What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Solomon Islands and United States Virgin Islands?

1.72 km² per grid cell, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and United States Virgin Islands?

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.

Solomon Islands vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban area over the long-term

Solomon Islands

43.46 km² per grid cell

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

41.74 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Solomon Islands rank

177th

United States Virgin Islands rank

178th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Solomon Islands
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 43.46 km² per grid cell against 41.74 km² per grid cell in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 1.72 km² per grid cell.

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

Solomon Islands ranks 177th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th of 202 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Solomon Islands	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1100s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1200s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1300s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0005 km² per grid cell	0.0005 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1400s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0032 km² per grid cell	0.0032 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1500s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0194 km² per grid cell	0.0193 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1600s	0.0005 km² per grid cell	0.1124 km² per grid cell	0.1119 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1700s	0.0022 km² per grid cell	0.4725 km² per grid cell	0.4703 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1710s	0.0026 km² per grid cell	0.5605 km² per grid cell	0.558 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1720s	0.0037 km² per grid cell	0.6442 km² per grid cell	0.6405 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1730s	0.0053 km² per grid cell	0.7387 km² per grid cell	0.7334 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1740s	0.0077 km² per grid cell	0.8464 km² per grid cell	0.8387 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1750s	0.0111 km² per grid cell	0.9703 km² per grid cell	0.9592 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1760s	0.0159 km² per grid cell	1.11 km² per grid cell	1.1 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1770s	0.0228 km² per grid cell	1.28 km² per grid cell	1.26 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1780s	0.0325 km² per grid cell	1.49 km² per grid cell	1.45 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1790s	0.0463 km² per grid cell	1.73 km² per grid cell	1.68 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1800s	0.0658 km² per grid cell	2.02 km² per grid cell	1.96 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1810s	0.0933 km² per grid cell	2.38 km² per grid cell	2.29 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1820s	0.1113 km² per grid cell	2.52 km² per grid cell	2.41 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1830s	0.1324 km² per grid cell	2.68 km² per grid cell	2.55 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1840s	0.1572 km² per grid cell	2.88 km² per grid cell	2.72 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1850s	0.1861 km² per grid cell	3.12 km² per grid cell	2.94 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1860s	0.2198 km² per grid cell	3.41 km² per grid cell	3.19 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1870s	0.2539 km² per grid cell	3.56 km² per grid cell	3.31 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1880s	0.2929 km² per grid cell	3.72 km² per grid cell	3.43 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1890s	0.3373 km² per grid cell	3.9 km² per grid cell	3.56 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1900s	0.3882 km² per grid cell	4.09 km² per grid cell	3.7 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1910s	0.4466 km² per grid cell	4.3 km² per grid cell	3.85 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1920s	0.5516 km² per grid cell	4.52 km² per grid cell	3.97 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1930s	0.6816 km² per grid cell	4.76 km² per grid cell	4.08 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1940s	0.8428 km² per grid cell	5.02 km² per grid cell	4.18 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1950s	1.41 km² per grid cell	5.6 km² per grid cell	4.19 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1960s	2.81 km² per grid cell	10.19 km² per grid cell	7.38 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	4.87 km² per grid cell	21.69 km² per grid cell	16.82 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1980s	8.63 km² per grid cell	30.81 km² per grid cell	22.18 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	13.28 km² per grid cell	34.54 km² per grid cell	21.26 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	19.62 km² per grid cell	37.51 km² per grid cell	17.89 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	29.13 km² per grid cell	38.38 km² per grid cell	9.25 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	39.53 km² per grid cell	42.27 km² per grid cell	2.74 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin 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 United States Virgin Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 43.46 km² per grid cell against 41.74 km² per grid cell in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Solomon Islands and United States Virgin Islands?: 1.72 km² per grid cell, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and United States Virgin Islands?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Solomon Islands and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Solomon Islands ranks 177th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 178th 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.