Guadeloupe vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban area over the long-term

Guadeloupe
45.59 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
41.74 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guadeloupe rank
175th
United States Virgin Islands rank
178th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Guadeloupe
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Guadeloupe currently reports 45.59 km² per grid cell against 41.74 km² per grid cell in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 3.85 km² per grid cell.

That makes Guadeloupe's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guadeloupe ahead.

Guadeloupe ranks 175th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th of 202 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guadeloupe United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1100s 0.0013 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0013 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1200s 0.0042 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0041 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1300s 0.0138 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0133 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1400s 0.0449 km² per grid cell 0.0032 km² per grid cell 0.0417 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1500s 0.1356 km² per grid cell 0.0194 km² per grid cell 0.1162 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1600s 0.3168 km² per grid cell 0.1124 km² per grid cell 0.2044 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1700s 0.6213 km² per grid cell 0.4725 km² per grid cell 0.1488 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1710s 0.7251 km² per grid cell 0.5605 km² per grid cell 0.1646 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1720s 0.8253 km² per grid cell 0.6442 km² per grid cell 0.1811 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1730s 0.9425 km² per grid cell 0.7387 km² per grid cell 0.2038 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1740s 1.08 km² per grid cell 0.8464 km² per grid cell 0.234 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1750s 1.24 km² per grid cell 0.9703 km² per grid cell 0.2731 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1760s 1.44 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell 0.3226 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1770s 1.67 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell 0.384 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1780s 1.94 km² per grid cell 1.49 km² per grid cell 0.4592 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1790s 2.28 km² per grid cell 1.73 km² per grid cell 0.5501 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1800s 2.68 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell 0.6586 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1810s 3.17 km² per grid cell 2.38 km² per grid cell 0.787 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1820s 3.59 km² per grid cell 2.52 km² per grid cell 1.07 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1830s 4.07 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell 1.38 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1840s 4.61 km² per grid cell 2.88 km² per grid cell 1.73 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1850s 5.24 km² per grid cell 3.12 km² per grid cell 2.11 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1860s 5.95 km² per grid cell 3.41 km² per grid cell 2.54 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1870s 6.77 km² per grid cell 3.56 km² per grid cell 3.21 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1880s 7.72 km² per grid cell 3.72 km² per grid cell 3.99 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1890s 8.8 km² per grid cell 3.9 km² per grid cell 4.9 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1900s 10.04 km² per grid cell 4.09 km² per grid cell 5.95 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1910s 11.46 km² per grid cell 4.3 km² per grid cell 7.16 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1920s 12.68 km² per grid cell 4.52 km² per grid cell 8.16 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1930s 14.04 km² per grid cell 4.76 km² per grid cell 9.28 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1940s 15.56 km² per grid cell 5.02 km² per grid cell 10.54 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1950s 19.43 km² per grid cell 5.6 km² per grid cell 13.83 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1960s 24.75 km² per grid cell 10.19 km² per grid cell 14.57 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1970s 27.65 km² per grid cell 21.69 km² per grid cell 5.96 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1980s 31.08 km² per grid cell 30.81 km² per grid cell 0.2659 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
1990s 35.81 km² per grid cell 34.54 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
2000s 39.53 km² per grid cell 37.51 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
2010s 42.53 km² per grid cell 38.38 km² per grid cell 4.15 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe
2020s 45.03 km² per grid cell 42.27 km² per grid cell 2.76 km² per grid cell Guadeloupe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guadeloupe or United States Virgin Islands?
Guadeloupe, at 45.59 km² per grid cell against 41.74 km² per grid cell in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guadeloupe and United States Virgin Islands?
3.85 km² per grid cell, with Guadeloupe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and United States Virgin Islands?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guadeloupe and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Guadeloupe ranks 175th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th of 202 regions.
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

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.