Cuba vs Portugal: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Cuba
6.98 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
6.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
120th
Portugal rank
123rd

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Cuba
  • Portugal
051015197119972023

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 6.98 units per square kilometre against 6.54 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.44 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 123rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 15.87 units per square kilometre 12.99 units per square kilometre 2.87 units per square kilometre Cuba
1980s 11.65 units per square kilometre 13.43 units per square kilometre 1.77 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 9.16 units per square kilometre 10.2 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 8.69 units per square kilometre 8.38 units per square kilometre 0.3113 units per square kilometre Cuba
2010s 7.3 units per square kilometre 7.3 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre Cuba
2020s 7.18 units per square kilometre 6.47 units per square kilometre 0.7095 units per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Cuba or Portugal?
Cuba, at 6.98 units per square kilometre against 6.54 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Cuba and Portugal?
0.44 units per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 120th and Portugal ranks 123rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.