Grenada vs Tonga: Urban area over the long-term

Grenada
12.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tonga
6.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Grenada rank
189th
Tonga rank
192nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Grenada
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Grenada currently reports 12.37 km² per grid cell against 6.56 km² per grid cell in Tonga, a difference of 5.81 km² per grid cell.

That makes Grenada's figure about 1.9 times Tonga's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Grenada has been ahead every year.

Grenada ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 192nd of 202 countries.

Grenada has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Tonga 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 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Grenada
1500s 0.0013 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Grenada
1600s 0.0044 km² per grid cell 0.0019 km² per grid cell 0.0025 km² per grid cell Grenada
1700s 0.0143 km² per grid cell 0.0085 km² per grid cell 0.0058 km² per grid cell Grenada
1710s 0.0207 km² per grid cell 0.0054 km² per grid cell 0.0153 km² per grid cell Grenada
1720s 0.0281 km² per grid cell 0.0071 km² per grid cell 0.0209 km² per grid cell Grenada
1730s 0.0379 km² per grid cell 0.0094 km² per grid cell 0.0286 km² per grid cell Grenada
1740s 0.0513 km² per grid cell 0.0124 km² per grid cell 0.039 km² per grid cell Grenada
1750s 0.0694 km² per grid cell 0.0163 km² per grid cell 0.0532 km² per grid cell Grenada
1760s 0.0939 km² per grid cell 0.0214 km² per grid cell 0.0725 km² per grid cell Grenada
1770s 0.127 km² per grid cell 0.0282 km² per grid cell 0.0988 km² per grid cell Grenada
1780s 0.1716 km² per grid cell 0.037 km² per grid cell 0.1346 km² per grid cell Grenada
1790s 0.232 km² per grid cell 0.0487 km² per grid cell 0.1832 km² per grid cell Grenada
1800s 0.3131 km² per grid cell 0.0641 km² per grid cell 0.249 km² per grid cell Grenada
1810s 0.4215 km² per grid cell 0.0844 km² per grid cell 0.3371 km² per grid cell Grenada
1820s 0.5389 km² per grid cell 0.1113 km² per grid cell 0.4275 km² per grid cell Grenada
1830s 0.6818 km² per grid cell 0.1469 km² per grid cell 0.5348 km² per grid cell Grenada
1840s 0.8474 km² per grid cell 0.1938 km² per grid cell 0.6535 km² per grid cell Grenada
1850s 1.03 km² per grid cell 0.2558 km² per grid cell 0.7704 km² per grid cell Grenada
1860s 1.2 km² per grid cell 0.3375 km² per grid cell 0.865 km² per grid cell Grenada
1870s 1.36 km² per grid cell 0.4363 km² per grid cell 0.9279 km² per grid cell Grenada
1880s 1.51 km² per grid cell 0.5634 km² per grid cell 0.9443 km² per grid cell Grenada
1890s 1.65 km² per grid cell 0.7242 km² per grid cell 0.9229 km² per grid cell Grenada
1900s 1.81 km² per grid cell 0.9151 km² per grid cell 0.8936 km² per grid cell Grenada
1910s 2.03 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell 0.923 km² per grid cell Grenada
1920s 2.28 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell 1.06 km² per grid cell Grenada
1930s 2.66 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell 1.44 km² per grid cell Grenada
1940s 3.26 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell 2.04 km² per grid cell Grenada
1950s 4.14 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell Grenada
1960s 5.16 km² per grid cell 2.57 km² per grid cell 2.59 km² per grid cell Grenada
1970s 5.42 km² per grid cell 3.21 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell Grenada
1980s 5.88 km² per grid cell 3.53 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell Grenada
1990s 6.07 km² per grid cell 3.97 km² per grid cell 2.09 km² per grid cell Grenada
2000s 7.15 km² per grid cell 4.5 km² per grid cell 2.65 km² per grid cell Grenada
2010s 9.22 km² per grid cell 5.26 km² per grid cell 3.96 km² per grid cell Grenada
2020s 11.75 km² per grid cell 6.18 km² per grid cell 5.57 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 Tonga?
Grenada, at 12.37 km² per grid cell against 6.56 km² per grid cell in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Grenada and Tonga?
5.81 km² per grid cell, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Tonga?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Grenada and Tonga rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Grenada ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 192nd 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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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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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Total built-up area of a country over time.