Cuba vs Liberia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cuba
2.00 million people
in 2020
Liberia
2.11 million people
in 2020
Cuba rank
104th
Liberia rank
101st
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cuba
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.11 million people against 2.00 million people in Cuba, a difference of 110,860 people.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 104th and Liberia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 million people | 595,597 people | 549,228 people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.21 million people | 736,343 people | 477,447 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 919,561 people | 354,459 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.52 million people | 1.14 million people | 378,830 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.79 million people | 1.01 million people | 776,316 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 1.38 million people | 442,840 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.88 million people | 1.93 million people | 56,055 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 2.11 million people | 110,860 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Cuba or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.11 million people against 2.00 million people in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cuba and Liberia?
- 110,860 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Liberia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Liberia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cuba ranks 104th and Liberia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.