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Cuba vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 103rd vs. 137th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Lesotho
Population
10937204
2384217
Population rank 89/197 144/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$2,998
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Cuba and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Lesotho
Year GDP
Cuba Lesotho
1960 - $34,579,986
1961 - $35,699,986
1962 - $41,859,983
1963 - $47,039,981
1964 - $51,939,979
1965 - $54,879,978
1966 - $56,699,977
1967 - $59,261,976
1968 - $61,445,975
1969 - $65,967,974
1970 $5,693,005,200 $68,739,973
1971 $6,914,658,400 $76,480,285
1972 $8,135,150,892 $80,913,200
1973 $9,987,709,650 $121,188,716
1974 $11,405,957,317 $150,851,317
1975 $13,027,415,244 $149,558,896
1976 $13,789,579,903 $147,660,037
1977 $14,206,158,675 $193,315,048
1978 $17,844,705,325 $266,570,067
1979 $19,584,443,288 $290,134,593
1980 $19,912,889,861 $431,542,537
1981 $20,150,254,096 $434,188,034
1982 $20,953,510,235 $348,741,684
1983 $22,204,940,512 $386,699,309
1984 $24,039,383,608 $333,163,670
1985 $22,920,490,774 $268,629,926
1986 $24,226,574,634 $318,858,423
1987 $25,213,935,012 $402,768,324
1988 $27,458,999,472 $470,395,801
1989 $27,023,468,666 $495,409,233
1990 $28,645,436,569 $596,410,264
1991 $24,316,556,026 $704,325,367
1992 $22,085,858,243 $831,029,862
1993 $22,367,254,865 $835,582,062
1994 $28,448,326,757 $878,250,945
1995 $30,429,803,651 $1,001,894,000
1996 $25,017,368,700 $946,112,493
1997 $25,365,908,100 $998,004,259
1998 $25,736,331,200 $928,460,893
1999 $28,364,615,200 $912,773,681
2000 $30,565,400,000 $887,291,688
2001 $31,682,400,000 $825,706,961
2002 $33,590,500,000 $775,777,239
2003 $35,901,200,000 $1,157,825,435
2004 $38,203,000,000 $1,511,236,656
2005 $42,643,836,100 $1,682,343,527
2006 $48,835,925,926 $1,800,092,564
2007 $54,262,870,370 $1,682,131,785
2008 $56,302,129,630 $1,766,902,709
2009 $57,481,481,481 $1,740,894,965
2010 $59,562,962,963 $2,234,754,242
2011 $68,990,000,000 $2,579,409,620
2012 $73,141,000,000 $2,477,702,216
2013 $77,148,000,000 $2,367,112,932
2014 $80,656,100,000 $2,441,063,054
2015 $87,132,800,000 $2,359,686,725
2016 $91,370,407,864 $2,114,426,452
2017 $96,850,649,692 $2,306,741,672
2018 $100,050,036,096 $2,556,247,292
2019 $103,427,600,000 $2,390,702,296
2020 $107,351,800,000 $2,053,699,870
2021 - $2,412,130,022
2022 - $2,354,980,884
2023 - $2,117,962,430
2024 - $2,271,541,846

Cuba and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Lesotho
1960 - $47
1961 - $47
1962 - $53.5
1963 - $58.4
1964 - $62.6
1965 - $64.3
1966 - $64.3
1967 - $64.8
1968 - $64.8
1969 - $67.1
1970 $645 $67.4
1971 $770 $72.4
1972 $892 $74
1973 $1,079 $107
1974 $1,217 $128.7
1975 $1,374 $123.2
1976 $1,441 $117.8
1977 $1,472 $149.9
1978 $1,837 $200.8
1979 $2,006 $212.4
1980 $2,031 $307
1981 $2,046 $299.8
1982 $2,114 $233.9
1983 $2,222 $252
1984 $2,386 $211
1985 $2,257 $165.4
1986 $2,365 $191.4
1987 $2,440 $236.5
1988 $2,632 $270.4
1989 $2,566 $279
1990 $2,694 $330
1991 $2,269 $382
1992 $2,048 $444
1993 $2,063 $439
1994 $2,613 $456
1995 $2,785 $513
1996 $2,282 $480
1997 $2,306 $502
1998 $2,332 $465
1999 $2,562 $456
2000 $2,751 $443
2001 $2,843 $413
2002 $3,005 $389
2003 $3,203 $583
2004 $3,399 $767
2005 $3,786 $861
2006 $4,330 $925
2007 $4,807 $861
2008 $4,986 $898
2009 $5,089 $879
2010 $5,272 $1,119
2011 $6,104 $1,281
2012 $6,471 $1,218
2013 $6,828 $1,151
2014 $7,147 $1,174
2015 $7,728 $1,121
2016 $8,111 $992
2017 $8,611 $1,069
2018 $8,911 $1,171
2019 $9,232 $1,082
2020 $9,605 $919
2021 - $1,067
2022 - $1,030
2023 - $916
2024 - $972

Cuba vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Lesotho
1950 59 44.6
1951 59.4 45.2
1952 59.8 45.9
1953 60.2 46.6
1954 60.7 47.3
1955 61.2 48
1956 61.5 48.6
1957 61.9 49.2
1958 62.3 49.6
1959 62.8 49.9
1960 63.3 50.2
1961 63.7 50.3
1962 64.4 50.3
1963 64.3 50.3
1964 65.3 50.3
1965 65.6 50.3
1966 66.1 50.4
1967 66.5 50.5
1968 66.9 50.8
1969 67.4 51.1
1970 67.9 51.5
1971 68.4 51.8
1972 68.9 52.3
1973 69.3 52.6
1974 69.9 52.9
1975 70.4 53.5
1976 70.9 53.9
1977 71.4 54.5
1978 71.9 55.2
1979 72.3 55.8
1980 72.6 56.5
1981 73 57.3
1982 73.4 58
1983 73.6 58.5
1984 73.6 59
1985 73.5 59.2
1986 73.6 59.3
1987 73.6 59.6
1988 73.7 59.6
1989 73.7 59.5
1990 73.8 59.3
1991 73.8 59.1
1992 73.8 58.6
1993 73.9 58.1
1994 74.1 57.3
1995 74.3 56.4
1996 74.7 55.1
1997 75.1 53.7
1998 75.4 52
1999 75.7 50.4
2000 75.9 48.8
2001 76.4 47.2
2002 76.8 46
2003 77.4 44.9
2004 77.3 44
2005 77.5 43.6
2006 77.4 43.2
2007 77.6 43.7
2008 77.6 44.3
2009 77.6 45.1
2010 77.9 46
2011 78.1 46.9
2012 78.2 48.2
2013 78 49.5
2014 77.8 50.8
2015 77.7 51.8
2016 77.6 52.9
2017 77.3 53.9
2018 77.4 54.6
2019 77.4 55.2
2020 77.4 55.1
2021 73.2 54.2
2022 77.6 56.8
2023 78.1 57.4
2024 78.3 57.8
2025 78.4 58.2

Cuba and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Lesotho
Year Population
Cuba Lesotho
1960 7,238,081 736,500
1961 7,387,117 758,824
1962 7,541,098 781,814
1963 7,701,660 805,373
1964 7,866,020 829,437
1965 8,030,797 854,090
1966 8,193,450 881,870
1967 8,352,625 913,982
1968 8,509,522 948,105
1969 8,666,640 983,202
1970 8,824,382 1,019,273
1971 8,979,085 1,056,246
1972 9,123,891 1,094,063
1973 9,255,328 1,132,697
1974 9,374,183 1,172,420
1975 9,479,726 1,213,643
1976 9,571,242 1,253,214
1977 9,648,440 1,289,967
1978 9,711,980 1,327,240
1979 9,763,355 1,366,169
1980 9,804,796 1,406,521
1981 9,849,320 1,448,069
1982 9,912,681 1,490,732
1983 9,991,026 1,534,413
1984 10,073,299 1,578,986
1985 10,157,228 1,624,379
1986 10,244,247 1,666,138
1987 10,335,342 1,703,390
1988 10,432,585 1,739,841
1989 10,533,243 1,775,436
1990 10,631,799 1,809,696
1991 10,717,640 1,842,379
1992 10,785,801 1,873,274
1993 10,841,031 1,901,793
1994 10,886,021 1,927,707
1995 10,925,362 1,951,437
1996 10,962,010 1,972,418
1997 10,997,934 1,988,130
1998 11,034,712 1,998,049
1999 11,072,230 2,003,234
2000 11,109,109 2,003,913
2001 11,144,132 2,000,853
2002 11,177,418 1,994,679
2003 11,209,383 1,985,059
2004 11,238,756 1,971,129
2005 11,262,554 1,953,076
2006 11,278,550 1,945,063
2007 11,287,272 1,953,268
2008 11,291,762 1,966,541
2009 11,294,719 1,980,883
2010 11,297,409 1,996,251
2011 11,301,571 2,014,009
2012 11,303,175 2,034,354
2013 11,298,167 2,056,504
2014 11,285,775 2,080,089
2015 11,275,065 2,104,611
2016 11,265,612 2,130,422
2017 11,247,829 2,157,110
2018 11,227,118 2,183,603
2019 11,202,846 2,209,405
2020 11,176,354 2,235,727
2021 11,122,168 2,261,542
2022 11,059,820 2,286,110
2023 11,019,931 2,311,472
2024 10,979,783 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Cuba and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Cuba

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Lesotho
1960 4.13 5.78
1961 4.26 5.79
1962 4.42 5.79
1963 4.56 5.78
1964 4.53 5.77
1965 4.5 5.77
1966 4.4 5.76
1967 4.29 5.75
1968 4.19 5.73
1969 4.12 5.7
1970 3.98 5.7
1971 3.8 5.7
1972 3.61 5.69
1973 3.4 5.69
1974 3.16 5.75
1975 2.82 5.83
1976 2.51 5.87
1977 2.21 5.85
1978 1.88 5.82
1979 1.77 5.79
1980 1.64 5.75
1981 1.59 5.69
1982 1.78 5.63
1983 1.8 5.56
1984 1.77 5.48
1985 1.77 5.4
1986 1.78 5.32
1987 1.8 5.22
1988 1.85 5.1
1989 1.83 4.96
1990 1.81 4.81
1991 1.66 4.68
1992 1.56 4.54
1993 1.49 4.37
1994 1.47 4.21
1995 1.48 4.13
1996 1.46 4.06
1997 1.59 3.98
1998 1.62 3.82
1999 1.64 3.67
2000 1.61 3.61
2001 1.6 3.63
2002 1.65 3.68
2003 1.63 3.62
2004 1.55 3.51
2005 1.49 3.43
2006 1.4 3.41
2007 1.44 3.44
2008 1.58 3.39
2009 1.68 3.31
2010 1.67 3.25
2011 1.73 3.34
2012 1.67 3.3
2013 1.68 3.28
2014 1.66 3.24
2015 1.69 3.22
2016 1.6 3.18
2017 1.59 3.11
2018 1.61 3.02
2019 1.54 2.92
2020 1.49 2.85
2021 1.43 2.77
2022 1.41 2.72
2023 1.44 2.69

Cuba and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Cuba Lesotho
1960 22.5 17.5
1961 22.5 17.4
1962 22.4 17.4
1963 22.3 17.4
1964 22.2 17.5
1965 22.1 17.5
1966 22 17.5
1967 21.9 17.6
1968 21.9 17.8
1969 21.8 18
1970 21.8 18.2
1971 21.9 18.3
1972 21.9 18.5
1973 22.1 18.6
1974 22.2 18.8
1975 22.5 18.9
1976 22.7 19
1977 23 19
1978 23.4 18.9
1979 23.7 18.8
1980 24.1 18.8
1981 24.5 18.7
1982 24.8 18.6
1983 25.1 18.6
1984 25.5 18.5
1985 25.9 18.4
1986 26.3 18.6
1987 26.7 18.7
1988 27.1 18.6
1989 27.5 18.5
1990 27.9 18.4
1991 28.3 18.4
1992 28.7 18.4
1993 29.2 18.4
1994 29.7 18.5
1995 30.3 18.6
1996 30.9 18.6
1997 31.4 18.8
1998 32 18.9
1999 32.5 19.1
2000 33.1 19.2
2001 33.6 19.4
2002 34.2 19.5
2003 34.7 19.7
2004 35.2 19.8
2005 35.7 19.9
2006 36.2 20
2007 36.8 20.2
2008 37.3 20.4
2009 37.7 20.6
2010 38.2 20.7
2011 38.6 20.9
2012 39.1 21
2013 39.7 21.1
2014 40.2 21.2
2015 40.6 21.3
2016 40.9 21.4
2017 41.3 21.6
2018 41.6 21.7
2019 41.9 21.8
2020 42.1 22
2021 42.3 22.1
2022 42.5 22.3
2023 42.8 22.5
2024 43.1 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
10.1%
1999
Banked people share n/a
61.6%
2024

Energy

Cuba Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
34.9%
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
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Cuba Lesotho
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
90.4%
2024
English speaking
6%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Cuba Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Lesotho
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
3,691 mi
2011

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