Cuba vs New Zealand: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Cuba
0.1%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2025
Cuba rank
163rd
New Zealand rank
166th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Cuba
- New Zealand
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.1% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Cuba or New Zealand?
- Cuba, at 0.1% against 0.1% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Cuba and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and New Zealand rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Cuba ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 166th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.