Cuba vs Norway: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cuba
19.7%
in 2025
Norway
19.9%
in 2025
Cuba rank
71st
Norway rank
69th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cuba
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 19.9% against 19.7% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 71st and Norway ranks 69th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.9% | 16.4% | 3.6% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 16.2% | 3.5% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 15.9% | 3.8% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 16.7% | 3.0% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.7% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.7% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.6% | 0.2% | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at 19.9% against 19.7% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cuba and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Norway rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cuba ranks 71st and Norway ranks 69th 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.