Cuba vs Lebanon: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Cuba
1.62 million people
in 2020
Lebanon
1.74 million people
in 2020
Cuba rank
99th
Lebanon rank
96th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Cuba
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.74 million people against 1.62 million people in Cuba, a difference of 120,290 people.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Cuba ranks 99th and Lebanon ranks 96th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 500,420 people | 0 people | 500,420 people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.19 million people | 500,890 people | 684,240 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.44 million people | 1.54 million people | 104,525 people | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 1.56 million people | 1.78 million people | 224,590 people | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 1.68 million people | 1.33 million people | 350,190 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.71 million people | 1.52 million people | 186,645 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.66 million people | 1.77 million people | 113,265 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 1.62 million people | 1.74 million people | 120,290 people | Lebanon |
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, Cuba or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 1.74 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 Cuba and Lebanon?
- 120,290 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Lebanon?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Lebanon rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Cuba ranks 99th and Lebanon ranks 96th 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.