Cuba vs Portugal: Population census recently completed

Cuba
1
in 2015
Portugal
1
in 2015
Cuba rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • Cuba
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Portugal ahead.

Cuba ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Across the 27 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Portugal Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0.2 0.2 Portugal
1770s 0.6 0.8 0.2 Portugal
1780s 0.4 0 0.4 Cuba
1790s 0.8 0 0.8 Cuba
1800s 0.2 0.9 0.7 Portugal
1810s 0.3 0.1 0.2 Cuba
1820s 1 0.9 0.1 Cuba
1830s 0.7 0.6 0.1 Cuba
1840s 0.9 1 0.1 Portugal
1850s 0.6 0.7 0.1 Portugal
1860s 0.9 1 0.1 Portugal
1870s 0.4 0.6 0.2 Portugal
1880s 1 0.8 0.2 Cuba
1890s 0.8 1 0.2 Portugal
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 0.8 0.9 0.1 Portugal
1920s 0.9 1 0.1 Portugal
1930s 0.9 1 0.1 Portugal
1940s 0.8 1 0.2 Portugal
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.3 1 0.7 Portugal
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 0.9 0.9 0
1990s 0.1 1 0.9 Portugal
2000s 0.8 1 0.2 Portugal
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population census recently completed, Cuba or Portugal?
Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2015.
What is the difference in population census recently completed between Cuba and Portugal?
0, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for population census recently completed?
Cuba ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population census recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.