Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: Population in the largest city
Cuba
25.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
25.4%
in 2025
Cuba rank
93rd
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Population in the largest city over time
- Cuba
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 25.5% against 25.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cuba ranks 93rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.9% | 34.0% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 30.9% | 26.7% | 4.3% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 31.2% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 33.4% | 7.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 33.1% | 7.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 29.9% | 5.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 26.4% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
- Cuba, at 25.5% against 25.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Cuba ranks 93rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.