Cuba vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Cuba
0.1%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1%
in 2025
Cuba rank
163rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
161st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Cuba
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 163rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 161st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.6% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -0.1% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Cuba or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Cuba and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Cuba ranks 163rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 161st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.