Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu: Urban area over the long-term
Solomon Islands
43.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Vanuatu
35.17 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
177th
Vanuatu rank
180th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 43.46 km² per grid cell against 35.17 km² per grid cell in Vanuatu, a difference of 8.29 km² per grid cell.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 180th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1500s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1600s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1700s | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0.0102 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1710s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0.0283 km² per grid cell | 0.0258 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1720s | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0348 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1730s | 0.0053 km² per grid cell | 0.0427 km² per grid cell | 0.0374 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1740s | 0.0077 km² per grid cell | 0.0525 km² per grid cell | 0.0448 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1750s | 0.0111 km² per grid cell | 0.0644 km² per grid cell | 0.0533 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1760s | 0.0159 km² per grid cell | 0.0791 km² per grid cell | 0.0632 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1770s | 0.0228 km² per grid cell | 0.0972 km² per grid cell | 0.0744 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1780s | 0.0325 km² per grid cell | 0.1193 km² per grid cell | 0.0868 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1790s | 0.0463 km² per grid cell | 0.1465 km² per grid cell | 0.1002 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1800s | 0.0658 km² per grid cell | 0.1799 km² per grid cell | 0.1141 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1810s | 0.0933 km² per grid cell | 0.221 km² per grid cell | 0.1277 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1820s | 0.1113 km² per grid cell | 0.2721 km² per grid cell | 0.1608 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1830s | 0.1324 km² per grid cell | 0.3351 km² per grid cell | 0.2027 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1840s | 0.1572 km² per grid cell | 0.4127 km² per grid cell | 0.2555 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1850s | 0.1861 km² per grid cell | 0.5082 km² per grid cell | 0.3222 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0.2198 km² per grid cell | 0.6259 km² per grid cell | 0.4061 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 0.2539 km² per grid cell | 0.7554 km² per grid cell | 0.5014 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 0.2929 km² per grid cell | 0.9116 km² per grid cell | 0.6188 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 0.3373 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 0.7629 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 0.3882 km² per grid cell | 1.33 km² per grid cell | 0.9397 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.4466 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 0.5516 km² per grid cell | 1.92 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 0.6816 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.8428 km² per grid cell | 2.75 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 1.41 km² per grid cell | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 2.64 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 2.81 km² per grid cell | 6.01 km² per grid cell | 3.21 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 4.87 km² per grid cell | 6.85 km² per grid cell | 1.98 km² per grid cell | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 8.63 km² per grid cell | 6.87 km² per grid cell | 1.76 km² per grid cell | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 13.28 km² per grid cell | 8.09 km² per grid cell | 5.19 km² per grid cell | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 19.62 km² per grid cell | 12.69 km² per grid cell | 6.93 km² per grid cell | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 29.13 km² per grid cell | 21.38 km² per grid cell | 7.75 km² per grid cell | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 39.53 km² per grid cell | 31.45 km² per grid cell | 8.08 km² per grid cell | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Solomon Islands or Vanuatu?
- Solomon Islands, at 43.46 km² per grid cell against 35.17 km² per grid cell in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
- 8.29 km² per grid cell, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Solomon Islands ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 180th 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.