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Cuba vs Guatemala statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 18.4M in Guatemala (ranked 70/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 41,375 sq mi for Guatemala (ranked 103rd vs. 102nd).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Guatemala
Population
10937204
18912872
Population rank 89/197 70/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$113B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 67/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$6,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 113/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$14,369
2024
Government debt n/a
$30B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
27.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,628
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 124/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$5,583
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
41,375 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
445 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
2.31
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
24 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
72.9 years
2025

Cuba and Guatemala: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Guatemala economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Guatemala
Year GDP
Cuba Guatemala
1960 - $1,043,599,900
1961 - $1,076,699,900
1962 - $1,143,600,000
1963 - $1,262,800,000
1964 - $1,299,099,900
1965 - $1,331,399,900
1966 - $1,390,700,000
1967 - $1,453,500,000
1968 - $1,610,500,000
1969 - $1,715,399,900
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,904,000,000
1971 $6,914,658,400 $1,984,800,000
1972 $8,135,150,892 $2,101,300,000
1973 $9,987,709,650 $2,569,200,100
1974 $11,405,957,317 $3,161,499,900
1975 $13,027,415,244 $3,645,900,000
1976 $13,789,579,903 $4,365,300,200
1977 $14,206,158,675 $5,480,500,200
1978 $17,844,705,325 $6,070,600,200
1979 $19,584,443,288 $6,902,600,200
1980 $19,912,889,861 $7,878,700,000
1981 $20,150,254,096 $8,607,500,300
1982 $20,953,510,235 $8,716,999,700
1983 $22,204,940,512 $9,050,000,400
1984 $24,039,383,608 $9,470,000,100
1985 $22,920,490,774 $9,721,652,087
1986 $24,226,574,634 $7,231,963,516
1987 $25,213,935,012 $7,084,399,840
1988 $27,458,999,472 $7,841,602,824
1989 $27,023,468,666 $8,410,724,361
1990 $28,645,436,569 $7,650,196,845
1991 $24,316,556,026 $9,406,135,143
1992 $22,085,858,243 $10,440,781,588
1993 $22,367,254,865 $11,400,017,301
1994 $28,448,326,757 $12,983,233,311
1995 $30,429,803,651 $14,655,404,433
1996 $25,017,368,700 $15,674,835,615
1997 $25,365,908,100 $17,790,026,222
1998 $25,736,331,200 $19,395,491,993
1999 $28,364,615,200 $18,318,412,251
2000 $30,565,400,000 $19,288,929,030
2001 $31,682,400,000 $18,405,220,247
2002 $33,590,500,000 $20,444,205,991
2003 $35,901,200,000 $21,576,351,799
2004 $38,203,000,000 $23,577,298,095
2005 $42,643,836,100 $26,783,389,294
2006 $48,835,925,926 $29,744,246,827
2007 $54,262,870,370 $33,567,850,824
2008 $56,302,129,630 $38,503,720,224
2009 $57,481,481,481 $37,126,148,265
2010 $59,562,962,963 $40,676,578,423
2011 $68,990,000,000 $46,876,006,272
2012 $73,141,000,000 $49,593,929,487
2013 $77,148,000,000 $52,996,446,180
2014 $80,656,100,000 $57,852,152,955
2015 $87,132,800,000 $62,186,064,758
2016 $91,370,407,864 $66,053,403,364
2017 $96,850,649,692 $71,653,754,107
2018 $100,050,036,096 $73,328,365,862
2019 $103,427,600,000 $77,172,317,259
2020 $107,351,800,000 $77,719,464,221
2021 - $86,455,519,687
2022 - $95,641,441,235
2023 - $104,368,413,483
2024 - $113,199,586,004

Cuba and Guatemala economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Guatemala
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Guatemala
1960 - $256.8
1961 - $257.2
1962 - $265.2
1963 - $284.4
1964 - $284.2
1965 - $283
1966 - $287.3
1967 - $291.9
1968 - $315
1969 - $326
1970 $645 $353
1971 $770 $358
1972 $892 $370
1973 $1,079 $441
1974 $1,217 $529
1975 $1,374 $595
1976 $1,441 $697
1977 $1,472 $856
1978 $1,837 $925
1979 $2,006 $1,026
1980 $2,031 $1,142
1981 $2,046 $1,216
1982 $2,114 $1,204
1983 $2,222 $1,220
1984 $2,386 $1,241
1985 $2,257 $1,238
1986 $2,365 $896
1987 $2,440 $854
1988 $2,632 $919
1989 $2,566 $958
1990 $2,694 $848
1991 $2,269 $1,014
1992 $2,048 $1,096
1993 $2,063 $1,166
1994 $2,613 $1,293
1995 $2,785 $1,421
1996 $2,282 $1,481
1997 $2,306 $1,638
1998 $2,332 $1,741
1999 $2,562 $1,604
2000 $2,751 $1,649
2001 $2,843 $1,538
2002 $3,005 $1,669
2003 $3,203 $1,723
2004 $3,399 $1,841
2005 $3,786 $2,046
2006 $4,330 $2,225
2007 $4,807 $2,459
2008 $4,986 $2,763
2009 $5,089 $2,612
2010 $5,272 $2,805
2011 $6,104 $3,169
2012 $6,471 $3,287
2013 $6,828 $3,444
2014 $7,147 $3,689
2015 $7,728 $3,894
2016 $8,111 $4,060
2017 $8,611 $4,325
2018 $8,911 $4,353
2019 $9,232 $4,512
2020 $9,605 $4,478
2021 - $4,913
2022 - $5,359
2023 - $5,758
2024 - $6,150

Cuba vs. Guatemala life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Guatemala
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Guatemala
1950 59 37.8
1951 59.4 38.3
1952 59.8 38.9
1953 60.2 39.5
1954 60.7 40.1
1955 61.2 40.7
1956 61.5 41.3
1957 61.9 41.9
1958 62.3 43.1
1959 62.8 44.3
1960 63.3 45.8
1961 63.7 46.1
1962 64.4 46.5
1963 64.3 46.6
1964 65.3 47.1
1965 65.6 47.2
1966 66.1 47.5
1967 66.5 47.7
1968 66.9 47.8
1969 67.4 47.5
1970 67.9 48.5
1971 68.4 50.3
1972 68.9 51.8
1973 69.3 52.8
1974 69.9 53
1975 70.4 52.8
1976 70.9 47.6
1977 71.4 55.2
1978 71.9 56.4
1979 72.3 56.6
1980 72.6 55.3
1981 73 54.7
1982 73.4 48.9
1983 73.6 57.9
1984 73.6 59.1
1985 73.5 59.8
1986 73.6 60.3
1987 73.6 61
1988 73.7 61.5
1989 73.7 61.7
1990 73.8 61.8
1991 73.8 61.9
1992 73.8 62
1993 73.9 62.4
1994 74.1 63
1995 74.3 63.7
1996 74.7 64.5
1997 75.1 65.2
1998 75.4 66
1999 75.7 66.6
2000 75.9 67.1
2001 76.4 67.4
2002 76.8 67.8
2003 77.4 68.2
2004 77.3 68.2
2005 77.5 68.2
2006 77.4 68.8
2007 77.6 69.3
2008 77.6 69.5
2009 77.6 69.7
2010 77.9 69.9
2011 78.1 70.3
2012 78.2 70.7
2013 78 70.9
2014 77.8 70.9
2015 77.7 70.9
2016 77.6 71.2
2017 77.3 71.6
2018 77.4 71.5
2019 77.4 71.6
2020 77.4 70
2021 73.2 67.9
2022 77.6 71.2
2023 78.1 72.6
2024 78.3 72.7
2025 78.4 72.9

Cuba and Guatemala population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Guatemala
Year Population
Cuba Guatemala
1960 7,238,081 4,063,655
1961 7,387,117 4,186,201
1962 7,541,098 4,312,044
1963 7,701,660 4,440,264
1964 7,866,020 4,571,109
1965 8,030,797 4,704,965
1966 8,193,450 4,840,958
1967 8,352,625 4,978,862
1968 8,509,522 5,118,111
1969 8,666,640 5,257,081
1970 8,824,382 5,396,966
1971 8,979,085 5,538,355
1972 9,123,891 5,682,833
1973 9,255,328 5,831,631
1974 9,374,183 5,981,197
1975 9,479,726 6,128,731
1976 9,571,242 6,262,404
1977 9,648,440 6,401,515
1978 9,711,980 6,561,534
1979 9,763,355 6,727,797
1980 9,804,796 6,900,212
1981 9,849,320 7,075,648
1982 9,912,681 7,240,241
1983 9,991,026 7,419,642
1984 10,073,299 7,630,682
1985 10,157,228 7,849,693
1986 10,244,247 8,070,818
1987 10,335,342 8,296,485
1988 10,432,585 8,532,099
1989 10,533,243 8,775,546
1990 10,631,799 9,024,773
1991 10,717,640 9,272,584
1992 10,785,801 9,522,266
1993 10,841,031 9,779,761
1994 10,886,021 10,043,718
1995 10,925,362 10,312,996
1996 10,962,010 10,583,526
1997 10,997,934 10,857,754
1998 11,034,712 11,139,145
1999 11,072,230 11,422,965
2000 11,109,109 11,697,592
2001 11,144,132 11,969,422
2002 11,177,418 12,246,915
2003 11,209,383 12,525,842
2004 11,238,756 12,807,402
2005 11,262,554 13,087,629
2006 11,278,550 13,367,459
2007 11,287,272 13,652,040
2008 11,291,762 13,935,174
2009 11,294,719 14,215,611
2010 11,297,409 14,500,112
2011 11,301,571 14,792,126
2012 11,303,175 15,089,647
2013 11,298,167 15,387,337
2014 11,285,775 15,681,725
2015 11,275,065 15,971,743
2016 11,265,612 16,268,760
2017 11,247,829 16,567,357
2018 11,227,118 16,845,685
2019 11,202,846 17,103,803
2020 11,176,354 17,357,325
2021 11,122,168 17,598,650
2022 11,059,820 17,847,877
2023 11,019,931 18,124,838
2024 10,979,783 18,406,359

Fertility rates in Cuba and Guatemala

Fertility rate
Cuba

Guatemala
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Guatemala
1960 4.13 7
1961 4.26 6.98
1962 4.42 6.93
1963 4.56 6.9
1964 4.53 6.87
1965 4.5 6.84
1966 4.4 6.8
1967 4.29 6.76
1968 4.19 6.7
1969 4.12 6.65
1970 3.98 6.6
1971 3.8 6.55
1972 3.61 6.51
1973 3.4 6.49
1974 3.16 6.46
1975 2.82 6.41
1976 2.51 6.37
1977 2.21 6.32
1978 1.88 6.26
1979 1.77 6.22
1980 1.64 6.17
1981 1.59 6.12
1982 1.78 6.06
1983 1.8 5.98
1984 1.77 5.86
1985 1.77 5.73
1986 1.78 5.66
1987 1.8 5.64
1988 1.85 5.62
1989 1.83 5.56
1990 1.81 5.48
1991 1.66 5.38
1992 1.56 5.31
1993 1.49 5.25
1994 1.47 5.19
1995 1.48 5.11
1996 1.46 5.01
1997 1.59 4.91
1998 1.62 4.8
1999 1.64 4.69
2000 1.61 4.58
2001 1.6 4.5
2002 1.65 4.37
2003 1.63 4.25
2004 1.55 4.13
2005 1.49 3.97
2006 1.4 3.85
2007 1.44 3.72
2008 1.58 3.57
2009 1.68 3.47
2010 1.67 3.38
2011 1.73 3.29
2012 1.67 3.22
2013 1.68 3.15
2014 1.66 3.09
2015 1.69 3.03
2016 1.6 2.97
2017 1.59 2.86
2018 1.61 2.74
2019 1.54 2.59
2020 1.49 2.47
2021 1.43 2.39
2022 1.41 2.34
2023 1.44 2.31

Cuba and Guatemala demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Guatemala
Year Median age, years
Cuba Guatemala
1960 22.5 16.7
1961 22.5 16.7
1962 22.4 16.6
1963 22.3 16.6
1964 22.2 16.6
1965 22.1 16.7
1966 22 16.7
1967 21.9 16.7
1968 21.9 16.7
1969 21.8 16.8
1970 21.8 16.8
1971 21.9 16.8
1972 21.9 16.8
1973 22.1 16.8
1974 22.2 16.8
1975 22.5 16.9
1976 22.7 17
1977 23 17
1978 23.4 17
1979 23.7 17.1
1980 24.1 17.1
1981 24.5 17.1
1982 24.8 17.1
1983 25.1 17
1984 25.5 17
1985 25.9 17
1986 26.3 17.1
1987 26.7 17.1
1988 27.1 17.1
1989 27.5 17.1
1990 27.9 17.2
1991 28.3 17.2
1992 28.7 17.3
1993 29.2 17.3
1994 29.7 17.3
1995 30.3 17.4
1996 30.9 17.4
1997 31.4 17.5
1998 32 17.6
1999 32.5 17.7
2000 33.1 17.7
2001 33.6 17.8
2002 34.2 18
2003 34.7 18.1
2004 35.2 18.3
2005 35.7 18.5
2006 36.2 18.7
2007 36.8 18.9
2008 37.3 19.1
2009 37.7 19.4
2010 38.2 19.6
2011 38.6 19.9
2012 39.1 20.1
2013 39.7 20.4
2014 40.2 20.8
2015 40.6 21.1
2016 40.9 21.3
2017 41.3 21.7
2018 41.6 22
2019 41.9 22.3
2020 42.1 22.6
2021 42.3 22.9
2022 42.5 23.3
2023 42.8 23.7
2024 43.1 24

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Guatemala
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$106B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
14.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.11%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.41%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
43,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
2.34%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
21.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
63.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.6%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$24.4B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$21.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
594,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
2.35%
2020
Banked people share n/a
38.3%
2024

Energy

Cuba Guatemala
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
888 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.7
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
1.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
34.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
62.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
5.26%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
38.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
670 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
60.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
43.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Guatemala
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
53.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
4.95 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
38.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
20
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
22.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
133
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
82.1%
2024
English speaking
6%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
56.1%
2023

Health

Cuba Guatemala
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$396
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$231.2
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
72.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
2.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
1.28
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
94
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
21.4
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
13.2%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
11.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
1.54 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Guatemala
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
2,248 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
17,807 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
13,487 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
10,949 mi
2016

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