Montserrat vs Tonga: Urban area over the long-term

Montserrat
6.34 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tonga
6.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Montserrat rank
193rd
Tonga rank
192nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Montserrat
  • Tonga
051015100015122025

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 6.56 km² per grid cell against 6.34 km² per grid cell in Montserrat, a difference of 0.22 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Montserrat ahead.

Montserrat ranks 193rd and Tonga ranks 192nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Montserrat averaged higher in 37 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montserrat Tonga 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 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1500s 0.0177 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0173 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1600s 0.1064 km² per grid cell 0.0019 km² per grid cell 0.1045 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1700s 0.6382 km² per grid cell 0.0085 km² per grid cell 0.6297 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1710s 0.778 km² per grid cell 0.0054 km² per grid cell 0.7725 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1720s 0.9219 km² per grid cell 0.0071 km² per grid cell 0.9148 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1730s 1.09 km² per grid cell 0.0094 km² per grid cell 1.08 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1740s 1.29 km² per grid cell 0.0124 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1750s 1.53 km² per grid cell 0.0163 km² per grid cell 1.52 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1760s 1.82 km² per grid cell 0.0214 km² per grid cell 1.8 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1770s 2.15 km² per grid cell 0.0282 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1780s 2.55 km² per grid cell 0.037 km² per grid cell 2.52 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1790s 3.03 km² per grid cell 0.0487 km² per grid cell 2.98 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1800s 3.58 km² per grid cell 0.0641 km² per grid cell 3.52 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1810s 4.25 km² per grid cell 0.0844 km² per grid cell 4.16 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1820s 4.81 km² per grid cell 0.1113 km² per grid cell 4.7 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1830s 5.44 km² per grid cell 0.1469 km² per grid cell 5.29 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1840s 6.16 km² per grid cell 0.1938 km² per grid cell 5.96 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1850s 6.97 km² per grid cell 0.2558 km² per grid cell 6.71 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1860s 7.89 km² per grid cell 0.3375 km² per grid cell 7.55 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1870s 8.94 km² per grid cell 0.4363 km² per grid cell 8.5 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1880s 10.12 km² per grid cell 0.5634 km² per grid cell 9.56 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1890s 11.04 km² per grid cell 0.7242 km² per grid cell 10.32 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1900s 12.01 km² per grid cell 0.9151 km² per grid cell 11.1 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1910s 13.07 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell 11.97 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1920s 13.79 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell 12.58 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1930s 14.56 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell 13.34 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1940s 15.39 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell 14.17 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1950s 16.43 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell 14.91 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1960s 11.76 km² per grid cell 2.57 km² per grid cell 9.18 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1970s 9.88 km² per grid cell 3.21 km² per grid cell 6.67 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1980s 9.75 km² per grid cell 3.53 km² per grid cell 6.22 km² per grid cell Montserrat
1990s 7.73 km² per grid cell 3.97 km² per grid cell 3.75 km² per grid cell Montserrat
2000s 3.83 km² per grid cell 4.5 km² per grid cell 0.6777 km² per grid cell Tonga
2010s 4.97 km² per grid cell 5.26 km² per grid cell 0.2869 km² per grid cell Tonga
2020s 5.93 km² per grid cell 6.18 km² per grid cell 0.2518 km² per grid cell Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Montserrat or Tonga?
Tonga, at 6.56 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 Tonga?
0.22 km² per grid cell, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Tonga?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Montserrat and Tonga rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Montserrat ranks 193rd and Tonga ranks 192nd 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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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
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Total built-up area of a country over time.