per grid cell	0.0277 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1910s	0.407 km² per grid cell	0.374 km² per grid cell	0.033 km² per grid cell	Dominica
1920s	0.4353 km² per grid cell	0.374 km² per grid cell	0.0613 km² per grid cell	Dominica
1930s	0.4353 km² per grid cell	0.374 km² per grid cell	0.0613 km² per grid cell	Dominica
1940s	0.7626 km² per grid cell	0.374 km² per grid cell	0.3886 km² per grid cell	Dominica
1950s	0.9925 km² per grid cell	0.3938 km² per grid cell	0.5986 km² per grid cell	Dominica
1960s	1.52 km² per grid cell	0.4918 km² per grid cell	1.03 km² per grid cell	Dominica
1970s	2.67 km² per grid cell	0.6468 km² per grid cell	2.02 km² per grid cell	Dominica
1980s	3.54 km² per grid cell	0.8613 km² per grid cell	2.68 km² per grid cell	Dominica
1990s	3.75 km² per grid cell	1.11 km² per grid cell	2.65 km² per grid cell	Dominica
2000s	4.1 km² per grid cell	1.24 km² per grid cell	2.85 km² per grid cell	Dominica
2010s	4.45 km² per grid cell	1.47 km² per grid cell	2.97 km² per grid cell	Dominica
2020s	4.83 km² per grid cell	1.73 km² per grid cell	3.1 km² per grid cell	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Dominica or Saint Lucia?: Dominica, at 4.97 km² per grid cell against 1.83 km² per grid cell in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Dominica and Saint Lucia?: 3.14 km² per grid cell, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Saint Lucia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Saint Lucia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Dominica ranks 194th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th 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

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.