Iceland vs Martinique: Urban area over the long-term
Iceland
84.86 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Martinique
95.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Iceland rank
166th
Martinique rank
164th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Iceland
- Martinique
How they compare
Martinique currently reports 95.46 km² per grid cell against 84.86 km² per grid cell in Iceland, a difference of 10.6 km² per grid cell.
That makes Martinique's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 166th and Martinique ranks 164th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 34 and Martinique in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1100s | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1200s | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0081 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1300s | 0.0245 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0238 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1400s | 0.063 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.059 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1500s | 0.1889 km² per grid cell | 0.0241 km² per grid cell | 0.1648 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1600s | 0.4702 km² per grid cell | 0.0361 km² per grid cell | 0.4341 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1700s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 0.0542 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1710s | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 0.0654 km² per grid cell | 1.81 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1720s | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 0.0915 km² per grid cell | 2.44 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1730s | 3.08 km² per grid cell | 0.1281 km² per grid cell | 2.96 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1740s | 3.55 km² per grid cell | 0.1793 km² per grid cell | 3.37 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1750s | 3.93 km² per grid cell | 0.2511 km² per grid cell | 3.68 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1760s | 4.24 km² per grid cell | 0.3515 km² per grid cell | 3.89 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1770s | 4.49 km² per grid cell | 0.4921 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1780s | 4.7 km² per grid cell | 0.6889 km² per grid cell | 4.02 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1790s | 4.9 km² per grid cell | 0.9644 km² per grid cell | 3.93 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1800s | 5.08 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | 3.73 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1810s | 5.28 km² per grid cell | 1.89 km² per grid cell | 3.39 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1820s | 5.63 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 3.28 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1830s | 6.03 km² per grid cell | 2.91 km² per grid cell | 3.12 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1840s | 6.5 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 2.91 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1850s | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 4.41 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1860s | 7.76 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 2.43 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1870s | 8.3 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | 1.81 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1880s | 8.87 km² per grid cell | 7.57 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1890s | 9.48 km² per grid cell | 8.42 km² per grid cell | 1.06 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1900s | 10.13 km² per grid cell | 8.99 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1910s | 10.82 km² per grid cell | 9.44 km² per grid cell | 1.38 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1920s | 14.31 km² per grid cell | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 4.75 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1930s | 17.05 km² per grid cell | 10.05 km² per grid cell | 7 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1940s | 20.18 km² per grid cell | 11.15 km² per grid cell | 9.02 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1950s | 26.05 km² per grid cell | 15.33 km² per grid cell | 10.72 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1960s | 34.26 km² per grid cell | 27.71 km² per grid cell | 6.54 km² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1970s | 41.58 km² per grid cell | 42.95 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1980s | 48.26 km² per grid cell | 58.89 km² per grid cell | 10.63 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1990s | 54.22 km² per grid cell | 72.87 km² per grid cell | 18.65 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 2000s | 60.9 km² per grid cell | 81.3 km² per grid cell | 20.4 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 2010s | 72.29 km² per grid cell | 87.37 km² per grid cell | 15.08 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 2020s | 81.95 km² per grid cell | 93.93 km² per grid cell | 11.97 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Iceland or Martinique?
- Martinique, at 95.46 km² per grid cell against 84.86 km² per grid cell in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Iceland and Martinique?
- 10.6 km² per grid cell, with Martinique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Martinique?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Martinique rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Iceland ranks 166th and Martinique ranks 164th 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.