Cuba vs Liberia: Urban area over the long-term

Cuba
1,140 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Liberia
1,198 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cuba rank
90th
Liberia rank
88th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Cuba
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1,198 km² per grid cell against 1,140 km² per grid cell in Cuba, a difference of 58 km² per grid cell.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

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

Cuba ranks 90th and Liberia ranks 88th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 34 and Liberia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Liberia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Liberia
1100s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell Liberia
1200s 0.0026 km² per grid cell 0.0044 km² per grid cell 0.0018 km² per grid cell Liberia
1300s 0.0099 km² per grid cell 0.0139 km² per grid cell 0.0041 km² per grid cell Liberia
1400s 0.037 km² per grid cell 0.044 km² per grid cell 0.007 km² per grid cell Liberia
1500s 0.1388 km² per grid cell 0.1389 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Liberia
1600s 0.513 km² per grid cell 0.4387 km² per grid cell 0.0742 km² per grid cell Cuba
1700s 1.42 km² per grid cell 1.39 km² per grid cell 0.0327 km² per grid cell Cuba
1710s 1.73 km² per grid cell 1.61 km² per grid cell 0.1194 km² per grid cell Cuba
1720s 2.04 km² per grid cell 1.82 km² per grid cell 0.2211 km² per grid cell Cuba
1730s 2.4 km² per grid cell 2.06 km² per grid cell 0.343 km² per grid cell Cuba
1740s 2.81 km² per grid cell 2.32 km² per grid cell 0.4922 km² per grid cell Cuba
1750s 3.29 km² per grid cell 2.61 km² per grid cell 0.6796 km² per grid cell Cuba
1760s 3.86 km² per grid cell 2.94 km² per grid cell 0.9209 km² per grid cell Cuba
1770s 4.55 km² per grid cell 3.31 km² per grid cell 1.24 km² per grid cell Cuba
1780s 5.38 km² per grid cell 3.72 km² per grid cell 1.66 km² per grid cell Cuba
1790s 6.42 km² per grid cell 4.18 km² per grid cell 2.24 km² per grid cell Cuba
1800s 7.71 km² per grid cell 4.69 km² per grid cell 3.01 km² per grid cell Cuba
1810s 9.35 km² per grid cell 5.27 km² per grid cell 4.08 km² per grid cell Cuba
1820s 11.45 km² per grid cell 5.91 km² per grid cell 5.54 km² per grid cell Cuba
1830s 15.3 km² per grid cell 6.62 km² per grid cell 8.67 km² per grid cell Cuba
1840s 20.59 km² per grid cell 7.42 km² per grid cell 13.17 km² per grid cell Cuba
1850s 28.03 km² per grid cell 8.31 km² per grid cell 19.72 km² per grid cell Cuba
1860s 32.61 km² per grid cell 10.06 km² per grid cell 22.55 km² per grid cell Cuba
1870s 37.9 km² per grid cell 12.18 km² per grid cell 25.71 km² per grid cell Cuba
1880s 44.65 km² per grid cell 14.75 km² per grid cell 29.9 km² per grid cell Cuba
1890s 52.78 km² per grid cell 17.83 km² per grid cell 34.95 km² per grid cell Cuba
1900s 62.51 km² per grid cell 21.42 km² per grid cell 41.09 km² per grid cell Cuba
1910s 91.03 km² per grid cell 26.73 km² per grid cell 64.29 km² per grid cell Cuba
1920s 138.75 km² per grid cell 31.06 km² per grid cell 107.68 km² per grid cell Cuba
1930s 202.01 km² per grid cell 34.37 km² per grid cell 167.64 km² per grid cell Cuba
1940s 249.56 km² per grid cell 34.5 km² per grid cell 215.06 km² per grid cell Cuba
1950s 427.73 km² per grid cell 58.21 km² per grid cell 369.52 km² per grid cell Cuba
1960s 545.7 km² per grid cell 95.26 km² per grid cell 450.44 km² per grid cell Cuba
1970s 712.57 km² per grid cell 167.58 km² per grid cell 544.99 km² per grid cell Cuba
1980s 866.95 km² per grid cell 304.19 km² per grid cell 562.76 km² per grid cell Cuba
1990s 998.33 km² per grid cell 385.54 km² per grid cell 612.79 km² per grid cell Cuba
2000s 1,067 km² per grid cell 606.06 km² per grid cell 461.38 km² per grid cell Cuba
2010s 1,105 km² per grid cell 824.87 km² per grid cell 280.02 km² per grid cell Cuba
2020s 1,135 km² per grid cell 1,089 km² per grid cell 46.03 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 Liberia?
Liberia, at 1,198 km² per grid cell against 1,140 km² per grid cell in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cuba and Liberia?
58 km² per grid cell, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Liberia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Liberia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Cuba ranks 90th and Liberia ranks 88th 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.