Cuba vs Mongolia: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Cuba
1.62 million people
in 2020
Mongolia
1.46 million people
in 2020
Cuba rank
99th
Mongolia rank
101st
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Cuba
- Mongolia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.62 million people against 1.46 million people in Mongolia, a difference of 159,990 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.
Cuba ranks 99th and Mongolia ranks 101st of 182 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 500,420 people | 0 people | 500,420 people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.19 million people | 0 people | 1.19 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.44 million people | 0 people | 1.44 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.56 million people | 0 people | 1.56 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.68 million people | 0 people | 1.68 million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.71 million people | 0 people | 1.71 million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.66 million people | 587,045 people | 1.07 million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.62 million people | 1.46 million people | 159,990 people | Cuba |
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 Mongolia?
- Cuba, at 1.62 million people against 1.46 million people in Mongolia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Cuba and Mongolia?
- 159,990 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mongolia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Mongolia rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Cuba ranks 99th and Mongolia ranks 101st 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.