What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?

0.14 km² per grid cell, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?

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.

Trinidad and Tobago vs Vanuatu: Urban area over the long-term

Trinidad and Tobago

35.03 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Vanuatu

35.17 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago rank

181st

Vanuatu rank

180th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Trinidad and Tobago
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 35.17 km² per grid cell against 35.03 km² per grid cell in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.14 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 181st and Vanuatu ranks 180th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 26 and Vanuatu in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Trinidad and Tobago	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	0.0022 km² per grid cell	Vanuatu
1700s	0.0031 km² per grid cell	0.0124 km² per grid cell	0.0094 km² per grid cell	Vanuatu
1710s	0.0052 km² per grid cell	0.0283 km² per grid cell	0.0231 km² per grid cell	Vanuatu
1720s	0.0086 km² per grid cell	0.0348 km² per grid cell	0.0262 km² per grid cell	Vanuatu
1730s	0.014 km² per grid cell	0.0427 km² per grid cell	0.0287 km² per grid cell	Vanuatu
1740s	0.0231 km² per grid cell	0.0525 km² per grid cell	0.0294 km² per grid cell	Vanuatu
1750s	0.0379 km² per grid cell	0.0644 km² per grid cell	0.0265 km² per grid cell	Vanuatu
1760s	0.0623 km² per grid cell	0.0791 km² per grid cell	0.0168 km² per grid cell	Vanuatu
1770s	0.1023 km² per grid cell	0.0972 km² per grid cell	0.0052 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1780s	0.1681 km² per grid cell	0.1193 km² per grid cell	0.0488 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1790s	0.2762 km² per grid cell	0.1465 km² per grid cell	0.1297 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1800s	0.4538 km² per grid cell	0.1799 km² per grid cell	0.2739 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1810s	0.7455 km² per grid cell	0.221 km² per grid cell	0.5246 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1820s	1.22 km² per grid cell	0.2721 km² per grid cell	0.9527 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1830s	1.41 km² per grid cell	0.3351 km² per grid cell	1.08 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1840s	1.74 km² per grid cell	0.4127 km² per grid cell	1.33 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1850s	2.14 km² per grid cell	0.5082 km² per grid cell	1.63 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1860s	2.98 km² per grid cell	0.6259 km² per grid cell	2.35 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1870s	3.9 km² per grid cell	0.7554 km² per grid cell	3.15 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1880s	5.67 km² per grid cell	0.9116 km² per grid cell	4.76 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1890s	7.08 km² per grid cell	1.1 km² per grid cell	5.98 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1900s	8.23 km² per grid cell	1.33 km² per grid cell	6.9 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1910s	8.88 km² per grid cell	1.6 km² per grid cell	7.28 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1920s	8.92 km² per grid cell	1.92 km² per grid cell	7.01 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1930s	8.92 km² per grid cell	2.29 km² per grid cell	6.63 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	9.13 km² per grid cell	2.75 km² per grid cell	6.39 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1950s	13.28 km² per grid cell	4.05 km² per grid cell	9.23 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1960s	12.68 km² per grid cell	6.01 km² per grid cell	6.67 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	11.58 km² per grid cell	6.85 km² per grid cell	4.73 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	11.83 km² per grid cell	6.87 km² per grid cell	4.96 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	13.2 km² per grid cell	8.09 km² per grid cell	5.11 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	18.42 km² per grid cell	12.69 km² per grid cell	5.73 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	25.8 km² per grid cell	21.38 km² per grid cell	4.42 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	32.81 km² per grid cell	31.45 km² per grid cell	1.35 km² per grid cell	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Trinidad and Tobago or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 35.17 km² per grid cell against 35.03 km² per grid cell in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?: 0.14 km² per grid cell, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Trinidad and Tobago ranks 181st 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

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.