Montserrat vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Urban area over the long-term
Montserrat
6.34 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
8.7 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Montserrat rank
193rd
Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank
190th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Montserrat
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
How they compare
Svalbard and Jan Mayen currently reports 8.7 km² per grid cell against 6.34 km² per grid cell in Montserrat, a difference of 2.36 km² per grid cell.
That makes Svalbard and Jan Mayen's figure about 1.4 times Montserrat's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Montserrat ahead.
Montserrat ranks 193rd and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 190th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Montserrat averaged higher in 37 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montserrat | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1200s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1300s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1400s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1500s | 0.0177 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0177 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1600s | 0.1064 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.1063 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1700s | 0.6382 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.6381 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1710s | 0.778 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.7778 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1720s | 0.9219 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.9217 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1730s | 1.09 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1740s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 1.29 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1750s | 1.53 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1760s | 1.82 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1770s | 2.15 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 2.15 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1780s | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1790s | 3.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 3.02 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1800s | 3.58 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 3.58 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1810s | 4.25 km² per grid cell | 0.002 km² per grid cell | 4.25 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1820s | 4.81 km² per grid cell | 0.0027 km² per grid cell | 4.8 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1830s | 5.44 km² per grid cell | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | 5.44 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1840s | 6.16 km² per grid cell | 0.0053 km² per grid cell | 6.15 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1850s | 6.97 km² per grid cell | 0.0074 km² per grid cell | 6.96 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1860s | 7.89 km² per grid cell | 0.0104 km² per grid cell | 7.88 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1870s | 8.94 km² per grid cell | 0.0131 km² per grid cell | 8.92 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1880s | 10.12 km² per grid cell | 0.0165 km² per grid cell | 10.11 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1890s | 11.04 km² per grid cell | 0.0209 km² per grid cell | 11.02 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1900s | 12.01 km² per grid cell | 0.0263 km² per grid cell | 11.99 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1910s | 13.07 km² per grid cell | 0.0332 km² per grid cell | 13.04 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1920s | 13.79 km² per grid cell | 0.0462 km² per grid cell | 13.75 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1930s | 14.56 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 14.5 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1940s | 15.39 km² per grid cell | 0.0891 km² per grid cell | 15.3 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1950s | 16.43 km² per grid cell | 0.2042 km² per grid cell | 16.23 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1960s | 11.76 km² per grid cell | 0.4891 km² per grid cell | 11.27 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1970s | 9.88 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | 8.83 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1980s | 9.75 km² per grid cell | 2.25 km² per grid cell | 7.5 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 1990s | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 2.51 km² per grid cell | Montserrat |
| 2000s | 3.83 km² per grid cell | 8.27 km² per grid cell | 4.44 km² per grid cell | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2010s | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 8.35 km² per grid cell | 3.37 km² per grid cell | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2020s | 5.93 km² per grid cell | 8.6 km² per grid cell | 2.67 km² per grid cell | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Montserrat or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 8.7 km² per grid cell against 6.34 km² per grid cell in Montserrat as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Montserrat and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 2.36 km² per grid cell, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Montserrat and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Montserrat ranks 193rd and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 190th 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.