Cuba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Cuba
1.06 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.02 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Cuba
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.04 sq. km per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Cuba ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.182 sq. km per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.182 sq. km per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.182 sq. km per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1383 sq. km per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.14 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1083 sq. km per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0071 sq. km per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0403 sq. km per square kilometre | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Cuba or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Cuba, at 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.02 sq. km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.04 sq. km per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.