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Cuba vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 103rd vs. 65th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Malaysia
Population
10937204
36304998
Population rank 89/197 45/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$422B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$38,729
2024
Government debt n/a
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
77 years
2025

Cuba and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Malaysia
Year GDP
Cuba Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 $5,693,005,200 $3,864,145,667
1971 $6,914,658,400 $4,244,395,956
1972 $8,135,150,892 $5,043,347,250
1973 $9,987,709,650 $7,662,902,678
1974 $11,405,957,317 $9,496,204,302
1975 $13,027,415,244 $9,298,800,799
1976 $13,789,579,903 $11,050,234,599
1977 $14,206,158,675 $13,139,488,633
1978 $17,844,705,325 $16,358,079,862
1979 $19,584,443,288 $21,213,264,962
1980 $19,912,889,861 $24,488,224,677
1981 $20,150,254,096 $25,004,285,792
1982 $20,953,510,235 $26,804,493,635
1983 $22,204,940,512 $30,347,442,111
1984 $24,039,383,608 $33,942,897,422
1985 $22,920,490,774 $31,199,633,353
1986 $24,226,574,634 $27,734,111,400
1987 $25,213,935,012 $32,181,210,158
1988 $27,458,999,472 $35,272,109,220
1989 $27,023,468,666 $38,847,965,293
1990 $28,645,436,569 $44,024,585,240
1991 $24,316,556,026 $49,143,148,094
1992 $22,085,858,243 $59,167,550,163
1993 $22,367,254,865 $66,894,966,969
1994 $28,448,326,757 $74,478,356,958
1995 $30,429,803,651 $88,705,342,903
1996 $25,017,368,700 $100,855,393,910
1997 $25,365,908,100 $100,005,323,302
1998 $25,736,331,200 $72,167,498,981
1999 $28,364,615,200 $79,148,421,053
2000 $30,565,400,000 $93,789,736,842
2001 $31,682,400,000 $92,783,947,368
2002 $33,590,500,000 $100,845,526,316
2003 $35,901,200,000 $110,202,368,421
2004 $38,203,000,000 $124,749,473,684
2005 $42,643,836,100 $143,534,405,819
2006 $48,835,925,926 $162,692,258,307
2007 $54,262,870,370 $193,549,569,478
2008 $56,302,129,630 $230,811,614,370
2009 $57,481,481,481 $202,257,453,037
2010 $59,562,962,963 $255,017,638,456
2011 $68,990,000,000 $297,951,668,675
2012 $73,141,000,000 $314,443,047,642
2013 $77,148,000,000 $323,276,235,524
2014 $80,656,100,000 $338,066,095,097
2015 $87,132,800,000 $301,355,266,965
2016 $91,370,407,864 $301,256,033,870
2017 $96,850,649,692 $319,109,094,160
2018 $100,050,036,096 $358,788,845,713
2019 $103,427,600,000 $365,177,721,022
2020 $107,351,800,000 $337,456,163,961
2021 - $373,784,823,673
2022 - $407,605,841,348
2023 - $399,705,137,434
2024 - $421,972,102,254

Cuba and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 $645 $380
1971 $770 $407
1972 $892 $472
1973 $1,079 $701
1974 $1,217 $848
1975 $1,374 $811
1976 $1,441 $940
1977 $1,472 $1,092
1978 $1,837 $1,327
1979 $2,006 $1,680
1980 $2,031 $1,886
1981 $2,046 $1,866
1982 $2,114 $1,938
1983 $2,222 $2,124
1984 $2,386 $2,300
1985 $2,257 $2,046
1986 $2,365 $1,760
1987 $2,440 $1,977
1988 $2,632 $2,100
1989 $2,566 $2,244
1990 $2,694 $2,469
1991 $2,269 $2,679
1992 $2,048 $3,141
1993 $2,063 $3,462
1994 $2,613 $3,758
1995 $2,785 $4,363
1996 $2,282 $4,837
1997 $2,306 $4,679
1998 $2,332 $3,294
1999 $2,562 $3,528
2000 $2,751 $4,084
2001 $2,843 $3,944
2002 $3,005 $4,184
2003 $3,203 $4,465
2004 $3,399 $4,939
2005 $3,786 $5,556
2006 $4,330 $6,158
2007 $4,807 $7,169
2008 $4,986 $8,372
2009 $5,089 $7,191
2010 $5,272 $8,899
2011 $6,104 $10,217
2012 $6,471 $10,601
2013 $6,828 $10,714
2014 $7,147 $11,013
2015 $7,728 $9,649
2016 $8,111 $9,477
2017 $8,611 $9,863
2018 $8,911 $10,902
2019 $9,232 $10,920
2020 $9,605 $9,958
2021 - $10,903
2022 - $11,748
2023 - $11,379
2024 - $11,867

Cuba vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Malaysia
1950 59 48.5
1951 59.4 49.2
1952 59.8 50.1
1953 60.2 51.1
1954 60.7 52
1955 61.2 52.8
1956 61.5 53.7
1957 61.9 54.5
1958 62.3 55.4
1959 62.8 56.3
1960 63.3 57.2
1961 63.7 58
1962 64.4 58.9
1963 64.3 59.7
1964 65.3 60.4
1965 65.6 61.1
1966 66.1 61.7
1967 66.5 62
1968 66.9 62.4
1969 67.4 62.9
1970 67.9 63.3
1971 68.4 63.8
1972 68.9 64.2
1973 69.3 64.7
1974 69.9 65.2
1975 70.4 65.7
1976 70.9 66.2
1977 71.4 66.7
1978 71.9 67.2
1979 72.3 67.6
1980 72.6 68.1
1981 73 68.5
1982 73.4 68.9
1983 73.6 69.2
1984 73.6 69.6
1985 73.5 69.9
1986 73.6 70.1
1987 73.6 70.4
1988 73.7 70.6
1989 73.7 70.8
1990 73.8 71
1991 73.8 71.2
1992 73.8 71.5
1993 73.9 71.7
1994 74.1 71.9
1995 74.3 72
1996 74.7 72.1
1997 75.1 72.3
1998 75.4 72.4
1999 75.7 72.4
2000 75.9 72.7
2001 76.4 73.1
2002 76.8 73.5
2003 77.4 73.7
2004 77.3 74
2005 77.5 74.4
2006 77.4 74.7
2007 77.6 75
2008 77.6 75.2
2009 77.6 75.3
2010 77.9 75.4
2011 78.1 75.5
2012 78.2 75.6
2013 78 75.5
2014 77.8 75.3
2015 77.7 75.3
2016 77.6 75.4
2017 77.3 75.5
2018 77.4 75.7
2019 77.4 75.9
2020 77.4 76.1
2021 73.2 73.9
2022 77.6 75.4
2023 78.1 76.7
2024 78.3 76.8
2025 78.4 77

Cuba and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Malaysia
Year Population
Cuba Malaysia
1960 7,238,081 7,956,197
1961 7,387,117 8,164,443
1962 7,541,098 8,380,172
1963 7,701,660 8,602,160
1964 7,866,020 8,828,406
1965 8,030,797 9,056,408
1966 8,193,450 9,284,688
1967 8,352,625 9,507,099
1968 8,509,522 9,725,281
1969 8,666,640 9,947,597
1970 8,824,382 10,178,802
1971 8,979,085 10,423,453
1972 9,123,891 10,676,835
1973 9,255,328 10,935,621
1974 9,374,183 11,200,906
1975 9,479,726 11,471,914
1976 9,571,242 11,750,097
1977 9,648,440 12,035,713
1978 9,711,980 12,328,157
1979 9,763,355 12,627,862
1980 9,804,796 12,983,363
1981 9,849,320 13,399,203
1982 9,912,681 13,832,798
1983 9,991,026 14,285,907
1984 10,073,299 14,759,009
1985 10,157,228 15,252,258
1986 10,244,247 15,760,419
1987 10,335,342 16,276,737
1988 10,432,585 16,796,605
1989 10,533,243 17,314,997
1990 10,631,799 17,833,171
1991 10,717,640 18,342,464
1992 10,785,801 18,834,572
1993 10,841,031 19,322,664
1994 10,886,021 19,820,446
1995 10,925,362 20,330,599
1996 10,962,010 20,850,087
1997 10,997,934 21,375,218
1998 11,034,712 21,906,713
1999 11,072,230 22,435,531
2000 11,109,109 22,967,816
2001 11,144,132 23,526,538
2002 11,177,418 24,102,477
2003 11,209,383 24,679,602
2004 11,238,756 25,256,772
2005 11,262,554 25,836,071
2006 11,278,550 26,417,909
2007 11,287,272 26,998,389
2008 11,291,762 27,570,059
2009 11,294,719 28,124,778
2010 11,297,409 28,655,776
2011 11,301,571 29,162,039
2012 11,303,175 29,662,831
2013 11,298,167 30,174,265
2014 11,285,775 30,696,137
2015 11,275,065 31,232,798
2016 11,265,612 31,789,685
2017 11,247,829 32,355,644
2018 11,227,118 32,910,967
2019 11,202,846 33,440,596
2020 11,176,354 33,889,558
2021 11,122,168 34,282,399
2022 11,059,820 34,695,493
2023 11,019,931 35,126,298
2024 10,979,783 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Cuba and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Cuba

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Malaysia
1960 4.13 6.41
1961 4.26 6.37
1962 4.42 6.3
1963 4.56 6.19
1964 4.53 6.03
1965 4.5 5.84
1966 4.4 5.64
1967 4.29 5.43
1968 4.19 5.29
1969 4.12 5.16
1970 3.98 5.04
1971 3.8 4.92
1972 3.61 4.82
1973 3.4 4.73
1974 3.16 4.62
1975 2.82 4.5
1976 2.51 4.4
1977 2.21 4.28
1978 1.88 4.18
1979 1.77 4.09
1980 1.64 4.04
1981 1.59 4
1982 1.78 3.97
1983 1.8 3.93
1984 1.77 3.89
1985 1.77 3.8
1986 1.78 3.7
1987 1.8 3.57
1988 1.85 3.5
1989 1.83 3.31
1990 1.81 3.3
1991 1.66 3.34
1992 1.56 3.37
1993 1.49 3.36
1994 1.47 3.35
1995 1.48 3.32
1996 1.46 3.3
1997 1.59 3.23
1998 1.62 3.12
1999 1.64 3.07
2000 1.61 2.94
2001 1.6 2.81
2002 1.65 2.66
2003 1.63 2.6
2004 1.55 2.49
2005 1.49 2.39
2006 1.4 2.31
2007 1.44 2.25
2008 1.58 2.26
2009 1.68 2.22
2010 1.67 2.14
2011 1.73 2.15
2012 1.67 2.12
2013 1.68 2.07
2014 1.66 2.06
2015 1.69 2.01
2016 1.6 1.94
2017 1.59 1.89
2018 1.61 1.84
2019 1.54 1.78
2020 1.49 1.68
2021 1.43 1.56
2022 1.41 1.55
2023 1.44 1.55

Cuba and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Cuba Malaysia
1960 22.5 17.5
1961 22.5 17.3
1962 22.4 17.1
1963 22.3 17
1964 22.2 16.9
1965 22.1 16.8
1966 22 16.9
1967 21.9 17
1968 21.9 17.1
1969 21.8 17.3
1970 21.8 17.4
1971 21.9 17.6
1972 21.9 17.9
1973 22.1 18.1
1974 22.2 18.3
1975 22.5 18.6
1976 22.7 18.8
1977 23 19
1978 23.4 19.3
1979 23.7 19.5
1980 24.1 19.7
1981 24.5 19.9
1982 24.8 20.1
1983 25.1 20.4
1984 25.5 20.5
1985 25.9 20.7
1986 26.3 20.9
1987 26.7 21
1988 27.1 21.1
1989 27.5 21.3
1990 27.9 21.5
1991 28.3 21.7
1992 28.7 21.9
1993 29.2 22.1
1994 29.7 22.3
1995 30.3 22.5
1996 30.9 22.7
1997 31.4 22.9
1998 32 23.1
1999 32.5 23.4
2000 33.1 23.5
2001 33.6 23.6
2002 34.2 23.7
2003 34.7 23.9
2004 35.2 24
2005 35.7 24.2
2006 36.2 24.5
2007 36.8 24.8
2008 37.3 25.1
2009 37.7 25.6
2010 38.2 26
2011 38.6 26.4
2012 39.1 26.8
2013 39.7 27.1
2014 40.2 27.5
2015 40.6 27.8
2016 40.9 28.1
2017 41.3 28.5
2018 41.6 28.8
2019 41.9 29.2
2020 42.1 29.6
2021 42.3 30.1
2022 42.5 30.6
2023 42.8 31.1
2024 43.1 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
88.7%
2024

Energy

Cuba Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Malaysia
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
95.8%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
98%
2024

Health

Cuba Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
2.32
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Malaysia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
173,898 mi
2022

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