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Cuba vs El Salvador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 6.34M in El Salvador (ranked 111/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 8,000 sq mi for El Salvador (ranked 103rd vs. 150th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba El Salvador
Population
10937204
6386184
Population rank 89/197 112/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$35.4B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 105/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$5,580
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 116/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$13,264
2024
Government debt n/a
$31B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
87.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,887
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 80/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$4,836
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
8,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
792 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Cuba and El Salvador: Comparison Charts

Cuba and El Salvador economies compared

GDP
Cuba

El Salvador
Year GDP
Cuba El Salvador
1965 - $877,720,000
1966 - $929,520,000
1967 - $976,200,000
1968 - $1,009,760,100
1969 - $1,049,400,000
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,132,920,000
1971 $6,914,658,400 $1,186,120,000
1972 $8,135,150,892 $1,263,720,000
1973 $9,987,709,650 $1,442,320,000
1974 $11,405,957,317 $1,665,880,000
1975 $13,027,415,244 $1,884,120,100
1976 $13,789,579,903 $2,328,280,100
1977 $14,206,158,675 $2,941,640,100
1978 $17,844,705,325 $3,127,960,000
1979 $19,584,443,288 $3,463,639,900
1980 $19,912,889,861 $3,573,959,900
1981 $20,150,254,096 $3,437,200,200
1982 $20,953,510,235 $3,399,189,100
1983 $22,204,940,512 $3,506,347,800
1984 $24,039,383,608 $3,661,683,400
1985 $22,920,490,774 $3,800,368,600
1986 $24,226,574,634 $3,771,663,200
1987 $25,213,935,012 $3,958,045,800
1988 $27,458,999,472 $4,189,880,000
1989 $27,023,468,666 $4,372,215,300
1990 $28,645,436,569 $4,817,542,204
1991 $24,316,556,026 $5,252,342,400
1992 $22,085,858,243 $5,813,399,300
1993 $22,367,254,865 $6,680,269,200
1994 $28,448,326,757 $7,679,384,000
1995 $30,429,803,651 $8,921,947,100
1996 $25,017,368,700 $9,586,327,800
1997 $25,365,908,100 $10,221,705,900
1998 $25,736,331,200 $10,936,669,900
1999 $28,364,615,200 $11,284,197,000
2000 $30,565,400,000 $11,784,927,700
2001 $31,682,400,000 $12,282,533,600
2002 $33,590,500,000 $12,664,190,300
2003 $35,901,200,000 $13,243,892,200
2004 $38,203,000,000 $13,724,810,900
2005 $42,643,836,100 $14,698,000,000
2006 $48,835,925,926 $15,999,890,000
2007 $54,262,870,370 $17,011,750,000
2008 $56,302,129,630 $17,986,890,000
2009 $57,481,481,481 $17,601,620,000
2010 $59,562,962,963 $18,447,920,000
2011 $68,990,000,000 $20,283,780,000
2012 $73,141,000,000 $21,386,150,000
2013 $77,148,000,000 $21,990,960,000
2014 $80,656,100,000 $22,593,470,000
2015 $87,132,800,000 $23,438,240,000
2016 $91,370,407,864 $24,191,430,000
2017 $96,850,649,692 $24,979,190,000
2018 $100,050,036,096 $26,020,850,000
2019 $103,427,600,000 $26,881,140,000
2020 $107,351,800,000 $24,921,190,000
2021 - $29,043,140,000
2022 - $31,870,120,000
2023 - $33,853,940,000
2024 - $35,364,960,000

Cuba and El Salvador economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

El Salvador
Year GDP per capita
Cuba El Salvador
1965 - $274.3
1966 - $282.4
1967 - $288.4
1968 - $290.1
1969 - $293.4
1970 $645 $309
1971 $770 $316
1972 $892 $329
1973 $1,079 $366
1974 $1,217 $413
1975 $1,374 $457
1976 $1,441 $553
1977 $1,472 $684
1978 $1,837 $712
1979 $2,006 $773
1980 $2,031 $787
1981 $2,046 $752
1982 $2,114 $735
1983 $2,222 $745
1984 $2,386 $763
1985 $2,257 $776
1986 $2,365 $755
1987 $2,440 $777
1988 $2,632 $806
1989 $2,566 $825
1990 $2,694 $892
1991 $2,269 $956
1992 $2,048 $1,041
1993 $2,063 $1,180
1994 $2,613 $1,344
1995 $2,785 $1,548
1996 $2,282 $1,651
1997 $2,306 $1,749
1998 $2,332 $1,860
1999 $2,562 $1,908
2000 $2,751 $1,983
2001 $2,843 $2,058
2002 $3,005 $2,115
2003 $3,203 $2,208
2004 $3,399 $2,286
2005 $3,786 $2,447
2006 $4,330 $2,666
2007 $4,807 $2,831
2008 $4,986 $2,983
2009 $5,089 $2,910
2010 $5,272 $3,040
2011 $6,104 $3,331
2012 $6,471 $3,498
2013 $6,828 $3,582
2014 $7,147 $3,666
2015 $7,728 $3,790
2016 $8,111 $3,901
2017 $8,611 $4,020
2018 $8,911 $4,184
2019 $9,232 $4,320
2020 $9,605 $3,997
2021 - $4,643
2022 - $5,075
2023 - $5,365
2024 - $5,580

Cuba vs. El Salvador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

El Salvador
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba El Salvador
1950 59 44.2
1951 59.4 43.8
1952 59.8 44.8
1953 60.2 45
1954 60.7 45.5
1955 61.2 46
1956 61.5 46.6
1957 61.9 47.1
1958 62.3 47.7
1959 62.8 48
1960 63.3 48.3
1961 63.7 48.6
1962 64.4 49
1963 64.3 49.4
1964 65.3 49.7
1965 65.6 50.2
1966 66.1 50.7
1967 66.5 50.8
1968 66.9 50.8
1969 67.4 51.3
1970 67.9 51.4
1971 68.4 51.7
1972 68.9 52
1973 69.3 52.8
1974 69.9 52.9
1975 70.4 53.4
1976 70.9 54.4
1977 71.4 54
1978 71.9 54.7
1979 72.3 53.8
1980 72.6 48.6
1981 73 50.9
1982 73.4 53.3
1983 73.6 54.4
1984 73.6 56.6
1985 73.5 58
1986 73.6 59.3
1987 73.6 59.4
1988 73.7 60
1989 73.7 61.3
1990 73.8 62
1991 73.8 62.5
1992 73.8 62.9
1993 73.9 64
1994 74.1 64.5
1995 74.3 64.9
1996 74.7 65.5
1997 75.1 66.2
1998 75.4 66.7
1999 75.7 67.3
2000 75.9 67.7
2001 76.4 68
2002 76.8 68.5
2003 77.4 68.8
2004 77.3 69.3
2005 77.5 69.3
2006 77.4 69.6
2007 77.6 69.8
2008 77.6 70.1
2009 77.6 70.4
2010 77.9 70.9
2011 78.1 71.2
2012 78.2 71.4
2013 78 71.2
2014 77.8 71.1
2015 77.7 71
2016 77.6 70.9
2017 77.3 71
2018 77.4 71.4
2019 77.4 71.7
2020 77.4 70.2
2021 73.2 69.9
2022 77.6 72
2023 78.1 72.1
2024 78.3 72.3
2025 78.4 72.5

Cuba and El Salvador population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

El Salvador
Year Population
Cuba El Salvador
1960 7,238,081 2,791,459
1961 7,387,117 2,870,016
1962 7,541,098 2,949,204
1963 7,701,660 3,028,679
1964 7,866,020 3,111,883
1965 8,030,797 3,199,466
1966 8,193,450 3,290,961
1967 8,352,625 3,385,184
1968 8,509,522 3,480,773
1969 8,666,640 3,576,485
1970 8,824,382 3,668,796
1971 8,979,085 3,757,523
1972 9,123,891 3,846,830
1973 9,255,328 3,938,068
1974 9,374,183 4,029,671
1975 9,479,726 4,120,449
1976 9,571,242 4,210,310
1977 9,648,440 4,301,256
1978 9,711,980 4,394,114
1979 9,763,355 4,480,388
1980 9,804,796 4,540,382
1981 9,849,320 4,570,599
1982 9,912,681 4,622,477
1983 9,991,026 4,707,367
1984 10,073,299 4,798,003
1985 10,157,228 4,894,706
1986 10,244,247 4,992,769
1987 10,335,342 5,092,441
1988 10,432,585 5,195,833
1989 10,533,243 5,298,979
1990 10,631,799 5,399,726
1991 10,717,640 5,495,077
1992 10,785,801 5,585,609
1993 10,841,031 5,659,957
1994 10,886,021 5,714,129
1995 10,925,362 5,762,131
1996 10,962,010 5,805,286
1997 10,997,934 5,844,578
1998 11,034,712 5,880,781
1999 11,072,230 5,913,900
2000 11,109,109 5,943,366
2001 11,144,132 5,968,060
2002 11,177,418 5,986,631
2003 11,209,383 5,998,599
2004 11,238,756 6,004,671
2005 11,262,554 6,005,578
2006 11,278,550 6,002,319
2007 11,287,272 6,009,824
2008 11,291,762 6,029,297
2009 11,294,719 6,048,279
2010 11,297,409 6,068,249
2011 11,301,571 6,090,127
2012 11,303,175 6,113,975
2013 11,298,167 6,138,839
2014 11,285,775 6,162,955
2015 11,275,065 6,183,676
2016 11,265,612 6,200,800
2017 11,247,829 6,213,533
2018 11,227,118 6,219,807
2019 11,202,846 6,222,318
2020 11,176,354 6,234,673
2021 11,122,168 6,255,782
2022 11,059,820 6,280,319
2023 11,019,931 6,309,624
2024 10,979,783 6,338,193

Fertility rates in Cuba and El Salvador

Fertility rate
Cuba

El Salvador
Year Fertility rate
Cuba El Salvador
1960 4.13 6.62
1961 4.26 6.64
1962 4.42 6.68
1963 4.56 6.69
1964 4.53 6.68
1965 4.5 6.64
1966 4.4 6.57
1967 4.29 6.49
1968 4.19 6.39
1969 4.12 6.28
1970 3.98 6.18
1971 3.8 6.13
1972 3.61 6.03
1973 3.4 5.93
1974 3.16 5.82
1975 2.82 5.71
1976 2.51 5.59
1977 2.21 5.47
1978 1.88 5.36
1979 1.77 5.23
1980 1.64 5.11
1981 1.59 4.99
1982 1.78 4.83
1983 1.8 4.65
1984 1.77 4.48
1985 1.77 4.32
1986 1.78 4.19
1987 1.8 4.18
1988 1.85 4.1
1989 1.83 4.03
1990 1.81 3.96
1991 1.66 3.89
1992 1.56 3.8
1993 1.49 3.69
1994 1.47 3.61
1995 1.48 3.57
1996 1.46 3.48
1997 1.59 3.38
1998 1.62 3.34
1999 1.64 3.22
2000 1.61 3.08
2001 1.6 2.93
2002 1.65 2.78
2003 1.63 2.64
2004 1.55 2.52
2005 1.49 2.44
2006 1.4 2.4
2007 1.44 2.35
2008 1.58 2.29
2009 1.68 2.26
2010 1.67 2.24
2011 1.73 2.22
2012 1.67 2.19
2013 1.68 2.15
2014 1.66 2.13
2015 1.69 2.07
2016 1.6 1.97
2017 1.59 1.9
2018 1.61 1.85
2019 1.54 1.84
2020 1.49 1.82
2021 1.43 1.8
2022 1.41 1.79
2023 1.44 1.78

Cuba and El Salvador demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

El Salvador
Year Median age, years
Cuba El Salvador
1960 22.5 17.2
1961 22.5 17.1
1962 22.4 17
1963 22.3 17
1964 22.2 16.9
1965 22.1 16.9
1966 22 16.8
1967 21.9 16.7
1968 21.9 16.6
1969 21.8 16.6
1970 21.8 16.6
1971 21.9 16.6
1972 21.9 16.6
1973 22.1 16.7
1974 22.2 16.8
1975 22.5 16.9
1976 22.7 17
1977 23 17.1
1978 23.4 17.2
1979 23.7 17.4
1980 24.1 17.5
1981 24.5 17.6
1982 24.8 17.7
1983 25.1 17.8
1984 25.5 18
1985 25.9 18.2
1986 26.3 18.4
1987 26.7 18.5
1988 27.1 18.6
1989 27.5 18.7
1990 27.9 18.8
1991 28.3 18.8
1992 28.7 18.8
1993 29.2 19
1994 29.7 19.3
1995 30.3 19.6
1996 30.9 19.9
1997 31.4 20.3
1998 32 20.6
1999 32.5 21
2000 33.1 21.3
2001 33.6 21.6
2002 34.2 21.9
2003 34.7 22.2
2004 35.2 22.5
2005 35.7 22.7
2006 36.2 23
2007 36.8 23.2
2008 37.3 23.3
2009 37.7 23.5
2010 38.2 23.7
2011 38.6 23.9
2012 39.1 24.1
2013 39.7 24.3
2014 40.2 24.6
2015 40.6 24.9
2016 40.9 25.2
2017 41.3 25.6
2018 41.6 26
2019 41.9 26.4
2020 42.1 26.8
2021 42.3 27.2
2022 42.5 27.6
2023 42.8 28
2024 43.1 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba El Salvador
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$32.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.28%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
2.99%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
61%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
56.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$3.7B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$8.49B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
707,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
12.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
43.4%
2024

Energy

Cuba El Salvador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
769 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
8.38 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
1.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
55.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
21.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
34.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
59.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
1,110 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
95.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
30.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.3%
2023

Society

Cuba El Salvador
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-23,102
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
76%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
41
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
7.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
20.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
89.8%
2024
English speaking
6%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
67.7%
2023

Health

Cuba El Salvador
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$501
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$158.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
1.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
1.55
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
39
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
31.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
12.7%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
3.15 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba El Salvador
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
1,262 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
4,617 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
2,202 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
5,600 mi
2017

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