Congo vs Cuba: Population density
Congo
58.64 people per km²
in 2100
Cuba
53.73 people per km²
in 2100
Congo rank
161st
Cuba rank
164th
Population density over time
- Congo
- Cuba
How they compare
Congo currently reports 58.64 people per km² against 53.73 people per km² in Cuba, a difference of 4.91 people per km².
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 161st and Cuba ranks 164th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 9 and Cuba in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3947 people per km² | 0.2015 people per km² | 0.1932 people per km² | Congo |
| 1100s | 0.4511 people per km² | 0.2519 people per km² | 0.1992 people per km² | Congo |
| 1200s | 0.5156 people per km² | 0.3149 people per km² | 0.2007 people per km² | Congo |
| 1300s | 0.5892 people per km² | 0.3936 people per km² | 0.1956 people per km² | Congo |
| 1400s | 0.6734 people per km² | 0.4921 people per km² | 0.1813 people per km² | Congo |
| 1500s | 0.7696 people per km² | 0.6151 people per km² | 0.1545 people per km² | Congo |
| 1600s | 0.8796 people per km² | 0.7688 people per km² | 0.1107 people per km² | Congo |
| 1700s | 1.01 people per km² | 0.961 people per km² | 0.0442 people per km² | Congo |
| 1710s | 1.01 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | 0.1066 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1720s | 1.02 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | 0.2782 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1730s | 1.03 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | 0.4787 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1740s | 1.04 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 0.7128 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1750s | 1.05 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 0.9858 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1760s | 1.06 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1770s | 1.07 people per km² | 2.75 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1780s | 1.09 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | 2.11 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1790s | 1.1 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | 2.61 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1800s | 0.9208 people per km² | 3.75 people per km² | 2.82 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1810s | 0.9211 people per km² | 5.63 people per km² | 4.71 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1820s | 0.9919 people per km² | 7.44 people per km² | 6.45 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1830s | 1.16 people per km² | 9.68 people per km² | 8.51 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1840s | 1.36 people per km² | 10.47 people per km² | 9.11 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1850s | 1.49 people per km² | 12.33 people per km² | 10.85 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1860s | 1.54 people per km² | 13.23 people per km² | 11.69 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1870s | 1.66 people per km² | 13.78 people per km² | 12.13 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1880s | 1.79 people per km² | 15.33 people per km² | 13.54 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1890s | 1.83 people per km² | 16.12 people per km² | 14.29 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1900s | 1.71 people per km² | 18.72 people per km² | 17.02 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1.58 people per km² | 25.21 people per km² | 23.63 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1.64 people per km² | 33.21 people per km² | 31.57 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1930s | 1.89 people per km² | 41.09 people per km² | 39.2 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2.22 people per km² | 50.39 people per km² | 48.18 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.72 people per km² | 62.53 people per km² | 59.81 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.51 people per km² | 76.58 people per km² | 73.07 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1970s | 4.68 people per km² | 90.3 people per km² | 85.62 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1980s | 6 people per km² | 97.62 people per km² | 91.63 people per km² | Cuba |
| 1990s | 7.93 people per km² | 104.87 people per km² | 96.94 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2000s | 10.75 people per km² | 108.18 people per km² | 97.44 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2010s | 14.76 people per km² | 108.58 people per km² | 93.82 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2020s | 18.79 people per km² | 105.57 people per km² | 86.78 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2030s | 23.65 people per km² | 100.72 people per km² | 77.06 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2040s | 29.13 people per km² | 94.46 people per km² | 65.33 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2050s | 34.79 people per km² | 86.62 people per km² | 51.83 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2060s | 40.54 people per km² | 78.15 people per km² | 37.61 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2070s | 46.23 people per km² | 70.59 people per km² | 24.36 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2080s | 51.51 people per km² | 63.58 people per km² | 12.07 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2090s | 56.28 people per km² | 57.04 people per km² | 0.759 people per km² | Cuba |
| 2100s | 58.64 people per km² | 53.73 people per km² | 4.91 people per km² | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Congo or Cuba?
- Congo, at 58.64 people per km² against 53.73 people per km² in Cuba as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Congo and Cuba?
- 4.91 people per km², with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cuba?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Congo and Cuba rank globally for population density?
- Congo ranks 161st and Cuba ranks 164th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.