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Cuba vs Denmark statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 103rd vs. 130th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Denmark
Population
10937204
6018959
Population rank 89/197 114/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$429B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 38/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$71,852
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 12/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$79,514
2024
Government debt n/a
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
26.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$20,114
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 31/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$50,067
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
15,444 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
387 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
42.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Cuba and Denmark: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Denmark economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Denmark
Year GDP
Cuba Denmark
1960 - $6,361,166,545
1961 - $7,058,361,229
1962 - $7,953,274,741
1963 - $8,466,044,980
1964 - $9,677,401,337
1965 - $10,870,670,865
1966 - $11,931,740,293
1967 - $13,059,064,806
1968 - $13,505,574,133
1969 - $15,414,902,667
1970 $5,693,005,200 $17,075,457,733
1971 $6,914,658,400 $19,086,192,720
1972 $8,135,150,892 $23,230,667,549
1973 $9,987,709,650 $30,718,181,337
1974 $11,405,957,317 $34,125,712,481
1975 $13,027,415,244 $40,418,967,666
1976 $13,789,579,903 $44,503,607,444
1977 $14,206,158,675 $49,711,709,588
1978 $17,844,705,325 $60,320,089,218
1979 $19,584,443,288 $70,393,030,603
1980 $19,912,889,861 $70,811,287,816
1981 $20,150,254,096 $61,459,941,461
1982 $20,953,510,235 $60,084,214,872
1983 $22,204,940,512 $60,331,158,447
1984 $24,039,383,608 $58,868,891,335
1985 $22,920,490,774 $62,452,421,011
1986 $24,226,574,634 $87,748,695,217
1987 $25,213,935,012 $109,183,446,340
1988 $27,458,999,472 $115,540,189,705
1989 $27,023,468,666 $112,312,200,761
1990 $28,645,436,569 $138,217,740,684
1991 $24,316,556,026 $139,180,507,778
1992 $22,085,858,243 $152,966,494,260
1993 $22,367,254,865 $143,111,306,004
1994 $28,448,326,757 $156,017,919,221
1995 $30,429,803,651 $184,848,481,008
1996 $25,017,368,700 $187,481,157,846
1997 $25,365,908,100 $173,241,365,735
1998 $25,736,331,200 $176,877,077,513
1999 $28,364,615,200 $177,887,720,536
2000 $30,565,400,000 $164,043,817,224
2001 $31,682,400,000 $164,881,594,415
2002 $33,590,500,000 $178,788,209,558
2003 $35,901,200,000 $218,421,193,436
2004 $38,203,000,000 $251,986,155,631
2005 $42,643,836,100 $265,150,087,712
2006 $48,835,925,926 $283,386,151,544
2007 $54,262,870,370 $320,213,157,595
2008 $56,302,129,630 $354,979,471,960
2009 $57,481,481,481 $322,619,152,195
2010 $59,562,962,963 $322,345,594,075
2011 $68,990,000,000 $344,315,595,263
2012 $73,141,000,000 $326,792,574,245
2013 $77,148,000,000 $344,631,016,965
2014 $80,656,100,000 $352,832,602,064
2015 $87,132,800,000 $301,758,922,338
2016 $91,370,407,864 $312,181,849,372
2017 $96,850,649,692 $331,610,593,962
2018 $100,050,036,096 $355,293,374,912
2019 $103,427,600,000 $345,401,473,013
2020 $107,351,800,000 $355,631,021,932
2021 - $408,378,204,640
2022 - $401,945,576,108
2023 - $407,091,920,305
2024 - $429,457,372,072

Cuba and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Denmark
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Denmark
1960 - $1,389
1961 - $1,531
1962 - $1,711
1963 - $1,807
1964 - $2,049
1965 - $2,284
1966 - $2,487
1967 - $2,701
1968 - $2,776
1969 - $3,151
1970 $645 $3,464
1971 $770 $3,846
1972 $892 $4,654
1973 $1,079 $6,117
1974 $1,217 $6,764
1975 $1,374 $7,988
1976 $1,441 $8,773
1977 $1,472 $9,770
1978 $1,837 $11,818
1979 $2,006 $13,757
1980 $2,031 $13,822
1981 $2,046 $12,000
1982 $2,114 $11,740
1983 $2,222 $11,797
1984 $2,386 $11,517
1985 $2,257 $12,213
1986 $2,365 $17,137
1987 $2,440 $21,296
1988 $2,632 $22,525
1989 $2,566 $21,882
1990 $2,694 $26,886
1991 $2,269 $27,003
1992 $2,048 $29,579
1993 $2,063 $27,582
1994 $2,613 $29,968
1995 $2,785 $35,321
1996 $2,282 $35,622
1997 $2,306 $32,780
1998 $2,332 $33,346
1999 $2,562 $33,426
2000 $2,751 $30,722
2001 $2,843 $30,768
2002 $3,005 $33,257
2003 $3,203 $40,519
2004 $3,399 $46,625
2005 $3,786 $48,926
2006 $4,330 $52,119
2007 $4,807 $58,632
2008 $4,986 $64,617
2009 $5,089 $58,413
2010 $5,272 $58,105
2011 $6,104 $61,810
2012 $6,471 $58,444
2013 $6,828 $61,378
2014 $7,147 $62,520
2015 $7,728 $53,094
2016 $8,111 $54,501
2017 $8,611 $57,522
2018 $8,911 $61,325
2019 $9,232 $59,404
2020 $9,605 $60,985
2021 - $69,728
2022 - $68,091
2023 - $68,454
2024 - $71,852

Cuba vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Denmark
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Denmark
1950 59 70.3
1951 59.4 70.9
1952 59.8 70.8
1953 60.2 71.2
1954 60.7 71.3
1955 61.2 71.9
1956 61.5 72
1957 61.9 71.8
1958 62.3 72.2
1959 62.8 72.2
1960 63.3 72.2
1961 63.7 72.5
1962 64.4 72.4
1963 64.3 72.4
1964 65.3 72.5
1965 65.6 72.4
1966 66.1 72.5
1967 66.5 73
1968 66.9 73.1
1969 67.4 73.2
1970 67.9 73.4
1971 68.4 73.4
1972 68.9 73.5
1973 69.3 73.7
1974 69.9 73.8
1975 70.4 74.1
1976 70.9 73.8
1977 71.4 74.7
1978 71.9 74.4
1979 72.3 74.2
1980 72.6 74.1
1981 73 74.3
1982 73.4 74.6
1983 73.6 74.5
1984 73.6 74.6
1985 73.5 74.5
1986 73.6 74.6
1987 73.6 74.7
1988 73.7 74.8
1989 73.7 74.9
1990 73.8 74.9
1991 73.8 75.2
1992 73.8 75.3
1993 73.9 75.2
1994 74.1 75.4
1995 74.3 75.3
1996 74.7 75.7
1997 75.1 76
1998 75.4 76.4
1999 75.7 76.6
2000 75.9 76.8
2001 76.4 77
2002 76.8 77.1
2003 77.4 77.4
2004 77.3 77.8
2005 77.5 78.2
2006 77.4 78.2
2007 77.6 78.3
2008 77.6 78.7
2009 77.6 79
2010 77.9 79.2
2011 78.1 79.8
2012 78.2 80.1
2013 78 80.3
2014 77.8 80.6
2015 77.7 80.7
2016 77.6 80.9
2017 77.3 81.1
2018 77.4 81
2019 77.4 81.4
2020 77.4 81.5
2021 73.2 81.4
2022 77.6 81.3
2023 78.1 81.9
2024 78.3 82.1
2025 78.4 82.2

Cuba and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Denmark
Year Population
Cuba Denmark
1960 7,238,081 4,579,603
1961 7,387,117 4,611,687
1962 7,541,098 4,647,727
1963 7,701,660 4,684,483
1964 7,866,020 4,722,072
1965 8,030,797 4,759,012
1966 8,193,450 4,797,381
1967 8,352,625 4,835,354
1968 8,509,522 4,864,883
1969 8,666,640 4,891,860
1970 8,824,382 4,928,757
1971 8,979,085 4,963,126
1972 9,123,891 4,991,596
1973 9,255,328 5,021,861
1974 9,374,183 5,045,297
1975 9,479,726 5,059,862
1976 9,571,242 5,072,596
1977 9,648,440 5,088,419
1978 9,711,980 5,104,248
1979 9,763,355 5,116,801
1980 9,804,796 5,123,027
1981 9,849,320 5,121,572
1982 9,912,681 5,117,810
1983 9,991,026 5,114,297
1984 10,073,299 5,111,619
1985 10,157,228 5,113,691
1986 10,244,247 5,120,534
1987 10,335,342 5,127,024
1988 10,432,585 5,129,516
1989 10,533,243 5,132,594
1990 10,631,799 5,140,939
1991 10,717,640 5,154,298
1992 10,785,801 5,171,370
1993 10,841,031 5,188,628
1994 10,886,021 5,206,180
1995 10,925,362 5,233,373
1996 10,962,010 5,263,074
1997 10,997,934 5,284,991
1998 11,034,712 5,304,219
1999 11,072,230 5,321,799
2000 11,109,109 5,339,616
2001 11,144,132 5,358,783
2002 11,177,418 5,375,931
2003 11,209,383 5,390,574
2004 11,238,756 5,404,523
2005 11,262,554 5,419,432
2006 11,278,550 5,437,272
2007 11,287,272 5,461,438
2008 11,291,762 5,493,621
2009 11,294,719 5,523,095
2010 11,297,409 5,547,683
2011 11,301,571 5,570,572
2012 11,303,175 5,591,572
2013 11,298,167 5,614,932
2014 11,285,775 5,643,475
2015 11,275,065 5,683,483
2016 11,265,612 5,728,010
2017 11,247,829 5,764,980
2018 11,227,118 5,793,636
2019 11,202,846 5,814,422
2020 11,176,354 5,831,404
2021 11,122,168 5,856,733
2022 11,059,820 5,903,037
2023 11,019,931 5,946,952
2024 10,979,783 5,976,992

Fertility rates in Cuba and Denmark

Fertility rate
Cuba

Denmark
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Denmark
1960 4.13 2.57
1961 4.26 2.55
1962 4.42 2.55
1963 4.56 2.67
1964 4.53 2.6
1965 4.5 2.61
1966 4.4 2.62
1967 4.29 2.35
1968 4.19 2.12
1969 4.12 2
1970 3.98 1.95
1971 3.8 2.04
1972 3.61 2.03
1973 3.4 1.92
1974 3.16 1.9
1975 2.82 1.92
1976 2.51 1.75
1977 2.21 1.66
1978 1.88 1.67
1979 1.77 1.6
1980 1.64 1.55
1981 1.59 1.44
1982 1.78 1.43
1983 1.8 1.38
1984 1.77 1.4
1985 1.77 1.45
1986 1.78 1.48
1987 1.8 1.5
1988 1.85 1.56
1989 1.83 1.62
1990 1.81 1.67
1991 1.66 1.68
1992 1.56 1.76
1993 1.49 1.75
1994 1.47 1.81
1995 1.48 1.8
1996 1.46 1.75
1997 1.59 1.75
1998 1.62 1.72
1999 1.64 1.73
2000 1.61 1.77
2001 1.6 1.74
2002 1.65 1.72
2003 1.63 1.76
2004 1.55 1.78
2005 1.49 1.8
2006 1.4 1.85
2007 1.44 1.84
2008 1.58 1.89
2009 1.68 1.84
2010 1.67 1.87
2011 1.73 1.75
2012 1.67 1.73
2013 1.68 1.67
2014 1.66 1.69
2015 1.69 1.71
2016 1.6 1.79
2017 1.59 1.75
2018 1.61 1.73
2019 1.54 1.7
2020 1.49 1.68
2021 1.43 1.72
2022 1.41 1.55
2023 1.44 1.5

Cuba and Denmark demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Denmark
Year Median age, years
Cuba Denmark
1960 22.5 33
1961 22.5 33.1
1962 22.4 33
1963 22.3 33
1964 22.2 32.9
1965 22.1 32.8
1966 22 32.6
1967 21.9 32.5
1968 21.9 32.5
1969 21.8 32.5
1970 21.8 32.5
1971 21.9 32.5
1972 21.9 32.6
1973 22.1 32.7
1974 22.2 32.8
1975 22.5 33
1976 22.7 33.2
1977 23 33.4
1978 23.4 33.7
1979 23.7 33.9
1980 24.1 34.3
1981 24.5 34.7
1982 24.8 35.1
1983 25.1 35.5
1984 25.5 35.7
1985 25.9 36
1986 26.3 36.2
1987 26.7 36.5
1988 27.1 36.7
1989 27.5 36.9
1990 27.9 37.1
1991 28.3 37.3
1992 28.7 37.4
1993 29.2 37.5
1994 29.7 37.6
1995 30.3 37.7
1996 30.9 37.7
1997 31.4 37.9
1998 32 38
1999 32.5 38.2
2000 33.1 38.4
2001 33.6 38.6
2002 34.2 38.8
2003 34.7 39
2004 35.2 39.2
2005 35.7 39.5
2006 36.2 39.8
2007 36.8 40.1
2008 37.3 40.2
2009 37.7 40.4
2010 38.2 40.5
2011 38.6 40.7
2012 39.1 41
2013 39.7 41.2
2014 40.2 41.4
2015 40.6 41.5
2016 40.9 41.6
2017 41.3 41.7
2018 41.6 41.8
2019 41.9 41.9
2020 42.1 42.1
2021 42.3 42.2
2022 42.5 42.1
2023 42.8 42.2
2024 43.1 42.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Denmark
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$441B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
48.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
6.36%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.95%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+1.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
6.15%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
64%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
24%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
79.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
9
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
178
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$151B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$1.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
15,595,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
4.5%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98.7%
2024

Energy

Cuba Denmark
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
2,483 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$29.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
26.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
4.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
50%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
39.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
13.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
43.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
5,878 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Denmark
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+25,639
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
88.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
95.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
90
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.99
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
3.7
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
6%
2025
86.1%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
99.8%
2024

Health

Cuba Denmark
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$6,432
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$890
2023
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
4.38
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
13.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
84
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
16.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
9.49 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Denmark
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
2,584 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
10,120 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
2,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
45,717 mi
2010

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