Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Vanuatu or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 41.74 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 Vanuatu and United States Virgin Islands?

6.57 km² per grid cell, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu 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.

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

Vanuatu

35.17 km² per grid cell

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

41.74 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Vanuatu rank

180th

United States Virgin Islands rank

178th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Vanuatu
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 41.74 km² per grid cell against 35.17 km² per grid cell in Vanuatu, a difference of 6.57 km² per grid cell.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Vanuatu ranks 180th 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	Vanuatu	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	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0032 km² per grid cell	0.0031 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1500s	0.0006 km² per grid cell	0.0194 km² per grid cell	0.0188 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1600s	0.0028 km² per grid cell	0.1124 km² per grid cell	0.1097 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1700s	0.0124 km² per grid cell	0.4725 km² per grid cell	0.4601 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1710s	0.0283 km² per grid cell	0.5605 km² per grid cell	0.5322 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1720s	0.0348 km² per grid cell	0.6442 km² per grid cell	0.6094 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1730s	0.0427 km² per grid cell	0.7387 km² per grid cell	0.696 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1740s	0.0525 km² per grid cell	0.8464 km² per grid cell	0.794 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1750s	0.0644 km² per grid cell	0.9703 km² per grid cell	0.9059 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1760s	0.0791 km² per grid cell	1.11 km² per grid cell	1.04 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1770s	0.0972 km² per grid cell	1.28 km² per grid cell	1.19 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1780s	0.1193 km² per grid cell	1.49 km² per grid cell	1.37 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1790s	0.1465 km² per grid cell	1.73 km² per grid cell	1.58 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1800s	0.1799 km² per grid cell	2.02 km² per grid cell	1.84 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1810s	0.221 km² per grid cell	2.38 km² per grid cell	2.16 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1820s	0.2721 km² per grid cell	2.52 km² per grid cell	2.25 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1830s	0.3351 km² per grid cell	2.68 km² per grid cell	2.35 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1840s	0.4127 km² per grid cell	2.88 km² per grid cell	2.47 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1850s	0.5082 km² per grid cell	3.12 km² per grid cell	2.61 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1860s	0.6259 km² per grid cell	3.41 km² per grid cell	2.78 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1870s	0.7554 km² per grid cell	3.56 km² per grid cell	2.81 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1880s	0.9116 km² per grid cell	3.72 km² per grid cell	2.81 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1890s	1.1 km² per grid cell	3.9 km² per grid cell	2.8 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1900s	1.33 km² per grid cell	4.09 km² per grid cell	2.76 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1910s	1.6 km² per grid cell	4.3 km² per grid cell	2.69 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1920s	1.92 km² per grid cell	4.52 km² per grid cell	2.6 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1930s	2.29 km² per grid cell	4.76 km² per grid cell	2.47 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1940s	2.75 km² per grid cell	5.02 km² per grid cell	2.28 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1950s	4.05 km² per grid cell	5.6 km² per grid cell	1.55 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1960s	6.01 km² per grid cell	10.19 km² per grid cell	4.18 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	6.85 km² per grid cell	21.69 km² per grid cell	14.84 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1980s	6.87 km² per grid cell	30.81 km² per grid cell	23.94 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	8.09 km² per grid cell	34.54 km² per grid cell	26.44 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	12.69 km² per grid cell	37.51 km² per grid cell	24.82 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	21.38 km² per grid cell	38.38 km² per grid cell	17 km² per grid cell	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	31.45 km² per grid cell	42.27 km² per grid cell	10.81 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, Vanuatu or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 41.74 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 Vanuatu and United States Virgin Islands?: 6.57 km² per grid cell, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and United States Virgin Islands?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Vanuatu and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Vanuatu ranks 180th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.