We found that two lithium niobate-type oxides, CdPbO3 and PbNiO3 were synthesized by high-pressure as metastable low-pressure perovskite-type phases. We then discussed the stability of lithium niobate-type and perovskite-type oxides relative to oxides with other structure for ABO3 compounds. Consequently, the tolerance factor of perovskite is not the only predominant one to determine the stabil...