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Cuba vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 103rd vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Kuwait
Population
10937204
5128257
Population rank 89/197 127/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$160B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$51,636
2024
Government debt n/a
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Cuba and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Kuwait
Year GDP
Cuba Kuwait
1962 - $1,828,107,503
1963 - $1,900,895,857
1964 - $2,071,668,533
1965 - $2,097,199,161
1966 - $2,391,199,044
1967 - $2,441,599,023
1968 - $2,662,798,935
1969 - $2,769,198,892
1970 $5,693,005,200 $2,873,638,851
1971 $6,914,658,400 $3,880,392,195
1972 $8,135,150,892 $4,450,537,925
1973 $9,987,709,650 $5,408,804,607
1974 $11,405,957,317 $13,006,948,296
1975 $13,027,415,244 $12,022,811,621
1976 $13,789,579,903 $13,132,252,802
1977 $14,206,158,675 $14,137,406,741
1978 $17,844,705,325 $15,503,557,496
1979 $19,584,443,288 $24,749,063,922
1980 $19,912,889,861 $28,638,868,356
1981 $20,150,254,096 $25,058,020,338
1982 $20,953,510,235 $21,577,153,356
1983 $22,204,940,512 $20,871,081,080
1984 $24,039,383,608 $21,700,082,753
1985 $22,920,490,774 $21,445,970,614
1986 $24,226,574,634 $17,903,989,745
1987 $25,213,935,012 $22,368,704,134
1988 $27,458,999,472 $20,690,322,153
1989 $27,023,468,666 $24,313,855,653
1990 $28,645,436,569 $18,427,777,778
1991 $24,316,556,026 $11,009,993,703
1992 $22,085,858,243 $19,858,555,215
1993 $22,367,254,865 $23,941,391,391
1994 $28,448,326,757 $24,848,483,838
1995 $30,429,803,651 $27,186,980,647
1996 $25,017,368,700 $31,492,373,309
1997 $25,365,908,100 $30,350,190,704
1998 $25,736,331,200 $25,943,705,784
1999 $28,364,615,200 $30,122,365,849
2000 $30,565,400,000 $37,718,743,480
2001 $31,682,400,000 $34,889,559,870
2002 $33,590,500,000 $38,135,788,414
2003 $35,901,200,000 $47,874,582,232
2004 $38,203,000,000 $59,439,090,601
2005 $42,643,836,100 $80,798,630,137
2006 $48,835,925,926 $101,557,330,723
2007 $54,262,870,370 $114,634,043,362
2008 $56,302,129,630 $147,379,737,230
2009 $57,481,481,481 $105,968,691,905
2010 $59,562,962,963 $115,416,245,238
2011 $68,990,000,000 $154,039,231,299
2012 $73,141,000,000 $174,047,662,555
2013 $77,148,000,000 $174,168,116,687
2014 $80,656,100,000 $162,650,450,785
2015 $87,132,800,000 $114,585,555,831
2016 $91,370,407,864 $109,406,674,088
2017 $96,850,649,692 $120,687,539,676
2018 $100,050,036,096 $138,646,316,322
2019 $103,427,600,000 $140,856,394,870
2020 $107,351,800,000 $111,045,470,461
2021 - $148,350,671,614
2022 - $183,502,046,669
2023 - $165,384,407,267
2024 - $160,227,273,001

Cuba and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Kuwait
1962 - $4,748
1963 - $4,445
1964 - $4,379
1965 - $4,024
1966 - $4,176
1967 - $3,887
1968 - $3,872
1969 - $3,695
1970 $645 $3,552
1971 $770 $4,486
1972 $892 $4,836
1973 $1,079 $5,532
1974 $1,217 $12,527
1975 $1,374 $10,882
1976 $1,441 $11,141
1977 $1,472 $11,238
1978 $1,837 $11,567
1979 $2,006 $17,386
1980 $2,031 $19,032
1981 $2,046 $15,825
1982 $2,114 $12,979
1983 $2,222 $11,965
1984 $2,386 $11,919
1985 $2,257 $11,322
1986 $2,365 $9,077
1987 $2,440 $10,896
1988 $2,632 $9,692
1989 $2,566 $10,965
1990 $2,694 $10,938
1991 $2,269 $8,147
1992 $2,048 $12,146
1993 $2,063 $14,318
1994 $2,613 $14,930
1995 $2,785 $16,168
1996 $2,282 $18,201
1997 $2,306 $16,977
1998 $2,332 $14,067
1999 $2,562 $15,854
2000 $2,751 $19,296
2001 $2,843 $17,374
2002 $3,005 $18,513
2003 $3,203 $22,691
2004 $3,399 $27,552
2005 $3,786 $36,123
2006 $4,330 $42,947
2007 $4,807 $45,709
2008 $4,986 $55,585
2009 $5,089 $37,907
2010 $5,272 $39,212
2011 $6,104 $49,170
2012 $6,471 $52,155
2013 $6,828 $49,651
2014 $7,147 $44,369
2015 $7,728 $29,882
2016 $8,111 $27,324
2017 $8,611 $29,048
2018 $8,911 $32,068
2019 $9,232 $31,708
2020 $9,605 $25,236
2021 - $34,019
2022 - $39,982
2023 - $34,076
2024 - $32,214

Cuba vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Kuwait
1950 59 49.7
1951 59.4 50.6
1952 59.8 51.4
1953 60.2 52.3
1954 60.7 53.1
1955 61.2 54
1956 61.5 54.9
1957 61.9 55.9
1958 62.3 56.9
1959 62.8 57.9
1960 63.3 58.9
1961 63.7 60
1962 64.4 61
1963 64.3 62
1964 65.3 63
1965 65.6 63.9
1966 66.1 64.9
1967 66.5 65.8
1968 66.9 66.6
1969 67.4 67.3
1970 67.9 68
1971 68.4 68.5
1972 68.9 68.9
1973 69.3 69.2
1974 69.9 69.4
1975 70.4 69.7
1976 70.9 69.9
1977 71.4 70.2
1978 71.9 70.5
1979 72.3 70.8
1980 72.6 71.1
1981 73 71.5
1982 73.4 71.9
1983 73.6 72.4
1984 73.6 72.9
1985 73.5 73.3
1986 73.6 73.8
1987 73.6 74.2
1988 73.7 74.6
1989 73.7 75
1990 73.8 72.9
1991 73.8 73.3
1992 73.8 75.7
1993 73.9 75.8
1994 74.1 75.7
1995 74.3 75.7
1996 74.7 75.6
1997 75.1 75.6
1998 75.4 75.6
1999 75.7 75.7
2000 75.9 75.9
2001 76.4 76
2002 76.8 76.2
2003 77.4 76.3
2004 77.3 76.4
2005 77.5 76.5
2006 77.4 76.6
2007 77.6 76.7
2008 77.6 76.9
2009 77.6 77.2
2010 77.9 77.5
2011 78.1 77.9
2012 78.2 78.2
2013 78 78.6
2014 77.8 78.9
2015 77.7 79.2
2016 77.6 79.5
2017 77.3 79.7
2018 77.4 79.9
2019 77.4 80
2020 77.4 78.2
2021 73.2 77.6
2022 77.6 78.8
2023 78.1 80.4
2024 78.3 80.6
2025 78.4 80.8

Cuba and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Kuwait
Year Population
Cuba Kuwait
1960 7,238,081 311,060
1961 7,387,117 345,945
1962 7,541,098 384,995
1963 7,701,660 427,694
1964 7,866,020 473,115
1965 8,030,797 521,174
1966 8,193,450 572,590
1967 8,352,625 628,089
1968 8,509,522 687,716
1969 8,666,640 749,452
1970 8,824,382 809,114
1971 8,979,085 865,076
1972 9,123,891 920,352
1973 9,255,328 977,654
1974 9,374,183 1,038,346
1975 9,479,726 1,104,863
1976 9,571,242 1,178,711
1977 9,648,440 1,258,023
1978 9,711,980 1,340,319
1979 9,763,355 1,423,514
1980 9,804,796 1,504,782
1981 9,849,320 1,583,426
1982 9,912,681 1,662,480
1983 9,991,026 1,744,295
1984 10,073,299 1,820,688
1985 10,157,228 1,894,242
1986 10,244,247 1,972,520
1987 10,335,342 2,052,994
1988 10,432,585 2,134,707
1989 10,533,243 2,217,468
1990 10,631,799 1,684,819
1991 10,717,640 1,351,399
1992 10,785,801 1,634,961
1993 10,841,031 1,672,151
1994 10,886,021 1,664,361
1995 10,925,362 1,681,513
1996 10,962,010 1,730,246
1997 10,997,934 1,787,683
1998 11,034,712 1,844,302
1999 11,072,230 1,900,030
2000 11,109,109 1,954,709
2001 11,144,132 2,008,121
2002 11,177,418 2,059,974
2003 11,209,383 2,109,881
2004 11,238,756 2,157,320
2005 11,262,554 2,236,788
2006 11,278,550 2,364,733
2007 11,287,272 2,507,887
2008 11,291,762 2,651,421
2009 11,294,719 2,795,484
2010 11,297,409 2,943,372
2011 11,301,571 3,132,814
2012 11,303,175 3,337,109
2013 11,298,167 3,507,844
2014 11,285,775 3,665,876
2015 11,275,065 3,834,574
2016 11,265,612 4,004,096
2017 11,247,829 4,154,812
2018 11,227,118 4,323,515
2019 11,202,846 4,442,316
2020 11,176,354 4,400,267
2021 11,122,168 4,360,865
2022 11,059,820 4,589,643
2023 11,019,931 4,853,420
2024 10,979,783 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Cuba and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Cuba

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Kuwait
1960 4.13 7.22
1961 4.26 7.25
1962 4.42 7.25
1963 4.56 7.28
1964 4.53 7.29
1965 4.5 7.31
1966 4.4 7.34
1967 4.29 7.33
1968 4.19 7.28
1969 4.12 7.18
1970 3.98 7.03
1971 3.8 6.84
1972 3.61 6.64
1973 3.4 6.43
1974 3.16 6.23
1975 2.82 6.06
1976 2.51 5.9
1977 2.21 5.71
1978 1.88 5.52
1979 1.77 5.33
1980 1.64 5.18
1981 1.59 5.02
1982 1.78 4.85
1983 1.8 4.66
1984 1.77 4.45
1985 1.77 4.22
1986 1.78 4
1987 1.8 3.83
1988 1.85 3.7
1989 1.83 3.59
1990 1.81 3.49
1991 1.66 3.4
1992 1.56 3.35
1993 1.49 3.31
1994 1.47 3.27
1995 1.48 3.25
1996 1.46 3.22
1997 1.59 3.14
1998 1.62 3.04
1999 1.64 2.95
2000 1.61 2.89
2001 1.6 2.84
2002 1.65 2.8
2003 1.63 2.77
2004 1.55 2.76
2005 1.49 2.73
2006 1.4 2.59
2007 1.44 2.41
2008 1.58 2.27
2009 1.68 2.15
2010 1.67 2.04
2011 1.73 1.96
2012 1.67 1.99
2013 1.68 1.97
2014 1.66 2.06
2015 1.69 2.03
2016 1.6 2.06
2017 1.59 2.16
2018 1.61 2.12
2019 1.54 2.08
2020 1.49 2.03
2021 1.43 2.15
2022 1.41 1.55
2023 1.44 1.52

Cuba and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Cuba Kuwait
1960 22.5 22
1961 22.5 21.8
1962 22.4 21.5
1963 22.3 21
1964 22.2 20.7
1965 22.1 20.4
1966 22 20
1967 21.9 19.6
1968 21.9 19.2
1969 21.8 18.8
1970 21.8 18.5
1971 21.9 18.3
1972 21.9 18.3
1973 22.1 18.3
1974 22.2 18.4
1975 22.5 18.4
1976 22.7 18.7
1977 23 19.2
1978 23.4 19.6
1979 23.7 20.1
1980 24.1 20.5
1981 24.5 20.9
1982 24.8 21.3
1983 25.1 21.7
1984 25.5 22.1
1985 25.9 22.4
1986 26.3 22.7
1987 26.7 22.8
1988 27.1 23
1989 27.5 23.2
1990 27.9 23.4
1991 28.3 23.6
1992 28.7 23.8
1993 29.2 24.2
1994 29.7 25.1
1995 30.3 25.5
1996 30.9 25.5
1997 31.4 25.5
1998 32 25.5
1999 32.5 25.6
2000 33.1 25.9
2001 33.6 26.3
2002 34.2 26.8
2003 34.7 27.3
2004 35.2 27.9
2005 35.7 28.3
2006 36.2 28.5
2007 36.8 28.6
2008 37.3 28.8
2009 37.7 29.2
2010 38.2 29.6
2011 38.6 30.5
2012 39.1 31.5
2013 39.7 32.3
2014 40.2 33
2015 40.6 33.8
2016 40.9 34.7
2017 41.3 35.6
2018 41.6 36.4
2019 41.9 37.1
2020 42.1 37.7
2021 42.3 35.8
2022 42.5 34.4
2023 42.8 35.5
2024 43.1 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
59.9
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.5%
2024

Energy

Cuba Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Kuwait
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
96.5%
2020
English speaking
6%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Cuba Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
2.29
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Kuwait
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
3,572 mi
2018

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