Faroe Islands vs Montserrat: Urban area over the long-term

Faroe Islands
6.63 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Montserrat
6.34 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
191st
Montserrat rank
193rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Montserrat
051015100015122025

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 6.63 km² per grid cell against 6.34 km² per grid cell in Montserrat, a difference of 0.29 km² per grid cell.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 191st and Montserrat ranks 193rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Montserrat in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands 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 0.1063 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1700s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.6382 km² per grid cell 0.6379 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1710s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.778 km² per grid cell 0.7776 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1720s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.9219 km² per grid cell 0.9214 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1730s 0.0008 km² per grid cell 1.09 km² per grid cell 1.09 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1740s 0.0011 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1750s 0.0017 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1760s 0.0026 km² per grid cell 1.82 km² per grid cell 1.82 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1770s 0.0039 km² per grid cell 2.15 km² per grid cell 2.15 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1780s 0.0058 km² per grid cell 2.55 km² per grid cell 2.55 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1790s 0.0087 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1800s 0.013 km² per grid cell 3.58 km² per grid cell 3.57 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1810s 0.0196 km² per grid cell 4.25 km² per grid cell 4.23 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1820s 0.0293 km² per grid cell 4.81 km² per grid cell 4.78 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1830s 0.044 km² per grid cell 5.44 km² per grid cell 5.4 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1840s 0.066 km² per grid cell 6.16 km² per grid cell 6.09 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1850s 0.099 km² per grid cell 6.97 km² per grid cell 6.87 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1860s 0.1485 km² per grid cell 7.89 km² per grid cell 7.74 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1870s 0.2227 km² per grid cell 8.94 km² per grid cell 8.71 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1880s 0.3334 km² per grid cell 10.12 km² per grid cell 9.79 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1890s 0.4961 km² per grid cell 11.04 km² per grid cell 10.55 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1900s 0.7234 km² per grid cell 12.01 km² per grid cell 11.29 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1910s 1 km² per grid cell 13.07 km² per grid cell 12.07 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1920s 1.16 km² per grid cell 13.79 km² per grid cell 12.63 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1930s 1.24 km² per grid cell 14.56 km² per grid cell 13.32 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1940s 1.28 km² per grid cell 15.39 km² per grid cell 14.11 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1950s 1.43 km² per grid cell 16.43 km² per grid cell 15 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1960s 1.98 km² per grid cell 11.76 km² per grid cell 9.78 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1970s 2.7 km² per grid cell 9.88 km² per grid cell 7.18 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1980s 3.21 km² per grid cell 9.75 km² per grid cell 6.54 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1990s 3.56 km² per grid cell 7.73 km² per grid cell 4.17 km² per grid cell Montserrat
2000s 4.69 km² per grid cell 3.83 km² per grid cell 0.8678 km² per grid cell Faroe Islands
2010s 5.57 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell 0.5924 km² per grid cell Faroe Islands
2020s 6.32 km² per grid cell 5.93 km² per grid cell 0.3929 km² per grid cell Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Faroe Islands or Montserrat?
Faroe Islands, at 6.63 km² per grid cell against 6.34 km² per grid cell in Montserrat as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Faroe Islands and Montserrat?
0.29 km² per grid cell, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Montserrat?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Faroe Islands and Montserrat rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Faroe Islands ranks 191st 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.