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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.