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Cuba vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 103rd vs. 139th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Guinea-Bissau
Population
10937204
2288306
Population rank 89/197 146/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$3,053
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Cuba and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Cuba Guinea-Bissau
1970 $5,693,005,200 $204,670,551
1971 $6,914,658,400 $204,167,297
1972 $8,135,150,892 $227,986,203
1973 $9,987,709,650 $232,331,281
1974 $11,405,957,317 $256,769,730
1975 $13,027,415,244 $283,311,997
1976 $13,789,579,903 $292,152,321
1977 $14,206,158,675 $298,871,675
1978 $17,844,705,325 $318,876,550
1979 $19,584,443,288 $308,143,183
1980 $19,912,889,861 $287,648,258
1981 $20,150,254,096 $402,230,865
1982 $20,953,510,235 $430,284,022
1983 $22,204,940,512 $425,225,177
1984 $24,039,383,608 $359,980,491
1985 $22,920,490,774 $373,959,151
1986 $24,226,574,634 $338,524,233
1987 $25,213,935,012 $451,893,375
1988 $27,458,999,472 $427,514,322
1989 $27,023,468,666 $554,072,303
1990 $28,645,436,569 $634,187,269
1991 $24,316,556,026 $668,470,891
1992 $22,085,858,243 $588,309,271
1993 $22,367,254,865 $615,779,519
1994 $28,448,326,757 $612,502,085
1995 $30,429,803,651 $660,195,402
1996 $25,017,368,700 $702,965,148
1997 $25,365,908,100 $698,107,222
1998 $25,736,331,200 $591,034,143
1999 $28,364,615,200 $579,365,780
2000 $30,565,400,000 $391,345,597
2001 $31,682,400,000 $412,610,872
2002 $33,590,500,000 $466,773,711
2003 $35,901,200,000 $553,614,800
2004 $38,203,000,000 $582,169,841
2005 $42,643,836,100 $639,776,041
2006 $48,835,925,926 $634,781,901
2007 $54,262,870,370 $753,162,998
2008 $56,302,129,630 $952,667,544
2009 $57,481,481,481 $890,167,833
2010 $59,562,962,963 $940,112,539
2011 $68,990,000,000 $1,157,074,319
2012 $73,141,000,000 $1,049,412,177
2013 $77,148,000,000 $1,109,682,824
2014 $80,656,100,000 $1,135,250,721
2015 $87,132,800,000 $1,152,384,167
2016 $91,370,407,864 $1,245,074,264
2017 $96,850,649,692 $1,469,978,606
2018 $100,050,036,096 $1,554,133,594
2019 $103,427,600,000 $1,588,767,976
2020 $107,351,800,000 $1,683,619,352
2021 - $1,878,659,687
2022 - $1,839,048,748
2023 - $2,077,816,135
2024 - $2,119,865,935

Cuba and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Guinea-Bissau
1970 $645 $350
1971 $770 $348
1972 $892 $389
1973 $1,079 $392
1974 $1,217 $419
1975 $1,374 $435
1976 $1,441 $421
1977 $1,472 $403
1978 $1,837 $403
1979 $2,006 $376
1980 $2,031 $347
1981 $2,046 $477
1982 $2,114 $503
1983 $2,222 $489
1984 $2,386 $407
1985 $2,257 $417
1986 $2,365 $371
1987 $2,440 $488
1988 $2,632 $454
1989 $2,566 $578
1990 $2,694 $651
1991 $2,269 $672
1992 $2,048 $574
1993 $2,063 $582
1994 $2,613 $561
1995 $2,785 $589
1996 $2,282 $615
1997 $2,306 $599
1998 $2,332 $498
1999 $2,562 $479
2000 $2,751 $317
2001 $2,843 $327
2002 $3,005 $362
2003 $3,203 $420
2004 $3,399 $431
2005 $3,786 $463
2006 $4,330 $449
2007 $4,807 $519
2008 $4,986 $640
2009 $5,089 $583
2010 $5,272 $600
2011 $6,104 $720
2012 $6,471 $635
2013 $6,828 $654
2014 $7,147 $652
2015 $7,728 $645
2016 $8,111 $680
2017 $8,611 $783
2018 $8,911 $809
2019 $9,232 $807
2020 $9,605 $836
2021 - $912
2022 - $873
2023 - $965
2024 - $963

Cuba vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Guinea-Bissau
1950 59 35.7
1951 59.4 35.9
1952 59.8 36.1
1953 60.2 36.3
1954 60.7 36.4
1955 61.2 36.6
1956 61.5 36.8
1957 61.9 37
1958 62.3 37.1
1959 62.8 37.3
1960 63.3 37.6
1961 63.7 37.8
1962 64.4 38
1963 64.3 35.6
1964 65.3 35.8
1965 65.6 35.9
1966 66.1 36.1
1967 66.5 36.3
1968 66.9 36.7
1969 67.4 37
1970 67.9 37.3
1971 68.4 37.5
1972 68.9 37.8
1973 69.3 38.2
1974 69.9 41.6
1975 70.4 41.9
1976 70.9 42.3
1977 71.4 42.6
1978 71.9 42.9
1979 72.3 43.2
1980 72.6 43.6
1981 73 43.9
1982 73.4 44.3
1983 73.6 44.6
1984 73.6 44.9
1985 73.5 45.3
1986 73.6 45.5
1987 73.6 45.8
1988 73.7 46.3
1989 73.7 46.6
1990 73.8 46.9
1991 73.8 47.2
1992 73.8 47.5
1993 73.9 47.8
1994 74.1 47.8
1995 74.3 48.5
1996 74.7 48.8
1997 75.1 48
1998 75.4 48.1
1999 75.7 48.5
2000 75.9 50.6
2001 76.4 51.1
2002 76.8 51.6
2003 77.4 52.2
2004 77.3 52.8
2005 77.5 52.9
2006 77.4 54.1
2007 77.6 54.9
2008 77.6 55.3
2009 77.6 56.3
2010 77.9 57
2011 78.1 57.7
2012 78.2 58.3
2013 78 58.9
2014 77.8 59.5
2015 77.7 60.1
2016 77.6 60.6
2017 77.3 61.1
2018 77.4 61.7
2019 77.4 62.2
2020 77.4 61.3
2021 73.2 61.7
2022 77.6 63.6
2023 78.1 64.1
2024 78.3 64.3
2025 78.4 64.4

Cuba and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Cuba Guinea-Bissau
1960 7,238,081 577,633
1961 7,387,117 582,532
1962 7,541,098 589,474
1963 7,701,660 594,418
1964 7,866,020 588,543
1965 8,030,797 575,005
1966 8,193,450 566,908
1967 8,352,625 569,011
1968 8,509,522 578,170
1969 8,666,640 581,610
1970 8,824,382 584,403
1971 8,979,085 586,221
1972 9,123,891 586,620
1973 9,255,328 592,808
1974 9,374,183 613,338
1975 9,479,726 650,966
1976 9,571,242 694,191
1977 9,648,440 741,789
1978 9,711,980 791,694
1979 9,763,355 819,867
1980 9,804,796 829,303
1981 9,849,320 842,432
1982 9,912,681 855,891
1983 9,991,026 869,592
1984 10,073,299 883,519
1985 10,157,228 897,697
1986 10,244,247 912,126
1987 10,335,342 926,862
1988 10,432,585 942,061
1989 10,533,243 957,789
1990 10,631,799 973,669
1991 10,717,640 994,639
1992 10,785,801 1,024,356
1993 10,841,031 1,058,745
1994 10,886,021 1,092,031
1995 10,925,362 1,119,949
1996 10,962,010 1,143,535
1997 10,997,934 1,165,545
1998 11,034,712 1,187,473
1999 11,072,230 1,210,206
2000 11,109,109 1,234,741
2001 11,144,132 1,261,273
2002 11,177,418 1,289,307
2003 11,209,383 1,318,806
2004 11,238,756 1,349,563
2005 11,262,554 1,381,585
2006 11,278,550 1,415,303
2007 11,287,272 1,450,986
2008 11,291,762 1,488,054
2009 11,294,719 1,526,377
2010 11,297,409 1,566,347
2011 11,301,571 1,608,076
2012 11,303,175 1,651,417
2013 11,298,167 1,695,973
2014 11,285,775 1,741,122
2015 11,275,065 1,786,457
2016 11,265,612 1,831,893
2017 11,247,829 1,877,072
2018 11,227,118 1,922,168
2019 11,202,846 1,967,696
2020 11,176,354 2,013,255
2021 11,122,168 2,058,841
2022 11,059,820 2,105,529
2023 11,019,931 2,153,339
2024 10,979,783 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Cuba and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Cuba

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Guinea-Bissau
1960 4.13 5.92
1961 4.26 5.93
1962 4.42 5.94
1963 4.56 5.95
1964 4.53 5.96
1965 4.5 5.97
1966 4.4 5.98
1967 4.29 5.99
1968 4.19 6.01
1969 4.12 6.02
1970 3.98 6.04
1971 3.8 6.06
1972 3.61 6.08
1973 3.4 6.1
1974 3.16 6.12
1975 2.82 6.15
1976 2.51 6.19
1977 2.21 6.25
1978 1.88 6.32
1979 1.77 6.4
1980 1.64 6.49
1981 1.59 6.57
1982 1.78 6.64
1983 1.8 6.69
1984 1.77 6.73
1985 1.77 6.74
1986 1.78 6.73
1987 1.8 6.72
1988 1.85 6.69
1989 1.83 6.66
1990 1.81 6.5
1991 1.66 6.47
1992 1.56 6.44
1993 1.49 6.37
1994 1.47 6.3
1995 1.48 6.22
1996 1.46 6.14
1997 1.59 6.06
1998 1.62 5.97
1999 1.64 5.87
2000 1.61 5.79
2001 1.6 5.69
2002 1.65 5.63
2003 1.63 5.58
2004 1.55 5.5
2005 1.49 5.46
2006 1.4 5.41
2007 1.44 5.37
2008 1.58 5.27
2009 1.68 5.18
2010 1.67 5.11
2011 1.73 5.07
2012 1.67 5
2013 1.68 4.93
2014 1.66 4.79
2015 1.69 4.66
2016 1.6 4.52
2017 1.59 4.35
2018 1.61 4.24
2019 1.54 4.15
2020 1.49 4.08
2021 1.43 4
2022 1.41 3.91
2023 1.44 3.84

Cuba and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Cuba Guinea-Bissau
1960 22.5 22.9
1961 22.5 22.9
1962 22.4 22.6
1963 22.3 22.3
1964 22.2 21.7
1965 22.1 20.7
1966 22 19.9
1967 21.9 19.6
1968 21.9 19.5
1969 21.8 19.3
1970 21.8 19.1
1971 21.9 19
1972 21.9 18.8
1973 22.1 18.9
1974 22.2 18.9
1975 22.5 18.8
1976 22.7 18.5
1977 23 18.2
1978 23.4 17.8
1979 23.7 17.6
1980 24.1 17.7
1981 24.5 17.6
1982 24.8 17.5
1983 25.1 17.3
1984 25.5 17.2
1985 25.9 17.2
1986 26.3 17.1
1987 26.7 17.1
1988 27.1 17
1989 27.5 17
1990 27.9 17.1
1991 28.3 17.1
1992 28.7 17.1
1993 29.2 17.1
1994 29.7 17.1
1995 30.3 17.2
1996 30.9 17.2
1997 31.4 17.3
1998 32 17.3
1999 32.5 17.4
2000 33.1 17.4
2001 33.6 17.5
2002 34.2 17.6
2003 34.7 17.6
2004 35.2 17.7
2005 35.7 17.8
2006 36.2 17.9
2007 36.8 17.9
2008 37.3 18
2009 37.7 18.1
2010 38.2 18.2
2011 38.6 18.3
2012 39.1 18.3
2013 39.7 18.4
2014 40.2 18.5
2015 40.6 18.6
2016 40.9 18.8
2017 41.3 18.9
2018 41.6 19.1
2019 41.9 19.2
2020 42.1 19.4
2021 42.3 19.6
2022 42.5 19.8
2023 42.8 19.9
2024 43.1 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
n/a
Personal remittances received n/a
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
6.48%
2019

Energy

Cuba Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
87.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Cuba Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
63.9%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Cuba Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.21
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,734 mi
2018

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