Grenada vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Urban area over the long-term
Grenada
12.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
8.7 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Grenada rank
189th
Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank
190th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Grenada
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 12.37 km² per grid cell against 8.7 km² per grid cell in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, a difference of 3.67 km² per grid cell.
That makes Grenada's figure about 1.4 times Svalbard and Jan Mayen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 189th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 190th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 39 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 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 | 0.0043 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1700s | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0142 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1710s | 0.0207 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0206 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1720s | 0.0281 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0279 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1730s | 0.0379 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0377 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1740s | 0.0513 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.051 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1750s | 0.0694 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.069 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1760s | 0.0939 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0934 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1770s | 0.127 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.1263 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1780s | 0.1716 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.1708 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1790s | 0.232 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.2308 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1800s | 0.3131 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.3116 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1810s | 0.4215 km² per grid cell | 0.002 km² per grid cell | 0.4195 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1820s | 0.5389 km² per grid cell | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | 0.5361 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1830s | 0.6818 km² per grid cell | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | 0.6779 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1840s | 0.8474 km² per grid cell | 0.0053 km² per grid cell | 0.8421 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1850s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0074 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1860s | 1.2 km² per grid cell | 0.0104 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1870s | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 0.0131 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1880s | 1.51 km² per grid cell | 0.0165 km² per grid cell | 1.49 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1890s | 1.65 km² per grid cell | 0.0209 km² per grid cell | 1.63 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1900s | 1.81 km² per grid cell | 0.0263 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1910s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0332 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1920s | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 0.0462 km² per grid cell | 2.23 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1930s | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 2.6 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1940s | 3.26 km² per grid cell | 0.0891 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1950s | 4.14 km² per grid cell | 0.2042 km² per grid cell | 3.94 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1960s | 5.16 km² per grid cell | 0.4891 km² per grid cell | 4.67 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1970s | 5.42 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | 4.36 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1980s | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 2.25 km² per grid cell | 3.63 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 1990s | 6.07 km² per grid cell | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 0.8465 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 2000s | 7.15 km² per grid cell | 8.27 km² per grid cell | 1.12 km² per grid cell | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2010s | 9.22 km² per grid cell | 8.35 km² per grid cell | 0.8745 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
| 2020s | 11.75 km² per grid cell | 8.6 km² per grid cell | 3.15 km² per grid cell | Grenada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Grenada or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Grenada, at 12.37 km² per grid cell against 8.7 km² per grid cell in Svalbard and Jan Mayen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Grenada and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 3.67 km² per grid cell, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Grenada and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Grenada ranks 189th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 190th 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.