Cuba vs Tunisia: Urban area over the long-term
Cuba
1,140 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tunisia
1,211 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cuba rank
90th
Tunisia rank
87th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cuba
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1,211 km² per grid cell against 1,140 km² per grid cell in Cuba, a difference of 71 km² per grid cell.
That makes Tunisia'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 Tunisia ahead.
Cuba ranks 90th and Tunisia ranks 87th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 10 and Tunisia in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 8.07 km² per grid cell | 8.07 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1100s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 8.1 km² per grid cell | 8.1 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1200s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 8.98 km² per grid cell | 8.97 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1300s | 0.0099 km² per grid cell | 9.43 km² per grid cell | 9.42 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1400s | 0.037 km² per grid cell | 7.9 km² per grid cell | 7.87 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1500s | 0.1388 km² per grid cell | 8.27 km² per grid cell | 8.13 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1600s | 0.513 km² per grid cell | 10.78 km² per grid cell | 10.27 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1700s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 8.99 km² per grid cell | 7.57 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1710s | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 10.43 km² per grid cell | 8.69 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1720s | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 11.74 km² per grid cell | 9.7 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1730s | 2.4 km² per grid cell | 13.22 km² per grid cell | 10.82 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1740s | 2.81 km² per grid cell | 14.87 km² per grid cell | 12.06 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1750s | 3.29 km² per grid cell | 16.72 km² per grid cell | 13.43 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1760s | 3.86 km² per grid cell | 18.78 km² per grid cell | 14.92 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1770s | 4.55 km² per grid cell | 21.08 km² per grid cell | 16.53 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1780s | 5.38 km² per grid cell | 23.65 km² per grid cell | 18.27 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1790s | 6.42 km² per grid cell | 26.52 km² per grid cell | 20.11 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1800s | 7.71 km² per grid cell | 29.73 km² per grid cell | 22.02 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1810s | 9.35 km² per grid cell | 33.3 km² per grid cell | 23.95 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1820s | 11.45 km² per grid cell | 37.28 km² per grid cell | 25.83 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1830s | 15.3 km² per grid cell | 41.72 km² per grid cell | 26.42 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1840s | 20.59 km² per grid cell | 46.66 km² per grid cell | 26.07 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1850s | 28.03 km² per grid cell | 52.16 km² per grid cell | 24.13 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 32.61 km² per grid cell | 63.07 km² per grid cell | 30.46 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 37.9 km² per grid cell | 75.93 km² per grid cell | 38.03 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 90.19 km² per grid cell | 45.54 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 52.78 km² per grid cell | 103.61 km² per grid cell | 50.83 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1900s | 62.51 km² per grid cell | 111.53 km² per grid cell | 49.02 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 91.03 km² per grid cell | 118.44 km² per grid cell | 27.42 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 138.75 km² per grid cell | 118.44 km² per grid cell | 20.3 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1930s | 202.01 km² per grid cell | 118.44 km² per grid cell | 83.56 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1940s | 249.56 km² per grid cell | 118.44 km² per grid cell | 131.11 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1950s | 427.73 km² per grid cell | 143.01 km² per grid cell | 284.72 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1960s | 545.7 km² per grid cell | 197.55 km² per grid cell | 348.15 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1970s | 712.57 km² per grid cell | 293.21 km² per grid cell | 419.36 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1980s | 866.95 km² per grid cell | 450.26 km² per grid cell | 416.69 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 1990s | 998.33 km² per grid cell | 670.7 km² per grid cell | 327.63 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1,067 km² per grid cell | 847.73 km² per grid cell | 219.71 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1,105 km² per grid cell | 1,020 km² per grid cell | 84.57 km² per grid cell | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1,135 km² per grid cell | 1,169 km² per grid cell | 34.19 km² per grid cell | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cuba or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1,211 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 Tunisia?
- 71 km² per grid cell, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tunisia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Tunisia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cuba ranks 90th and Tunisia ranks 87th 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.