Dominica vs Tonga: Urban area over the long-term
Dominica
4.97 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tonga
6.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Dominica rank
194th
Tonga rank
192nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Dominica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 6.56 km² per grid cell against 4.97 km² per grid cell in Dominica, a difference of 1.59 km² per grid cell.
That makes Tonga'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 Tonga ahead.
Dominica ranks 194th and Tonga ranks 192nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1600s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1700s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | 0.008 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1710s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1720s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1730s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1740s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1750s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0.0163 km² per grid cell | 0.0136 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1760s | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 0.0176 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1770s | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0.0282 km² per grid cell | 0.0226 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1780s | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.037 km² per grid cell | 0.0289 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1790s | 0.0119 km² per grid cell | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.0368 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1800s | 0.0174 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 0.0468 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1810s | 0.0253 km² per grid cell | 0.0844 km² per grid cell | 0.0591 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1820s | 0.0369 km² per grid cell | 0.1113 km² per grid cell | 0.0744 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1830s | 0.0538 km² per grid cell | 0.1469 km² per grid cell | 0.0931 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1840s | 0.0785 km² per grid cell | 0.1938 km² per grid cell | 0.1154 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1850s | 0.1119 km² per grid cell | 0.2558 km² per grid cell | 0.1439 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.1663 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 0.1711 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.2242 km² per grid cell | 0.4363 km² per grid cell | 0.212 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.2773 km² per grid cell | 0.5634 km² per grid cell | 0.2861 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.2264 km² per grid cell | 0.7242 km² per grid cell | 0.4978 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0.3407 km² per grid cell | 0.9151 km² per grid cell | 0.5744 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0.407 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 0.698 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1920s | 0.4353 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.7806 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1930s | 0.4353 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.7832 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1940s | 0.7626 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.456 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1950s | 0.9925 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | 0.5351 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1960s | 1.52 km² per grid cell | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1970s | 2.67 km² per grid cell | 3.21 km² per grid cell | 0.5447 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1980s | 3.54 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | Dominica |
| 1990s | 3.75 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 0.2183 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 2000s | 4.1 km² per grid cell | 4.5 km² per grid cell | 0.4078 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 2010s | 4.45 km² per grid cell | 5.26 km² per grid cell | 0.8138 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 2020s | 4.83 km² per grid cell | 6.18 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Dominica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 6.56 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 Tonga?
- 1.59 km² per grid cell, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Tonga?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Tonga rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Dominica ranks 194th and Tonga ranks 192nd 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.