Iceland vs Netherlands Antilles: Urban area over the long-term
Iceland
84.86 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
Netherlands Antilles
99.92 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
Iceland rank
166th
Netherlands Antilles rank
163rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands Antilles
How they compare
Netherlands Antilles currently reports 99.92 kmĀ² per grid cell against 84.86 kmĀ² per grid cell in Iceland, a difference of 15.06 kmĀ² per grid cell.
That makes Netherlands Antilles's figure about 1.2 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 Netherlands Antilles ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 31 and Netherlands Antilles in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands Antilles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0006 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0006 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1100s | 0.0027 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0027 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1200s | 0.0082 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0001 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0081 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1300s | 0.0245 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0006 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0239 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1400s | 0.063 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0036 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0594 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1500s | 0.1889 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.02 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.1689 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1600s | 0.4702 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0858 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.3844 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1700s | 1.16 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.3085 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.8465 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1710s | 1.88 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.3601 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.52 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1720s | 2.53 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.4098 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.12 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1730s | 3.08 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.4681 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1740s | 3.55 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.5365 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.02 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1750s | 3.93 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.6175 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.32 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1760s | 4.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.7136 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.53 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1770s | 4.49 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.8283 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.66 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1780s | 4.7 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.9657 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.74 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1790s | 4.9 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.13 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1800s | 5.08 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.33 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.75 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1810s | 5.28 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.57 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.71 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1820s | 5.63 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.78 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.85 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1830s | 6.03 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.02 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.01 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1840s | 6.5 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.29 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.21 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1850s | 7.07 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.6 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.47 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1860s | 7.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.43 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.33 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1870s | 8.3 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.11 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1880s | 8.87 kmĀ² per grid cell | 5.29 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.59 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1890s | 9.48 kmĀ² per grid cell | 6.37 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.11 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1900s | 10.13 kmĀ² per grid cell | 7.71 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.42 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1910s | 10.82 kmĀ² per grid cell | 9.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.63 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1920s | 14.31 kmĀ² per grid cell | 10.46 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.84 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1930s | 17.05 kmĀ² per grid cell | 13.98 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.07 kmĀ² per grid cell | Iceland |
| 1940s | 20.18 kmĀ² per grid cell | 22.06 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.89 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1950s | 26.05 kmĀ² per grid cell | 36.83 kmĀ² per grid cell | 10.78 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1960s | 34.26 kmĀ² per grid cell | 43.38 kmĀ² per grid cell | 9.12 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1970s | 41.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | 54.69 kmĀ² per grid cell | 13.11 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1980s | 48.26 kmĀ² per grid cell | 63.03 kmĀ² per grid cell | 14.77 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1990s | 54.22 kmĀ² per grid cell | 70.05 kmĀ² per grid cell | 15.83 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2000s | 60.9 kmĀ² per grid cell | 71.11 kmĀ² per grid cell | 10.21 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2010s | 72.29 kmĀ² per grid cell | 88.87 kmĀ² per grid cell | 16.59 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2020s | 81.95 kmĀ² per grid cell | 97.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | 15.81 kmĀ² per grid cell | Netherlands Antilles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Iceland or Netherlands Antilles?
- Netherlands Antilles, at 99.92 kmĀ² per grid cell against 84.86 kmĀ² per grid cell in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Iceland and Netherlands Antilles?
- 15.06 kmĀ² per grid cell, with Netherlands Antilles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands Antilles?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands Antilles rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Iceland ranks 166th and Netherlands Antilles ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) ā 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.