Greenland vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Urban area over the long-term
Greenland
30.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
21.01 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Greenland rank
183rd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
185th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Greenland
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 30.16 km² per grid cell against 21.01 km² per grid cell in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 9.15 km² per grid cell.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.4 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 183rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 185th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 27 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Turks and Caicos Islands | 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 | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1500s | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1600s | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 0.0062 km² per grid cell | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1700s | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 0.0375 km² per grid cell | 0.0281 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1710s | 0.013 km² per grid cell | 0.0457 km² per grid cell | 0.0327 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1720s | 0.0175 km² per grid cell | 0.0541 km² per grid cell | 0.0366 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1730s | 0.0236 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 0.0405 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1740s | 0.0319 km² per grid cell | 0.076 km² per grid cell | 0.0441 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1750s | 0.0431 km² per grid cell | 0.0901 km² per grid cell | 0.047 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1760s | 0.0582 km² per grid cell | 0.1067 km² per grid cell | 0.0486 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1770s | 0.0785 km² per grid cell | 0.1265 km² per grid cell | 0.048 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1780s | 0.106 km² per grid cell | 0.1499 km² per grid cell | 0.0439 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1790s | 0.1431 km² per grid cell | 0.1776 km² per grid cell | 0.0345 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1800s | 0.1932 km² per grid cell | 0.2105 km² per grid cell | 0.0173 km² per grid cell | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1810s | 0.2608 km² per grid cell | 0.2494 km² per grid cell | 0.0113 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1820s | 0.352 km² per grid cell | 0.2823 km² per grid cell | 0.0697 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1830s | 0.4753 km² per grid cell | 0.3195 km² per grid cell | 0.1558 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1840s | 0.6416 km² per grid cell | 0.3616 km² per grid cell | 0.28 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1850s | 0.8661 km² per grid cell | 0.4092 km² per grid cell | 0.4569 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1860s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.4515 km² per grid cell | 0.7177 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1870s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 0.4844 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1880s | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 1.63 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1890s | 2.87 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 2.37 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1900s | 3.81 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1910s | 4.9 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 4.4 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1920s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 0.4983 km² per grid cell | 5.35 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1930s | 6.3 km² per grid cell | 0.5656 km² per grid cell | 5.74 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1940s | 6.36 km² per grid cell | 0.702 km² per grid cell | 5.66 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1950s | 7.46 km² per grid cell | 0.9684 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1960s | 11.92 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 10.82 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1970s | 16.98 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | 15.61 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1980s | 19.77 km² per grid cell | 2.51 km² per grid cell | 17.26 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 1990s | 22.77 km² per grid cell | 5.12 km² per grid cell | 17.65 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 2000s | 25.37 km² per grid cell | 10.2 km² per grid cell | 15.17 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 2010s | 27.66 km² per grid cell | 16.32 km² per grid cell | 11.35 km² per grid cell | Greenland |
| 2020s | 29.58 km² per grid cell | 20.47 km² per grid cell | 9.11 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Greenland, at 30.16 km² per grid cell against 21.01 km² per grid cell in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 9.15 km² per grid cell, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Greenland ranks 183rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 185th 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.