Chad vs Cuba: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Chad
1.65 million people
in 2020
Cuba
1.62 million people
in 2020
Chad rank
97th
Cuba rank
99th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Chad
- Cuba
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.65 million people against 1.62 million people in Cuba, a difference of 22,290 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Chad ranks 97th and Cuba ranks 99th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 500,420 people | 500,420 people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0 people | 1.19 million people | 1.19 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0 people | 1.44 million people | 1.44 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0 people | 1.56 million people | 1.56 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0 people | 1.68 million people | 1.68 million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0 people | 1.71 million people | 1.71 million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.28 million people | 1.66 million people | 374,430 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.65 million people | 1.62 million people | 22,290 people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Chad or Cuba?
- Chad, at 1.65 million people against 1.62 million people in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Chad and Cuba?
- 22,290 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Cuba?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Cuba rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Chad ranks 97th and Cuba ranks 99th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.