Cuba vs Slovakia: Urban area over the long-term

Cuba
1,140 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Slovakia
1,086 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cuba rank
90th
Slovakia rank
92nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Cuba
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1,140 km² per grid cell against 1,086 km² per grid cell in Slovakia, a difference of 54 km² per grid cell.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovakia ahead.

Cuba ranks 90th and Slovakia ranks 92nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 11 and Slovakia in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Slovakia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.2102 km² per grid cell 0.2101 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1100s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.7569 km² per grid cell 0.7562 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1200s 0.0026 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1300s 0.0099 km² per grid cell 13.62 km² per grid cell 13.61 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1400s 0.037 km² per grid cell 34.06 km² per grid cell 34.02 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1500s 0.1388 km² per grid cell 37.73 km² per grid cell 37.59 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1600s 0.513 km² per grid cell 57.77 km² per grid cell 57.26 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1700s 1.42 km² per grid cell 51.21 km² per grid cell 49.8 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1710s 1.73 km² per grid cell 58.8 km² per grid cell 57.07 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1720s 2.04 km² per grid cell 66.88 km² per grid cell 64.83 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1730s 2.4 km² per grid cell 75.41 km² per grid cell 73.01 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1740s 2.81 km² per grid cell 84.36 km² per grid cell 81.55 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1750s 3.29 km² per grid cell 93.62 km² per grid cell 90.33 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1760s 3.86 km² per grid cell 98.03 km² per grid cell 94.17 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1770s 4.55 km² per grid cell 102.09 km² per grid cell 97.54 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1780s 5.38 km² per grid cell 105.57 km² per grid cell 100.19 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1790s 6.42 km² per grid cell 108.2 km² per grid cell 101.78 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1800s 7.71 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 101.99 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1810s 9.35 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 100.35 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1820s 11.45 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 98.25 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1830s 15.3 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 94.4 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1840s 20.59 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 89.1 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1850s 28.03 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 81.66 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1860s 32.61 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 77.08 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1870s 37.9 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 71.8 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1880s 44.65 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 65.05 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1890s 52.78 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 56.92 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1900s 62.51 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 47.18 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1910s 91.03 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 18.67 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1920s 138.75 km² per grid cell 112.97 km² per grid cell 25.78 km² per grid cell Cuba
1930s 202.01 km² per grid cell 144.81 km² per grid cell 57.19 km² per grid cell Cuba
1940s 249.56 km² per grid cell 191.56 km² per grid cell 58 km² per grid cell Cuba
1950s 427.73 km² per grid cell 334.3 km² per grid cell 93.43 km² per grid cell Cuba
1960s 545.7 km² per grid cell 448.91 km² per grid cell 96.8 km² per grid cell Cuba
1970s 712.57 km² per grid cell 613.41 km² per grid cell 99.16 km² per grid cell Cuba
1980s 866.95 km² per grid cell 790.11 km² per grid cell 76.84 km² per grid cell Cuba
1990s 998.33 km² per grid cell 873.22 km² per grid cell 125.11 km² per grid cell Cuba
2000s 1,067 km² per grid cell 892.06 km² per grid cell 175.38 km² per grid cell Cuba
2010s 1,105 km² per grid cell 962.1 km² per grid cell 142.8 km² per grid cell Cuba
2020s 1,135 km² per grid cell 1,059 km² per grid cell 76.35 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 Slovakia?
Cuba, at 1,140 km² per grid cell against 1,086 km² per grid cell in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cuba and Slovakia?
54 km² per grid cell, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Slovakia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Slovakia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Cuba ranks 90th and Slovakia ranks 92nd 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.