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

0.78 km² per grid cell, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands 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.

Falkland Islands vs Saint Lucia: Urban area over the long-term

Falkland Islands

1.05 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Saint Lucia

1.83 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Falkland Islands rank

198th

Saint Lucia rank

196th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Falkland Islands
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 1.83 km² per grid cell against 1.05 km² per grid cell in Falkland Islands, a difference of 0.78 km² per grid cell.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.7 times Falkland Islands's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Falkland Islands ranks 198th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 202 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	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 km² per grid cell	0.0011 km² per grid cell	0.0011 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1700s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0037 km² per grid cell	0.0036 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1710s	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0048 km² per grid cell	0.0044 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1720s	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0063 km² per grid cell	0.0057 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1730s	0.0008 km² per grid cell	0.0081 km² per grid cell	0.0073 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1740s	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0106 km² per grid cell	0.0094 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1750s	0.0017 km² per grid cell	0.0137 km² per grid cell	0.012 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1760s	0.0025 km² per grid cell	0.0178 km² per grid cell	0.0154 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1770s	0.0036 km² per grid cell	0.0231 km² per grid cell	0.0196 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1780s	0.0051 km² per grid cell	0.03 km² per grid cell	0.0249 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1790s	0.0074 km² per grid cell	0.039 km² per grid cell	0.0316 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1800s	0.0107 km² per grid cell	0.0506 km² per grid cell	0.0399 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1810s	0.0154 km² per grid cell	0.0657 km² per grid cell	0.0503 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1820s	0.0213 km² per grid cell	0.0815 km² per grid cell	0.0603 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1830s	0.0293 km² per grid cell	0.1011 km² per grid cell	0.0718 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1840s	0.0404 km² per grid cell	0.1253 km² per grid cell	0.085 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1850s	0.0555 km² per grid cell	0.1554 km² per grid cell	0.0998 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1860s	0.0761 km² per grid cell	0.1923 km² per grid cell	0.1161 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1870s	0.1034 km² per grid cell	0.237 km² per grid cell	0.1335 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1880s	0.1368 km² per grid cell	0.2875 km² per grid cell	0.1506 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1890s	0.1721 km² per grid cell	0.3361 km² per grid cell	0.164 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1900s	0.2015 km² per grid cell	0.3683 km² per grid cell	0.1668 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1910s	0.2217 km² per grid cell	0.374 km² per grid cell	0.1523 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1920s	0.2313 km² per grid cell	0.374 km² per grid cell	0.1427 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1930s	0.249 km² per grid cell	0.374 km² per grid cell	0.125 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1940s	0.2879 km² per grid cell	0.374 km² per grid cell	0.0861 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1950s	0.351 km² per grid cell	0.3938 km² per grid cell	0.0428 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1960s	0.3422 km² per grid cell	0.4918 km² per grid cell	0.1497 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1970s	0.3554 km² per grid cell	0.6468 km² per grid cell	0.2913 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1980s	0.414 km² per grid cell	0.8613 km² per grid cell	0.4473 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
1990s	0.7031 km² per grid cell	1.11 km² per grid cell	0.4054 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
2000s	0.9609 km² per grid cell	1.24 km² per grid cell	0.2828 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
2010s	0.9961 km² per grid cell	1.47 km² per grid cell	0.4768 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia
2020s	1.04 km² per grid cell	1.73 km² per grid cell	0.6856 km² per grid cell	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Falkland Islands or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 1.83 km² per grid cell against 1.05 km² per grid cell in Falkland Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Falkland Islands and Saint Lucia?: 0.78 km² per grid cell, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Saint Lucia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Falkland Islands and Saint Lucia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Falkland Islands ranks 198th 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.