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Cuba vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 103rd vs. 188th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Maldives
Population
10937204
531152
Population rank 89/197 168/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$26,543
2024
Government debt n/a
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Cuba and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Maldives
Year GDP
Cuba Maldives
1970 $5,693,005,200 $19,328,038
1971 $6,914,658,400 $21,566,404
1972 $8,135,150,892 $25,177,138
1973 $9,987,709,650 $30,862,042
1974 $11,405,957,317 $39,120,171
1975 $13,027,415,244 $24,540,878
1976 $13,789,579,903 $22,399,467
1977 $14,206,158,675 $20,853,789
1978 $17,844,705,325 $24,369,109
1979 $19,584,443,288 $38,523,364
1980 $19,912,889,861 $42,463,576
1981 $20,150,254,096 $44,781,457
1982 $20,953,510,235 $47,911,340
1983 $22,204,940,512 $57,829,787
1984 $24,039,383,608 $109,503,546
1985 $22,920,490,774 $127,190,758
1986 $24,226,574,634 $141,882,254
1987 $25,213,935,012 $141,223,029
1988 $27,458,999,472 $168,514,513
1989 $27,023,468,666 $189,514,434
1990 $28,645,436,569 $215,043,970
1991 $24,316,556,026 $244,396,762
1992 $22,085,858,243 $284,875,809
1993 $22,367,254,865 $322,417,837
1994 $28,448,326,757 $356,014,932
1995 $30,429,803,651 $398,988,955
1996 $25,017,368,700 $450,382,328
1997 $25,365,908,100 $508,223,602
1998 $25,736,331,200 $540,096,398
1999 $28,364,615,200 $589,239,754
2000 $30,565,400,000 $624,337,145
2001 $31,682,400,000 $870,031,677
2002 $33,590,500,000 $897,031,250
2003 $35,901,200,000 $1,052,121,055
2004 $38,203,000,000 $1,226,829,563
2005 $42,643,836,100 $1,163,362,438
2006 $48,835,925,926 $1,575,200,391
2007 $54,262,870,370 $1,868,383,461
2008 $56,302,129,630 $2,271,646,188
2009 $57,481,481,481 $2,345,294,875
2010 $59,562,962,963 $2,588,176,055
2011 $68,990,000,000 $2,774,350,240
2012 $73,141,000,000 $2,886,163,997
2013 $77,148,000,000 $3,295,009,238
2014 $80,656,100,000 $3,697,353,039
2015 $87,132,800,000 $4,129,505,319
2016 $91,370,407,864 $4,409,942,624
2017 $96,850,649,692 $4,816,426,257
2018 $100,050,036,096 $5,404,344,163
2019 $103,427,600,000 $5,726,094,799
2020 $107,351,800,000 $3,712,604,583
2021 - $5,252,457,370
2022 - $6,177,118,114
2023 - $6,590,894,302
2024 - $6,975,146,349

Cuba and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Maldives
1970 $645 $156.9
1971 $770 $169.8
1972 $892 $192.2
1973 $1,079 $228.7
1974 $1,217 $281.5
1975 $1,374 $171.4
1976 $1,441 $151.8
1977 $1,472 $137.3
1978 $1,837 $156.1
1979 $2,006 $240.2
1980 $2,031 $257.6
1981 $2,046 $264.1
1982 $2,114 $274.8
1983 $2,222 $323
1984 $2,386 $594
1985 $2,257 $669
1986 $2,365 $720
1987 $2,440 $692
1988 $2,632 $799
1989 $2,566 $870
1990 $2,694 $957
1991 $2,269 $1,054
1992 $2,048 $1,194
1993 $2,063 $1,317
1994 $2,613 $1,419
1995 $2,785 $1,555
1996 $2,282 $1,717
1997 $2,306 $1,898
1998 $2,332 $1,980
1999 $2,562 $2,124
2000 $2,751 $2,214
2001 $2,843 $3,034
2002 $3,005 $3,076
2003 $3,203 $3,549
2004 $3,399 $4,070
2005 $3,786 $3,797
2006 $4,330 $5,019
2007 $4,807 $5,758
2008 $4,986 $6,757
2009 $5,089 $6,734
2010 $5,272 $7,174
2011 $6,104 $7,425
2012 $6,471 $7,461
2013 $6,828 $8,236
2014 $7,147 $8,939
2015 $7,728 $9,645
2016 $8,111 $9,948
2017 $8,611 $10,510
2018 $8,911 $11,423
2019 $9,232 $11,740
2020 $9,605 $7,394
2021 - $10,176
2022 - $11,786
2023 - $12,530
2024 - $13,216

Cuba vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Maldives
1950 59 36.5
1951 59.4 37.1
1952 59.8 37
1953 60.2 36.9
1954 60.7 36.9
1955 61.2 37
1956 61.5 37.1
1957 61.9 37.3
1958 62.3 37.6
1959 62.8 37.9
1960 63.3 38.2
1961 63.7 38.6
1962 64.4 39.1
1963 64.3 39.6
1964 65.3 40.2
1965 65.6 40.8
1966 66.1 41.4
1967 66.5 42.1
1968 66.9 42.9
1969 67.4 43.7
1970 67.9 44.5
1971 68.4 45.5
1972 68.9 46.4
1973 69.3 47.5
1974 69.9 48.5
1975 70.4 49.6
1976 70.9 50.8
1977 71.4 51.8
1978 71.9 50.4
1979 72.3 53.9
1980 72.6 54.8
1981 73 55.7
1982 73.4 56.6
1983 73.6 57.5
1984 73.6 58.3
1985 73.5 59.2
1986 73.6 60
1987 73.6 60.8
1988 73.7 61.6
1989 73.7 62.4
1990 73.8 63.1
1991 73.8 63.9
1992 73.8 64.7
1993 73.9 65.4
1994 74.1 66.2
1995 74.3 67
1996 74.7 67.7
1997 75.1 68.5
1998 75.4 69.3
1999 75.7 70.2
2000 75.9 70.9
2001 76.4 71.7
2002 76.8 72.4
2003 77.4 73.3
2004 77.3 73
2005 77.5 74.8
2006 77.4 75.3
2007 77.6 75.7
2008 77.6 76
2009 77.6 76.4
2010 77.9 76.8
2011 78.1 77.1
2012 78.2 77.5
2013 78 77.8
2014 77.8 78.2
2015 77.7 78.6
2016 77.6 78.9
2017 77.3 79.2
2018 77.4 79.4
2019 77.4 79.7
2020 77.4 78.7
2021 73.2 78.1
2022 77.6 80.8
2023 78.1 81
2024 78.3 81.3
2025 78.4 81.5

Cuba and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Maldives
Year Population
Cuba Maldives
1960 7,238,081 91,189
1961 7,387,117 93,450
1962 7,541,098 95,802
1963 7,701,660 98,222
1964 7,866,020 100,662
1965 8,030,797 104,102
1966 8,193,450 108,507
1967 8,352,625 112,528
1968 8,509,522 116,075
1969 8,666,640 119,564
1970 8,824,382 123,219
1971 8,979,085 127,035
1972 9,123,891 130,968
1973 9,255,328 134,952
1974 9,374,183 138,978
1975 9,479,726 143,158
1976 9,571,242 147,525
1977 9,648,440 151,930
1978 9,711,980 156,159
1979 9,763,355 160,360
1980 9,804,796 164,835
1981 9,849,320 169,532
1982 9,912,681 174,333
1983 9,991,026 179,128
1984 10,073,299 184,198
1985 10,157,228 190,169
1986 10,244,247 196,935
1987 10,335,342 203,944
1988 10,432,585 210,885
1989 10,533,243 217,738
1990 10,631,799 224,762
1991 10,717,640 231,802
1992 10,785,801 238,543
1993 10,841,031 244,884
1994 10,886,021 250,822
1995 10,925,362 256,649
1996 10,962,010 262,347
1997 10,997,934 267,707
1998 11,034,712 272,723
1999 11,072,230 277,412
2000 11,109,109 282,019
2001 11,144,132 286,767
2002 11,177,418 291,616
2003 11,209,383 296,491
2004 11,238,756 301,413
2005 11,262,554 306,429
2006 11,278,550 313,851
2007 11,287,272 324,479
2008 11,291,762 336,170
2009 11,294,719 348,275
2010 11,297,409 360,792
2011 11,301,571 373,674
2012 11,303,175 386,818
2013 11,298,167 400,070
2014 11,285,775 413,617
2015 11,275,065 428,154
2016 11,265,612 443,308
2017 11,247,829 458,287
2018 11,227,118 473,099
2019 11,202,846 487,731
2020 11,176,354 502,118
2021 11,122,168 516,154
2022 11,059,820 524,106
2023 11,019,931 525,994
2024 10,979,783 527,799

Fertility rates in Cuba and Maldives

Fertility rate
Cuba

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Maldives
1960 4.13 6.71
1961 4.26 6.79
1962 4.42 6.89
1963 4.56 6.94
1964 4.53 7
1965 4.5 7.07
1966 4.4 7.15
1967 4.29 7.23
1968 4.19 7.28
1969 4.12 7.33
1970 3.98 7.39
1971 3.8 7.38
1972 3.61 7.37
1973 3.4 7.4
1974 3.16 7.38
1975 2.82 7.32
1976 2.51 7.29
1977 2.21 7.27
1978 1.88 7.23
1979 1.77 7.23
1980 1.64 7.23
1981 1.59 7.19
1982 1.78 7.15
1983 1.8 7.09
1984 1.77 7.03
1985 1.77 6.94
1986 1.78 6.85
1987 1.8 6.73
1988 1.85 6.58
1989 1.83 6.39
1990 1.81 6.13
1991 1.66 5.8
1992 1.56 5.44
1993 1.49 5.06
1994 1.47 4.69
1995 1.48 4.29
1996 1.46 3.86
1997 1.59 3.48
1998 1.62 3.17
1999 1.64 2.9
2000 1.61 2.69
2001 1.6 2.53
2002 1.65 2.42
2003 1.63 2.34
2004 1.55 2.26
2005 1.49 2.2
2006 1.4 2.2
2007 1.44 2.29
2008 1.58 2.37
2009 1.68 2.39
2010 1.67 2.35
2011 1.73 2.31
2012 1.67 2.25
2013 1.68 2.17
2014 1.66 2.09
2015 1.69 2
2016 1.6 1.9
2017 1.59 1.8
2018 1.61 1.71
2019 1.54 1.64
2020 1.49 1.61
2021 1.43 1.6
2022 1.41 1.58
2023 1.44 1.58

Cuba and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Cuba Maldives
1960 22.5 20.6
1961 22.5 20.6
1962 22.4 20.6
1963 22.3 20.6
1964 22.2 20.5
1965 22.1 19.9
1966 22 18.9
1967 21.9 18.2
1968 21.9 17.8
1969 21.8 17.6
1970 21.8 17.4
1971 21.9 17.3
1972 21.9 17.2
1973 22.1 17.2
1974 22.2 17.2
1975 22.5 17.1
1976 22.7 17
1977 23 17
1978 23.4 17
1979 23.7 16.9
1980 24.1 16.8
1981 24.5 16.8
1982 24.8 16.9
1983 25.1 16.9
1984 25.5 17
1985 25.9 17
1986 26.3 16.9
1987 26.7 16.7
1988 27.1 16.6
1989 27.5 16.5
1990 27.9 16.4
1991 28.3 16.4
1992 28.7 16.4
1993 29.2 16.5
1994 29.7 16.7
1995 30.3 16.9
1996 30.9 17.3
1997 31.4 17.6
1998 32 18
1999 32.5 18.4
2000 33.1 18.9
2001 33.6 19.3
2002 34.2 19.8
2003 34.7 20.3
2004 35.2 20.9
2005 35.7 21.5
2006 36.2 22.1
2007 36.8 22.7
2008 37.3 23.2
2009 37.7 23.8
2010 38.2 24.4
2011 38.6 25.1
2012 39.1 25.8
2013 39.7 26.5
2014 40.2 27.1
2015 40.6 27.6
2016 40.9 28
2017 41.3 28.5
2018 41.6 29
2019 41.9 29.5
2020 42.1 30.1
2021 42.3 30.7
2022 42.5 31.4
2023 42.8 32.1
2024 43.1 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
n/a
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
78.9%
2020
Banked people share n/a
79.5%
2017

Energy

Cuba Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Maldives
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
42.4%
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
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
97.9%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Cuba Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Maldives
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
57.8 mi
2018

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