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Cuba vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 103rd vs. 121st).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Latvia
Population
10937204
1844219
Population rank 89/197 149/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$43,867
2024
Government debt n/a
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Cuba and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Latvia
Year GDP
Cuba Latvia
1970 $5,693,005,200 -
1971 $6,914,658,400 -
1972 $8,135,150,892 -
1973 $9,987,709,650 -
1974 $11,405,957,317 -
1975 $13,027,415,244 -
1976 $13,789,579,903 -
1977 $14,206,158,675 -
1978 $17,844,705,325 -
1979 $19,584,443,288 -
1980 $19,912,889,861 -
1981 $20,150,254,096 -
1982 $20,953,510,235 -
1983 $22,204,940,512 -
1984 $24,039,383,608 -
1985 $22,920,490,774 -
1986 $24,226,574,634 -
1987 $25,213,935,012 -
1988 $27,458,999,472 -
1989 $27,023,468,666 -
1990 $28,645,436,569 -
1991 $24,316,556,026 -
1992 $22,085,858,243 -
1993 $22,367,254,865 -
1994 $28,448,326,757 -
1995 $30,429,803,651 $5,608,208,785
1996 $25,017,368,700 $5,799,465,288
1997 $25,365,908,100 $6,349,481,007
1998 $25,736,331,200 $6,974,112,951
1999 $28,364,615,200 $7,324,192,890
2000 $30,565,400,000 $7,761,252,607
2001 $31,682,400,000 $8,190,888,740
2002 $33,590,500,000 $9,249,030,241
2003 $35,901,200,000 $11,244,337,720
2004 $38,203,000,000 $13,827,070,379
2005 $42,643,836,100 $16,306,935,905
2006 $48,835,925,926 $20,434,922,247
2007 $54,262,870,370 $29,420,499,248
2008 $56,302,129,630 $34,135,200,994
2009 $57,481,481,481 $25,691,530,442
2010 $59,562,962,963 $23,468,324,572
2011 $68,990,000,000 $26,575,547,901
2012 $73,141,000,000 $27,116,149,949
2013 $77,148,000,000 $29,152,128,168
2014 $80,656,100,000 $30,277,203,767
2015 $87,132,800,000 $26,344,565,877
2016 $91,370,407,864 $27,117,105,060
2017 $96,850,649,692 $29,391,059,767
2018 $100,050,036,096 $33,247,935,477
2019 $103,427,600,000 $33,099,503,951
2020 $107,351,800,000 $33,379,927,435
2021 - $38,183,326,785
2022 - $38,014,713,596
2023 - $42,572,151,720
2024 - $43,520,773,851

Cuba and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Latvia
1970 $645 -
1971 $770 -
1972 $892 -
1973 $1,079 -
1974 $1,217 -
1975 $1,374 -
1976 $1,441 -
1977 $1,472 -
1978 $1,837 -
1979 $2,006 -
1980 $2,031 -
1981 $2,046 -
1982 $2,114 -
1983 $2,222 -
1984 $2,386 -
1985 $2,257 -
1986 $2,365 -
1987 $2,440 -
1988 $2,632 -
1989 $2,566 -
1990 $2,694 -
1991 $2,269 -
1992 $2,048 -
1993 $2,063 -
1994 $2,613 -
1995 $2,785 $2,257
1996 $2,282 $2,360
1997 $2,306 $2,610
1998 $2,332 $2,894
1999 $2,562 $3,064
2000 $2,751 $3,278
2001 $2,843 $3,505
2002 $3,005 $4,004
2003 $3,203 $4,915
2004 $3,399 $6,110
2005 $3,786 $7,284
2006 $4,330 $9,212
2007 $4,807 $13,371
2008 $4,986 $15,678
2009 $5,089 $11,996
2010 $5,272 $11,188
2011 $6,104 $12,903
2012 $6,471 $13,329
2013 $6,828 $14,484
2014 $7,147 $15,186
2015 $7,728 $13,322
2016 $8,111 $13,839
2017 $8,611 $15,132
2018 $8,911 $17,252
2019 $9,232 $17,295
2020 $9,605 $17,564
2021 - $20,262
2022 - $20,227
2023 - $22,676
2024 - $23,368

Cuba vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Latvia
1950 59 64.6
1951 59.4 65.2
1952 59.8 65.7
1953 60.2 66.2
1954 60.7 66.7
1955 61.2 67.1
1956 61.5 67.6
1957 61.9 68.3
1958 62.3 68.9
1959 62.8 69.5
1960 63.3 70.3
1961 63.7 70.5
1962 64.4 69.9
1963 64.3 70.3
1964 65.3 71.5
1965 65.6 71.2
1966 66.1 71.2
1967 66.5 70.9
1968 66.9 70.5
1969 67.4 70.2
1970 67.9 70.2
1971 68.4 70.6
1972 68.9 70.3
1973 69.3 70.2
1974 69.9 70.1
1975 70.4 69.3
1976 70.9 69.4
1977 71.4 69.4
1978 71.9 69.3
1979 72.3 68.8
1980 72.6 69.1
1981 73 69.1
1982 73.4 69.6
1983 73.6 69.4
1984 73.6 69.4
1985 73.5 69.6
1986 73.6 71
1987 73.6 71
1988 73.7 70.9
1989 73.7 70.4
1990 73.8 69.5
1991 73.8 69.2
1992 73.8 68.5
1993 73.9 66.6
1994 74.1 65.2
1995 74.3 66
1996 74.7 68.6
1997 75.1 69.2
1998 75.4 68.9
1999 75.7 69.6
2000 75.9 70.2
2001 76.4 69.9
2002 76.8 70.2
2003 77.4 70.6
2004 77.3 70.9
2005 77.5 70.6
2006 77.4 70.6
2007 77.6 70.8
2008 77.6 72
2009 77.6 72.7
2010 77.9 73
2011 78.1 73.7
2012 78.2 73.9
2013 78 74.2
2014 77.8 74.3
2015 77.7 74.7
2016 77.6 74.8
2017 77.3 74.8
2018 77.4 75
2019 77.4 75.6
2020 77.4 75.5
2021 73.2 73.2
2022 77.6 74.9
2023 78.1 76.2
2024 78.3 76.3
2025 78.4 76.5

Cuba and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Latvia
Year Population
Cuba Latvia
1960 7,238,081 2,120,979
1961 7,387,117 2,152,681
1962 7,541,098 2,181,586
1963 7,701,660 2,210,919
1964 7,866,020 2,240,623
1965 8,030,797 2,265,919
1966 8,193,450 2,283,217
1967 8,352,625 2,301,220
1968 8,509,522 2,323,619
1969 8,666,640 2,343,173
1970 8,824,382 2,359,164
1971 8,979,085 2,376,389
1972 9,123,891 2,395,674
1973 9,255,328 2,415,819
1974 9,374,183 2,437,186
1975 9,479,726 2,456,130
1976 9,571,242 2,470,989
1977 9,648,440 2,485,073
1978 9,711,980 2,497,921
1979 9,763,355 2,505,953
1980 9,804,796 2,511,701
1981 9,849,320 2,519,421
1982 9,912,681 2,531,080
1983 9,991,026 2,546,011
1984 10,073,299 2,562,047
1985 10,157,228 2,578,873
1986 10,244,247 2,599,892
1987 10,335,342 2,626,583
1988 10,432,585 2,653,434
1989 10,533,243 2,666,955
1990 10,631,799 2,663,151
1991 10,717,640 2,650,581
1992 10,785,801 2,614,338
1993 10,841,031 2,563,290
1994 10,886,021 2,520,742
1995 10,925,362 2,485,056
1996 10,962,010 2,457,222
1997 10,997,934 2,432,851
1998 11,034,712 2,410,019
1999 11,072,230 2,390,482
2000 11,109,109 2,367,550
2001 11,144,132 2,337,170
2002 11,177,418 2,310,173
2003 11,209,383 2,287,955
2004 11,238,756 2,263,122
2005 11,262,554 2,238,799
2006 11,278,550 2,218,357
2007 11,287,272 2,200,325
2008 11,291,762 2,177,322
2009 11,294,719 2,141,669
2010 11,297,409 2,097,555
2011 11,301,571 2,059,709
2012 11,303,175 2,034,319
2013 11,298,167 2,012,647
2014 11,285,775 1,993,782
2015 11,275,065 1,977,527
2016 11,265,612 1,959,537
2017 11,247,829 1,942,248
2018 11,227,118 1,927,174
2019 11,202,846 1,913,822
2020 11,176,354 1,900,449
2021 11,122,168 1,884,490
2022 11,059,820 1,879,383
2023 11,019,931 1,877,445
2024 10,979,783 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Cuba and Latvia

Fertility rate
Cuba

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Latvia
1960 4.13 1.94
1961 4.26 1.94
1962 4.42 1.91
1963 4.56 1.85
1964 4.53 1.79
1965 4.5 1.74
1966 4.4 1.76
1967 4.29 1.8
1968 4.19 1.83
1969 4.12 1.88
1970 3.98 1.96
1971 3.8 2
1972 3.61 2
1973 3.4 1.98
1974 3.16 1.97
1975 2.82 1.96
1976 2.51 1.93
1977 2.21 1.89
1978 1.88 1.87
1979 1.77 1.87
1980 1.64 1.86
1981 1.59 1.88
1982 1.78 1.97
1983 1.8 2.07
1984 1.77 2.09
1985 1.77 2.08
1986 1.78 2.12
1987 1.8 2.15
1988 1.85 2.11
1989 1.83 2.05
1990 1.81 2.02
1991 1.66 1.86
1992 1.56 1.73
1993 1.49 1.51
1994 1.47 1.39
1995 1.48 1.25
1996 1.46 1.16
1997 1.59 1.11
1998 1.62 1.09
1999 1.64 1.16
2000 1.61 1.25
2001 1.6 1.22
2002 1.65 1.26
2003 1.63 1.32
2004 1.55 1.29
2005 1.49 1.39
2006 1.4 1.46
2007 1.44 1.54
2008 1.58 1.58
2009 1.68 1.46
2010 1.67 1.36
2011 1.73 1.33
2012 1.67 1.44
2013 1.68 1.52
2014 1.66 1.65
2015 1.69 1.7
2016 1.6 1.74
2017 1.59 1.69
2018 1.61 1.6
2019 1.54 1.61
2020 1.49 1.55
2021 1.43 1.57
2022 1.41 1.47
2023 1.44 1.36

Cuba and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Cuba Latvia
1960 22.5 32.3
1961 22.5 32.4
1962 22.4 32.6
1963 22.3 32.8
1964 22.2 33
1965 22.1 33.2
1966 22 33.5
1967 21.9 33.8
1968 21.9 34
1969 21.8 34.1
1970 21.8 34.2
1971 21.9 34.3
1972 21.9 34.5
1973 22.1 34.6
1974 22.2 34.7
1975 22.5 34.9
1976 22.7 35
1977 23 35.1
1978 23.4 35.1
1979 23.7 35.1
1980 24.1 34.9
1981 24.5 34.8
1982 24.8 34.7
1983 25.1 34.6
1984 25.5 34.7
1985 25.9 34.7
1986 26.3 34.7
1987 26.7 34.6
1988 27.1 34.6
1989 27.5 34.5
1990 27.9 34.6
1991 28.3 34.8
1992 28.7 35.2
1993 29.2 35.6
1994 29.7 36
1995 30.3 36.2
1996 30.9 36.6
1997 31.4 36.9
1998 32 37.3
1999 32.5 37.6
2000 33.1 37.9
2001 33.6 38.3
2002 34.2 38.6
2003 34.7 38.9
2004 35.2 39.2
2005 35.7 39.4
2006 36.2 39.7
2007 36.8 39.9
2008 37.3 40.1
2009 37.7 40.5
2010 38.2 41.1
2011 38.6 41.6
2012 39.1 42
2013 39.7 42.3
2014 40.2 42.5
2015 40.6 42.8
2016 40.9 43
2017 41.3 43.2
2018 41.6 43.4
2019 41.9 43.6
2020 42.1 43.8
2021 42.3 43.9
2022 42.5 44
2023 42.8 44.1
2024 43.1 44.3

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GDP

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Population

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Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
7.25%
2007
Banked people share n/a
95%
2024

Energy

Cuba Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Latvia
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Cuba Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$505
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Latvia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025

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