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Bhutan vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 132nd vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Cuba
Population
801123
10937204
Population rank 163/197 89/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$107B
2020
GDP rank 169/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 132/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 87/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Bhutan and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Cuba
Year GDP
Bhutan Cuba
1970 $61,812,113 $5,693,005,200
1971 $66,289,450 $6,914,658,400
1972 $70,139,867 $8,135,150,892
1973 $78,900,289 $9,987,709,650
1974 $92,901,784 $11,405,957,317
1975 $86,820,762 $13,027,415,244
1976 $88,461,263 $13,789,579,903
1977 $97,884,434 $14,206,158,675
1978 $94,086,228 $17,844,705,325
1979 $105,377,995 $19,584,443,288
1980 $128,669,201 $19,912,889,861
1981 $139,174,178 $20,150,254,096
1982 $141,439,317 $20,953,510,235
1983 $156,704,290 $22,204,940,512
1984 $160,423,494 $24,039,383,608
1985 $163,288,815 $22,920,490,774
1986 $191,218,115 $24,226,574,634
1987 $242,742,766 $25,213,935,012
1988 $272,298,067 $27,458,999,472
1989 $264,798,626 $27,023,468,666
1990 $287,765,007 $28,645,436,569
1991 $240,294,286 $24,316,556,026
1992 $240,233,531 $22,085,858,243
1993 $225,973,693 $22,367,254,865
1994 $258,954,708 $28,448,326,757
1995 $290,490,984 $30,429,803,651
1996 $303,408,346 $25,017,368,700
1997 $352,229,077 $25,365,908,100
1998 $363,458,381 $25,736,331,200
1999 $399,311,200 $28,364,615,200
2000 $460,733,418 $30,565,400,000
2001 $496,110,226 $31,682,400,000
2002 $559,345,264 $33,590,500,000
2003 $651,935,430 $35,901,200,000
2004 $735,348,490 $38,203,000,000
2005 $860,391,000 $42,643,836,100
2006 $942,879,879 $48,835,925,926
2007 $1,255,767,964 $54,262,870,370
2008 $1,317,517,835 $56,302,129,630
2009 $1,331,343,798 $57,481,481,481
2010 $1,708,880,730 $59,562,962,963
2011 $1,977,728,659 $68,990,000,000
2012 $1,973,387,228 $73,141,000,000
2013 $1,943,696,952 $77,148,000,000
2014 $2,089,079,571 $80,656,100,000
2015 $2,187,815,803 $87,132,800,000
2016 $2,357,504,761 $91,370,407,864
2017 $2,591,358,009 $96,850,649,692
2018 $2,583,335,722 $100,050,036,096
2019 $2,735,683,570 $103,427,600,000
2020 $2,457,604,334 $107,351,800,000
2021 $2,768,802,960 -
2022 $2,898,227,744 -
2023 $3,019,253,885 -

Bhutan and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Cuba
1970 $200.3 $645
1971 $207.7 $770
1972 $212.4 $892
1973 $230.9 $1,079
1974 $262.8 $1,217
1975 $237.4 $1,374
1976 $233.7 $1,441
1977 $249.9 $1,472
1978 $232.2 $1,837
1979 $251.4 $2,006
1980 $296.9 $2,031
1981 $311 $2,046
1982 $306 $2,114
1983 $328 $2,222
1984 $326 $2,386
1985 $321 $2,257
1986 $365 $2,365
1987 $449 $2,440
1988 $489 $2,632
1989 $462 $2,566
1990 $488 $2,694
1991 $401 $2,269
1992 $416 $2,048
1993 $407 $2,063
1994 $467 $2,613
1995 $530 $2,785
1996 $553 $2,282
1997 $630 $2,306
1998 $638 $2,332
1999 $685 $2,562
2000 $772 $2,751
2001 $812 $2,843
2002 $896 $3,005
2003 $1,022 $3,203
2004 $1,130 $3,399
2005 $1,300 $3,786
2006 $1,406 $4,330
2007 $1,850 $4,807
2008 $1,920 $4,986
2009 $1,918 $5,089
2010 $2,436 $5,272
2011 $2,788 $6,104
2012 $2,751 $6,471
2013 $2,680 $6,828
2014 $2,849 $7,147
2015 $2,954 $7,728
2016 $3,152 $8,111
2017 $3,435 $8,611
2018 $3,400 $8,911
2019 $3,577 $9,232
2020 $3,192 $9,605
2021 $3,571 -
2022 $3,711 -
2023 $3,839 -

Bhutan vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Cuba
1950 35.3 59
1951 35.3 59.4
1952 35.4 59.8
1953 35.4 60.2
1954 35.4 60.7
1955 35.5 61.2
1956 35.6 61.5
1957 35.7 61.9
1958 35.9 62.3
1959 36.1 62.8
1960 36.4 63.3
1961 36.7 63.7
1962 37 64.4
1963 37.4 64.3
1964 37.8 65.3
1965 38.3 65.6
1966 38.8 66.1
1967 39.4 66.5
1968 40 66.9
1969 40.6 67.4
1970 41.2 67.9
1971 41.8 68.4
1972 42.5 68.9
1973 43.1 69.3
1974 43.8 69.9
1975 44.5 70.4
1976 45.2 70.9
1977 46 71.4
1978 46.7 71.9
1979 47.4 72.3
1980 48.2 72.6
1981 49 73
1982 49.8 73.4
1983 50.6 73.6
1984 51.3 73.6
1985 52 73.5
1986 52.8 73.6
1987 53.6 73.6
1988 54.4 73.7
1989 55.1 73.7
1990 55.8 73.8
1991 56.5 73.8
1992 57.2 73.8
1993 57.9 73.9
1994 58.4 74.1
1995 59.3 74.3
1996 60 74.7
1997 60.6 75.1
1998 61.3 75.4
1999 62 75.7
2000 61.8 75.9
2001 63.3 76.4
2002 64 76.8
2003 64.7 77.4
2004 65.3 77.3
2005 65.9 77.5
2006 66.5 77.4
2007 67.2 77.6
2008 67.7 77.6
2009 68.2 77.6
2010 68.8 77.9
2011 69.3 78.1
2012 69.8 78.2
2013 70.2 78
2014 70.5 77.8
2015 70.8 77.7
2016 71.1 77.6
2017 71.4 77.3
2018 71.7 77.4
2019 72 77.4
2020 72.3 77.4
2021 72.4 73.2
2022 72.8 77.6
2023 73 78.1
2024 73.3 78.3
2025 73.5 78.4

Bhutan and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Cuba
Year Population
Bhutan Cuba
1960 224,084 7,238,081
1961 230,602 7,387,117
1962 237,636 7,541,098
1963 245,156 7,701,660
1964 252,987 7,866,020
1965 261,200 8,030,797
1966 269,820 8,193,450
1967 278,852 8,352,625
1968 288,311 8,509,522
1969 298,214 8,666,640
1970 308,528 8,824,382
1971 319,211 8,979,085
1972 330,264 9,123,891
1973 341,705 9,255,328
1974 353,538 9,374,183
1975 365,791 9,479,726
1976 378,490 9,571,242
1977 391,639 9,648,440
1978 405,243 9,711,980
1979 419,200 9,763,355
1980 433,404 9,804,796
1981 447,836 9,849,320
1982 462,485 9,912,681
1983 477,460 9,991,026
1984 492,784 10,073,299
1985 508,392 10,157,228
1986 524,324 10,244,247
1987 540,557 10,335,342
1988 556,986 10,432,585
1989 573,586 10,533,243
1990 589,287 10,631,799
1991 599,784 10,717,640
1992 577,774 10,785,801
1993 554,673 10,841,031
1994 554,497 10,886,021
1995 547,989 10,925,362
1996 548,784 10,962,010
1997 558,697 10,997,934
1998 569,435 11,034,712
1999 582,579 11,072,230
2000 596,863 11,109,109
2001 610,794 11,144,132
2002 624,409 11,177,418
2003 637,663 11,209,383
2004 650,544 11,238,756
2005 661,865 11,262,554
2006 670,799 11,278,550
2007 678,641 11,287,272
2008 686,351 11,291,762
2009 693,988 11,294,719
2010 701,632 11,297,409
2011 709,377 11,301,571
2012 717,279 11,303,175
2013 725,273 11,298,167
2014 733,139 11,285,775
2015 740,618 11,275,065
2016 747,866 11,265,612
2017 754,335 11,247,829
2018 759,759 11,227,118
2019 764,824 11,202,846
2020 770,006 11,176,354
2021 775,442 11,122,168
2022 780,914 11,059,820
2023 786,385 11,019,931
2024 791,524 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Cuba

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Cuba
1960 6.7 4.13
1961 6.7 4.26
1962 6.69 4.42
1963 6.69 4.56
1964 6.68 4.53
1965 6.68 4.5
1966 6.67 4.4
1967 6.67 4.29
1968 6.66 4.19
1969 6.66 4.12
1970 6.65 3.98
1971 6.64 3.8
1972 6.64 3.61
1973 6.63 3.4
1974 6.62 3.16
1975 6.62 2.82
1976 6.62 2.51
1977 6.61 2.21
1978 6.58 1.88
1979 6.55 1.77
1980 6.51 1.64
1981 6.46 1.59
1982 6.4 1.78
1983 6.34 1.8
1984 6.26 1.77
1985 6.18 1.77
1986 6.1 1.78
1987 6 1.8
1988 5.88 1.85
1989 5.76 1.83
1990 5.6 1.81
1991 5.45 1.66
1992 5.27 1.56
1993 5.07 1.49
1994 4.87 1.47
1995 4.62 1.48
1996 4.37 1.46
1997 4.09 1.59
1998 3.85 1.62
1999 3.61 1.64
2000 3.38 1.61
2001 3.19 1.6
2002 3.01 1.65
2003 2.87 1.63
2004 2.78 1.55
2005 2.73 1.49
2006 2.66 1.4
2007 2.59 1.44
2008 2.48 1.58
2009 2.36 1.68
2010 2.25 1.67
2011 2.15 1.73
2012 2.07 1.67
2013 2 1.68
2014 1.92 1.66
2015 1.84 1.69
2016 1.74 1.6
2017 1.62 1.59
2018 1.52 1.61
2019 1.45 1.54
2020 1.5 1.49
2021 1.49 1.43
2022 1.48 1.41
2023 1.46 1.44

Bhutan and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Cuba
1960 18.8 22.5
1961 18.9 22.5
1962 18.9 22.4
1963 19 22.3
1964 19.1 22.2
1965 19.1 22.1
1966 19.2 22
1967 19.3 21.9
1968 19.3 21.9
1969 19.3 21.8
1970 19.3 21.8
1971 19.3 21.9
1972 19.3 21.9
1973 19.2 22.1
1974 19.2 22.2
1975 19.1 22.5
1976 19.1 22.7
1977 19 23
1978 19 23.4
1979 18.9 23.7
1980 18.9 24.1
1981 18.8 24.5
1982 18.7 24.8
1983 18.7 25.1
1984 18.6 25.5
1985 18.6 25.9
1986 18.5 26.3
1987 18.5 26.7
1988 18.5 27.1
1989 18.5 27.5
1990 18.6 27.9
1991 18.6 28.3
1992 18.6 28.7
1993 18.7 29.2
1994 18.8 29.7
1995 18.9 30.3
1996 19.1 30.9
1997 19.3 31.4
1998 19.5 32
1999 19.8 32.5
2000 20 33.1
2001 20.4 33.6
2002 20.8 34.2
2003 21.3 34.7
2004 21.8 35.2
2005 22.2 35.7
2006 22.6 36.2
2007 22.9 36.8
2008 23.3 37.3
2009 23.7 37.7
2010 24 38.2
2011 24.4 38.6
2012 24.7 39.1
2013 25.1 39.7
2014 25.6 40.2
2015 26 40.6
2016 26.4 40.9
2017 26.9 41.3
2018 27.5 41.6
2019 28 41.9
2020 28.6 42.1
2021 29.2 42.3
2022 29.8 42.5
2023 30.4 42.8
2024 30.9 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
25.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Bhutan Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
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
100%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Cuba
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
41
2024
Higher education index n/a
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99.7%
2021
English speaking
75%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Bhutan Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
9.43
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Cuba
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
n/a

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