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
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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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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.