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Cuba vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 103rd vs. 119th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Ireland
Population
10937204
5474763
Population rank 89/197 121/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$577B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$131,175
2024
Government debt n/a
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Cuba and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Ireland
Year GDP
Cuba Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 $5,693,005,200 $4,395,995,086
1971 $6,914,658,400 $5,098,250,287
1972 $8,135,150,892 $6,318,060,582
1973 $9,987,709,650 $7,481,173,066
1974 $11,405,957,317 $7,896,860,615
1975 $13,027,415,244 $9,483,808,362
1976 $13,789,579,903 $9,453,756,015
1977 $14,206,158,675 $11,248,340,431
1978 $17,844,705,325 $14,647,996,074
1979 $19,584,443,288 $18,319,334,300
1980 $19,912,889,861 $21,747,855,640
1981 $20,150,254,096 $20,670,190,138
1982 $20,953,510,235 $21,474,754,080
1983 $22,204,940,512 $20,766,047,764
1984 $24,039,383,608 $20,106,648,455
1985 $22,920,490,774 $21,270,013,326
1986 $24,226,574,634 $28,714,571,852
1987 $25,213,935,012 $33,920,518,493
1988 $27,458,999,472 $37,772,897,421
1989 $27,023,468,666 $39,238,392,678
1990 $28,645,436,569 $49,305,632,408
1991 $24,316,556,026 $49,787,502,852
1992 $22,085,858,243 $55,918,538,121
1993 $22,367,254,865 $52,417,477,614
1994 $28,448,326,757 $57,097,656,066
1995 $30,429,803,651 $69,139,823,232
1996 $25,017,368,700 $75,790,785,030
1997 $25,365,908,100 $82,856,648,758
1998 $25,736,331,200 $90,199,410,116
1999 $28,364,615,200 $98,893,958,263
2000 $30,565,400,000 $100,207,610,430
2001 $31,682,400,000 $109,346,669,230
2002 $33,590,500,000 $128,596,035,288
2003 $35,901,200,000 $164,670,771,260
2004 $38,203,000,000 $194,372,115,041
2005 $42,643,836,100 $211,876,989,656
2006 $48,835,925,926 $232,180,617,162
2007 $54,262,870,370 $270,079,279,420
2008 $56,302,129,630 $275,447,471,451
2009 $57,481,481,481 $236,443,117,248
2010 $59,562,962,963 $221,985,621,538
2011 $68,990,000,000 $241,337,364,610
2012 $73,141,000,000 $227,270,922,957
2013 $77,148,000,000 $243,301,556,085
2014 $80,656,100,000 $266,787,238,499
2015 $87,132,800,000 $302,391,428,540
2016 $91,370,407,864 $305,733,136,181
2017 $96,850,649,692 $348,532,394,024
2018 $100,050,036,096 $395,461,216,460
2019 $103,427,600,000 $407,124,824,065
2020 $107,351,800,000 $436,555,518,400
2021 - $531,306,516,908
2022 - $548,570,250,342
2023 - $551,394,889,340
2024 - $577,389,475,010

Cuba and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 $645 $1,487
1971 $770 $1,704
1972 $892 $2,080
1973 $1,079 $2,424
1974 $1,217 $2,517
1975 $1,374 $2,973
1976 $1,441 $2,920
1977 $1,472 $3,427
1978 $1,837 $4,400
1979 $2,006 $5,430
1980 $2,031 $6,372
1981 $2,046 $5,986
1982 $2,114 $6,161
1983 $2,222 $5,915
1984 $2,386 $5,692
1985 $2,257 $6,012
1986 $2,365 $8,112
1987 $2,440 $9,582
1988 $2,632 $10,716
1989 $2,566 $11,176
1990 $2,694 $14,031
1991 $2,269 $14,087
1992 $2,048 $15,714
1993 $2,063 $14,657
1994 $2,613 $15,903
1995 $2,785 $19,158
1996 $2,282 $20,836
1997 $2,306 $22,551
1998 $2,332 $24,295
1999 $2,562 $26,338
2000 $2,751 $26,335
2001 $2,843 $28,282
2002 $3,005 $32,705
2003 $3,203 $41,204
2004 $3,399 $47,754
2005 $3,786 $50,933
2006 $4,330 $54,329
2007 $4,807 $61,396
2008 $4,986 $61,353
2009 $5,089 $52,133
2010 $5,272 $48,679
2011 $6,104 $52,693
2012 $6,471 $49,412
2013 $6,828 $52,619
2014 $7,147 $57,278
2015 $7,728 $64,312
2016 $8,111 $64,193
2017 $8,611 $72,198
2018 $8,911 $80,739
2019 $9,232 $81,810
2020 $9,605 $86,623
2021 - $103,962
2022 - $105,235
2023 - $103,888
2024 - $107,316

Cuba vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Ireland
1950 59 65.6
1951 59.4 64.8
1952 59.8 67.2
1953 60.2 67.9
1954 60.7 68
1955 61.2 68
1956 61.5 69
1957 61.9 69
1958 62.3 69.3
1959 62.8 69.4
1960 63.3 70.2
1961 63.7 69.6
1962 64.4 69.9
1963 64.3 70.2
1964 65.3 70.4
1965 65.6 70.6
1966 66.1 70.2
1967 66.5 71.2
1968 66.9 70.9
1969 67.4 70.8
1970 67.9 70.8
1971 68.4 71.6
1972 68.9 71
1973 69.3 71.2
1974 69.9 71.1
1975 70.4 71.7
1976 70.9 71.8
1977 71.4 71.9
1978 71.9 71.9
1979 72.3 72.2
1980 72.6 72.5
1981 73 72.9
1982 73.4 73.2
1983 73.6 73.2
1984 73.6 73.6
1985 73.5 73.6
1986 73.6 73.6
1987 73.6 74.4
1988 73.7 74.4
1989 73.7 74.5
1990 73.8 74.8
1991 73.8 75
1992 73.8 75.4
1993 73.9 75.3
1994 74.1 75.8
1995 74.3 75.5
1996 74.7 75.8
1997 75.1 76
1998 75.4 76.2
1999 75.7 76.1
2000 75.9 76.5
2001 76.4 77.1
2002 76.8 77.6
2003 77.4 78.1
2004 77.3 78.5
2005 77.5 78.9
2006 77.4 79.2
2007 77.6 79.6
2008 77.6 79.8
2009 77.6 80.1
2010 77.9 80.6
2011 78.1 80.7
2012 78.2 80.9
2013 78 81.1
2014 77.8 81.4
2015 77.7 81.5
2016 77.6 81.7
2017 77.3 82.1
2018 77.4 82.1
2019 77.4 82.4
2020 77.4 82.4
2021 73.2 81.9
2022 77.6 82.1
2023 78.1 82.4
2024 78.3 82.6
2025 78.4 82.7

Cuba and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Ireland
Year Population
Cuba Ireland
1960 7,238,081 2,828,600
1961 7,387,117 2,824,400
1962 7,541,098 2,836,050
1963 7,701,660 2,852,650
1964 7,866,020 2,866,550
1965 8,030,797 2,877,300
1966 8,193,450 2,888,800
1967 8,352,625 2,902,450
1968 8,509,522 2,915,550
1969 8,666,640 2,932,650
1970 8,824,382 2,957,250
1971 8,979,085 2,992,050
1972 9,123,891 3,036,850
1973 9,255,328 3,085,950
1974 9,374,183 3,137,500
1975 9,479,726 3,189,550
1976 9,571,242 3,238,050
1977 9,648,440 3,282,200
1978 9,711,980 3,329,100
1979 9,763,355 3,373,750
1980 9,804,796 3,412,800
1981 9,849,320 3,453,000
1982 9,912,681 3,485,800
1983 9,991,026 3,510,600
1984 10,073,299 3,532,423
1985 10,157,228 3,538,082
1986 10,244,247 3,539,690
1987 10,335,342 3,540,057
1988 10,432,585 3,524,949
1989 10,533,243 3,511,009
1990 10,631,799 3,513,974
1991 10,717,640 3,534,235
1992 10,785,801 3,558,430
1993 10,841,031 3,576,261
1994 10,886,021 3,590,386
1995 10,925,362 3,608,841
1996 10,962,010 3,637,510
1997 10,997,934 3,674,171
1998 11,034,712 3,712,696
1999 11,072,230 3,754,786
2000 11,109,109 3,805,174
2001 11,144,132 3,866,243
2002 11,177,418 3,931,947
2003 11,209,383 3,996,521
2004 11,238,756 4,070,262
2005 11,262,554 4,159,914
2006 11,278,550 4,273,591
2007 11,287,272 4,398,942
2008 11,291,762 4,489,544
2009 11,294,719 4,535,375
2010 11,297,409 4,560,155
2011 11,301,571 4,580,084
2012 11,303,175 4,599,533
2013 11,298,167 4,623,816
2014 11,285,775 4,657,740
2015 11,275,065 4,701,957
2016 11,265,612 4,762,722
2017 11,247,829 4,827,445
2018 11,227,118 4,898,022
2019 11,202,846 4,976,456
2020 11,176,354 5,039,747
2021 11,122,168 5,110,585
2022 11,059,820 5,212,836
2023 11,019,931 5,307,600
2024 10,979,783 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Cuba and Ireland

Fertility rate
Cuba

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Ireland
1960 4.13 3.78
1961 4.26 3.78
1962 4.42 3.92
1963 4.56 4.01
1964 4.53 4.07
1965 4.5 4.04
1966 4.4 3.94
1967 4.29 3.84
1968 4.19 3.77
1969 4.12 3.83
1970 3.98 3.85
1971 3.8 3.93
1972 3.61 3.84
1973 3.4 3.71
1974 3.16 3.59
1975 2.82 3.37
1976 2.51 3.29
1977 2.21 3.24
1978 1.88 3.21
1979 1.77 3.21
1980 1.64 3.21
1981 1.59 3.05
1982 1.78 2.94
1983 1.8 2.74
1984 1.77 2.58
1985 1.77 2.48
1986 1.78 2.44
1987 1.8 2.32
1988 1.85 2.17
1989 1.83 2.08
1990 1.81 2.11
1991 1.66 2.08
1992 1.56 1.99
1993 1.49 1.9
1994 1.47 1.85
1995 1.48 1.84
1996 1.46 1.88
1997 1.59 1.93
1998 1.62 1.94
1999 1.64 1.9
2000 1.61 1.89
2001 1.6 1.94
2002 1.65 1.97
2003 1.63 1.96
2004 1.55 1.93
2005 1.49 1.86
2006 1.4 1.91
2007 1.44 2.01
2008 1.58 2.06
2009 1.68 2.06
2010 1.67 2.05
2011 1.73 2.03
2012 1.67 1.98
2013 1.68 1.93
2014 1.66 1.89
2015 1.69 1.85
2016 1.6 1.81
2017 1.59 1.77
2018 1.61 1.75
2019 1.54 1.71
2020 1.49 1.63
2021 1.43 1.78
2022 1.41 1.54
2023 1.44 1.5

Cuba and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Cuba Ireland
1960 22.5 30.1
1961 22.5 29.8
1962 22.4 29.5
1963 22.3 29.2
1964 22.2 28.9
1965 22.1 28.6
1966 22 28.2
1967 21.9 28
1968 21.9 27.8
1969 21.8 27.6
1970 21.8 27.4
1971 21.9 27.1
1972 21.9 26.9
1973 22.1 26.7
1974 22.2 26.5
1975 22.5 26.5
1976 22.7 26.4
1977 23 26.5
1978 23.4 26.5
1979 23.7 26.5
1980 24.1 26.5
1981 24.5 26.6
1982 24.8 26.7
1983 25.1 26.9
1984 25.5 27.1
1985 25.9 27.3
1986 26.3 27.6
1987 26.7 27.9
1988 27.1 28.4
1989 27.5 28.8
1990 27.9 29.2
1991 28.3 29.6
1992 28.7 29.9
1993 29.2 30.2
1994 29.7 30.6
1995 30.3 30.9
1996 30.9 31.3
1997 31.4 31.6
1998 32 31.9
1999 32.5 32.2
2000 33.1 32.5
2001 33.6 32.7
2002 34.2 33
2003 34.7 33.2
2004 35.2 33.4
2005 35.7 33.4
2006 36.2 33.4
2007 36.8 33.4
2008 37.3 33.5
2009 37.7 33.9
2010 38.2 34.3
2011 38.6 34.8
2012 39.1 35.2
2013 39.7 35.6
2014 40.2 36
2015 40.6 36.4
2016 40.9 36.8
2017 41.3 37.1
2018 41.6 37.4
2019 41.9 37.8
2020 42.1 38.2
2021 42.3 38.6
2022 42.5 38.9
2023 42.8 39.4
2024 43.1 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.3%
2024

Energy

Cuba Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Ireland
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
6%
2025
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
96.5%
2023

Health

Cuba Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$688
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Ireland
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
62,031 mi
2018

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