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Cuba vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 103rd vs. 16th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Cuba and Libya: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Libya economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Libya
Year GDP
Cuba Libya
1960 - $401,644,249
1961 - $443,905,612
1962 - $619,725,785
1963 - $892,327,911
1964 - $1,341,395,421
1965 - $1,804,979,680
1966 - $2,312,438,536
1967 - $2,726,986,913
1968 - $3,850,623,095
1969 - $4,380,987,481
1970 $5,693,005,200 $4,601,649,451
1971 $6,914,658,400 $5,260,185,125
1972 $8,135,150,892 $6,299,395,544
1973 $9,987,709,650 $8,625,889,430
1974 $11,405,957,317 $15,112,543,717
1975 $13,027,415,244 $14,710,912,458
1976 $13,789,579,903 $19,096,943,017
1977 $14,206,158,675 $22,428,297,108
1978 $17,844,705,325 $22,136,422,643
1979 $19,584,443,288 $30,536,429,497
1980 $19,912,889,861 $40,953,924,949
1981 $20,150,254,096 $36,374,353,880
1982 $20,953,510,235 $33,760,146,991
1983 $22,204,940,512 $33,200,520,140
1984 $24,039,383,608 $29,476,109,153
1985 $22,920,490,774 $31,530,566,324
1986 $24,226,574,634 $24,180,400,959
1987 $25,213,935,012 $26,697,659,335
1988 $27,458,999,472 $24,308,959,591
1989 $27,023,468,666 $25,156,707,899
1990 $28,645,436,569 $28,904,183,602
1991 $24,316,556,026 $31,991,821,265
1992 $22,085,858,243 $33,887,047,909
1993 $22,367,254,865 $30,660,051,911
1994 $28,448,326,757 $28,610,549,763
1995 $30,429,803,651 $25,541,379,187
1996 $25,017,368,700 $27,884,615,385
1997 $25,365,908,100 $30,700,897,875
1998 $25,736,331,200 $27,251,301,398
1999 $28,364,615,200 $35,975,860,857
2000 $30,565,400,000 $38,270,954,138
2001 $31,682,400,000 $34,112,093,927
2002 $33,590,500,000 $20,481,889,764
2003 $35,901,200,000 $26,265,625,000
2004 $38,203,000,000 $33,122,307,692
2005 $42,643,836,100 $47,334,691,241
2006 $48,835,925,926 $60,094,231,607
2007 $54,262,870,370 $68,032,978,391
2008 $56,302,129,630 $86,710,767,415
2009 $57,481,481,481 $60,808,562,033
2010 $59,562,962,963 $75,380,825,062
2011 $68,990,000,000 $48,169,263,294
2012 $73,141,000,000 $92,540,938,129
2013 $77,148,000,000 $75,351,107,029
2014 $80,656,100,000 $57,372,355,592
2015 $87,132,800,000 $48,717,501,321
2016 $91,370,407,864 $49,912,073,701
2017 $96,850,649,692 $67,157,452,182
2018 $100,050,036,096 $76,686,029,772
2019 $103,427,600,000 $69,254,496,472
2020 $107,351,800,000 $46,854,285,441
2021 - $35,217,995,647
2022 - $43,246,297,922
2023 - $45,096,462,972
2024 - $46,636,278,902

Cuba and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Libya
1960 - $269
1961 - $285.3
1962 - $382
1963 - $528
1964 - $765
1965 - $1,001
1966 - $1,251
1967 - $1,437
1968 - $1,972
1969 - $2,175
1970 $645 $2,210
1971 $770 $2,443
1972 $892 $2,830
1973 $1,079 $3,727
1974 $1,217 $6,214
1975 $1,374 $5,721
1976 $1,441 $7,018
1977 $1,472 $7,783
1978 $1,837 $7,252
1979 $2,006 $9,443
1980 $2,031 $11,960
1981 $2,046 $10,044
1982 $2,114 $9,064
1983 $2,222 $8,927
1984 $2,386 $7,811
1985 $2,257 $8,087
1986 $2,365 $6,019
1987 $2,440 $6,465
1988 $2,632 $5,736
1989 $2,566 $5,793
1990 $2,694 $6,502
1991 $2,269 $7,040
1992 $2,048 $7,303
1993 $2,063 $6,478
1994 $2,613 $5,933
1995 $2,785 $5,205
1996 $2,282 $5,591
1997 $2,306 $6,062
1998 $2,332 $5,301
1999 $2,562 $6,895
2000 $2,751 $7,214
2001 $2,843 $6,313
2002 $3,005 $3,718
2003 $3,203 $4,674
2004 $3,399 $5,774
2005 $3,786 $8,079
2006 $4,330 $10,049
2007 $4,807 $11,145
2008 $4,986 $13,906
2009 $5,089 $9,551
2010 $5,272 $11,601
2011 $6,104 $7,594
2012 $6,471 $14,976
2013 $6,828 $11,952
2014 $7,147 $8,926
2015 $7,728 $7,458
2016 $8,111 $7,526
2017 $8,611 $9,966
2018 $8,911 $11,197
2019 $9,232 $9,963
2020 $9,605 $6,650
2021 - $4,936
2022 - $5,987
2023 - $6,173
2024 - $6,318

Cuba vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Libya
1950 59 33.1
1951 59.4 33.5
1952 59.8 33.8
1953 60.2 34.2
1954 60.7 34.7
1955 61.2 35.2
1956 61.5 36
1957 61.9 36.9
1958 62.3 38
1959 62.8 39.3
1960 63.3 40.8
1961 63.7 42.4
1962 64.4 44.1
1963 64.3 45.6
1964 65.3 47.7
1965 65.6 49.3
1966 66.1 50.9
1967 66.5 52.5
1968 66.9 53.8
1969 67.4 55.2
1970 67.9 56.4
1971 68.4 57.6
1972 68.9 58.7
1973 69.3 59.7
1974 69.9 60.7
1975 70.4 61.6
1976 70.9 62.4
1977 71.4 63.1
1978 71.9 63.8
1979 72.3 64.3
1980 72.6 64.8
1981 73 65.3
1982 73.4 65.8
1983 73.6 66.3
1984 73.6 66.7
1985 73.5 67.3
1986 73.6 67.8
1987 73.6 68.3
1988 73.7 68.6
1989 73.7 69
1990 73.8 69.3
1991 73.8 69.6
1992 73.8 70
1993 73.9 70.2
1994 74.1 70.5
1995 74.3 70.6
1996 74.7 70.7
1997 75.1 70.7
1998 75.4 70.7
1999 75.7 70.6
2000 75.9 70.5
2001 76.4 70.7
2002 76.8 70.8
2003 77.4 71
2004 77.3 71.2
2005 77.5 71.4
2006 77.4 71.6
2007 77.6 71.8
2008 77.6 71.9
2009 77.6 72.1
2010 77.9 72.2
2011 78.1 69.9
2012 78.2 72.2
2013 78 72.3
2014 77.8 71.3
2015 77.7 71.6
2016 77.6 71.8
2017 77.3 72.7
2018 77.4 73.2
2019 77.4 72.9
2020 77.4 72.4
2021 73.2 72.1
2022 77.6 74.5
2023 78.1 69.3
2024 78.3 71.1
2025 78.4 73.2

Cuba and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Libya
Year Population
Cuba Libya
1960 7,238,081 1,492,890
1961 7,387,117 1,555,699
1962 7,541,098 1,621,960
1963 7,701,660 1,690,457
1964 7,866,020 1,753,691
1965 8,030,797 1,804,015
1966 8,193,450 1,849,063
1967 8,352,625 1,898,199
1968 8,509,522 1,952,781
1969 8,666,640 2,014,293
1970 8,824,382 2,082,589
1971 8,979,085 2,153,534
1972 9,123,891 2,226,091
1973 9,255,328 2,314,193
1974 9,374,183 2,432,211
1975 9,479,726 2,571,556
1976 9,571,242 2,721,237
1977 9,648,440 2,881,533
1978 9,711,980 3,052,526
1979 9,763,355 3,233,846
1980 9,804,796 3,424,378
1981 9,849,320 3,621,486
1982 9,912,681 3,724,765
1983 9,991,026 3,718,961
1984 10,073,299 3,773,633
1985 10,157,228 3,898,745
1986 10,244,247 4,017,403
1987 10,335,342 4,129,739
1988 10,432,585 4,237,755
1989 10,533,243 4,342,920
1990 10,631,799 4,445,239
1991 10,717,640 4,544,400
1992 10,785,801 4,640,352
1993 10,841,031 4,733,045
1994 10,886,021 4,822,037
1995 10,925,362 4,906,843
1996 10,962,010 4,987,393
1997 10,997,934 5,064,639
1998 11,034,712 5,140,704
1999 11,072,230 5,218,038
2000 11,109,109 5,305,021
2001 11,144,132 5,403,639
2002 11,177,418 5,508,410
2003 11,209,383 5,619,398
2004 11,238,756 5,736,693
2005 11,262,554 5,858,798
2006 11,278,550 5,980,211
2007 11,287,272 6,104,380
2008 11,291,762 6,235,430
2009 11,294,719 6,366,686
2010 11,297,409 6,497,839
2011 11,301,571 6,343,203
2012 11,303,175 6,179,328
2013 11,298,167 6,304,628
2014 11,285,775 6,427,252
2015 11,275,065 6,531,819
2016 11,265,612 6,632,126
2017 11,247,829 6,738,770
2018 11,227,118 6,849,055
2019 11,202,846 6,951,033
2020 11,176,354 7,045,399
2021 11,122,168 7,135,175
2022 11,059,820 7,223,805
2023 11,019,931 7,305,659
2024 10,979,783 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Cuba and Libya

Fertility rate
Cuba

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Libya
1960 4.13 7.51
1961 4.26 7.56
1962 4.42 7.61
1963 4.56 7.69
1964 4.53 7.75
1965 4.5 7.82
1966 4.4 7.89
1967 4.29 7.93
1968 4.19 7.97
1969 4.12 8.01
1970 3.98 8.05
1971 3.8 8.1
1972 3.61 8.07
1973 3.4 8.05
1974 3.16 8.02
1975 2.82 7.98
1976 2.51 7.93
1977 2.21 7.87
1978 1.88 7.79
1979 1.77 7.68
1980 1.64 7.54
1981 1.59 7.37
1982 1.78 7.16
1983 1.8 6.91
1984 1.77 6.62
1985 1.77 6.33
1986 1.78 6.02
1987 1.8 5.72
1988 1.85 5.41
1989 1.83 5.09
1990 1.81 4.78
1991 1.66 4.46
1992 1.56 4.16
1993 1.49 3.88
1994 1.47 3.65
1995 1.48 3.44
1996 1.46 3.26
1997 1.59 3.13
1998 1.62 3.04
1999 1.64 2.97
2000 1.61 2.91
2001 1.6 2.87
2002 1.65 2.83
2003 1.63 2.8
2004 1.55 2.77
2005 1.49 2.77
2006 1.4 2.7
2007 1.44 2.65
2008 1.58 2.6
2009 1.68 2.56
2010 1.67 2.6
2011 1.73 2.65
2012 1.67 2.68
2013 1.68 2.72
2014 1.66 2.75
2015 1.69 2.71
2016 1.6 2.67
2017 1.59 2.63
2018 1.61 2.58
2019 1.54 2.54
2020 1.49 2.51
2021 1.43 2.46
2022 1.41 2.4
2023 1.44 2.36

Cuba and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Libya
Year Median age, years
Cuba Libya
1960 22.5 18.5
1961 22.5 18.2
1962 22.4 17.9
1963 22.3 17.5
1964 22.2 17.2
1965 22.1 16.7
1966 22 15.9
1967 21.9 15.3
1968 21.9 14.9
1969 21.8 14.7
1970 21.8 14.7
1971 21.9 14.7
1972 21.9 14.7
1973 22.1 14.9
1974 22.2 15.3
1975 22.5 15.5
1976 22.7 15.6
1977 23 15.8
1978 23.4 15.9
1979 23.7 15.9
1980 24.1 16
1981 24.5 16.1
1982 24.8 16.3
1983 25.1 16.5
1984 25.5 16.8
1985 25.9 17.1
1986 26.3 17.3
1987 26.7 17.6
1988 27.1 17.9
1989 27.5 18.2
1990 27.9 18.6
1991 28.3 18.9
1992 28.7 19.3
1993 29.2 19.7
1994 29.7 20.1
1995 30.3 20.6
1996 30.9 21.1
1997 31.4 21.5
1998 32 22
1999 32.5 22.4
2000 33.1 22.7
2001 33.6 22.9
2002 34.2 23.1
2003 34.7 23.2
2004 35.2 23.4
2005 35.7 23.6
2006 36.2 23.8
2007 36.8 24.2
2008 37.3 24.6
2009 37.7 25
2010 38.2 25.3
2011 38.6 25.5
2012 39.1 25.7
2013 39.7 25.9
2014 40.2 26.2
2015 40.6 26.4
2016 40.9 26.6
2017 41.3 26.8
2018 41.6 27
2019 41.9 27.2
2020 42.1 27.5
2021 42.3 27.7
2022 42.5 28
2023 42.8 28.2
2024 43.1 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
35.9
2012
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.34%
2010
Banked people share n/a
33.1%
2024

Energy

Cuba Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Cuba Libya
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
76.5%
1994
English speaking
6%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Cuba Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
2.16
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Libya
% of world land
0.07%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
22,991 mi
2010

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