Grenada vs Samoa: Urban area over the long-term
Grenada
12.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Samoa
13.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Grenada rank
189th
Samoa rank
186th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Grenada
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.46 km² per grid cell against 12.37 km² per grid cell in Grenada, a difference of 1.09 km² per grid cell.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Grenada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 32 and Samoa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1300s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1400s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1500s | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1600s | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1700s | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1710s | 0.0207 km² per grid cell | 0.0206 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1720s | 0.0281 km² per grid cell | 0.0253 km² per grid cell | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1730s | 0.0379 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.0069 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1740s | 0.0513 km² per grid cell | 0.0381 km² per grid cell | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1750s | 0.0694 km² per grid cell | 0.0468 km² per grid cell | 0.0226 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1760s | 0.0939 km² per grid cell | 0.0575 km² per grid cell | 0.0363 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1770s | 0.127 km² per grid cell | 0.0707 km² per grid cell | 0.0563 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1780s | 0.1716 km² per grid cell | 0.0868 km² per grid cell | 0.0849 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1790s | 0.232 km² per grid cell | 0.1066 km² per grid cell | 0.1254 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1800s | 0.3131 km² per grid cell | 0.1309 km² per grid cell | 0.1822 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1810s | 0.4215 km² per grid cell | 0.1607 km² per grid cell | 0.2608 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1820s | 0.5389 km² per grid cell | 0.1979 km² per grid cell | 0.341 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1830s | 0.6818 km² per grid cell | 0.2437 km² per grid cell | 0.438 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1840s | 0.8474 km² per grid cell | 0.3001 km² per grid cell | 0.5473 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1850s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.3696 km² per grid cell | 0.6565 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1860s | 1.2 km² per grid cell | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 0.7473 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1870s | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 0.5974 km² per grid cell | 0.7668 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1880s | 1.51 km² per grid cell | 0.784 km² per grid cell | 0.7238 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1890s | 1.65 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.6193 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1900s | 1.81 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 0.468 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1910s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 0.9027 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1920s | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 0.6392 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1930s | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | 0.4824 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1940s | 3.26 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 0.6 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1950s | 4.14 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 0.0263 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1960s | 5.16 km² per grid cell | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 0.3516 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.42 km² per grid cell | 6.9 km² per grid cell | 1.48 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 7.6 km² per grid cell | 1.72 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1990s | 6.07 km² per grid cell | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 2.52 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 2000s | 7.15 km² per grid cell | 9.9 km² per grid cell | 2.75 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 2010s | 9.22 km² per grid cell | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 2.12 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11.75 km² per grid cell | 12.81 km² per grid cell | 1.06 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Grenada or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.46 km² per grid cell against 12.37 km² per grid cell in Grenada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Grenada and Samoa?
- 1.09 km² per grid cell, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Grenada and Samoa rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Grenada ranks 189th 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.