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Croatia vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 123rd vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Cuba
Population
3839202
10937204
Population rank 129/197 89/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 74/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 50/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 42/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Croatia and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Cuba
Year GDP
Croatia Cuba
1970 - $5,693,005,200
1971 - $6,914,658,400
1972 - $8,135,150,892
1973 - $9,987,709,650
1974 - $11,405,957,317
1975 - $13,027,415,244
1976 - $13,789,579,903
1977 - $14,206,158,675
1978 - $17,844,705,325
1979 - $19,584,443,288
1980 - $19,912,889,861
1981 - $20,150,254,096
1982 - $20,953,510,235
1983 - $22,204,940,512
1984 - $24,039,383,608
1985 - $22,920,490,774
1986 - $24,226,574,634
1987 - $25,213,935,012
1988 - $27,458,999,472
1989 - $27,023,468,666
1990 $25,650,213,280 $28,645,436,569
1991 $18,760,386,775 $24,316,556,026
1992 $10,621,169,291 $22,085,858,243
1993 $11,259,647,874 $22,367,254,865
1994 $15,062,911,617 $28,448,326,757
1995 $22,772,394,547 $30,429,803,651
1996 $24,150,978,347 $25,017,368,700
1997 $24,175,764,812 $25,365,908,100
1998 $25,890,228,430 $25,736,331,200
1999 $23,777,026,779 $28,364,615,200
2000 $22,134,411,297 $30,565,400,000
2001 $23,066,883,850 $31,682,400,000
2002 $26,757,722,429 $33,590,500,000
2003 $35,245,317,002 $35,901,200,000
2004 $41,836,292,157 $38,203,000,000
2005 $45,013,119,282 $42,643,836,100
2006 $49,590,197,657 $48,835,925,926
2007 $59,298,265,770 $54,262,870,370
2008 $68,478,776,206 $56,302,129,630
2009 $62,321,642,125 $57,481,481,481
2010 $58,981,738,869 $59,562,962,963
2011 $62,903,737,380 $68,990,000,000
2012 $57,551,963,753 $73,141,000,000
2013 $59,852,401,272 $77,148,000,000
2014 $59,612,144,078 $80,656,100,000
2015 $51,005,200,670 $87,132,800,000
2016 $52,654,855,638 $91,370,407,864
2017 $56,186,190,438 $96,850,649,692
2018 $61,668,130,123 $100,050,036,096
2019 $61,467,582,194 $103,427,600,000
2020 $57,963,370,885 $107,351,800,000
2021 $69,006,802,299 -
2022 $71,198,635,102 -
2023 $84,393,795,502 -
2024 $92,526,176,109 -

Croatia and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Cuba
1970 - $645
1971 - $770
1972 - $892
1973 - $1,079
1974 - $1,217
1975 - $1,374
1976 - $1,441
1977 - $1,472
1978 - $1,837
1979 - $2,006
1980 - $2,031
1981 - $2,046
1982 - $2,114
1983 - $2,222
1984 - $2,386
1985 - $2,257
1986 - $2,365
1987 - $2,440
1988 - $2,632
1989 - $2,566
1990 $5,369 $2,694
1991 $4,001 $2,269
1992 $2,321 $2,048
1993 $2,448 $2,063
1994 $3,238 $2,613
1995 $4,929 $2,785
1996 $5,300 $2,282
1997 $5,331 $2,306
1998 $5,713 $2,332
1999 $5,269 $2,562
2000 $4,954 $2,751
2001 $5,365 $2,843
2002 $6,220 $3,005
2003 $8,190 $3,203
2004 $9,719 $3,399
2005 $10,444 $3,786
2006 $11,503 $4,330
2007 $13,758 $4,807
2008 $15,889 $4,986
2009 $14,476 $5,089
2010 $13,731 $5,272
2011 $14,695 $6,104
2012 $13,509 $6,471
2013 $14,136 $6,828
2014 $14,188 $7,147
2015 $12,285 $7,728
2016 $12,821 $8,111
2017 $13,903 $8,611
2018 $15,460 $8,911
2019 $15,564 $9,232
2020 $14,808 $9,605
2021 $17,790 -
2022 $18,466 -
2023 $21,865 -
2024 $23,931 -

Croatia vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Cuba
1950 58.5 59
1951 59 59.4
1952 59.8 59.8
1953 61.5 60.2
1954 62.2 60.7
1955 63.1 61.2
1956 63.6 61.5
1957 64.4 61.9
1958 65 62.3
1959 65.5 62.8
1960 65.9 63.3
1961 66.5 63.7
1962 67.3 64.4
1963 67.6 64.3
1964 68 65.3
1965 68.5 65.6
1966 68.9 66.1
1967 69 66.5
1968 68.9 66.9
1969 69 67.4
1970 69.2 67.9
1971 69.4 68.4
1972 69.8 68.9
1973 70.1 69.3
1974 70.6 69.9
1975 71 70.4
1976 71.4 70.9
1977 71.4 71.4
1978 71.3 71.9
1979 71.1 72.3
1980 71 72.6
1981 70.9 73
1982 70.7 73.4
1983 70.7 73.6
1984 71 73.6
1985 71.5 73.5
1986 71.8 73.6
1987 71.9 73.6
1988 72.2 73.7
1989 72.5 73.7
1990 72.2 73.8
1991 70.6 73.8
1992 71.7 73.8
1993 72.3 73.9
1994 72.6 74.1
1995 72.6 74.3
1996 73 74.7
1997 73 75.1
1998 73.2 75.4
1999 73.6 75.7
2000 74 75.9
2001 74.4 76.4
2002 74.6 76.8
2003 74.7 77.4
2004 75.3 77.3
2005 75.6 77.5
2006 75.7 77.4
2007 75.9 77.6
2008 76 77.6
2009 76.3 77.6
2010 76.7 77.9
2011 77 78.1
2012 77.3 78.2
2013 77.5 78
2014 77.5 77.8
2015 77.6 77.7
2016 77.6 77.6
2017 77.7 77.3
2018 77.9 77.4
2019 78.2 77.4
2020 77.5 77.4
2021 77.1 73.2
2022 78.3 77.6
2023 78.6 78.1
2024 78.8 78.3
2025 78.9 78.4

Croatia and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Cuba
Year Population
Croatia Cuba
1960 4,140,181 7,238,081
1961 4,167,292 7,387,117
1962 4,196,712 7,541,098
1963 4,225,675 7,701,660
1964 4,252,876 7,866,020
1965 4,280,923 8,030,797
1966 4,310,701 8,193,450
1967 4,338,683 8,352,625
1968 4,365,628 8,509,522
1969 4,391,490 8,666,640
1970 4,412,252 8,824,382
1971 4,431,275 8,979,085
1972 4,450,564 9,123,891
1973 4,470,161 9,255,328
1974 4,490,660 9,374,183
1975 4,512,082 9,479,726
1976 4,535,934 9,571,242
1977 4,559,571 9,648,440
1978 4,581,085 9,711,980
1979 4,594,778 9,763,355
1980 4,599,782 9,804,796
1981 4,611,509 9,849,320
1982 4,634,234 9,912,681
1983 4,658,254 9,991,026
1984 4,680,285 10,073,299
1985 4,701,417 10,157,228
1986 4,721,446 10,244,247
1987 4,739,745 10,335,342
1988 4,755,207 10,432,585
1989 4,767,260 10,533,243
1990 4,777,368 10,631,799
1991 4,689,022 10,717,640
1992 4,575,818 10,785,801
1993 4,600,463 10,841,031
1994 4,652,024 10,886,021
1995 4,620,030 10,925,362
1996 4,557,097 10,962,010
1997 4,534,920 10,997,934
1998 4,532,135 11,034,712
1999 4,512,597 11,072,230
2000 4,468,302 11,109,109
2001 4,299,642 11,144,132
2002 4,302,174 11,177,418
2003 4,303,399 11,209,383
2004 4,304,600 11,238,756
2005 4,310,145 11,262,554
2006 4,311,159 11,278,550
2007 4,310,217 11,287,272
2008 4,309,705 11,291,762
2009 4,305,181 11,294,719
2010 4,295,427 11,297,409
2011 4,280,622 11,301,571
2012 4,260,368 11,303,175
2013 4,233,922 11,298,167
2014 4,201,598 11,285,775
2015 4,151,725 11,275,065
2016 4,106,867 11,265,612
2017 4,041,407 11,247,829
2018 3,988,775 11,227,118
2019 3,949,390 11,202,846
2020 3,914,206 11,176,354
2021 3,878,981 11,122,168
2022 3,855,641 11,059,820
2023 3,859,686 11,019,931
2024 3,866,300 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Croatia and Cuba

Fertility rate
Croatia

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Cuba
1960 2.24 4.13
1961 2.22 4.26
1962 2.19 4.42
1963 2.15 4.56
1964 2.14 4.53
1965 2.22 4.5
1966 2.23 4.4
1967 2.1 4.29
1968 2.03 4.19
1969 1.95 4.12
1970 1.88 3.98
1971 1.97 3.8
1972 2.01 3.61
1973 2.01 3.4
1974 1.98 3.16
1975 1.95 2.82
1976 1.94 2.51
1977 1.95 2.21
1978 1.96 1.88
1979 1.95 1.77
1980 1.93 1.64
1981 1.93 1.59
1982 1.9 1.78
1983 1.88 1.8
1984 1.87 1.77
1985 1.82 1.77
1986 1.76 1.78
1987 1.64 1.8
1988 1.79 1.85
1989 1.63 1.83
1990 1.63 1.81
1991 1.53 1.66
1992 1.48 1.56
1993 1.52 1.49
1994 1.47 1.47
1995 1.58 1.48
1996 1.67 1.46
1997 1.69 1.59
1998 1.45 1.62
1999 1.38 1.64
2000 1.39 1.61
2001 1.46 1.6
2002 1.42 1.65
2003 1.41 1.63
2004 1.43 1.55
2005 1.5 1.49
2006 1.47 1.4
2007 1.48 1.44
2008 1.47 1.58
2009 1.5 1.68
2010 1.46 1.67
2011 1.41 1.73
2012 1.52 1.67
2013 1.46 1.68
2014 1.46 1.66
2015 1.41 1.69
2016 1.43 1.6
2017 1.42 1.59
2018 1.47 1.61
2019 1.47 1.54
2020 1.48 1.49
2021 1.62 1.43
2022 1.53 1.41
2023 1.46 1.44

Croatia and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Croatia Cuba
1960 29 22.5
1961 29.4 22.5
1962 29.7 22.4
1963 30 22.3
1964 30.3 22.2
1965 30.6 22.1
1966 30.9 22
1967 31.2 21.9
1968 31.5 21.9
1969 31.8 21.8
1970 32.1 21.8
1971 32.3 21.9
1972 32.5 21.9
1973 32.7 22.1
1974 32.8 22.2
1975 33 22.5
1976 33.1 22.7
1977 33.2 23
1978 33.3 23.4
1979 33.4 23.7
1980 33.4 24.1
1981 33.5 24.5
1982 33.6 24.8
1983 33.8 25.1
1984 34 25.5
1985 34.2 25.9
1986 34.4 26.3
1987 34.7 26.7
1988 35 27.1
1989 35.3 27.5
1990 35.6 27.9
1991 36 28.3
1992 36.4 28.7
1993 36.9 29.2
1994 37.3 29.7
1995 37.8 30.3
1996 38.2 30.9
1997 38.6 31.4
1998 38.9 32
1999 39.2 32.5
2000 39.6 33.1
2001 39.9 33.6
2002 40.2 34.2
2003 40.5 34.7
2004 40.7 35.2
2005 40.9 35.7
2006 41.2 36.2
2007 41.4 36.8
2008 41.6 37.3
2009 41.8 37.7
2010 41.9 38.2
2011 42.2 38.6
2012 42.5 39.1
2013 42.7 39.7
2014 43 40.2
2015 43.3 40.6
2016 43.7 40.9
2017 44.2 41.3
2018 44.6 41.6
2019 45 41.9
2020 45.2 42.1
2021 45.4 42.3
2022 45.6 42.5
2023 45.8 42.8
2024 46 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
25.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Croatia Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Cuba
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99.7%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
71.3%
2023

Health

Croatia Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
9.43
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Cuba
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
n/a

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