Cuba vs Ghana: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cuba
19.7%
in 2025
Ghana
19.5%
in 2025
Cuba rank
71st
Ghana rank
73rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cuba
- Ghana
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 19.7% against 19.5% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 71st and Ghana ranks 73rd of 121 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.9% | 9.8% | 10.2% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 11.0% | 8.6% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 11.4% | 8.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 13.3% | 6.4% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 15.1% | 4.3% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.0% | 1.9% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.9% | 0.5% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cuba or Ghana?
- Cuba, at 19.7% against 19.5% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cuba and Ghana?
- 0.2%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Ghana rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cuba ranks 71st and Ghana ranks 73rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total 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 urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.