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Cuba vs Madagascar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 32M in Madagascar (ranked 49/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 224,634 sq mi for Madagascar (ranked 103rd vs. 44th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Madagascar
Population
10937204
33368335
Population rank 89/197 49/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$17.4B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 136/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$545
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 193/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$1,884
2024
Government debt n/a
$8.78B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
51.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$274.7
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 180/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$1,489
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
224,634 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.97
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
20 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
64 years
2025

Cuba and Madagascar: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Madagascar economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Madagascar
Year GDP
Cuba Madagascar
1960 - $673,081,725
1961 - $699,161,945
1962 - $739,286,908
1963 - $759,345,864
1964 - $802,482,184
1965 - $833,563,473
1966 - $900,264,585
1967 - $956,436,932
1968 - $1,031,669,637
1969 - $1,056,391,056
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,111,859,571
1971 $6,914,658,400 $1,199,507,631
1972 $8,135,150,892 $1,341,590,690
1973 $9,987,709,650 $1,653,062,335
1974 $11,405,957,317 $1,917,508,190
1975 $13,027,415,244 $2,283,049,215
1976 $13,789,579,903 $2,181,844,179
1977 $14,206,158,675 $2,358,930,406
1978 $17,844,705,325 $2,669,755,115
1979 $19,584,443,288 $3,463,565,854
1980 $19,912,889,861 $5,201,818,348
1981 $20,150,254,096 $4,759,333,998
1982 $20,953,510,235 $4,784,977,326
1983 $22,204,940,512 $4,686,457,031
1984 $24,039,383,608 $3,905,938,481
1985 $22,920,490,774 $3,802,557,895
1986 $24,226,574,634 $4,347,989,788
1987 $25,213,935,012 $3,212,900,556
1988 $27,458,999,472 $3,189,456,965
1989 $27,023,468,666 $3,175,638,333
1990 $28,645,436,569 $3,931,334,875
1991 $24,316,556,026 $3,254,713,056
1992 $22,085,858,243 $3,714,966,678
1993 $22,367,254,865 $4,063,298,919
1994 $28,448,326,757 $3,522,227,092
1995 $30,429,803,651 $3,838,100,904
1996 $25,017,368,700 $4,931,861,039
1997 $25,365,908,100 $4,262,965,420
1998 $25,736,331,200 $4,401,967,633
1999 $28,364,615,200 $4,277,903,780
2000 $30,565,400,000 $4,629,247,204
2001 $31,682,400,000 $5,438,332,602
2002 $33,590,500,000 $5,351,701,663
2003 $35,901,200,000 $6,372,498,890
2004 $38,203,000,000 $5,064,732,626
2005 $42,643,836,100 $5,859,269,753
2006 $48,835,925,926 $6,395,712,491
2007 $54,262,870,370 $8,524,620,890
2008 $56,302,129,630 $10,725,137,724
2009 $57,481,481,481 $9,616,879,409
2010 $59,562,962,963 $9,982,711,338
2011 $68,990,000,000 $11,551,819,618
2012 $73,141,000,000 $11,578,975,062
2013 $77,148,000,000 $12,423,555,455
2014 $80,656,100,000 $12,522,957,399
2015 $87,132,800,000 $11,323,020,701
2016 $91,370,407,864 $11,848,613,858
2017 $96,850,649,692 $13,176,313,594
2018 $100,050,036,096 $13,760,033,282
2019 $103,427,600,000 $14,104,664,679
2020 $107,351,800,000 $13,051,441,204
2021 - $14,354,731,964
2022 - $15,325,603,273
2023 - $15,869,945,478
2024 - $17,420,814,801

Cuba and Madagascar economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Madagascar
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Madagascar
1960 - $131.7
1961 - $133.3
1962 - $137.3
1963 - $137.4
1964 - $141.5
1965 - $143.2
1966 - $150.7
1967 - $155.9
1968 - $163.6
1969 - $162.9
1970 $645 $166.6
1971 $770 $174.6
1972 $892 $189.6
1973 $1,079 $226.8
1974 $1,217 $255.3
1975 $1,374 $295
1976 $1,441 $273.5
1977 $1,472 $286.9
1978 $1,837 $315
1979 $2,006 $396
1980 $2,031 $578
1981 $2,046 $513
1982 $2,114 $501
1983 $2,222 $476
1984 $2,386 $385
1985 $2,257 $364
1986 $2,365 $405
1987 $2,440 $290.8
1988 $2,632 $280.5
1989 $2,566 $271.3
1990 $2,694 $326
1991 $2,269 $262
1992 $2,048 $290.2
1993 $2,063 $308
1994 $2,613 $258.7
1995 $2,785 $273.1
1996 $2,282 $340
1997 $2,306 $284.4
1998 $2,332 $284.2
1999 $2,562 $267.4
2000 $2,751 $280.3
2001 $2,843 $319
2002 $3,005 $305
2003 $3,203 $353
2004 $3,399 $272.2
2005 $3,786 $306
2006 $4,330 $324
2007 $4,807 $420
2008 $4,986 $513
2009 $5,089 $446
2010 $5,272 $450
2011 $6,104 $506
2012 $6,471 $494
2013 $6,828 $515
2014 $7,147 $506
2015 $7,728 $445
2016 $8,111 $454
2017 $8,611 $492
2018 $8,911 $500
2019 $9,232 $500
2020 $9,605 $451
2021 - $483
2022 - $504
2023 - $509
2024 - $545

Cuba vs. Madagascar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Madagascar
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Madagascar
1950 59 39.7
1951 59.4 39.9
1952 59.8 40.3
1953 60.2 40.7
1954 60.7 40.9
1955 61.2 41.3
1956 61.5 41.7
1957 61.9 42.1
1958 62.3 42.5
1959 62.8 43
1960 63.3 43.3
1961 63.7 43.8
1962 64.4 44.2
1963 64.3 44.6
1964 65.3 45
1965 65.6 45.4
1966 66.1 46
1967 66.5 46.5
1968 66.9 46.9
1969 67.4 47.3
1970 67.9 47.9
1971 68.4 48.2
1972 68.9 48.5
1973 69.3 48.9
1974 69.9 49.3
1975 70.4 49.6
1976 70.9 49.8
1977 71.4 49.9
1978 71.9 50
1979 72.3 50.1
1980 72.6 50
1981 73 49.8
1982 73.4 50
1983 73.6 50.1
1984 73.6 50.2
1985 73.5 50.4
1986 73.6 50.7
1987 73.6 51.1
1988 73.7 51.4
1989 73.7 51.8
1990 73.8 52.1
1991 73.8 52.6
1992 73.8 52.9
1993 73.9 53.7
1994 74.1 54.2
1995 74.3 54.8
1996 74.7 55.5
1997 75.1 56.1
1998 75.4 56.8
1999 75.7 57.4
2000 75.9 58
2001 76.4 58.7
2002 76.8 59.2
2003 77.4 59.7
2004 77.3 60.2
2005 77.5 60.7
2006 77.4 61.1
2007 77.6 61.5
2008 77.6 62
2009 77.6 62.3
2010 77.9 62.6
2011 78.1 62.9
2012 78.2 63
2013 78 63.2
2014 77.8 63.3
2015 77.7 63.4
2016 77.6 63.4
2017 77.3 63.4
2018 77.4 63.5
2019 77.4 63.5
2020 77.4 62.7
2021 73.2 62.5
2022 77.6 63.1
2023 78.1 63.6
2024 78.3 63.8
2025 78.4 64

Cuba and Madagascar population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Madagascar
Year Population
Cuba Madagascar
1960 7,238,081 5,111,029
1961 7,387,117 5,246,158
1962 7,541,098 5,384,150
1963 7,701,660 5,525,185
1964 7,866,020 5,669,863
1965 8,030,797 5,819,116
1966 8,193,450 5,974,279
1967 8,352,625 6,136,486
1968 8,509,522 6,306,493
1969 8,666,640 6,484,716
1970 8,824,382 6,672,003
1971 8,979,085 6,868,868
1972 9,123,891 7,074,398
1973 9,255,328 7,288,048
1974 9,374,183 7,509,726
1975 9,479,726 7,739,336
1976 9,571,242 7,976,831
1977 9,648,440 8,222,240
1978 9,711,980 8,475,864
1979 9,763,355 8,737,581
1980 9,804,796 9,006,032
1981 9,849,320 9,279,011
1982 9,912,681 9,557,671
1983 9,991,026 9,843,044
1984 10,073,299 10,134,550
1985 10,157,228 10,433,142
1986 10,244,247 10,736,857
1987 10,335,342 11,047,291
1988 10,432,585 11,369,462
1989 10,533,243 11,704,998
1990 10,631,799 12,055,639
1991 10,717,640 12,421,412
1992 10,785,801 12,800,870
1993 10,841,031 13,197,345
1994 10,886,021 13,613,850
1995 10,925,362 14,051,275
1996 10,962,010 14,510,711
1997 10,997,934 14,990,814
1998 11,034,712 15,489,364
1999 11,072,230 16,000,506
2000 11,109,109 16,516,338
2001 11,144,132 17,032,939
2002 11,177,418 17,549,913
2003 11,209,383 18,071,854
2004 11,238,756 18,606,608
2005 11,262,554 19,159,707
2006 11,278,550 19,730,909
2007 11,287,272 20,318,583
2008 11,291,762 20,923,840
2009 11,294,719 21,547,280
2010 11,297,409 22,183,340
2011 11,301,571 22,822,300
2012 11,303,175 23,462,438
2013 11,298,167 24,109,290
2014 11,285,775 24,764,348
2015 11,275,065 25,426,702
2016 11,265,612 26,099,952
2017 11,247,829 26,788,375
2018 11,227,118 27,494,926
2019 11,202,846 28,219,554
2020 11,176,354 28,953,556
2021 11,122,168 29,691,083
2022 11,059,820 30,437,261
2023 11,019,931 31,195,932
2024 10,979,783 31,964,956

Fertility rates in Cuba and Madagascar

Fertility rate
Cuba

Madagascar
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Madagascar
1960 4.13 7.34
1961 4.26 7.3
1962 4.42 7.26
1963 4.56 7.21
1964 4.53 7.19
1965 4.5 7.17
1966 4.4 7.16
1967 4.29 7.14
1968 4.19 7.13
1969 4.12 7.12
1970 3.98 7.1
1971 3.8 7.07
1972 3.61 7.04
1973 3.4 7.01
1974 3.16 6.99
1975 2.82 6.97
1976 2.51 6.95
1977 2.21 6.93
1978 1.88 6.9
1979 1.77 6.87
1980 1.64 6.84
1981 1.59 6.77
1982 1.78 6.7
1983 1.8 6.63
1984 1.77 6.55
1985 1.77 6.46
1986 1.78 6.34
1987 1.8 6.24
1988 1.85 6.18
1989 1.83 6.15
1990 1.81 6.14
1991 1.66 6.12
1992 1.56 6.08
1993 1.49 6.06
1994 1.47 6.04
1995 1.48 6.04
1996 1.46 6.03
1997 1.59 6.02
1998 1.62 5.99
1999 1.64 5.84
2000 1.61 5.67
2001 1.6 5.53
2002 1.65 5.41
2003 1.63 5.33
2004 1.55 5.26
2005 1.49 5.2
2006 1.4 5.13
2007 1.44 5.08
2008 1.58 5.04
2009 1.68 5
2010 1.67 4.9
2011 1.73 4.74
2012 1.67 4.61
2013 1.68 4.53
2014 1.66 4.42
2015 1.69 4.34
2016 1.6 4.29
2017 1.59 4.26
2018 1.61 4.25
2019 1.54 4.22
2020 1.49 4.17
2021 1.43 4.1
2022 1.41 4.04
2023 1.44 3.97

Cuba and Madagascar demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Madagascar
Year Median age, years
Cuba Madagascar
1960 22.5 17.9
1961 22.5 17.5
1962 22.4 17.2
1963 22.3 17
1964 22.2 16.8
1965 22.1 16.8
1966 22 16.7
1967 21.9 16.7
1968 21.9 16.7
1969 21.8 16.6
1970 21.8 16.7
1971 21.9 16.7
1972 21.9 16.6
1973 22.1 16.6
1974 22.2 16.6
1975 22.5 16.6
1976 22.7 16.6
1977 23 16.5
1978 23.4 16.5
1979 23.7 16.5
1980 24.1 16.4
1981 24.5 16.4
1982 24.8 16.4
1983 25.1 16.4
1984 25.5 16.5
1985 25.9 16.5
1986 26.3 16.6
1987 26.7 16.6
1988 27.1 16.7
1989 27.5 16.8
1990 27.9 16.9
1991 28.3 16.9
1992 28.7 17
1993 29.2 17
1994 29.7 17.1
1995 30.3 17.1
1996 30.9 17.1
1997 31.4 17.1
1998 32 17.2
1999 32.5 17.2
2000 33.1 17.2
2001 33.6 17.2
2002 34.2 17.2
2003 34.7 17.2
2004 35.2 17.3
2005 35.7 17.3
2006 36.2 17.4
2007 36.8 17.5
2008 37.3 17.6
2009 37.7 17.7
2010 38.2 17.8
2011 38.6 17.9
2012 39.1 18.1
2013 39.7 18.2
2014 40.2 18.4
2015 40.6 18.6
2016 40.9 18.7
2017 41.3 18.9
2018 41.6 19.1
2019 41.9 19.3
2020 42.1 19.4
2021 42.3 19.6
2022 42.5 19.7
2023 42.8 19.9
2024 43.1 20

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GDP

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Madagascar
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$16.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.05%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
3.19%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
46.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
22.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
57
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$2.78B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$385M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
87,099
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
7.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
24.5%
2024

Energy

Cuba Madagascar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
309 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$5.56
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
4.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
83.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
0.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
13.7%
2017
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
81.3 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
31.5%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
39.4%
2023

Society

Cuba Madagascar
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.39%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-1,795
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
41.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
23.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
7.69
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
29.2
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
70
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
77.5%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
18%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
20.4%
2023

Health

Cuba Madagascar
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$16.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$5.27
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
32.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.2
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
445
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
64.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
4.45%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
26.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
0.99 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Madagascar
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
7,028 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
157,896 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
47,839 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
19,660 mi
2018

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