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Cuba vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 103rd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Malawi
Population
10937204
22673513
Population rank 89/197 61/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$11B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$1,859
2024
Government debt n/a
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
73%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Cuba and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Malawi
Year GDP
Cuba Malawi
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 $1,801,156,775
1981 $20,150,254,096 $1,801,193,910
1982 $20,953,510,235 $1,717,379,495
1983 $22,204,940,512 $1,780,148,049
1984 $24,039,383,608 $1,758,028,656
1985 $22,920,490,774 $1,646,442,273
1986 $24,226,574,634 $1,722,586,299
1987 $25,213,935,012 $1,721,711,808
1988 $27,458,999,472 $2,008,189,508
1989 $27,023,468,666 $2,314,205,130
1990 $28,645,436,569 $2,737,087,862
1991 $24,316,556,026 $3,206,783,830
1992 $22,085,858,243 $2,618,837,835
1993 $22,367,254,865 $3,013,392,658
1994 $28,448,326,757 $1,719,864,761
1995 $30,429,803,651 $2,033,701,498
1996 $25,017,368,700 $3,319,573,750
1997 $25,365,908,100 $3,875,785,863
1998 $25,736,331,200 $2,547,609,590
1999 $28,364,615,200 $2,584,478,924
2000 $30,565,400,000 $2,537,307,580
2001 $31,682,400,000 $2,498,008,665
2002 $33,590,500,000 $5,087,328,438
2003 $35,901,200,000 $4,669,789,300
2004 $38,203,000,000 $5,058,726,350
2005 $42,643,836,100 $5,320,409,651
2006 $48,835,925,926 $5,818,279,739
2007 $54,262,870,370 $6,451,210,219
2008 $56,302,129,630 $7,743,617,352
2009 $57,481,481,481 $9,009,887,947
2010 $59,562,962,963 $10,128,323,011
2011 $68,990,000,000 $11,648,142,958
2012 $73,141,000,000 $8,773,203,178
2013 $77,148,000,000 $8,031,571,928
2014 $80,656,100,000 $8,801,326,169
2015 $87,132,800,000 $9,219,474,379
2016 $91,370,407,864 $7,909,868,618
2017 $96,850,649,692 $8,943,543,794
2018 $100,050,036,096 $9,879,231,592
2019 $103,427,600,000 $11,051,865,580
2020 $107,351,800,000 $11,769,313,598
2021 - $12,378,129,751
2022 - $12,429,060,151
2023 - $12,712,150,082
2024 - $11,008,925,323

Cuba and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Malawi
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 $287.5
1981 $2,046 $276.4
1982 $2,114 $253.3
1983 $2,222 $252.4
1984 $2,386 $239.7
1985 $2,257 $216.1
1986 $2,365 $217.9
1987 $2,440 $207.6
1988 $2,632 $229.4
1989 $2,566 $252.2
1990 $2,694 $286.7
1991 $2,269 $326
1992 $2,048 $258.4
1993 $2,063 $293
1994 $2,613 $169.2
1995 $2,785 $200.4
1996 $2,282 $321
1997 $2,306 $367
1998 $2,332 $236
1999 $2,562 $233.9
2000 $2,751 $224.2
2001 $2,843 $215.5
2002 $3,005 $428
2003 $3,203 $383
2004 $3,399 $405
2005 $3,786 $414
2006 $4,330 $441
2007 $4,807 $475
2008 $4,986 $554
2009 $5,089 $626
2010 $5,272 $683
2011 $6,104 $763
2012 $6,471 $558
2013 $6,828 $497
2014 $7,147 $530
2015 $7,728 $540
2016 $8,111 $451
2017 $8,611 $496
2018 $8,911 $533
2019 $9,232 $581
2020 $9,605 $603
2021 - $617
2022 - $604
2023 - $602
2024 - $508

Cuba vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Malawi
1950 59 32.7
1951 59.4 32.8
1952 59.8 33
1953 60.2 33.2
1954 60.7 33.3
1955 61.2 33.6
1956 61.5 33.8
1957 61.9 34.1
1958 62.3 34.4
1959 62.8 34.8
1960 63.3 35
1961 63.7 35.2
1962 64.4 35.4
1963 64.3 35.6
1964 65.3 35.7
1965 65.6 35.7
1966 66.1 35.8
1967 66.5 35.9
1968 66.9 36.1
1969 67.4 36.3
1970 67.9 36.6
1971 68.4 37.1
1972 68.9 37.6
1973 69.3 38.4
1974 69.9 39.2
1975 70.4 40.1
1976 70.9 41
1977 71.4 42
1978 71.9 43
1979 72.3 43.7
1980 72.6 44.3
1981 73 44.7
1982 73.4 44.8
1983 73.6 45
1984 73.6 44.8
1985 73.5 44.6
1986 73.6 44.3
1987 73.6 43.9
1988 73.7 43.6
1989 73.7 43.5
1990 73.8 43.6
1991 73.8 43.5
1992 73.8 43.6
1993 73.9 43.6
1994 74.1 43.8
1995 74.3 43.8
1996 74.7 44
1997 75.1 44.2
1998 75.4 44.3
1999 75.7 45.1
2000 75.9 46.2
2001 76.4 47.2
2002 76.8 48.2
2003 77.4 49.6
2004 77.3 51.1
2005 77.5 52.5
2006 77.4 53.7
2007 77.6 54.7
2008 77.6 55.7
2009 77.6 56.7
2010 77.9 57.8
2011 78.1 58.9
2012 78.2 59.9
2013 78 60.8
2014 77.8 61.7
2015 77.7 62.3
2016 77.6 63.2
2017 77.3 63.9
2018 77.4 64.5
2019 77.4 65
2020 77.4 65.2
2021 73.2 64.8
2022 77.6 66
2023 78.1 67.4
2024 78.3 67.6
2025 78.4 67.7

Cuba and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Malawi
Year Population
Cuba Malawi
1960 7,238,081 3,628,134
1961 7,387,117 3,715,534
1962 7,541,098 3,806,307
1963 7,701,660 3,900,506
1964 7,866,020 3,997,305
1965 8,030,797 4,096,157
1966 8,193,450 4,197,926
1967 8,352,625 4,303,012
1968 8,509,522 4,411,054
1969 8,666,640 4,521,184
1970 8,824,382 4,633,944
1971 8,979,085 4,751,434
1972 9,123,891 4,874,475
1973 9,255,328 5,003,938
1974 9,374,183 5,141,337
1975 9,479,726 5,287,367
1976 9,571,242 5,443,384
1977 9,648,440 5,614,983
1978 9,711,980 5,810,132
1979 9,763,355 6,028,749
1980 9,804,796 6,265,529
1981 9,849,320 6,516,454
1982 9,912,681 6,778,879
1983 9,991,026 7,051,709
1984 10,073,299 7,332,810
1985 10,157,228 7,620,508
1986 10,244,247 7,906,480
1987 10,335,342 8,293,174
1988 10,432,585 8,753,262
1989 10,533,243 9,176,220
1990 10,631,799 9,545,852
1991 10,717,640 9,844,227
1992 10,785,801 10,135,079
1993 10,841,031 10,284,024
1994 10,886,021 10,164,894
1995 10,925,362 10,150,117
1996 10,962,010 10,352,228
1997 10,997,934 10,562,035
1998 11,034,712 10,792,876
1999 11,072,230 11,047,804
2000 11,109,109 11,315,942
2001 11,144,132 11,593,058
2002 11,177,418 11,880,440
2003 11,209,383 12,181,574
2004 11,238,756 12,500,737
2005 11,262,554 12,840,031
2006 11,278,550 13,198,701
2007 11,287,272 13,576,343
2008 11,291,762 13,976,417
2009 11,294,719 14,395,788
2010 11,297,409 14,826,463
2011 11,301,571 15,265,022
2012 11,303,175 15,709,577
2013 11,298,167 16,161,816
2014 11,285,775 16,621,538
2015 11,275,065 17,085,587
2016 11,265,612 17,557,739
2017 11,247,829 18,039,715
2018 11,227,118 18,528,081
2019 11,202,846 19,025,752
2020 11,176,354 19,533,888
2021 11,122,168 20,047,258
2022 11,059,820 20,568,728
2023 11,019,931 21,104,482
2024 10,979,783 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Cuba and Malawi

Fertility rate
Cuba

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Malawi
1960 4.13 7.04
1961 4.26 7.07
1962 4.42 7.1
1963 4.56 7.13
1964 4.53 7.11
1965 4.5 7.13
1966 4.4 7.17
1967 4.29 7.21
1968 4.19 7.26
1969 4.12 7.27
1970 3.98 7.3
1971 3.8 7.31
1972 3.61 7.33
1973 3.4 7.34
1974 3.16 7.34
1975 2.82 7.36
1976 2.51 7.39
1977 2.21 7.41
1978 1.88 7.43
1979 1.77 7.47
1980 1.64 7.52
1981 1.59 7.49
1982 1.78 7.45
1983 1.8 7.36
1984 1.77 7.27
1985 1.77 7.17
1986 1.78 7.07
1987 1.8 6.97
1988 1.85 6.88
1989 1.83 6.8
1990 1.81 6.74
1991 1.66 6.68
1992 1.56 6.63
1993 1.49 6.57
1994 1.47 6.49
1995 1.48 6.39
1996 1.46 6.29
1997 1.59 6.23
1998 1.62 6.21
1999 1.64 6.12
2000 1.61 6
2001 1.6 5.94
2002 1.65 5.9
2003 1.63 5.88
2004 1.55 5.86
2005 1.49 5.85
2006 1.4 5.8
2007 1.44 5.72
2008 1.58 5.61
2009 1.68 5.45
2010 1.67 5.26
2011 1.73 5.08
2012 1.67 4.9
2013 1.68 4.76
2014 1.66 4.57
2015 1.69 4.38
2016 1.6 4.22
2017 1.59 4.11
2018 1.61 4.02
2019 1.54 3.95
2020 1.49 3.88
2021 1.43 3.79
2022 1.41 3.72
2023 1.44 3.65

Cuba and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Cuba Malawi
1960 22.5 18.2
1961 22.5 18.3
1962 22.4 18.3
1963 22.3 18.3
1964 22.2 18.3
1965 22.1 18.4
1966 22 18.3
1967 21.9 18.3
1968 21.9 18.3
1969 21.8 18.2
1970 21.8 18
1971 21.9 17.9
1972 21.9 17.8
1973 22.1 17.7
1974 22.2 17.6
1975 22.5 17.5
1976 22.7 17.5
1977 23 17.4
1978 23.4 17.4
1979 23.7 17.4
1980 24.1 17.3
1981 24.5 17.3
1982 24.8 17.3
1983 25.1 17.3
1984 25.5 17.3
1985 25.9 17.3
1986 26.3 17.3
1987 26.7 17.4
1988 27.1 17.5
1989 27.5 17.4
1990 27.9 17.3
1991 28.3 17.2
1992 28.7 17.1
1993 29.2 17
1994 29.7 16.9
1995 30.3 16.9
1996 30.9 16.8
1997 31.4 16.8
1998 32 16.8
1999 32.5 16.7
2000 33.1 16.8
2001 33.6 16.8
2002 34.2 16.8
2003 34.7 16.8
2004 35.2 16.8
2005 35.7 16.8
2006 36.2 16.8
2007 36.8 16.8
2008 37.3 16.8
2009 37.7 16.7
2010 38.2 16.7
2011 38.6 16.8
2012 39.1 16.8
2013 39.7 16.9
2014 40.2 17
2015 40.6 17.1
2016 40.9 17.2
2017 41.3 17.4
2018 41.6 17.6
2019 41.9 17.8
2020 42.1 18
2021 42.3 18.2
2022 42.5 18.4
2023 42.8 18.7
2024 43.1 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received n/a
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports n/a
2.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50.4%
2024

Energy

Cuba Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
62.9%
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
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Cuba Malawi
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
68.1%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Cuba Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Malawi
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,601 mi
2015

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