Costa Rica vs Cuba: Urban area over the long-term
Costa Rica
1,053 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cuba
1,140 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Cuba rank
90th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1,140 km² per grid cell against 1,053 km² per grid cell in Costa Rica, a difference of 87 km² per grid cell.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Cuba ranks 90th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Cuba in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0033 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 0.0113 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0.0344 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 0.1213 km² per grid cell | 0.0099 km² per grid cell | 0.1115 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 0.3971 km² per grid cell | 0.037 km² per grid cell | 0.3601 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 0.1388 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 0.0693 km² per grid cell | 0.513 km² per grid cell | 0.4437 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1700s | 0.5912 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.8271 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1710s | 0.7206 km² per grid cell | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1720s | 0.854 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1730s | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 2.4 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1740s | 1.2 km² per grid cell | 2.81 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1750s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 3.29 km² per grid cell | 1.87 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1760s | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 3.86 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1770s | 2 km² per grid cell | 4.55 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1780s | 2.36 km² per grid cell | 5.38 km² per grid cell | 3.02 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1790s | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 6.42 km² per grid cell | 3.61 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1800s | 3.32 km² per grid cell | 7.71 km² per grid cell | 4.39 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1810s | 4.06 km² per grid cell | 9.35 km² per grid cell | 5.28 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1820s | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 11.45 km² per grid cell | 6.48 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1830s | 6.43 km² per grid cell | 15.3 km² per grid cell | 8.87 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1840s | 8.43 km² per grid cell | 20.59 km² per grid cell | 12.17 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1850s | 10.78 km² per grid cell | 28.03 km² per grid cell | 17.25 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1860s | 13.49 km² per grid cell | 32.61 km² per grid cell | 19.13 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1870s | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 37.9 km² per grid cell | 19.49 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1880s | 24.8 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 19.85 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1890s | 30.21 km² per grid cell | 52.78 km² per grid cell | 22.57 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1900s | 36.09 km² per grid cell | 62.51 km² per grid cell | 26.42 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1910s | 39.15 km² per grid cell | 91.03 km² per grid cell | 51.87 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1920s | 41.27 km² per grid cell | 138.75 km² per grid cell | 97.48 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1930s | 41.27 km² per grid cell | 202.01 km² per grid cell | 160.74 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1940s | 49.15 km² per grid cell | 249.56 km² per grid cell | 200.4 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1950s | 87.77 km² per grid cell | 427.73 km² per grid cell | 339.97 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1960s | 132.09 km² per grid cell | 545.7 km² per grid cell | 413.62 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1970s | 208.04 km² per grid cell | 712.57 km² per grid cell | 504.53 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1980s | 317.71 km² per grid cell | 866.95 km² per grid cell | 549.24 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1990s | 498.08 km² per grid cell | 998.33 km² per grid cell | 500.25 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2000s | 712.16 km² per grid cell | 1,067 km² per grid cell | 355.27 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2010s | 881.12 km² per grid cell | 1,105 km² per grid cell | 223.77 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1,015 km² per grid cell | 1,135 km² per grid cell | 119.99 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 1,140 km² per grid cell against 1,053 km² per grid cell in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 87 km² per grid cell, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Cuba ranks 90th 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.