Cuba vs Honduras: Share of population living in the capital city
Cuba
14.5%
in 2020
Honduras
15.2%
in 2020
Cuba rank
99th
Honduras rank
96th
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Cuba
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 15.2% against 14.5% in Cuba, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 99th and Honduras ranks 96th of 170 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.2% | 8.1% | 7.1% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 15.5% | 10.2% | 5.3% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 12.6% | 3.1% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 13.9% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 13.9% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.6% | 2.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 2.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Cuba or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 15.2% against 14.5% in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Cuba and Honduras?
- 0.7%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Honduras?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Honduras rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Cuba ranks 99th and Honduras ranks 96th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.