Cuba vs Thailand: Population in the largest city
Cuba
25.5%
in 2025
Thailand
25.3%
in 2025
Cuba rank
93rd
Thailand rank
96th
Population in the largest city over time
- Cuba
- Thailand
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 25.5% against 25.3% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Cuba ranks 93rd and Thailand ranks 96th of 153 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.9% | 66.6% | 32.7% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 30.9% | 62.4% | 31.5% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 59.1% | 31.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 45.0% | 18.6% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 29.5% | 3.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 27.6% | 3.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.4% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Cuba or Thailand?
- Cuba, at 25.5% against 25.3% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Cuba and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Thailand rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Cuba ranks 93rd and Thailand ranks 96th 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.