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Cuba vs Greece statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 10.4M in Greece (ranked 94/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 49,769 sq mi for Greece (ranked 103rd vs. 95th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Greece
Population
10937204
10276140
Population rank 89/197 95/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$257B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 54/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$24,752
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 49/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$44,074
2024
Government debt n/a
$388B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
142.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$37,349
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 16/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$13,372
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
49,769 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.32
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
47.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Cuba and Greece: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Greece economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Greece
Year GDP
Cuba Greece
1960 - $4,274,890,307
1961 - $4,892,397,431
1962 - $5,140,542,929
1963 - $5,813,285,627
1964 - $6,576,906,345
1965 - $7,582,209,670
1966 - $8,472,021,467
1967 - $9,146,592,856
1968 - $9,950,331,206
1969 - $11,454,106,327
1970 $5,693,005,200 $12,957,113,636
1971 $6,914,658,400 $14,388,806,818
1972 $8,135,150,892 $16,650,659,091
1973 $9,987,709,650 $22,037,019,563
1974 $11,405,957,317 $24,998,715,909
1975 $13,027,415,244 $28,129,128,587
1976 $13,789,579,903 $30,719,552,239
1977 $14,206,158,675 $35,673,080,481
1978 $17,844,705,325 $43,654,480,519
1979 $19,584,443,288 $53,724,121,435
1980 $19,912,889,861 $56,039,256,595
1981 $20,150,254,096 $51,618,456,335
1982 $20,953,510,235 $53,858,346,939
1983 $22,204,940,512 $48,741,397,059
1984 $24,039,383,608 $47,352,146,312
1985 $22,920,490,774 $47,155,741,426
1986 $24,226,574,634 $55,595,445,472
1987 $25,213,935,012 $64,739,630,096
1988 $27,458,999,472 $75,200,610,137
1989 $27,023,468,666 $78,067,933,277
1990 $28,645,436,569 $96,529,587,274
1991 $24,316,556,026 $103,680,863,713
1992 $22,085,858,243 $114,608,178,405
1993 $22,367,254,865 $107,295,704,518
1994 $28,448,326,757 $114,980,063,202
1995 $30,429,803,651 $134,974,613,914
1996 $25,017,368,700 $142,502,984,145
1997 $25,365,908,100 $138,766,067,640
1998 $25,736,331,200 $139,612,812,176
1999 $28,364,615,200 $137,131,371,955
2000 $30,565,400,000 $125,760,166,225
2001 $31,682,400,000 $132,050,474,720
2002 $33,590,500,000 $150,253,800,086
2003 $35,901,200,000 $196,930,509,813
2004 $38,203,000,000 $234,979,615,898
2005 $42,643,836,100 $242,315,668,619
2006 $48,835,925,926 $269,073,415,334
2007 $54,262,870,370 $314,226,996,944
2008 $56,302,129,630 $351,121,399,546
2009 $57,481,481,481 $326,829,054,686
2010 $59,562,962,963 $296,417,644,404
2011 $68,990,000,000 $283,228,079,776
2012 $73,141,000,000 $238,841,140,018
2013 $77,148,000,000 $236,556,279,641
2014 $80,656,100,000 $233,911,581,521
2015 $87,132,800,000 $194,567,373,678
2016 $91,370,407,864 $193,097,239,006
2017 $96,850,649,692 $200,381,103,984
2018 $100,050,036,096 $213,298,873,494
2019 $103,427,600,000 $207,305,649,887
2020 $107,351,800,000 $191,362,985,555
2021 - $218,303,801,895
2022 - $218,880,566,444
2023 - $243,498,333,238
2024 - $257,144,811,302

Cuba and Greece economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Greece
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Greece
1960 - $513
1961 - $583
1962 - $608
1963 - $686
1964 - $773
1965 - $887
1966 - $984
1967 - $1,053
1968 - $1,138
1969 - $1,306
1970 $645 $1,474
1971 $770 $1,629
1972 $892 $1,873
1973 $1,079 $2,468
1974 $1,217 $2,789
1975 $1,374 $3,109
1976 $1,441 $3,343
1977 $1,472 $3,832
1978 $1,837 $4,629
1979 $2,006 $5,627
1980 $2,031 $5,812
1981 $2,046 $5,305
1982 $2,114 $5,502
1983 $2,222 $4,950
1984 $2,386 $4,785
1985 $2,257 $4,747
1986 $2,365 $5,578
1987 $2,440 $6,474
1988 $2,632 $7,492
1989 $2,566 $7,738
1990 $2,694 $9,467
1991 $2,269 $10,047
1992 $2,048 $11,021
1993 $2,063 $10,257
1994 $2,613 $10,937
1995 $2,785 $12,779
1996 $2,282 $13,433
1997 $2,306 $13,016
1998 $2,332 $13,023
1999 $2,562 $12,743
2000 $2,751 $11,638
2001 $2,843 $12,157
2002 $3,005 $13,782
2003 $3,203 $18,021
2004 $3,399 $21,449
2005 $3,786 $22,054
2006 $4,330 $24,416
2007 $4,807 $28,441
2008 $4,986 $31,696
2009 $5,089 $29,425
2010 $5,272 $26,653
2011 $6,104 $25,505
2012 $6,471 $21,624
2013 $6,828 $21,573
2014 $7,147 $21,475
2015 $7,728 $17,981
2016 $8,111 $17,919
2017 $8,611 $18,632
2018 $8,911 $19,873
2019 $9,232 $19,335
2020 $9,605 $17,887
2021 - $20,655
2022 - $20,972
2023 - $23,401
2024 - $24,752

Cuba vs. Greece life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Greece
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Greece
1950 59 66.2
1951 59.4 66.7
1952 59.8 67.3
1953 60.2 67.5
1954 60.7 68
1955 61.2 68.6
1956 61.5 68.1
1957 61.9 68.4
1958 62.3 69.7
1959 62.8 69.6
1960 63.3 70.5
1961 63.7 70.4
1962 64.4 70.3
1963 64.3 70.6
1964 65.3 70.5
1965 65.6 71.5
1966 66.1 71.9
1967 66.5 71.4
1968 66.9 71.5
1969 67.4 72.1
1970 67.9 72.7
1971 68.4 72.9
1972 68.9 72.7
1973 69.3 73
1974 69.9 73.5
1975 70.4 73.5
1976 70.9 73.7
1977 71.4 73.8
1978 71.9 74.4
1979 72.3 74.7
1980 72.6 74.5
1981 73 74.9
1982 73.4 75.2
1983 73.6 75.5
1984 73.6 75.8
1985 73.5 76.1
1986 73.6 76.5
1987 73.6 76.1
1988 73.7 77
1989 73.7 77.1
1990 73.8 77.3
1991 73.8 77.4
1992 73.8 77.3
1993 73.9 77.7
1994 74.1 77.9
1995 74.3 77.9
1996 74.7 78
1997 75.1 78.4
1998 75.4 78.3
1999 75.7 78.4
2000 75.9 78.4
2001 76.4 78.9
2002 76.8 79
2003 77.4 79.1
2004 77.3 79.4
2005 77.5 79.7
2006 77.4 79.8
2007 77.6 79.7
2008 77.6 80.1
2009 77.6 80.4
2010 77.9 80.6
2011 78.1 80.6
2012 78.2 80.4
2013 78 81.1
2014 77.8 81.1
2015 77.7 80.8
2016 77.6 81.3
2017 77.3 81
2018 77.4 81.5
2019 77.4 81.3
2020 77.4 81.5
2021 73.2 80.5
2022 77.6 79.9
2023 78.1 81.9
2024 78.3 82
2025 78.4 82.2

Cuba and Greece population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Greece
Year Population
Cuba Greece
1960 7,238,081 8,331,725
1961 7,387,117 8,398,050
1962 7,541,098 8,448,233
1963 7,701,660 8,479,625
1964 7,866,020 8,510,429
1965 8,030,797 8,550,333
1966 8,193,450 8,613,651
1967 8,352,625 8,684,088
1968 8,509,522 8,740,765
1969 8,666,640 8,772,764
1970 8,824,382 8,792,806
1971 8,979,085 8,831,036
1972 9,123,891 8,888,628
1973 9,255,328 8,929,086
1974 9,374,183 8,962,022
1975 9,479,726 9,046,541
1976 9,571,242 9,188,150
1977 9,648,440 9,308,479
1978 9,711,980 9,429,959
1979 9,763,355 9,548,258
1980 9,804,796 9,642,505
1981 9,849,320 9,729,350
1982 9,912,681 9,789,513
1983 9,991,026 9,846,627
1984 10,073,299 9,895,801
1985 10,157,228 9,934,300
1986 10,244,247 9,967,213
1987 10,335,342 10,000,595
1988 10,432,585 10,036,983
1989 10,533,243 10,089,498
1990 10,631,799 10,196,792
1991 10,717,640 10,319,927
1992 10,785,801 10,399,061
1993 10,841,031 10,460,415
1994 10,886,021 10,512,922
1995 10,925,362 10,562,153
1996 10,962,010 10,608,800
1997 10,997,934 10,661,259
1998 11,034,712 10,720,509
1999 11,072,230 10,761,698
2000 11,109,109 10,805,808
2001 11,144,132 10,862,132
2002 11,177,418 10,902,022
2003 11,209,383 10,928,070
2004 11,238,756 10,955,141
2005 11,262,554 10,987,314
2006 11,278,550 11,020,362
2007 11,287,272 11,048,473
2008 11,291,762 11,077,841
2009 11,294,719 11,107,017
2010 11,297,409 11,121,341
2011 11,301,571 11,104,899
2012 11,303,175 11,045,011
2013 11,298,167 10,965,211
2014 11,285,775 10,892,413
2015 11,275,065 10,820,883
2016 11,265,612 10,775,971
2017 11,247,829 10,754,679
2018 11,227,118 10,732,882
2019 11,202,846 10,721,582
2020 11,176,354 10,698,599
2021 11,122,168 10,569,207
2022 11,059,820 10,436,882
2023 11,019,931 10,405,588
2024 10,979,783 10,388,805

Fertility rates in Cuba and Greece

Fertility rate
Cuba

Greece
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Greece
1960 4.13 2.23
1961 4.26 2.13
1962 4.42 2.16
1963 4.56 2.14
1964 4.53 2.24
1965 4.5 2.25
1966 4.4 2.32
1967 4.29 2.45
1968 4.19 2.42
1969 4.12 2.36
1970 3.98 2.4
1971 3.8 2.32
1972 3.61 2.32
1973 3.4 2.27
1974 3.16 2.38
1975 2.82 2.33
1976 2.51 2.35
1977 2.21 2.27
1978 1.88 2.28
1979 1.77 2.26
1980 1.64 2.23
1981 1.59 2.09
1982 1.78 2.03
1983 1.8 1.94
1984 1.77 1.83
1985 1.77 1.67
1986 1.78 1.6
1987 1.8 1.5
1988 1.85 1.5
1989 1.83 1.4
1990 1.81 1.39
1991 1.66 1.37
1992 1.56 1.36
1993 1.49 1.32
1994 1.47 1.33
1995 1.48 1.28
1996 1.46 1.26
1997 1.59 1.27
1998 1.62 1.24
1999 1.64 1.23
2000 1.61 1.25
2001 1.6 1.25
2002 1.65 1.28
2003 1.63 1.29
2004 1.55 1.31
2005 1.49 1.34
2006 1.4 1.4
2007 1.44 1.41
2008 1.58 1.5
2009 1.68 1.5
2010 1.67 1.48
2011 1.73 1.4
2012 1.67 1.34
2013 1.68 1.29
2014 1.66 1.3
2015 1.69 1.33
2016 1.6 1.38
2017 1.59 1.35
2018 1.61 1.35
2019 1.54 1.34
2020 1.49 1.39
2021 1.43 1.43
2022 1.41 1.32
2023 1.44 1.32

Cuba and Greece demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Greece
Year Median age, years
Cuba Greece
1960 22.5 28.5
1961 22.5 29
1962 22.4 29.3
1963 22.3 29.4
1964 22.2 29.4
1965 22.1 31
1966 22 30.9
1967 21.9 31.1
1968 21.9 31.3
1969 21.8 31.6
1970 21.8 33.2
1971 21.9 32.9
1972 21.9 33
1973 22.1 33.3
1974 22.2 33.6
1975 22.5 33.8
1976 22.7 33.8
1977 23 33.9
1978 23.4 33.9
1979 23.7 34
1980 24.1 33.8
1981 24.5 33.7
1982 24.8 33.9
1983 25.1 34.1
1984 25.5 34.3
1985 25.9 34.5
1986 26.3 34.8
1987 26.7 35.1
1988 27.1 35.4
1989 27.5 35.7
1990 27.9 36
1991 28.3 36.3
1992 28.7 36.5
1993 29.2 36.6
1994 29.7 36.8
1995 30.3 37
1996 30.9 37.2
1997 31.4 37.4
1998 32 37.6
1999 32.5 37.8
2000 33.1 38
2001 33.6 38.2
2002 34.2 38.5
2003 34.7 38.8
2004 35.2 39.1
2005 35.7 39.4
2006 36.2 39.7
2007 36.8 40.1
2008 37.3 40.5
2009 37.7 40.9
2010 38.2 41.4
2011 38.6 41.8
2012 39.1 42.2
2013 39.7 42.7
2014 40.2 43.2
2015 40.6 43.7
2016 40.9 44.1
2017 41.3 44.4
2018 41.6 44.7
2019 41.9 45
2020 42.1 45.3
2021 42.3 45.9
2022 42.5 46.4
2023 42.8 46.7
2024 43.1 47.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Greece
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$239B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
3.23%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
147,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-0.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
10%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
68%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
16
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
143
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$83.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$15.2B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$561M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
7,406,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
10.5%
2020
Banked people share n/a
88.6%
2024

Energy

Cuba Greece
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
1,875 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$22
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
51.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
4.97 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
21.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
12.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
89.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
4,694 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
40.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
8.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Greece
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-122,772
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
81%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.88 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
72.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.84
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
8.3
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
93.9%
2009
English speaking
6%
2025
51%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
86.3%
2024

Health

Cuba Greece
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$1,768
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$593
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
6.37
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
32.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
5.81 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Greece
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
4,791 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
20,742 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
15,065 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
72,700 mi
2018

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