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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban area long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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