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
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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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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
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Total built-up area of a country over time.