Cuba vs Jordan: Urban area over the long-term
Cuba
1,140 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Jordan
1,109 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cuba rank
90th
Jordan rank
91st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cuba
- Jordan
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1,140 km² per grid cell against 1,109 km² per grid cell in Jordan, a difference of 31 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Jordan ahead.
Cuba ranks 90th and Jordan ranks 91st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 33 and Jordan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.8389 km² per grid cell | 0.8387 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1100s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.9171 km² per grid cell | 0.9164 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1200s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0.9985 km² per grid cell | 0.9959 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1300s | 0.0099 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1400s | 0.037 km² per grid cell | 0.827 km² per grid cell | 0.79 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1500s | 0.1388 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | 0.9549 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1600s | 0.513 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 0.6317 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1700s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 0.9483 km² per grid cell | 0.4699 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1710s | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.617 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1720s | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.8194 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1730s | 2.4 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 1.06 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1740s | 2.81 km² per grid cell | 1.47 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1750s | 3.29 km² per grid cell | 1.62 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1760s | 3.86 km² per grid cell | 1.77 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1770s | 4.55 km² per grid cell | 1.95 km² per grid cell | 2.6 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1780s | 5.38 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 3.25 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1790s | 6.42 km² per grid cell | 2.34 km² per grid cell | 4.07 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1800s | 7.71 km² per grid cell | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 5.14 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1810s | 9.35 km² per grid cell | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 6.52 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1820s | 11.45 km² per grid cell | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 8.35 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1830s | 15.3 km² per grid cell | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 11.73 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1840s | 20.59 km² per grid cell | 4.12 km² per grid cell | 16.47 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1850s | 28.03 km² per grid cell | 4.74 km² per grid cell | 23.29 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1860s | 32.61 km² per grid cell | 5.45 km² per grid cell | 27.17 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1870s | 37.9 km² per grid cell | 6.2 km² per grid cell | 31.7 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1880s | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 8.18 km² per grid cell | 36.47 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1890s | 52.78 km² per grid cell | 10.3 km² per grid cell | 42.48 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1900s | 62.51 km² per grid cell | 12.09 km² per grid cell | 50.43 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1910s | 91.03 km² per grid cell | 13.26 km² per grid cell | 77.77 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1920s | 138.75 km² per grid cell | 13.58 km² per grid cell | 125.16 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1930s | 202.01 km² per grid cell | 14.27 km² per grid cell | 187.74 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1940s | 249.56 km² per grid cell | 16.06 km² per grid cell | 233.49 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1950s | 427.73 km² per grid cell | 32.52 km² per grid cell | 395.22 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1960s | 545.7 km² per grid cell | 71.19 km² per grid cell | 474.52 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1970s | 712.57 km² per grid cell | 131.11 km² per grid cell | 581.47 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1980s | 866.95 km² per grid cell | 219.39 km² per grid cell | 647.56 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1990s | 998.33 km² per grid cell | 417.44 km² per grid cell | 580.88 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1,067 km² per grid cell | 586.16 km² per grid cell | 481.28 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1,105 km² per grid cell | 816.84 km² per grid cell | 288.06 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1,135 km² per grid cell | 1,036 km² per grid cell | 98.56 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, Cuba or Jordan?
- Cuba, at 1,140 km² per grid cell against 1,109 km² per grid cell in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cuba and Jordan?
- 31 km² per grid cell, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jordan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Jordan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cuba ranks 90th and Jordan ranks 91st 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.