What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Jamaica and Tajikistan?

2.81 km² per grid cell, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tajikistan?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Jamaica vs Tajikistan: Urban area over the long-term

Jamaica

461.16 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Tajikistan

463.97 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Jamaica rank

129th

Tajikistan rank

128th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Jamaica
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 463.97 km² per grid cell against 461.16 km² per grid cell in Jamaica, a difference of 2.81 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Jamaica ranks 129th and Tajikistan ranks 128th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 25 and Tajikistan in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1100s	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.0014 km² per grid cell	0.0012 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1200s	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0045 km² per grid cell	0.0033 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1300s	0.0073 km² per grid cell	0.0145 km² per grid cell	0.0073 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1400s	0.0435 km² per grid cell	0.0469 km² per grid cell	0.0034 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1500s	0.2611 km² per grid cell	0.1503 km² per grid cell	0.1108 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1600s	0.3916 km² per grid cell	0.5091 km² per grid cell	0.1175 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1700s	0.5874 km² per grid cell	1.7 km² per grid cell	1.11 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1710s	0.8153 km² per grid cell	1.83 km² per grid cell	1.01 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1720s	1.07 km² per grid cell	1.93 km² per grid cell	0.857 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1730s	1.4 km² per grid cell	2.03 km² per grid cell	0.6297 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1740s	1.84 km² per grid cell	2.15 km² per grid cell	0.3038 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1750s	2.42 km² per grid cell	2.27 km² per grid cell	0.153 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1760s	3.18 km² per grid cell	2.39 km² per grid cell	0.7832 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1770s	4.17 km² per grid cell	2.53 km² per grid cell	1.64 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1780s	5.47 km² per grid cell	2.67 km² per grid cell	2.8 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1790s	7.18 km² per grid cell	2.81 km² per grid cell	4.37 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1800s	9.42 km² per grid cell	3.07 km² per grid cell	6.35 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1810s	12.37 km² per grid cell	4.05 km² per grid cell	8.32 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1820s	14.29 km² per grid cell	5.34 km² per grid cell	8.95 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1830s	16.51 km² per grid cell	7.05 km² per grid cell	9.46 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1840s	19.07 km² per grid cell	9.3 km² per grid cell	9.77 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1850s	22.02 km² per grid cell	12.28 km² per grid cell	9.74 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1860s	25.37 km² per grid cell	16.2 km² per grid cell	9.17 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1870s	32 km² per grid cell	21.37 km² per grid cell	10.63 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1880s	39.53 km² per grid cell	28.14 km² per grid cell	11.39 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1890s	46.73 km² per grid cell	36.84 km² per grid cell	9.89 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1900s	51.55 km² per grid cell	47.24 km² per grid cell	4.31 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1910s	52.99 km² per grid cell	57.57 km² per grid cell	4.59 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1920s	52.99 km² per grid cell	64.3 km² per grid cell	11.32 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1930s	53.73 km² per grid cell	65.81 km² per grid cell	12.08 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1940s	58.34 km² per grid cell	65.81 km² per grid cell	7.48 km² per grid cell	Tajikistan
1950s	88.86 km² per grid cell	77.39 km² per grid cell	11.46 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1960s	135.42 km² per grid cell	113.62 km² per grid cell	21.8 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1970s	189.58 km² per grid cell	160.11 km² per grid cell	29.46 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1980s	251.01 km² per grid cell	206.87 km² per grid cell	44.15 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
1990s	302.9 km² per grid cell	240.82 km² per grid cell	62.08 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
2000s	354.16 km² per grid cell	262.53 km² per grid cell	91.62 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
2010s	404.81 km² per grid cell	339.47 km² per grid cell	65.34 km² per grid cell	Jamaica
2020s	448.74 km² per grid cell	434.2 km² per grid cell	14.54 km² per grid cell	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Jamaica or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 463.97 km² per grid cell against 461.16 km² per grid cell in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Jamaica and Tajikistan?: 2.81 km² per grid cell, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tajikistan?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Tajikistan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Jamaica ranks 129th and Tajikistan ranks 128th 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.