Greenland vs Samoa: Urban area over the long-term
Greenland
30.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Samoa
13.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Greenland rank
183rd
Samoa rank
186th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Greenland
- Samoa
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 30.16 km² per grid cell against 13.46 km² per grid cell in Samoa, a difference of 16.7 km² per grid cell.
That makes Greenland's figure about 2.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 35 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1300s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1400s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1500s | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1600s | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1700s | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1710s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0206 km² per grid cell | 0.0076 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1720s | 0.0175 km² per grid cell | 0.0253 km² per grid cell | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1730s | 0.0236 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.0074 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1740s | 0.0319 km² per grid cell | 0.0381 km² per grid cell | 0.0062 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1750s | 0.0431 km² per grid cell | 0.0468 km² per grid cell | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1760s | 0.0582 km² per grid cell | 0.0575 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1770s | 0.0785 km² per grid cell | 0.0707 km² per grid cell | 0.0079 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1780s | 0.106 km² per grid cell | 0.0868 km² per grid cell | 0.0192 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1790s | 0.1431 km² per grid cell | 0.1066 km² per grid cell | 0.0365 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1800s | 0.1932 km² per grid cell | 0.1309 km² per grid cell | 0.0623 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1810s | 0.2608 km² per grid cell | 0.1607 km² per grid cell | 0.1001 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1820s | 0.352 km² per grid cell | 0.1979 km² per grid cell | 0.1541 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1830s | 0.4753 km² per grid cell | 0.2437 km² per grid cell | 0.2315 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1840s | 0.6416 km² per grid cell | 0.3001 km² per grid cell | 0.3415 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1850s | 0.8661 km² per grid cell | 0.3696 km² per grid cell | 0.4965 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1860s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 0.7141 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1870s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 0.5974 km² per grid cell | 0.981 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1880s | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 0.784 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1890s | 2.87 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1900s | 3.81 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 2.47 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1910s | 4.9 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 3.78 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1920s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 4.21 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1930s | 6.3 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | 4.12 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1940s | 6.36 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 3.7 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1950s | 7.46 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 3.29 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1960s | 11.92 km² per grid cell | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 6.41 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1970s | 16.98 km² per grid cell | 6.9 km² per grid cell | 10.08 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1980s | 19.77 km² per grid cell | 7.6 km² per grid cell | 12.17 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1990s | 22.77 km² per grid cell | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 14.19 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 2000s | 25.37 km² per grid cell | 9.9 km² per grid cell | 15.47 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 2010s | 27.66 km² per grid cell | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 16.32 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 2020s | 29.58 km² per grid cell | 12.81 km² per grid cell | 16.77 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Greenland or Samoa?
- Greenland, at 30.16 km² per grid cell against 13.46 km² per grid cell in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Greenland and Samoa?
- 16.7 km² per grid cell, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Samoa rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Greenland ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 186th 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.