Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: Population, male
Cuba
5.39 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
5.53 million
in 2025
Cuba rank
88th
Papua New Guinea rank
87th
Population, male over time
- Cuba
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.53 million against 5.39 million in Cuba, a difference of 136,220.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 217 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.05 million | 1.17 million | 2.87 million | Cuba |
| 1970s | 4.76 million | 1.47 million | 3.29 million | Cuba |
| 1980s | 5.14 million | 1.82 million | 3.32 million | Cuba |
| 1990s | 5.50 million | 2.40 million | 3.10 million | Cuba |
| 2000s | 5.61 million | 3.35 million | 2.26 million | Cuba |
| 2010s | 5.59 million | 4.47 million | 1.12 million | Cuba |
| 2020s | 5.46 million | 5.30 million | 155,373 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.53 million against 5.39 million in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 136,220, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population, male?
- Cuba ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.