Cuba vs Switzerland: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cuba
2.00 million people
in 2020
Switzerland
2.07 million people
in 2020
Cuba rank
104th
Switzerland rank
102nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cuba
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.07 million people against 2.00 million people in Cuba, a difference of 73,660 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 million people | 1.90 million people | 752,105 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.21 million people | 2.00 million people | 785,015 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 2.07 million people | 798,965 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.52 million people | 2.10 million people | 577,535 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.79 million people | 2.09 million people | 297,050 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 2.06 million people | 235,690 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.88 million people | 2.04 million people | 162,935 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 2.07 million people | 73,660 people | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.07 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 Switzerland?
- 73,660 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Switzerland rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cuba ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 102nd 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.