What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Faroe Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

2.07 km² per grid cell, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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.

Faroe Islands vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Urban area over the long-term

Faroe Islands

6.63 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

8.7 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Faroe Islands rank

191st

Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank

190th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Faroe Islands
Svalbard and Jan Mayen

How they compare

Svalbard and Jan Mayen currently reports 8.7 km² per grid cell against 6.63 km² per grid cell in Faroe Islands, a difference of 2.07 km² per grid cell.

That makes Svalbard and Jan Mayen's figure about 1.3 times Faroe Islands's.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 191st and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 190th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 36 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Faroe Islands	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1100s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1200s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1300s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1400s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1500s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1600s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1700s	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1710s	0.0003 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1720s	0.0005 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.0003 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1730s	0.0008 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.0006 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1740s	0.0011 km² per grid cell	0.0003 km² per grid cell	0.0009 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1750s	0.0017 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0013 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1760s	0.0026 km² per grid cell	0.0005 km² per grid cell	0.0021 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1770s	0.0039 km² per grid cell	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0032 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1780s	0.0058 km² per grid cell	0.0009 km² per grid cell	0.0049 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1790s	0.0087 km² per grid cell	0.0011 km² per grid cell	0.0076 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1800s	0.013 km² per grid cell	0.0015 km² per grid cell	0.0115 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1810s	0.0196 km² per grid cell	0.002 km² per grid cell	0.0176 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1820s	0.0293 km² per grid cell	0.0027 km² per grid cell	0.0266 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1830s	0.044 km² per grid cell	0.0038 km² per grid cell	0.0402 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1840s	0.066 km² per grid cell	0.0053 km² per grid cell	0.0607 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1850s	0.099 km² per grid cell	0.0074 km² per grid cell	0.0916 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1860s	0.1485 km² per grid cell	0.0104 km² per grid cell	0.1381 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1870s	0.2227 km² per grid cell	0.0131 km² per grid cell	0.2096 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1880s	0.3334 km² per grid cell	0.0165 km² per grid cell	0.3169 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1890s	0.4961 km² per grid cell	0.0209 km² per grid cell	0.4753 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1900s	0.7234 km² per grid cell	0.0263 km² per grid cell	0.6971 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1910s	1 km² per grid cell	0.0332 km² per grid cell	0.969 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1920s	1.16 km² per grid cell	0.0462 km² per grid cell	1.12 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1930s	1.24 km² per grid cell	0.0641 km² per grid cell	1.17 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1940s	1.28 km² per grid cell	0.0891 km² per grid cell	1.19 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1950s	1.43 km² per grid cell	0.2042 km² per grid cell	1.23 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1960s	1.98 km² per grid cell	0.4891 km² per grid cell	1.49 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1970s	2.7 km² per grid cell	1.05 km² per grid cell	1.65 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1980s	3.21 km² per grid cell	2.25 km² per grid cell	0.9576 km² per grid cell	Faroe Islands
1990s	3.56 km² per grid cell	5.22 km² per grid cell	1.66 km² per grid cell	Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2000s	4.69 km² per grid cell	8.27 km² per grid cell	3.57 km² per grid cell	Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2010s	5.57 km² per grid cell	8.35 km² per grid cell	2.78 km² per grid cell	Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2020s	6.32 km² per grid cell	8.6 km² per grid cell	2.28 km² per grid cell	Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Faroe Islands or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 8.7 km² per grid cell against 6.63 km² per grid cell in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Faroe Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: 2.07 km² per grid cell, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Faroe Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Faroe Islands ranks 191st and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 190th 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
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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