Fiji vs Mauritius: Urban area over the long-term
Fiji
152.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mauritius
142.21 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Fiji rank
159th
Mauritius rank
161st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Fiji
- Mauritius
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 152.36 km² per grid cell against 142.21 km² per grid cell in Mauritius, a difference of 10.15 km² per grid cell.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 159th and Mauritius ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 26 and Mauritius in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1200s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1300s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1400s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1500s | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1600s | 0.0272 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0272 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1700s | 0.0906 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0903 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1710s | 0.1584 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.1578 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1720s | 0.2001 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.1989 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1730s | 0.2528 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.2506 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1740s | 0.3193 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.3152 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1750s | 0.4033 km² per grid cell | 0.0076 km² per grid cell | 0.3956 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1760s | 0.5094 km² per grid cell | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | 0.4951 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1770s | 0.6435 km² per grid cell | 0.0269 km² per grid cell | 0.6166 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1780s | 0.8128 km² per grid cell | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | 0.7624 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1790s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0945 km² per grid cell | 0.9322 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1800s | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 0.1772 km² per grid cell | 1.12 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1810s | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 0.3323 km² per grid cell | 1.31 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1820s | 2.08 km² per grid cell | 0.6231 km² per grid cell | 1.45 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1830s | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1840s | 3.33 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1850s | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 0.0075 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 5.34 km² per grid cell | 9.05 km² per grid cell | 3.71 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 11.54 km² per grid cell | 4.91 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 8.21 km² per grid cell | 16.42 km² per grid cell | 8.21 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 10.23 km² per grid cell | 21.12 km² per grid cell | 10.89 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 12.43 km² per grid cell | 26.31 km² per grid cell | 13.89 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 14.23 km² per grid cell | 32.05 km² per grid cell | 17.82 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 14.88 km² per grid cell | 38.21 km² per grid cell | 23.33 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 42.31 km² per grid cell | 27.42 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 16.13 km² per grid cell | 44.38 km² per grid cell | 28.25 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 20.06 km² per grid cell | 47.61 km² per grid cell | 27.55 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 31.35 km² per grid cell | 61.86 km² per grid cell | 30.51 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 45.01 km² per grid cell | 82.92 km² per grid cell | 37.91 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 60.34 km² per grid cell | 72.89 km² per grid cell | 12.55 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 81.34 km² per grid cell | 79.03 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2000s | 103.3 km² per grid cell | 88.91 km² per grid cell | 14.39 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2010s | 128.24 km² per grid cell | 98.4 km² per grid cell | 29.84 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2020s | 152.07 km² per grid cell | 142.21 km² per grid cell | 9.86 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Fiji or Mauritius?
- Fiji, at 152.36 km² per grid cell against 142.21 km² per grid cell in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Fiji and Mauritius?
- 10.15 km² per grid cell, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Mauritius?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Mauritius rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Fiji ranks 159th and Mauritius ranks 161st 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.