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Chile vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Chile has a population of 19.8M (ranked 66/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Chile's land area is 286,809 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 38th vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Chile Cuba
Population
19928941
10937204
Population rank 67/197 89/197
GDP
$330B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 46/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$16,710
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 65/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$34,637
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$139B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$7,015
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 69/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,593
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
286,809 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.17
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
37.5 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Chile and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Chile and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Chile

Cuba
Year GDP
Chile Cuba
1960 $4,211,103,677 -
1961 $4,948,564,551 -
1962 $5,765,971,144 -
1963 $5,702,520,146 -
1964 $6,065,708,668 -
1965 $6,183,988,944 -
1966 $7,256,882,086 -
1967 $7,145,068,068 -
1968 $7,286,820,526 -
1969 $8,456,519,044 -
1970 $9,261,006,540 $5,693,005,200
1971 $10,999,807,567 $6,914,658,400
1972 $12,057,501,635 $8,135,150,892
1973 $17,237,336,173 $9,987,709,650
1974 $16,584,311,220 $11,405,957,317
1975 $7,812,161,793 $13,027,415,244
1976 $10,523,479,089 $13,789,579,903
1977 $14,272,711,437 $14,206,158,675
1978 $16,373,093,554 $17,844,705,325
1979 $22,249,574,628 $19,584,443,288
1980 $29,586,676,576 $19,912,889,861
1981 $35,180,322,211 $20,150,254,096
1982 $19,710,229,067 $20,953,510,235
1983 $20,629,678,694 $22,204,940,512
1984 $19,974,595,028 $24,039,383,608
1985 $17,933,557,360 $22,920,490,774
1986 $19,197,818,085 $24,226,574,634
1987 $22,605,488,851 $25,213,935,012
1988 $26,174,858,614 $27,458,999,472
1989 $30,101,767,991 $27,023,468,666
1990 $33,428,580,448 $28,645,436,569
1991 $38,232,330,917 $24,316,556,026
1992 $46,538,895,686 $22,085,858,243
1993 $49,934,943,321 $22,367,254,865
1994 $57,438,273,591 $28,448,326,757
1995 $73,820,425,702 $30,429,803,651
1996 $78,584,098,984 $25,017,368,700
1997 $85,741,415,285 $25,365,908,100
1998 $81,990,010,704 $25,736,331,200
1999 $75,578,685,736 $28,364,615,200
2000 $78,339,750,721 $30,565,400,000
2001 $71,574,739,561 $31,682,400,000
2002 $70,264,045,939 $33,590,500,000
2003 $76,492,579,644 $35,901,200,000
2004 $99,075,985,774 $38,203,000,000
2005 $122,294,145,163 $42,643,836,100
2006 $153,843,518,171 $48,835,925,926
2007 $172,491,076,034 $54,262,870,370
2008 $179,894,594,475 $56,302,129,630
2009 $171,777,900,624 $57,481,481,481
2010 $217,051,209,239 $59,562,962,963
2011 $251,382,573,894 $68,990,000,000
2012 $267,024,782,487 $73,141,000,000
2013 $277,395,018,842 $77,148,000,000
2014 $259,560,978,224 $80,656,100,000
2015 $242,450,355,831 $87,132,800,000
2016 $249,344,863,928 $91,370,407,864
2017 $276,154,259,981 $96,850,649,692
2018 $295,857,562,992 $100,050,036,096
2019 $278,285,058,719 $103,427,600,000
2020 $254,042,159,309 $107,351,800,000
2021 $315,325,547,162 -
2022 $301,226,575,540 -
2023 $335,518,054,098 -
2024 $330,267,137,372 -

Chile and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Chile

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Chile Cuba
1960 $516 -
1961 $594 -
1962 $679 -
1963 $658 -
1964 $686 -
1965 $686 -
1966 $790 -
1967 $764 -
1968 $766 -
1969 $874 -
1970 $941 $645
1971 $1,099 $770
1972 $1,185 $892
1973 $1,667 $1,079
1974 $1,579 $1,217
1975 $732 $1,374
1976 $971 $1,441
1977 $1,297 $1,472
1978 $1,465 $1,837
1979 $1,962 $2,006
1980 $2,571 $2,031
1981 $3,012 $2,046
1982 $1,663 $2,114
1983 $1,715 $2,222
1984 $1,636 $2,386
1985 $1,447 $2,257
1986 $1,525 $2,365
1987 $1,767 $2,440
1988 $2,014 $2,632
1989 $2,278 $2,566
1990 $2,488 $2,694
1991 $2,798 $2,269
1992 $3,352 $2,048
1993 $3,541 $2,063
1994 $4,012 $2,613
1995 $5,081 $2,785
1996 $5,334 $2,282
1997 $5,742 $2,306
1998 $5,420 $2,332
1999 $4,934 $2,562
2000 $5,053 $2,751
2001 $4,564 $2,843
2002 $4,431 $3,005
2003 $4,773 $3,203
2004 $6,121 $3,399
2005 $7,480 $3,786
2006 $9,319 $4,330
2007 $10,346 $4,807
2008 $10,683 $4,986
2009 $10,099 $5,089
2010 $12,633 $5,272
2011 $14,487 $6,104
2012 $15,242 $6,471
2013 $15,684 $6,828
2014 $14,530 $7,147
2015 $13,434 $7,728
2016 $13,650 $8,111
2017 $14,880 $8,611
2018 $15,659 $8,911
2019 $14,496 $9,232
2020 $13,115 $9,605
2021 $16,207 -
2022 $15,406 -
2023 $17,067 -
2024 $16,710 -

Chile vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Chile

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Chile Cuba
1950 53.2 59
1951 53.5 59.4
1952 53.9 59.8
1953 54.3 60.2
1954 54.7 60.7
1955 54.9 61.2
1956 55.5 61.5
1957 55.8 61.9
1958 56.3 62.3
1959 56.6 62.8
1960 57.2 63.3
1961 57.3 63.7
1962 57.8 64.4
1963 58.3 64.3
1964 58.8 65.3
1965 59.5 65.6
1966 60.4 66.1
1967 61.1 66.5
1968 61.7 66.9
1969 62.3 67.4
1970 62.6 67.9
1971 63.1 68.4
1972 63.7 68.9
1973 64.4 69.3
1974 65.1 69.9
1975 66 70.4
1976 66.8 70.9
1977 67.5 71.4
1978 68 71.9
1979 68.9 72.3
1980 69.5 72.6
1981 69.8 73
1982 70.3 73.4
1983 70.8 73.6
1984 71.2 73.6
1985 71.6 73.5
1986 72.1 73.6
1987 72.5 73.6
1988 72.8 73.7
1989 73.2 73.7
1990 73.7 73.8
1991 74.1 73.8
1992 74.4 73.8
1993 74.7 73.9
1994 75 74.1
1995 75.3 74.3
1996 75.6 74.7
1997 75.8 75.1
1998 76.3 75.4
1999 76.7 75.7
2000 77.1 75.9
2001 77.6 76.4
2002 77.8 76.8
2003 77.9 77.4
2004 78.3 77.3
2005 78.5 77.5
2006 78.5 77.4
2007 78.7 77.6
2008 78.8 77.6
2009 78.9 77.6
2010 79.1 77.9
2011 79.2 78.1
2012 79.2 78.2
2013 79.6 78
2014 79.7 77.8
2015 80 77.7
2016 80.3 77.6
2017 80.6 77.3
2018 80.6 77.4
2019 80.3 77.4
2020 79.3 77.4
2021 78.9 73.2
2022 79.2 77.6
2023 81.2 78.1
2024 81.4 78.3
2025 81.5 78.4

Chile and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Chile

Cuba
Year Population
Chile Cuba
1960 8,153,350 7,238,081
1961 8,324,802 7,387,117
1962 8,497,059 7,541,098
1963 8,670,144 7,701,660
1964 8,842,525 7,866,020
1965 9,012,938 8,030,797
1966 9,181,722 8,193,450
1967 9,348,939 8,352,625
1968 9,514,716 8,509,522
1969 9,680,282 8,666,640
1970 9,845,344 8,824,382
1971 10,009,701 8,979,085
1972 10,174,678 9,123,891
1973 10,340,362 9,255,328
1974 10,505,817 9,374,183
1975 10,671,559 9,479,726
1976 10,838,251 9,571,242
1977 11,005,519 9,648,440
1978 11,172,695 9,711,980
1979 11,339,779 9,763,355
1980 11,508,550 9,804,796
1981 11,678,717 9,849,320
1982 11,850,214 9,912,681
1983 12,026,138 9,991,026
1984 12,207,733 10,073,299
1985 12,395,274 10,157,228
1986 12,588,914 10,244,247
1987 12,790,150 10,335,342
1988 12,999,424 10,432,585
1989 13,215,005 10,533,243
1990 13,437,176 10,631,799
1991 13,662,491 10,717,640
1992 13,884,577 10,785,801
1993 14,102,276 10,841,031
1994 14,316,256 10,886,021
1995 14,527,381 10,925,362
1996 14,734,046 10,962,010
1997 14,932,434 10,997,934
1998 15,127,799 11,034,712
1999 15,319,313 11,072,230
2000 15,503,635 11,109,109
2001 15,683,849 11,144,132
2002 15,857,925 11,177,418
2003 16,024,752 11,209,383
2004 16,187,322 11,238,756
2005 16,348,778 11,262,554
2006 16,509,195 11,278,550
2007 16,671,581 11,287,272
2008 16,838,988 11,291,762
2009 17,009,731 11,294,719
2010 17,181,464 11,297,409
2011 17,351,816 11,301,571
2012 17,519,119 11,303,175
2013 17,687,006 11,298,167
2014 17,864,195 11,285,775
2015 18,047,625 11,275,065
2016 18,267,221 11,265,612
2017 18,558,868 11,247,829
2018 18,893,191 11,227,118
2019 19,197,744 11,202,846
2020 19,370,624 11,176,354
2021 19,456,334 11,122,168
2022 19,553,036 11,059,820
2023 19,658,835 11,019,931
2024 19,764,771 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Chile and Cuba

Fertility rate
Chile

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Chile Cuba
1960 4.7 4.13
1961 4.66 4.26
1962 4.6 4.42
1963 4.54 4.56
1964 4.46 4.53
1965 4.36 4.5
1966 4.26 4.4
1967 4.14 4.29
1968 4.03 4.19
1969 3.9 4.12
1970 3.78 3.98
1971 3.65 3.8
1972 3.53 3.61
1973 3.41 3.4
1974 3.29 3.16
1975 3.18 2.82
1976 3.08 2.51
1977 2.98 2.21
1978 2.89 1.88
1979 2.81 1.77
1980 2.74 1.64
1981 2.69 1.59
1982 2.65 1.78
1983 2.62 1.8
1984 2.6 1.77
1985 2.59 1.77
1986 2.59 1.78
1987 2.59 1.8
1988 2.59 1.85
1989 2.59 1.83
1990 2.58 1.81
1991 2.56 1.66
1992 2.48 1.56
1993 2.43 1.49
1994 2.38 1.47
1995 2.35 1.48
1996 2.28 1.46
1997 2.2 1.59
1998 2.15 1.62
1999 2.07 1.64
2000 2.05 1.61
2001 2.01 1.6
2002 1.93 1.65
2003 1.89 1.63
2004 1.84 1.55
2005 1.83 1.49
2006 1.8 1.4
2007 1.83 1.44
2008 1.85 1.58
2009 1.86 1.68
2010 1.84 1.67
2011 1.82 1.73
2012 1.8 1.67
2013 1.79 1.68
2014 1.77 1.66
2015 1.74 1.69
2016 1.69 1.6
2017 1.56 1.59
2018 1.54 1.61
2019 1.43 1.54
2020 1.31 1.49
2021 1.18 1.43
2022 1.25 1.41
2023 1.17 1.44

Chile and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Chile

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Chile Cuba
1960 20.4 22.5
1961 20.3 22.5
1962 20.3 22.4
1963 20.3 22.3
1964 20.3 22.2
1965 20.3 22.1
1966 20.3 22
1967 20.4 21.9
1968 20.5 21.9
1969 20.6 21.8
1970 20.8 21.8
1971 20.9 21.9
1972 21.1 21.9
1973 21.3 22.1
1974 21.5 22.2
1975 21.7 22.5
1976 22 22.7
1977 22.3 23
1978 22.5 23.4
1979 22.8 23.7
1980 23 24.1
1981 23.3 24.5
1982 23.6 24.8
1983 23.9 25.1
1984 24.2 25.5
1985 24.4 25.9
1986 24.7 26.3
1987 25 26.7
1988 25.3 27.1
1989 25.6 27.5
1990 25.9 27.9
1991 26.1 28.3
1992 26.4 28.7
1993 26.7 29.2
1994 27 29.7
1995 27.3 30.3
1996 27.7 30.9
1997 28 31.4
1998 28.3 32
1999 28.7 32.5
2000 29 33.1
2001 29.4 33.6
2002 29.8 34.2
2003 30.2 34.7
2004 30.6 35.2
2005 30.9 35.7
2006 31.3 36.2
2007 31.7 36.8
2008 32.1 37.3
2009 32.4 37.7
2010 32.7 38.2
2011 33.1 38.6
2012 33.4 39.1
2013 33.7 39.7
2014 34 40.2
2015 34.3 40.6
2016 34.6 40.9
2017 34.9 41.3
2018 35.1 41.6
2019 35.3 41.9
2020 35.7 42.1
2021 36.2 42.3
2022 36.6 42.5
2023 37 42.8
2024 37.5 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Chile Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$311B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.6%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2022
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
114,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.01%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.76%
2024
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
56.1%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.1%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
25.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.5%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires
81,274
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.53%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
437
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$262B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$44.4B
2024
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$100M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
5,431,000
2019
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
85.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Chile Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,039 kg
2023
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.1
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.27 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2023
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
24.2%
2021
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12%
2023
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.3%
2023
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,323 kWh
2023
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
48.1%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
26%
2023
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Chile Cuba
% of world population
0.24%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+58,316
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
88.1%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.74
2022
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
162
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.2%
2022
99.7%
2021
English speaking
9.53%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
94.5%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Chile Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,715
2023
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$601
2023
$107
2020
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.17
2022
9.43
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
7.2
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
39.7%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.2%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.7%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.56 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Chile Cuba
% of world land
0.5%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
14,511 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,303 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
71,736 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,427 mi
2020
n/a

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