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Congo vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 64th vs. 103rd).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Cuba
Population
6607609
10937204
Population rank 109/197 89/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 141/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 148/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$15B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 113/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Congo and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Congo and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Congo

Cuba
Year GDP
Congo Cuba
1960 $131,731,863 -
1961 $151,675,739 -
1962 $166,521,240 -
1963 $172,233,431 -
1964 $185,693,725 -
1965 $198,318,064 -
1966 $220,613,582 -
1967 $237,397,428 -
1968 $251,247,458 -
1969 $265,040,036 -
1970 $274,960,700 $5,693,005,200
1971 $322,128,019 $6,914,658,400
1972 $410,669,264 $8,135,150,892
1973 $541,973,363 $9,987,709,650
1974 $585,364,634 $11,405,957,317
1975 $767,102,680 $13,027,415,244
1976 $754,549,601 $13,789,579,903
1977 $765,224,029 $14,206,158,675
1978 $878,771,772 $17,844,705,325
1979 $1,198,749,667 $19,584,443,288
1980 $1,705,796,853 $19,912,889,861
1981 $1,993,512,323 $20,150,254,096
1982 $2,160,640,565 $20,953,510,235
1983 $2,097,274,290 $22,204,940,512
1984 $2,193,581,365 $24,039,383,608
1985 $2,160,872,540 $22,920,490,774
1986 $1,849,268,212 $24,226,574,634
1987 $2,297,753,652 $25,213,935,012
1988 $2,212,536,312 $27,458,999,472
1989 $2,389,593,026 $27,023,468,666
1990 $2,798,746,050 $28,645,436,569
1991 $2,724,853,506 $24,316,556,026
1992 $2,933,222,703 $22,085,858,243
1993 $2,684,323,623 $22,367,254,865
1994 $1,769,365,438 $28,448,326,757
1995 $2,116,003,868 $30,429,803,651
1996 $2,540,697,539 $25,017,368,700
1997 $2,322,719,103 $25,365,908,100
1998 $1,949,481,379 $25,736,331,200
1999 $2,354,772,960 $28,364,615,200
2000 $3,227,927,698 $30,565,400,000
2001 $2,796,704,604 $31,682,400,000
2002 $3,034,250,924 $33,590,500,000
2003 $3,503,723,088 $35,901,200,000
2004 $4,656,974,940 $38,203,000,000
2005 $6,650,001,680 $42,643,836,100
2006 $8,072,305,029 $48,835,925,926
2007 $8,782,703,437 $54,262,870,370
2008 $11,649,857,673 $56,302,129,630
2009 $9,723,299,915 $57,481,481,481
2010 $13,148,396,212 $59,562,962,963
2011 $15,655,383,577 $68,990,000,000
2012 $17,692,911,296 $73,141,000,000
2013 $17,958,720,699 $77,148,000,000
2014 $17,919,321,078 $80,656,100,000
2015 $12,434,793,867 $87,132,800,000
2016 $10,931,328,151 $91,370,407,864
2017 $11,834,473,039 $96,850,649,692
2018 $14,773,900,289 $100,050,036,096
2019 $13,976,637,780 $103,427,600,000
2020 $11,468,687,464 $107,351,800,000
2021 $14,825,690,211 -
2022 $15,817,030,157 -
2023 $15,321,055,818 -
2024 $15,719,985,776 -

Congo and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Congo Cuba
1960 $124.7 -
1961 $139.9 -
1962 $149.6 -
1963 $150.7 -
1964 $158.1 -
1965 $164.2 -
1966 $177.6 -
1967 $185.7 -
1968 $190.8 -
1969 $195.4 -
1970 $196.7 $645
1971 $223.5 $770
1972 $276.3 $892
1973 $353 $1,079
1974 $370 $1,217
1975 $471 $1,374
1976 $453 $1,441
1977 $448 $1,472
1978 $503 $1,837
1979 $670 $2,006
1980 $933 $2,031
1981 $1,066 $2,046
1982 $1,131 $2,114
1983 $1,075 $2,222
1984 $1,097 $2,386
1985 $1,049 $2,257
1986 $872 $2,365
1987 $1,052 $2,440
1988 $984 $2,632
1989 $1,033 $2,566
1990 $1,176 $2,694
1991 $1,113 $2,269
1992 $1,164 $2,048
1993 $1,034 $2,063
1994 $662 $2,613
1995 $770 $2,785
1996 $899 $2,282
1997 $804 $2,306
1998 $660 $2,332
1999 $776 $2,562
2000 $1,024 $2,751
2001 $855 $2,843
2002 $906 $3,005
2003 $1,017 $3,203
2004 $1,306 $3,399
2005 $1,799 $3,786
2006 $2,104 $4,330
2007 $2,206 $4,807
2008 $2,832 $4,986
2009 $2,271 $5,089
2010 $2,947 $5,272
2011 $3,396 $6,104
2012 $3,732 $6,471
2013 $3,697 $6,828
2014 $3,601 $7,147
2015 $2,439 $7,728
2016 $2,093 $8,111
2017 $2,212 $8,611
2018 $2,694 $8,911
2019 $2,488 $9,232
2020 $1,994 $9,605
2021 $2,516 -
2022 $2,621 -
2023 $2,478 -
2024 $2,482 -

Congo vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Cuba
1950 39.6 59
1951 40.3 59.4
1952 41.1 59.8
1953 41.9 60.2
1954 42.6 60.7
1955 43.4 61.2
1956 44.3 61.5
1957 45.1 61.9
1958 46 62.3
1959 46.8 62.8
1960 47.6 63.3
1961 48.4 63.7
1962 49 64.4
1963 49.7 64.3
1964 50.4 65.3
1965 51 65.6
1966 51.6 66.1
1967 51.9 66.5
1968 52.6 66.9
1969 53.1 67.4
1970 53.6 67.9
1971 54 68.4
1972 54.4 68.9
1973 54.7 69.3
1974 55.1 69.9
1975 55.4 70.4
1976 55.7 70.9
1977 56 71.4
1978 56.2 71.9
1979 56.5 72.3
1980 56.8 72.6
1981 57.1 73
1982 57.2 73.4
1983 57.4 73.6
1984 57.5 73.6
1985 57.6 73.5
1986 57.6 73.6
1987 57.6 73.6
1988 57.5 73.7
1989 57.3 73.7
1990 57.1 73.8
1991 56.8 73.8
1992 56.5 73.8
1993 56 73.9
1994 55.6 74.1
1995 55.5 74.3
1996 55.2 74.7
1997 48.6 75.1
1998 52.6 75.4
1999 54.4 75.7
2000 55.4 75.9
2001 55.9 76.4
2002 56.4 76.8
2003 57.1 77.4
2004 58 77.3
2005 58.7 77.5
2006 59.5 77.4
2007 60.1 77.6
2008 60.8 77.6
2009 61.2 77.6
2010 61.7 77.9
2011 62.3 78.1
2012 62.7 78.2
2013 63 78
2014 63.3 77.8
2015 63.7 77.7
2016 63.9 77.6
2017 64.2 77.3
2018 64.5 77.4
2019 63.2 77.4
2020 64.4 77.4
2021 64.2 73.2
2022 65 77.6
2023 65.8 78.1
2024 66 78.3
2025 66.2 78.4

Congo and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Cuba
Year Population
Congo Cuba
1960 1,056,732 7,238,081
1961 1,084,389 7,387,117
1962 1,113,175 7,541,098
1963 1,143,263 7,701,660
1964 1,174,816 7,866,020
1965 1,207,880 8,030,797
1966 1,242,534 8,193,450
1967 1,278,691 8,352,625
1968 1,316,519 8,509,522
1969 1,356,182 8,666,640
1970 1,397,638 8,824,382
1971 1,441,039 8,979,085
1972 1,486,468 9,123,891
1973 1,533,680 9,255,328
1974 1,582,301 9,374,183
1975 1,627,032 9,479,726
1976 1,667,225 9,571,242
1977 1,707,568 9,648,440
1978 1,748,089 9,711,980
1979 1,788,524 9,763,355
1980 1,828,985 9,804,796
1981 1,869,759 9,849,320
1982 1,910,430 9,912,681
1983 1,950,321 9,991,026
1984 1,999,528 10,073,299
1985 2,059,311 10,157,228
1986 2,120,602 10,244,247
1987 2,183,473 10,335,342
1988 2,247,653 10,432,585
1989 2,313,558 10,533,243
1990 2,380,560 10,631,799
1991 2,449,229 10,717,640
1992 2,519,465 10,785,801
1993 2,595,124 10,841,031
1994 2,673,144 10,886,021
1995 2,749,461 10,925,362
1996 2,826,785 10,962,010
1997 2,887,862 10,997,934
1998 2,952,061 11,034,712
1999 3,032,874 11,072,230
2000 3,151,345 11,109,109
2001 3,272,537 11,144,132
2002 3,350,771 11,177,418
2003 3,445,753 11,209,383
2004 3,565,554 11,238,756
2005 3,696,393 11,262,554
2006 3,837,409 11,278,550
2007 3,980,430 11,287,272
2008 4,113,517 11,291,762
2009 4,281,219 11,294,719
2010 4,462,290 11,297,409
2011 4,609,724 11,301,571
2012 4,740,450 11,303,175
2013 4,857,099 11,298,167
2014 4,975,880 11,285,775
2015 5,097,581 11,275,065
2016 5,222,536 11,265,612
2017 5,351,011 11,247,829
2018 5,483,118 11,227,118
2019 5,616,661 11,202,846
2020 5,752,791 11,176,354
2021 5,892,183 11,122,168
2022 6,035,104 11,059,820
2023 6,182,885 11,019,931
2024 6,332,961 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Congo and Cuba

Fertility rate
Congo

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Congo Cuba
1960 6.09 4.13
1961 6.09 4.26
1962 6.1 4.42
1963 6.15 4.56
1964 6.18 4.53
1965 6.23 4.5
1966 6.27 4.4
1967 6.29 4.29
1968 6.33 4.19
1969 6.35 4.12
1970 6.38 3.98
1971 6.42 3.8
1972 6.44 3.61
1973 6.42 3.4
1974 6.39 3.16
1975 6.36 2.82
1976 6.32 2.51
1977 6.27 2.21
1978 6.21 1.88
1979 6.14 1.77
1980 6.07 1.64
1981 5.98 1.59
1982 5.85 1.78
1983 5.76 1.8
1984 5.66 1.77
1985 5.59 1.77
1986 5.51 1.78
1987 5.46 1.8
1988 5.39 1.85
1989 5.33 1.83
1990 5.27 1.81
1991 5.22 1.66
1992 5.18 1.56
1993 5.13 1.49
1994 5.1 1.47
1995 5.07 1.48
1996 5.03 1.46
1997 5 1.59
1998 4.91 1.62
1999 4.81 1.64
2000 4.72 1.61
2001 4.67 1.6
2002 4.7 1.65
2003 4.7 1.63
2004 4.69 1.55
2005 4.67 1.49
2006 4.65 1.4
2007 4.65 1.44
2008 4.73 1.58
2009 4.81 1.68
2010 4.85 1.67
2011 4.83 1.73
2012 4.79 1.67
2013 4.73 1.68
2014 4.67 1.66
2015 4.61 1.69
2016 4.55 1.6
2017 4.5 1.59
2018 4.44 1.61
2019 4.38 1.54
2020 4.33 1.49
2021 4.28 1.43
2022 4.22 1.41
2023 4.16 1.44

Congo and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Congo Cuba
1960 18.8 22.5
1961 18.7 22.5
1962 18.6 22.4
1963 18.4 22.3
1964 18.3 22.2
1965 18.2 22.1
1966 18.1 22
1967 17.9 21.9
1968 17.8 21.9
1969 17.7 21.8
1970 17.6 21.8
1971 17.5 21.9
1972 17.4 21.9
1973 17.4 22.1
1974 17.3 22.2
1975 17.2 22.5
1976 17.1 22.7
1977 17 23
1978 17 23.4
1979 17 23.7
1980 17 24.1
1981 17 24.5
1982 17.1 24.8
1983 17.2 25.1
1984 17.2 25.5
1985 17.3 25.9
1986 17.4 26.3
1987 17.4 26.7
1988 17.5 27.1
1989 17.6 27.5
1990 17.7 27.9
1991 17.7 28.3
1992 17.8 28.7
1993 17.9 29.2
1994 18 29.7
1995 18.1 30.3
1996 18.1 30.9
1997 18.1 31.4
1998 18.1 32
1999 18.2 32.5
2000 18.5 33.1
2001 18.8 33.6
2002 18.8 34.2
2003 18.9 34.7
2004 19 35.2
2005 19.2 35.7
2006 19.3 36.2
2007 19.5 36.8
2008 19.5 37.3
2009 19.7 37.7
2010 19.8 38.2
2011 19.7 38.6
2012 19.6 39.1
2013 19.5 39.7
2014 19.4 40.2
2015 19.3 40.6
2016 19.2 40.9
2017 19.2 41.3
2018 19.1 41.6
2019 19.1 41.9
2020 19.2 42.1
2021 19.2 42.3
2022 19.3 42.5
2023 19.4 42.8
2024 19.5 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
25.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
n/a
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Congo Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Congo Cuba
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
99.7%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Congo Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
9.43
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Cuba
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
n/a

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