Greenland vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Urban area long term
Greenland
30.16
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
21.01
in 2025
Greenland rank
183rd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
185th
Urban area long term over time
- Greenland
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 30.16 against 21.01 in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 9.15.
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 | 0 | 0 | Greenland |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greenland |
| 1200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greenland |
| 1300s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | Greenland |
| 1400s | 0.0003 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | Greenland |
| 1500s | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1600s | 0.0031 | 0.0062 | 0.0032 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1700s | 0.0094 | 0.0375 | 0.0281 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1710s | 0.013 | 0.0457 | 0.0327 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1720s | 0.0175 | 0.0541 | 0.0366 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1730s | 0.0236 | 0.0641 | 0.0405 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1740s | 0.0319 | 0.076 | 0.0441 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1750s | 0.0431 | 0.0901 | 0.047 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1760s | 0.0582 | 0.1067 | 0.0486 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1770s | 0.0785 | 0.1265 | 0.048 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1780s | 0.106 | 0.1499 | 0.0439 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1790s | 0.1431 | 0.1776 | 0.0345 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1800s | 0.1932 | 0.2105 | 0.0173 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1810s | 0.2608 | 0.2494 | 0.0113 | Greenland |
| 1820s | 0.352 | 0.2823 | 0.0697 | Greenland |
| 1830s | 0.4753 | 0.3195 | 0.1558 | Greenland |
| 1840s | 0.6416 | 0.3616 | 0.28 | Greenland |
| 1850s | 0.8661 | 0.4092 | 0.4569 | Greenland |
| 1860s | 1.17 | 0.4515 | 0.7177 | Greenland |
| 1870s | 1.58 | 0.4844 | 1.09 | Greenland |
| 1880s | 2.13 | 0.4983 | 1.63 | Greenland |
| 1890s | 2.87 | 0.4983 | 2.37 | Greenland |
| 1900s | 3.81 | 0.4983 | 3.31 | Greenland |
| 1910s | 4.9 | 0.4983 | 4.4 | Greenland |
| 1920s | 5.85 | 0.4983 | 5.35 | Greenland |
| 1930s | 6.3 | 0.5656 | 5.74 | Greenland |
| 1940s | 6.36 | 0.702 | 5.66 | Greenland |
| 1950s | 7.46 | 0.9684 | 6.49 | Greenland |
| 1960s | 11.92 | 1.1 | 10.82 | Greenland |
| 1970s | 16.98 | 1.37 | 15.61 | Greenland |
| 1980s | 19.77 | 2.51 | 17.26 | Greenland |
| 1990s | 22.77 | 5.12 | 17.65 | Greenland |
| 2000s | 25.37 | 10.2 | 15.17 | Greenland |
| 2010s | 27.66 | 16.32 | 11.35 | Greenland |
| 2020s | 29.58 | 20.47 | 9.11 | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, Greenland or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Greenland, at 30.16 against 21.01 in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term between Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 9.15, 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 long term?
- Greenland ranks 183rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 185th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban area long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.