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Bolivia vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 27th vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Cuba
Population
12716350
10937204
Population rank 79/197 89/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 94/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 129/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 92/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Bolivia and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Cuba
Year GDP
Bolivia Cuba
1960 $373,250,000 -
1961 $406,000,000 -
1962 $443,916,667 -
1963 $478,000,000 -
1964 $538,583,333 -
1965 $598,333,333 -
1966 $662,500,000 -
1967 $748,250,000 -
1968 $849,333,333 -
1969 $920,333,333 -
1970 $1,006,833,333 $5,693,005,200
1971 $1,084,666,667 $6,914,658,400
1972 $1,286,153,846 $8,135,150,892
1973 $1,263,600,000 $9,987,709,650
1974 $2,101,300,000 $11,405,957,317
1975 $2,405,900,000 $13,027,415,244
1976 $2,733,350,000 $13,789,579,903
1977 $3,229,050,000 $14,206,158,675
1978 $3,760,100,000 $17,844,705,325
1979 $4,510,500,000 $19,584,443,288
1980 $4,450,360,000 $19,912,889,861
1981 $5,778,480,000 $20,150,254,096
1982 $5,600,390,625 $20,953,510,235
1983 $5,414,008,621 $22,204,940,512
1984 $6,169,304,528 $24,039,383,608
1985 $5,377,276,657 $22,920,490,774
1986 $3,959,383,520 $24,226,574,634
1987 $4,347,956,338 $25,213,935,012
1988 $4,597,611,710 $27,458,999,472
1989 $4,715,973,437 $27,023,468,666
1990 $4,867,582,598 $28,645,436,569
1991 $5,343,262,457 $24,316,556,026
1992 $5,643,868,749 $22,085,858,243
1993 $5,734,699,489 $22,367,254,865
1994 $5,981,222,859 $28,448,326,757
1995 $6,715,161,732 $30,429,803,651
1996 $7,396,949,126 $25,017,368,700
1997 $7,925,736,821 $25,365,908,100
1998 $8,497,494,652 $25,736,331,200
1999 $8,285,064,435 $28,364,615,200
2000 $8,397,855,485 $30,565,400,000
2001 $8,141,516,928 $31,682,400,000
2002 $7,905,485,146 $33,590,500,000
2003 $8,082,399,640 $35,901,200,000
2004 $8,773,451,752 $38,203,000,000
2005 $9,549,122,905 $42,643,836,100
2006 $11,451,844,902 $48,835,925,926
2007 $13,120,108,008 $54,262,870,370
2008 $16,674,276,286 $56,302,129,630
2009 $17,339,992,194 $57,481,481,481
2010 $19,649,723,722 $59,562,962,963
2011 $23,963,164,697 $68,990,000,000
2012 $27,084,497,482 $73,141,000,000
2013 $30,659,338,886 $77,148,000,000
2014 $32,996,188,017 $80,656,100,000
2015 $33,000,198,249 $87,132,800,000
2016 $33,941,126,194 $91,370,407,864
2017 $37,508,642,171 $96,850,649,692
2018 $40,287,647,931 $100,050,036,096
2019 $40,895,322,851 $103,427,600,000
2020 $36,629,843,806 $107,351,800,000
2021 $40,406,111,693 -
2022 $44,008,282,880 -
2023 $45,135,398,003 -
2024 $49,668,296,744 -

Bolivia and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Cuba
1960 $100.8 -
1961 $107.4 -
1962 $115.1 -
1963 $121.4 -
1964 $133.9 -
1965 $145.6 -
1966 $157.8 -
1967 $174.3 -
1968 $193.5 -
1969 $205.1 -
1970 $219.4 $645
1971 $231.1 $770
1972 $267.9 $892
1973 $257.3 $1,079
1974 $418 $1,217
1975 $468 $1,374
1976 $520 $1,441
1977 $600 $1,472
1978 $683 $1,837
1979 $801 $2,006
1980 $773 $2,031
1981 $981 $2,046
1982 $931 $2,114
1983 $880 $2,222
1984 $982 $2,386
1985 $838 $2,257
1986 $604 $2,365
1987 $650 $2,440
1988 $673 $2,632
1989 $675 $2,566
1990 $683 $2,694
1991 $734 $2,269
1992 $760 $2,048
1993 $757 $2,063
1994 $774 $2,613
1995 $853 $2,785
1996 $922 $2,282
1997 $970 $2,306
1998 $1,022 $2,332
1999 $979 $2,562
2000 $976 $2,751
2001 $930 $2,843
2002 $888 $3,005
2003 $893 $3,203
2004 $953 $3,399
2005 $1,020 $3,786
2006 $1,203 $4,330
2007 $1,355 $4,807
2008 $1,693 $4,986
2009 $1,731 $5,089
2010 $1,930 $5,272
2011 $2,316 $6,104
2012 $2,576 $6,471
2013 $2,870 $6,828
2014 $3,041 $7,147
2015 $2,996 $7,728
2016 $3,036 $8,111
2017 $3,306 $8,611
2018 $3,501 $8,911
2019 $3,504 $9,232
2020 $3,100 $9,605
2021 $3,385 -
2022 $3,644 -
2023 $3,686 -
2024 $4,001 -

Bolivia vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Cuba
1950 40.7 59
1951 40.9 59.4
1952 41 59.8
1953 41.4 60.2
1954 41.7 60.7
1955 41.9 61.2
1956 42.2 61.5
1957 42.4 61.9
1958 42.7 62.3
1959 43 62.8
1960 43.3 63.3
1961 43.6 63.7
1962 44 64.4
1963 44.3 64.3
1964 44.7 65.3
1965 45.1 65.6
1966 45.5 66.1
1967 45.9 66.5
1968 46.3 66.9
1969 46.7 67.4
1970 47.1 67.9
1971 47.5 68.4
1972 47.8 68.9
1973 48.3 69.3
1974 48.8 69.9
1975 49.3 70.4
1976 50 70.9
1977 50.4 71.4
1978 50.8 71.9
1979 51.4 72.3
1980 51.8 72.6
1981 52.3 73
1982 52.5 73.4
1983 52.9 73.6
1984 53.4 73.6
1985 53.8 73.5
1986 54.2 73.6
1987 54.9 73.6
1988 55.5 73.7
1989 56.1 73.7
1990 56.8 73.8
1991 57.4 73.8
1992 57.9 73.8
1993 58.7 73.9
1994 59.3 74.1
1995 59.8 74.3
1996 60.3 74.7
1997 60.7 75.1
1998 61.2 75.4
1999 61.7 75.7
2000 62.1 75.9
2001 62.5 76.4
2002 63.1 76.8
2003 63.5 77.4
2004 63.8 77.3
2005 64.2 77.5
2006 64.5 77.4
2007 64.9 77.6
2008 65.3 77.6
2009 65.7 77.6
2010 66 77.9
2011 66.3 78.1
2012 66.6 78.2
2013 66.8 78
2014 67 77.8
2015 67.2 77.7
2016 67.4 77.6
2017 67.5 77.3
2018 67.7 77.4
2019 67.8 77.4
2020 62.9 77.4
2021 61.4 73.2
2022 67.4 77.6
2023 68.6 78.1
2024 68.7 78.3
2025 68.9 78.4

Bolivia and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Cuba
Year Population
Bolivia Cuba
1960 3,702,323 7,238,081
1961 3,778,731 7,387,117
1962 3,857,493 7,541,098
1963 3,938,913 7,701,660
1964 4,022,996 7,866,020
1965 4,109,796 8,030,797
1966 4,199,550 8,193,450
1967 4,292,572 8,352,625
1968 4,388,944 8,509,522
1969 4,488,232 8,666,640
1970 4,590,010 8,824,382
1971 4,694,342 8,979,085
1972 4,800,978 9,123,891
1973 4,910,200 9,255,328
1974 5,022,475 9,374,183
1975 5,137,539 9,479,726
1976 5,256,496 9,571,242
1977 5,379,166 9,648,440
1978 5,504,123 9,711,980
1979 5,630,849 9,763,355
1980 5,758,900 9,804,796
1981 5,888,109 9,849,320
1982 6,018,088 9,912,681
1983 6,149,060 9,991,026
1984 6,281,868 10,073,299
1985 6,416,185 10,157,228
1986 6,552,479 10,244,247
1987 6,692,162 10,335,342
1988 6,835,508 10,432,585
1989 6,981,766 10,533,243
1990 7,130,142 10,631,799
1991 7,280,289 10,717,640
1992 7,430,336 10,785,801
1993 7,579,195 10,841,031
1994 7,727,322 10,886,021
1995 7,874,676 10,925,362
1996 8,021,736 10,962,010
1997 8,167,900 10,997,934
1998 8,313,394 11,034,712
1999 8,459,806 11,072,230
2000 8,606,326 11,109,109
2001 8,752,736 11,144,132
2002 8,900,355 11,177,418
2003 9,050,700 11,209,383
2004 9,204,287 11,238,756
2005 9,360,754 11,262,554
2006 9,521,689 11,278,550
2007 9,685,960 11,287,272
2008 9,850,858 11,291,762
2009 10,016,275 11,294,719
2010 10,182,345 11,297,409
2011 10,348,929 11,301,571
2012 10,515,807 11,303,175
2013 10,682,608 11,298,167
2014 10,848,888 11,285,775
2015 11,014,705 11,275,065
2016 11,180,020 11,265,612
2017 11,344,587 11,247,829
2018 11,508,368 11,227,118
2019 11,671,386 11,202,846
2020 11,816,299 11,176,354
2021 11,937,360 11,122,168
2022 12,077,154 11,059,820
2023 12,244,159 11,019,931
2024 12,413,315 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Cuba

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Cuba
1960 6.27 4.13
1961 6.26 4.26
1962 6.25 4.42
1963 6.23 4.56
1964 6.21 4.53
1965 6.18 4.5
1966 6.16 4.4
1967 6.13 4.29
1968 6.1 4.19
1969 6.06 4.12
1970 6 3.98
1971 5.95 3.8
1972 5.89 3.61
1973 5.85 3.4
1974 5.8 3.16
1975 5.75 2.82
1976 5.74 2.51
1977 5.67 2.21
1978 5.61 1.88
1979 5.54 1.77
1980 5.47 1.64
1981 5.41 1.59
1982 5.35 1.78
1983 5.29 1.8
1984 5.24 1.77
1985 5.15 1.77
1986 5.12 1.78
1987 5.06 1.8
1988 5.03 1.85
1989 4.97 1.83
1990 4.9 1.81
1991 4.85 1.66
1992 4.71 1.56
1993 4.59 1.49
1994 4.49 1.47
1995 4.41 1.48
1996 4.34 1.46
1997 4.22 1.59
1998 4.15 1.62
1999 4.09 1.64
2000 3.99 1.61
2001 3.89 1.6
2002 3.8 1.65
2003 3.72 1.63
2004 3.63 1.55
2005 3.56 1.49
2006 3.53 1.4
2007 3.45 1.44
2008 3.36 1.58
2009 3.29 1.68
2010 3.21 1.67
2011 3.14 1.73
2012 3.08 1.67
2013 3.01 1.68
2014 2.95 1.66
2015 2.89 1.69
2016 2.83 1.6
2017 2.78 1.59
2018 2.73 1.61
2019 2.69 1.54
2020 2.65 1.49
2021 2.62 1.43
2022 2.58 1.41
2023 2.55 1.44

Bolivia and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Cuba
1960 19.6 22.5
1961 19.6 22.5
1962 19.6 22.4
1963 19.5 22.3
1964 19.5 22.2
1965 19.5 22.1
1966 19.5 22
1967 19.5 21.9
1968 19.5 21.9
1969 19.5 21.8
1970 19.4 21.8
1971 19.4 21.9
1972 19.4 21.9
1973 19.3 22.1
1974 19.3 22.2
1975 19.3 22.5
1976 19.3 22.7
1977 19.3 23
1978 19.3 23.4
1979 19.3 23.7
1980 19.3 24.1
1981 19.3 24.5
1982 19.4 24.8
1983 19.4 25.1
1984 19.4 25.5
1985 19.4 25.9
1986 19.5 26.3
1987 19.5 26.7
1988 19.6 27.1
1989 19.6 27.5
1990 19.6 27.9
1991 19.7 28.3
1992 19.8 28.7
1993 19.8 29.2
1994 20 29.7
1995 20.1 30.3
1996 20.3 30.9
1997 20.4 31.4
1998 20.6 32
1999 20.8 32.5
2000 20.9 33.1
2001 21.1 33.6
2002 21.3 34.2
2003 21.4 34.7
2004 21.6 35.2
2005 21.7 35.7
2006 21.9 36.2
2007 22.1 36.8
2008 22.2 37.3
2009 22.4 37.7
2010 22.6 38.2
2011 22.9 38.6
2012 23.1 39.1
2013 23.3 39.7
2014 23.5 40.2
2015 23.8 40.6
2016 24 40.9
2017 24.3 41.3
2018 24.5 41.6
2019 24.8 41.9
2020 25 42.1
2021 25.2 42.3
2022 25.4 42.5
2023 25.7 42.8
2024 26 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
25.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bolivia Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bolivia Cuba
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
99.7%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Bolivia Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
9.43
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Cuba
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025

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