Faroe Islands vs Tonga: Urban area over the long-term
Faroe Islands
6.63 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tonga
6.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
191st
Tonga rank
192nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Faroe Islands
- Tonga
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 6.63 km² per grid cell against 6.56 km² per grid cell in Tonga, a difference of 0.07 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tonga ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 191st and Tonga ranks 192nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | 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 | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1710s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 0.0051 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1720s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | 0.0066 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1730s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 0.0086 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1740s | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0112 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1750s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0163 km² per grid cell | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1760s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 0.0188 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1770s | 0.0039 km² per grid cell | 0.0282 km² per grid cell | 0.0243 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1780s | 0.0058 km² per grid cell | 0.037 km² per grid cell | 0.0313 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1790s | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.0401 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1800s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 0.0511 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1810s | 0.0196 km² per grid cell | 0.0844 km² per grid cell | 0.0648 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1820s | 0.0293 km² per grid cell | 0.1113 km² per grid cell | 0.082 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1830s | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 0.1469 km² per grid cell | 0.1029 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1840s | 0.066 km² per grid cell | 0.1938 km² per grid cell | 0.1278 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1850s | 0.099 km² per grid cell | 0.2558 km² per grid cell | 0.1568 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.1485 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 0.189 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.2227 km² per grid cell | 0.4363 km² per grid cell | 0.2136 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.3334 km² per grid cell | 0.5634 km² per grid cell | 0.23 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.4961 km² per grid cell | 0.7242 km² per grid cell | 0.228 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0.7234 km² per grid cell | 0.9151 km² per grid cell | 0.1917 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1910s | 1 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 0.1028 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1920s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.0525 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1930s | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.0191 km² per grid cell | Faroe Islands |
| 1940s | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.06 km² per grid cell | Faroe Islands |
| 1950s | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | 0.0979 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1960s | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 0.5929 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1970s | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 3.21 km² per grid cell | 0.5093 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1980s | 3.21 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 0.3186 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 1990s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 0.413 km² per grid cell | Tonga |
| 2000s | 4.69 km² per grid cell | 4.5 km² per grid cell | 0.1902 km² per grid cell | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 5.57 km² per grid cell | 5.26 km² per grid cell | 0.3054 km² per grid cell | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 6.32 km² per grid cell | 6.18 km² per grid cell | 0.1411 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 Tonga?
- Faroe Islands, at 6.63 km² per grid cell against 6.56 km² per grid cell in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Faroe Islands and Tonga?
- 0.07 km² per grid cell, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Tonga?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Tonga rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Faroe Islands ranks 191st 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.