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Bahamas vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 162nd vs. 103rd).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Cuba
Population
404321
10937204
Population rank 173/197 89/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 140/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 30/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 24/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Bahamas and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Cuba
Year GDP
Bahamas Cuba
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 -
1967 $398,000,000 -
1968 $453,800,000 -
1969 $538,700,000 -
1970 $539,500,000 $5,693,005,200
1971 $573,400,000 $6,914,658,400
1972 $590,900,000 $8,135,150,892
1973 $670,900,000 $9,987,709,650
1974 $632,400,000 $11,405,957,317
1975 $596,200,000 $13,027,415,244
1976 $642,100,000 $13,789,579,903
1977 $713,000,000 $14,206,158,675
1978 $832,400,000 $17,844,705,325
1979 $1,139,800,100 $19,584,443,288
1980 $1,335,300,000 $19,912,889,861
1981 $1,426,500,000 $20,150,254,096
1982 $1,578,300,000 $20,953,510,235
1983 $1,732,800,000 $22,204,940,512
1984 $2,041,100,000 $24,039,383,608
1985 $2,320,699,900 $22,920,490,774
1986 $2,472,500,000 $24,226,574,634
1987 $2,713,999,900 $25,213,935,012
1988 $2,817,900,000 $27,458,999,472
1989 $3,062,000,000 $27,023,468,666
1990 $3,166,000,000 $28,645,436,569
1991 $3,111,160,000 $24,316,556,026
1992 $3,109,000,000 $22,085,858,243
1993 $3,092,000,000 $22,367,254,865
1994 $3,259,000,000 $28,448,326,757
1995 $3,429,000,000 $30,429,803,651
1996 $3,609,000,000 $25,017,368,700
1997 $6,332,360,000 $25,365,908,100
1998 $6,833,220,000 $25,736,331,200
1999 $7,683,870,000 $28,364,615,200
2000 $8,076,470,000 $30,565,400,000
2001 $8,317,830,000 $31,682,400,000
2002 $8,881,160,000 $33,590,500,000
2003 $8,870,090,000 $35,901,200,000
2004 $9,055,290,000 $38,203,000,000
2005 $9,836,200,000 $42,643,836,100
2006 $10,167,250,000 $48,835,925,926
2007 $10,618,340,000 $54,262,870,370
2008 $10,526,000,000 $56,302,129,630
2009 $9,981,960,000 $57,481,481,481
2010 $10,095,760,000 $59,562,962,963
2011 $10,070,450,000 $68,990,000,000
2012 $10,720,400,000 $73,141,000,000
2013 $10,475,300,000 $77,148,000,000
2014 $11,139,100,000 $80,656,100,000
2015 $11,837,600,000 $87,132,800,000
2016 $11,880,900,000 $91,370,407,864
2017 $12,446,900,000 $96,850,649,692
2018 $12,819,200,000 $100,050,036,096
2019 $13,277,000,000 $103,427,600,000
2020 $10,363,200,000 $107,351,800,000
2021 $12,037,000,000 -
2022 $13,896,800,000 -
2023 $15,271,300,000 -
2024 $15,832,800,000 -

Bahamas and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Cuba
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 -
1967 $2,453 -
1968 $2,668 -
1969 $3,027 -
1970 $2,916 $645
1971 $3,004 $770
1972 $3,014 $892
1973 $3,341 $1,079
1974 $3,080 $1,217
1975 $2,841 $1,374
1976 $2,993 $1,441
1977 $3,253 $1,472
1978 $3,720 $1,837
1979 $4,994 $2,006
1980 $5,743 $2,031
1981 $6,029 $2,046
1982 $6,559 $2,114
1983 $7,081 $2,222
1984 $8,202 $2,386
1985 $9,167 $2,257
1986 $9,601 $2,365
1987 $10,361 $2,440
1988 $10,576 $2,632
1989 $11,291 $2,566
1990 $11,473 $2,694
1991 $11,082 $2,269
1992 $10,873 $2,048
1993 $10,613 $2,063
1994 $10,991 $2,613
1995 $11,375 $2,785
1996 $11,784 $2,282
1997 $20,368 $2,306
1998 $21,667 $2,332
1999 $24,041 $2,562
2000 $24,940 $2,751
2001 $25,372 $2,843
2002 $26,782 $3,005
2003 $26,429 $3,203
2004 $26,650 $3,399
2005 $28,602 $3,786
2006 $29,185 $4,330
2007 $30,052 $4,807
2008 $29,392 $4,986
2009 $27,513 $5,089
2010 $27,473 $5,272
2011 $27,091 $6,104
2012 $28,552 $6,471
2013 $27,643 $6,828
2014 $29,137 $7,147
2015 $30,719 $7,728
2016 $30,617 $8,111
2017 $31,875 $8,611
2018 $32,642 $8,911
2019 $33,640 $9,232
2020 $26,179 $9,605
2021 $30,368 -
2022 $34,957 -
2023 $38,232 -
2024 $39,455 -

Bahamas vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Cuba
1950 58.9 59
1951 59.2 59.4
1952 59.6 59.8
1953 60 60.2
1954 60.3 60.7
1955 60.7 61.2
1956 61 61.5
1957 61.4 61.9
1958 61.7 62.3
1959 62.1 62.8
1960 62.5 63.3
1961 62.8 63.7
1962 63.2 64.4
1963 63.5 64.3
1964 63.9 65.3
1965 64.3 65.6
1966 64.6 66.1
1967 65 66.5
1968 65.4 66.9
1969 65.8 67.4
1970 66.2 67.9
1971 66.5 68.4
1972 66.8 68.9
1973 67.1 69.3
1974 67.6 69.9
1975 68.1 70.4
1976 68.5 70.9
1977 68.8 71.4
1978 68.9 71.9
1979 69 72.3
1980 69.1 72.6
1981 69.4 73
1982 69.7 73.4
1983 70 73.6
1984 70.2 73.6
1985 70.3 73.5
1986 70.3 73.6
1987 70.4 73.6
1988 70.5 73.7
1989 70.7 73.7
1990 70.9 73.8
1991 71.2 73.8
1992 71.3 73.8
1993 71.4 73.9
1994 71.4 74.1
1995 71.4 74.3
1996 71.5 74.7
1997 71.6 75.1
1998 71.8 75.4
1999 72.1 75.7
2000 72.5 75.9
2001 72.8 76.4
2002 73 76.8
2003 73.2 77.4
2004 73.2 77.3
2005 73.4 77.5
2006 73.5 77.4
2007 73.5 77.6
2008 73.4 77.6
2009 73.5 77.6
2010 73.4 77.9
2011 73.6 78.1
2012 73.7 78.2
2013 73.9 78
2014 74 77.8
2015 73.8 77.7
2016 74 77.6
2017 74 77.3
2018 74.1 77.4
2019 71.4 77.4
2020 73 77.4
2021 70.8 73.2
2022 74.5 77.6
2023 74.6 78.1
2024 74.7 78.3
2025 74.9 78.4

Bahamas and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Cuba
Year Population
Bahamas Cuba
1960 116,317 7,238,081
1961 122,197 7,387,117
1962 128,493 7,541,098
1963 135,087 7,701,660
1964 141,528 7,866,020
1965 147,952 8,030,797
1966 154,874 8,193,450
1967 162,267 8,352,625
1968 170,089 8,509,522
1969 177,981 8,666,640
1970 184,982 8,824,382
1971 190,857 8,979,085
1972 196,055 9,123,891
1973 200,791 9,255,328
1974 205,342 9,374,183
1975 209,886 9,479,726
1976 214,501 9,571,242
1977 219,157 9,648,440
1978 223,761 9,711,980
1979 228,230 9,763,355
1980 232,526 9,804,796
1981 236,614 9,849,320
1982 240,614 9,912,681
1983 244,698 9,991,026
1984 248,863 10,073,299
1985 253,154 10,157,228
1986 257,536 10,244,247
1987 261,935 10,335,342
1988 266,448 10,432,585
1989 271,178 10,533,243
1990 275,945 10,631,799
1991 280,731 10,717,640
1992 285,927 10,785,801
1993 291,339 10,841,031
1994 296,509 10,886,021
1995 301,461 10,925,362
1996 306,268 10,962,010
1997 310,904 10,997,934
1998 315,368 11,034,712
1999 319,614 11,072,230
2000 323,835 11,109,109
2001 327,836 11,144,132
2002 331,614 11,177,418
2003 335,618 11,209,383
2004 339,782 11,238,756
2005 343,894 11,262,554
2006 348,375 11,278,550
2007 353,334 11,287,272
2008 358,120 11,291,762
2009 362,810 11,294,719
2010 367,478 11,297,409
2011 371,729 11,301,571
2012 375,469 11,303,175
2013 378,953 11,298,167
2014 382,298 11,285,775
2015 385,346 11,275,065
2016 388,055 11,265,612
2017 390,485 11,247,829
2018 392,717 11,227,118
2019 394,675 11,202,846
2020 395,863 11,176,354
2021 396,373 11,122,168
2022 397,538 11,059,820
2023 399,440 11,019,931
2024 401,283 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Cuba

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Cuba
1960 5.09 4.13
1961 5.16 4.26
1962 5.13 4.42
1963 5.06 4.56
1964 4.97 4.53
1965 4.88 4.5
1966 4.79 4.4
1967 4.69 4.29
1968 4.56 4.19
1969 4.38 4.12
1970 4.21 3.98
1971 4.06 3.8
1972 3.89 3.61
1973 3.73 3.4
1974 3.57 3.16
1975 3.42 2.82
1976 3.3 2.51
1977 3.17 2.21
1978 3.05 1.88
1979 2.94 1.77
1980 2.84 1.64
1981 2.77 1.59
1982 2.71 1.78
1983 2.65 1.8
1984 2.59 1.77
1985 2.55 1.77
1986 2.53 1.78
1987 2.52 1.8
1988 2.52 1.85
1989 2.52 1.83
1990 2.52 1.81
1991 2.51 1.66
1992 2.71 1.56
1993 2.61 1.49
1994 2.47 1.47
1995 2.42 1.48
1996 2.35 1.46
1997 2.29 1.59
1998 2.23 1.62
1999 2.13 1.64
2000 2.06 1.61
2001 2.02 1.6
2002 1.98 1.65
2003 1.97 1.63
2004 1.98 1.55
2005 2.01 1.49
2006 2.02 1.4
2007 2.04 1.44
2008 2 1.58
2009 2.01 1.68
2010 1.84 1.67
2011 1.79 1.73
2012 1.76 1.67
2013 1.74 1.68
2014 1.69 1.66
2015 1.57 1.69
2016 1.5 1.6
2017 1.42 1.59
2018 1.4 1.61
2019 1.4 1.54
2020 1.39 1.49
2021 1.38 1.43
2022 1.38 1.41
2023 1.37 1.44

Bahamas and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Cuba
1960 19.5 22.5
1961 19.6 22.5
1962 19.6 22.4
1963 19.7 22.3
1964 19.8 22.2
1965 19.9 22.1
1966 20.1 22
1967 20.2 21.9
1968 20.3 21.9
1969 20.5 21.8
1970 20.6 21.8
1971 20.6 21.9
1972 20.7 21.9
1973 20.7 22.1
1974 20.8 22.2
1975 20.9 22.5
1976 21.1 22.7
1977 21.3 23
1978 21.6 23.4
1979 21.8 23.7
1980 22.1 24.1
1981 22.4 24.5
1982 22.7 24.8
1983 23 25.1
1984 23.4 25.5
1985 23.7 25.9
1986 24 26.3
1987 24.3 26.7
1988 24.7 27.1
1989 25 27.5
1990 25.4 27.9
1991 25.7 28.3
1992 26 28.7
1993 26.3 29.2
1994 26.6 29.7
1995 26.9 30.3
1996 27.2 30.9
1997 27.5 31.4
1998 27.9 32
1999 28.2 32.5
2000 28.5 33.1
2001 28.9 33.6
2002 29.3 34.2
2003 29.6 34.7
2004 30 35.2
2005 30.3 35.7
2006 30.6 36.2
2007 30.8 36.8
2008 31 37.3
2009 31.3 37.7
2010 31.5 38.2
2011 31.8 38.6
2012 32.1 39.1
2013 32.4 39.7
2014 32.6 40.2
2015 33 40.6
2016 33.3 40.9
2017 33.6 41.3
2018 33.9 41.6
2019 34.3 41.9
2020 34.6 42.1
2021 34.9 42.3
2022 35.2 42.5
2023 35.6 42.8
2024 36 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
25.4
2025
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
n/a

Energy

Bahamas Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahamas Cuba
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
99.7%
2021
English speaking
87.1%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Bahamas Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
9.43
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Cuba
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
n/a

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