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Cuba vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 103rd vs. 96th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Eritrea
Population
10937204
3667774
Population rank 89/197 131/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 69/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 87/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$1,742
2011
Government debt n/a
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person n/a
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank n/a 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Cuba and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Eritrea
Year GDP
Cuba Eritrea
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 $28,645,436,569 -
1991 $24,316,556,026 -
1992 $22,085,858,243 $477,101,652
1993 $22,367,254,865 $467,872,715
1994 $28,448,326,757 $531,688,312
1995 $30,429,803,651 $578,015,625
1996 $25,017,368,700 $693,535,954
1997 $25,365,908,100 $686,490,090
1998 $25,736,331,200 $745,523,117
1999 $28,364,615,200 $688,918,537
2000 $30,565,400,000 $706,370,816
2001 $31,682,400,000 $752,371,689
2002 $33,590,500,000 $729,321,680
2003 $35,901,200,000 $870,248,268
2004 $38,203,000,000 $1,109,054,005
2005 $42,643,836,100 $1,098,424,686
2006 $48,835,925,926 $1,211,161,880
2007 $54,262,870,370 $1,317,974,491
2008 $56,302,129,630 $1,380,188,800
2009 $57,481,481,481 $1,856,695,551
2010 $59,562,962,963 $1,589,515,447
2011 $68,990,000,000 $2,065,001,626
2012 $73,141,000,000 -
2013 $77,148,000,000 -
2014 $80,656,100,000 -
2015 $87,132,800,000 -
2016 $91,370,407,864 -
2017 $96,850,649,692 -
2018 $100,050,036,096 -
2019 $103,427,600,000 -
2020 $107,351,800,000 -

Cuba and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Eritrea
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 $2,694 -
1991 $2,269 -
1992 $2,048 $265.2
1993 $2,063 $252.1
1994 $2,613 $277.8
1995 $2,785 $285.4
1996 $2,282 $326
1997 $2,306 $319
1998 $2,332 $342
1999 $2,562 $311
2000 $2,751 $314
2001 $2,843 $325
2002 $3,005 $305
2003 $3,203 $349
2004 $3,399 $427
2005 $3,786 $413
2006 $4,330 $448
2007 $4,807 $480
2008 $4,986 $490
2009 $5,089 $643
2010 $5,272 $540
2011 $6,104 $689
2012 $6,471 -
2013 $6,828 -
2014 $7,147 -
2015 $7,728 -
2016 $8,111 -
2017 $8,611 -
2018 $8,911 -
2019 $9,232 -
2020 $9,605 -

Cuba vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Eritrea
1950 59 33.3
1951 59.4 33.6
1952 59.8 34
1953 60.2 34.4
1954 60.7 34.8
1955 61.2 35.2
1956 61.5 35.6
1957 61.9 30.4
1958 62.3 30.9
1959 62.8 37
1960 63.3 37.4
1961 63.7 37.9
1962 64.4 38.3
1963 64.3 38.8
1964 65.3 39.2
1965 65.6 39.6
1966 66.1 37.6
1967 66.5 40.2
1968 66.9 40.5
1969 67.4 40.8
1970 67.9 41.2
1971 68.4 41.5
1972 68.9 40.7
1973 69.3 41.1
1974 69.9 39
1975 70.4 39
1976 70.9 42.6
1977 71.4 43
1978 71.9 43.4
1979 72.3 43.8
1980 72.6 44.6
1981 73 45
1982 73.4 44.9
1983 73.6 37.2
1984 73.6 37.7
1985 73.5 38.6
1986 73.6 39.5
1987 73.6 47.4
1988 73.7 48.1
1989 73.7 47.8
1990 73.8 49.7
1991 73.8 50.5
1992 73.8 52.4
1993 73.9 53.2
1994 74.1 54
1995 74.3 54.8
1996 74.7 55.5
1997 75.1 56.2
1998 75.4 50
1999 75.7 44.5
2000 75.9 56.3
2001 76.4 58.4
2002 76.8 58.9
2003 77.4 59.5
2004 77.3 60.1
2005 77.5 60.6
2006 77.4 61.5
2007 77.6 62
2008 77.6 62.4
2009 77.6 63.2
2010 77.9 63.7
2011 78.1 64.2
2012 78.2 64.7
2013 78 65
2014 77.8 65.5
2015 77.7 65.9
2016 77.6 66.2
2017 77.3 66.6
2018 77.4 67
2019 77.4 67.3
2020 77.4 67
2021 73.2 66.9
2022 77.6 67.8
2023 78.1 68.6
2024 78.3 68.9
2025 78.4 69.2

Cuba and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Eritrea
Year Population
Cuba Eritrea
1960 7,238,081 972,547
1961 7,387,117 995,573
1962 7,541,098 1,019,788
1963 7,701,660 1,045,092
1964 7,866,020 1,071,287
1965 8,030,797 1,098,335
1966 8,193,450 1,124,957
1967 8,352,625 1,152,339
1968 8,509,522 1,181,737
1969 8,666,640 1,212,005
1970 8,824,382 1,243,453
1971 8,979,085 1,276,154
1972 9,123,891 1,309,235
1973 9,255,328 1,342,669
1974 9,374,183 1,375,688
1975 9,479,726 1,408,210
1976 9,571,242 1,443,807
1977 9,648,440 1,482,565
1978 9,711,980 1,522,378
1979 9,763,355 1,563,332
1980 9,804,796 1,605,797
1981 9,849,320 1,649,939
1982 9,912,681 1,695,461
1983 9,991,026 1,736,160
1984 10,073,299 1,771,730
1985 10,157,228 1,807,816
1986 10,244,247 1,845,164
1987 10,335,342 1,888,669
1988 10,432,585 1,938,255
1989 10,533,243 1,987,017
1990 10,631,799 2,032,737
1991 10,717,640 1,919,571
1992 10,785,801 1,798,748
1993 10,841,031 1,856,006
1994 10,886,021 1,913,915
1995 10,925,362 2,025,267
1996 10,962,010 2,128,464
1997 10,997,934 2,152,135
1998 11,034,712 2,180,419
1999 11,072,230 2,212,780
2000 11,109,109 2,247,031
2001 11,144,132 2,312,079
2002 11,177,418 2,392,978
2003 11,209,383 2,493,903
2004 11,238,756 2,598,284
2005 11,262,554 2,661,215
2006 11,278,550 2,703,502
2007 11,287,272 2,743,222
2008 11,291,762 2,816,327
2009 11,294,719 2,887,885
2010 11,297,409 2,945,186
2011 11,301,571 2,998,485
2012 11,303,175 3,036,988
2013 11,298,167 3,074,360
2014 11,285,775 3,095,173
2015 11,275,065 3,105,546
2016 11,265,612 3,124,698
2017 11,247,829 3,150,347
2018 11,227,118 3,192,760
2019 11,202,846 3,240,194
2020 11,176,354 3,291,271
2021 11,122,168 3,350,183
2022 11,059,820 3,409,447
2023 11,019,931 3,470,390
2024 10,979,783 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Cuba and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Cuba

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Eritrea
1960 4.13 6.48
1961 4.26 6.47
1962 4.42 6.5
1963 4.56 6.48
1964 4.53 6.49
1965 4.5 6.49
1966 4.4 6.5
1967 4.29 6.5
1968 4.19 6.5
1969 4.12 6.5
1970 3.98 6.54
1971 3.8 6.54
1972 3.61 6.54
1973 3.4 6.55
1974 3.16 6.57
1975 2.82 6.59
1976 2.51 6.6
1977 2.21 6.61
1978 1.88 6.61
1979 1.77 6.62
1980 1.64 6.61
1981 1.59 6.62
1982 1.78 6.63
1983 1.8 6.65
1984 1.77 6.62
1985 1.77 6.59
1986 1.78 6.56
1987 1.8 6.52
1988 1.85 6.47
1989 1.83 6.41
1990 1.81 6.34
1991 1.66 6.24
1992 1.56 6.16
1993 1.49 6.07
1994 1.47 6.01
1995 1.48 5.94
1996 1.46 5.84
1997 1.59 5.74
1998 1.62 5.63
1999 1.64 5.52
2000 1.61 5.4
2001 1.6 5.31
2002 1.65 5.23
2003 1.63 5.14
2004 1.55 5.04
2005 1.49 4.93
2006 1.4 4.88
2007 1.44 4.81
2008 1.58 4.74
2009 1.68 4.66
2010 1.67 4.57
2011 1.73 4.49
2012 1.67 4.41
2013 1.68 4.34
2014 1.66 4.27
2015 1.69 4.22
2016 1.6 4.16
2017 1.59 4.11
2018 1.61 4.06
2019 1.54 4
2020 1.49 3.93
2021 1.43 3.87
2022 1.41 3.79
2023 1.44 3.71

Cuba and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Cuba Eritrea
1960 22.5 18.8
1961 22.5 18.9
1962 22.4 18.9
1963 22.3 19
1964 22.2 19
1965 22.1 19
1966 22 19
1967 21.9 18.9
1968 21.9 18.9
1969 21.8 18.8
1970 21.8 18.6
1971 21.9 18.5
1972 21.9 18.3
1973 22.1 18.2
1974 22.2 18.2
1975 22.5 18.1
1976 22.7 18
1977 23 17.9
1978 23.4 17.8
1979 23.7 17.8
1980 24.1 17.8
1981 24.5 17.7
1982 24.8 17.7
1983 25.1 17.7
1984 25.5 17.8
1985 25.9 17.8
1986 26.3 17.9
1987 26.7 17.9
1988 27.1 17.8
1989 27.5 17.7
1990 27.9 17.6
1991 28.3 17.6
1992 28.7 17.5
1993 29.2 17.6
1994 29.7 17.6
1995 30.3 18.1
1996 30.9 18.4
1997 31.4 18
1998 32 17.8
1999 32.5 17.5
2000 33.1 17.4
2001 33.6 17.5
2002 34.2 17.7
2003 34.7 18
2004 35.2 18.3
2005 35.7 18.3
2006 36.2 18.2
2007 36.8 18.1
2008 37.3 18.2
2009 37.7 18.4
2010 38.2 18.4
2011 38.6 18.5
2012 39.1 18.5
2013 39.7 18.5
2014 40.2 18.5
2015 40.6 18.4
2016 40.9 18.4
2017 41.3 18.5
2018 41.6 18.7
2019 41.9 18.9
2020 42.1 19.1
2021 42.3 19.3
2022 42.5 19.5
2023 42.8 19.7
2024 43.1 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
38.6
2025
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received n/a
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports n/a
36.8%
2000

Energy

Cuba Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Cuba Eritrea
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
43.9%
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
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
76.6%
2018
English speaking
6%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Cuba Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Eritrea
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,942 mi
2018

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