Martinique vs Mauritius: Urban area over the long-term
Martinique
95.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mauritius
142.21 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Martinique rank
164th
Mauritius rank
161st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Martinique
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 142.21 km² per grid cell against 95.46 km² per grid cell in Martinique, a difference of 46.75 km² per grid cell.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.5 times Martinique's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Martinique ahead.
Martinique ranks 164th and Mauritius ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Martinique averaged higher in 23 and Mauritius in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Martinique | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1200s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1300s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1400s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1500s | 0.0241 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0241 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1600s | 0.0361 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0361 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1700s | 0.0542 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0539 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1710s | 0.0654 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0647 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1720s | 0.0915 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0903 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1730s | 0.1281 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.1259 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1740s | 0.1793 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.1752 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1750s | 0.2511 km² per grid cell | 0.0076 km² per grid cell | 0.2434 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1760s | 0.3515 km² per grid cell | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | 0.3371 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1770s | 0.4921 km² per grid cell | 0.0269 km² per grid cell | 0.4652 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1780s | 0.6889 km² per grid cell | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | 0.6385 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1790s | 0.9644 km² per grid cell | 0.0945 km² per grid cell | 0.8699 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1800s | 1.35 km² per grid cell | 0.1772 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1810s | 1.89 km² per grid cell | 0.3323 km² per grid cell | 1.56 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1820s | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 0.6231 km² per grid cell | 1.72 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1830s | 2.91 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1840s | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 1.4 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1850s | 4.41 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 0.1841 km² per grid cell | Martinique |
| 1860s | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 9.05 km² per grid cell | 3.73 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 6.49 km² per grid cell | 11.54 km² per grid cell | 5.05 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 7.57 km² per grid cell | 16.42 km² per grid cell | 8.85 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 8.42 km² per grid cell | 21.12 km² per grid cell | 12.7 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 8.99 km² per grid cell | 26.31 km² per grid cell | 17.32 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 9.44 km² per grid cell | 32.05 km² per grid cell | 22.61 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 38.21 km² per grid cell | 28.65 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 10.05 km² per grid cell | 42.31 km² per grid cell | 32.27 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 11.15 km² per grid cell | 44.38 km² per grid cell | 33.23 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 15.33 km² per grid cell | 47.61 km² per grid cell | 32.28 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 27.71 km² per grid cell | 61.86 km² per grid cell | 34.15 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 42.95 km² per grid cell | 82.92 km² per grid cell | 39.98 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 58.89 km² per grid cell | 72.89 km² per grid cell | 14 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 72.87 km² per grid cell | 79.03 km² per grid cell | 6.16 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 81.3 km² per grid cell | 88.91 km² per grid cell | 7.62 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 87.37 km² per grid cell | 98.4 km² per grid cell | 11.03 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 93.93 km² per grid cell | 142.21 km² per grid cell | 48.28 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Martinique or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 142.21 km² per grid cell against 95.46 km² per grid cell in Martinique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Martinique and Mauritius?
- 46.75 km² per grid cell, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique and Mauritius?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Martinique and Mauritius rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Martinique ranks 164th and Mauritius ranks 161st 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.