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Cuba vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 103rd vs. 45th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Kenya
Population
10937204
58419239
Population rank 89/197 26/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$124B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$6,619
2024
Government debt n/a
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
64 years
2025

Cuba and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Kenya
Year GDP
Cuba Kenya
1960 - $791,265,459
1961 - $792,959,473
1962 - $868,111,401
1963 - $926,589,349
1964 - $998,759,334
1965 - $997,919,321
1966 - $1,164,519,674
1967 - $1,232,559,507
1968 - $1,353,295,459
1969 - $1,458,379,417
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,603,447,359
1971 $6,914,658,400 $1,778,391,289
1972 $8,135,150,892 $2,107,279,157
1973 $9,987,709,650 $2,509,001,324
1974 $11,405,957,317 $2,969,958,812
1975 $13,027,415,244 $3,259,345,083
1976 $13,789,579,903 $3,474,542,392
1977 $14,206,158,675 $4,494,378,764
1978 $17,844,705,325 $5,303,735,111
1979 $19,584,443,288 $6,234,391,113
1980 $19,912,889,861 $7,265,315,820
1981 $20,150,254,096 $6,854,491,706
1982 $20,953,510,235 $6,431,579,357
1983 $22,204,940,512 $5,979,198,314
1984 $24,039,383,608 $6,191,437,070
1985 $22,920,490,774 $6,135,034,214
1986 $24,226,574,634 $7,239,126,568
1987 $25,213,935,012 $7,970,820,369
1988 $27,458,999,472 $8,355,380,879
1989 $27,023,468,666 $8,283,114,514
1990 $28,645,436,569 $8,572,359,038
1991 $24,316,556,026 $8,151,488,783
1992 $22,085,858,243 $8,209,120,763
1993 $22,367,254,865 $5,751,786,643
1994 $28,448,326,757 $7,148,148,564
1995 $30,429,803,651 $9,046,320,255
1996 $25,017,368,700 $12,045,865,396
1997 $25,365,908,100 $13,115,764,358
1998 $25,736,331,200 $14,093,998,844
1999 $28,364,615,200 $12,896,010,459
2000 $30,565,400,000 $12,705,350,098
2001 $31,682,400,000 $12,986,007,426
2002 $33,590,500,000 $13,147,736,899
2003 $35,901,200,000 $14,904,517,650
2004 $38,203,000,000 $16,095,337,094
2005 $42,643,836,100 $18,737,895,513
2006 $48,835,925,926 $25,825,512,284
2007 $54,262,870,370 $31,958,195,182
2008 $56,302,129,630 $35,895,153,328
2009 $57,481,481,481 $42,347,217,913
2010 $59,562,962,963 $45,405,615,064
2011 $68,990,000,000 $46,869,473,151
2012 $73,141,000,000 $56,396,704,672
2013 $77,148,000,000 $61,671,440,408
2014 $80,656,100,000 $68,285,796,514
2015 $87,132,800,000 $70,120,446,897
2016 $91,370,407,864 $74,815,144,164
2017 $96,850,649,692 $82,036,510,877
2018 $100,050,036,096 $92,202,979,985
2019 $103,427,600,000 $100,378,436,207
2020 $107,351,800,000 $100,657,505,751
2021 - $109,703,658,905
2022 - $114,448,978,153
2023 - $108,038,588,971
2024 - $124,498,691,699

Cuba and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Kenya
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $99.3
1962 - $104.6
1963 - $107.4
1964 - $111.3
1965 - $106.9
1966 - $119.8
1967 - $121.9
1968 - $128.7
1969 - $133.3
1970 $645 $141
1971 $770 $150.9
1972 $892 $172.6
1973 $1,079 $198.6
1974 $1,217 $227.2
1975 $1,374 $241.2
1976 $1,441 $248.9
1977 $1,472 $311
1978 $1,837 $355
1979 $2,006 $403
1980 $2,031 $454
1981 $2,046 $413
1982 $2,114 $374
1983 $2,222 $335
1984 $2,386 $334
1985 $2,257 $320
1986 $2,365 $364
1987 $2,440 $387
1988 $2,632 $391
1989 $2,566 $374
1990 $2,694 $374
1991 $2,269 $345
1992 $2,048 $337
1993 $2,063 $229
1994 $2,613 $276.4
1995 $2,785 $340
1996 $2,282 $441
1997 $2,306 $467
1998 $2,332 $488
1999 $2,562 $434
2000 $2,751 $415
2001 $2,843 $411
2002 $3,005 $403
2003 $3,203 $443
2004 $3,399 $464
2005 $3,786 $523
2006 $4,330 $700
2007 $4,807 $840
2008 $4,986 $916
2009 $5,089 $1,048
2010 $5,272 $1,092
2011 $6,104 $1,096
2012 $6,471 $1,285
2013 $6,828 $1,371
2014 $7,147 $1,483
2015 $7,728 $1,489
2016 $8,111 $1,554
2017 $8,611 $1,667
2018 $8,911 $1,836
2019 $9,232 $1,960
2020 $9,605 $1,928
2021 - $2,061
2022 - $2,110
2023 - $1,952
2024 - $2,206

Cuba vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Kenya
1950 59 36.9
1951 59.4 38
1952 59.8 38.6
1953 60.2 39.8
1954 60.7 41
1955 61.2 42.3
1956 61.5 43.5
1957 61.9 45.3
1958 62.3 46.5
1959 62.8 47.5
1960 63.3 48.5
1961 63.7 49.3
1962 64.4 50.1
1963 64.3 50.8
1964 65.3 51.3
1965 65.6 51.9
1966 66.1 52.4
1967 66.5 52.8
1968 66.9 53.3
1969 67.4 53.7
1970 67.9 54.1
1971 68.4 54.5
1972 68.9 55
1973 69.3 55.5
1974 69.9 56
1975 70.4 56.6
1976 70.9 57.2
1977 71.4 57.7
1978 71.9 58.2
1979 72.3 58.7
1980 72.6 59.2
1981 73 59.6
1982 73.4 59.9
1983 73.6 60.3
1984 73.6 60.6
1985 73.5 60.9
1986 73.6 60.8
1987 73.6 60.7
1988 73.7 60.3
1989 73.7 60
1990 73.8 58.3
1991 73.8 57.8
1992 73.8 57.1
1993 73.9 56.7
1994 74.1 56.1
1995 74.3 55.9
1996 74.7 55.6
1997 75.1 55.5
1998 75.4 55.6
1999 75.7 55.9
2000 75.9 56.1
2001 76.4 56.5
2002 76.8 56.8
2003 77.4 57.4
2004 77.3 57.9
2005 77.5 58.5
2006 77.4 59.1
2007 77.6 59.4
2008 77.6 60
2009 77.6 60.5
2010 77.9 60.9
2011 78.1 61.3
2012 78.2 61.5
2013 78 61.7
2014 77.8 62
2015 77.7 62.3
2016 77.6 62.5
2017 77.3 62.7
2018 77.4 62.8
2019 77.4 62.9
2020 77.4 61.6
2021 73.2 61.2
2022 77.6 63.5
2023 78.1 63.6
2024 78.3 63.8
2025 78.4 64

Cuba and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Kenya
Year Population
Cuba Kenya
1960 7,238,081 7,695,307
1961 7,387,117 7,987,770
1962 7,541,098 8,299,308
1963 7,701,660 8,627,971
1964 7,866,020 8,973,535
1965 8,030,797 9,338,078
1966 8,193,450 9,717,816
1967 8,352,625 10,111,057
1968 8,509,522 10,518,823
1969 8,666,640 10,939,695
1970 8,824,382 11,368,791
1971 8,979,085 11,788,904
1972 9,123,891 12,206,060
1973 9,255,328 12,634,835
1974 9,374,183 13,070,078
1975 9,479,726 13,511,671
1976 9,571,242 13,957,623
1977 9,648,440 14,428,819
1978 9,711,980 14,934,126
1979 9,763,355 15,460,666
1980 9,804,796 16,018,459
1981 9,849,320 16,601,507
1982 9,912,681 17,206,175
1983 9,991,026 17,846,374
1984 10,073,299 18,514,906
1985 10,157,228 19,201,768
1986 10,244,247 19,901,646
1987 10,335,342 20,616,096
1988 10,432,585 21,356,219
1989 10,533,243 22,118,434
1990 10,631,799 22,892,651
1991 10,717,640 23,646,514
1992 10,785,801 24,382,460
1993 10,841,031 25,117,188
1994 10,886,021 25,857,130
1995 10,925,362 26,601,751
1996 10,962,010 27,344,211
1997 10,997,934 28,101,768
1998 11,034,712 28,888,057
1999 11,072,230 29,733,408
2000 11,109,109 30,642,890
2001 11,144,132 31,619,170
2002 11,177,418 32,629,808
2003 11,209,383 33,652,223
2004 11,238,756 34,713,455
2005 11,262,554 35,796,484
2006 11,278,550 36,904,008
2007 11,287,272 38,036,349
2008 11,291,762 39,206,351
2009 11,294,719 40,408,891
2010 11,297,409 41,598,567
2011 11,301,571 42,758,461
2012 11,303,175 43,888,303
2013 11,298,167 44,986,791
2014 11,285,775 46,051,440
2015 11,275,065 47,088,526
2016 11,265,612 48,139,687
2017 11,247,829 49,197,766
2018 11,227,118 50,207,107
2019 11,202,846 51,202,827
2020 11,176,354 52,217,334
2021 11,122,168 53,219,166
2022 11,059,820 54,252,461
2023 11,019,931 55,339,003
2024 10,979,783 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Cuba and Kenya

Fertility rate
Cuba

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Kenya
1960 4.13 7.65
1961 4.26 7.72
1962 4.42 7.77
1963 4.56 7.82
1964 4.53 7.87
1965 4.5 7.92
1966 4.4 7.96
1967 4.29 7.95
1968 4.19 7.95
1969 4.12 7.95
1970 3.98 7.94
1971 3.8 7.92
1972 3.61 7.89
1973 3.4 7.86
1974 3.16 7.82
1975 2.82 7.8
1976 2.51 7.77
1977 2.21 7.73
1978 1.88 7.67
1979 1.77 7.6
1980 1.64 7.53
1981 1.59 7.45
1982 1.78 7.35
1983 1.8 7.22
1984 1.77 7.08
1985 1.77 6.96
1986 1.78 6.84
1987 1.8 6.69
1988 1.85 6.52
1989 1.83 6.33
1990 1.81 6.14
1991 1.66 5.94
1992 1.56 5.74
1993 1.49 5.57
1994 1.47 5.44
1995 1.48 5.37
1996 1.46 5.31
1997 1.59 5.27
1998 1.62 5.24
1999 1.64 5.18
2000 1.61 5.14
2001 1.6 5.09
2002 1.65 5.03
2003 1.63 4.94
2004 1.55 4.86
2005 1.49 4.8
2006 1.4 4.75
2007 1.44 4.72
2008 1.58 4.66
2009 1.68 4.57
2010 1.67 4.45
2011 1.73 4.28
2012 1.67 4.12
2013 1.68 3.96
2014 1.66 3.84
2015 1.69 3.77
2016 1.6 3.69
2017 1.59 3.61
2018 1.61 3.54
2019 1.54 3.43
2020 1.49 3.36
2021 1.43 3.31
2022 1.41 3.26
2023 1.44 3.21

Cuba and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Cuba Kenya
1960 22.5 15.7
1961 22.5 15.5
1962 22.4 15.3
1963 22.3 15.2
1964 22.2 15.1
1965 22.1 14.9
1966 22 14.8
1967 21.9 14.6
1968 21.9 14.5
1969 21.8 14.5
1970 21.8 14.4
1971 21.9 14.4
1972 21.9 14.3
1973 22.1 14.3
1974 22.2 14.3
1975 22.5 14.3
1976 22.7 14.3
1977 23 14.3
1978 23.4 14.3
1979 23.7 14.4
1980 24.1 14.5
1981 24.5 14.5
1982 24.8 14.6
1983 25.1 14.7
1984 25.5 14.8
1985 25.9 14.9
1986 26.3 15
1987 26.7 15
1988 27.1 15.1
1989 27.5 15.2
1990 27.9 15.3
1991 28.3 15.5
1992 28.7 15.6
1993 29.2 15.7
1994 29.7 15.9
1995 30.3 16
1996 30.9 16.1
1997 31.4 16.2
1998 32 16.4
1999 32.5 16.5
2000 33.1 16.7
2001 33.6 16.8
2002 34.2 17
2003 34.7 17.1
2004 35.2 17.3
2005 35.7 17.4
2006 36.2 17.5
2007 36.8 17.6
2008 37.3 17.7
2009 37.7 17.8
2010 38.2 17.9
2011 38.6 18.1
2012 39.1 18.2
2013 39.7 18.4
2014 40.2 18.5
2015 40.6 18.7
2016 40.9 18.9
2017 41.3 19.1
2018 41.6 19.3
2019 41.9 19.6
2020 42.1 19.8
2021 42.3 20
2022 42.5 20.3
2023 42.8 20.6
2024 43.1 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
15.4%
2019
Banked people share n/a
90.1%
2024

Energy

Cuba Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Cuba Kenya
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
30%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
82.9%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Cuba Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Kenya
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
110,480 mi
2018

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