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Cuba vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 103rd vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Mali
Population
10937204
25787988
Population rank 89/197 58/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$3,309
2024
Government debt n/a
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Cuba and Mali: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Mali economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Mali
Year GDP
Cuba Mali
1967 - $275,494,478
1968 - $343,771,973
1969 - $339,913,867
1970 $5,693,005,200 $359,772,315
1971 $6,914,658,400 $395,218,629
1972 $8,135,150,892 $486,617,280
1973 $9,987,709,650 $563,683,703
1974 $11,405,957,317 $538,747,340
1975 $13,027,415,244 $830,710,615
1976 $13,789,579,903 $939,228,017
1977 $14,206,158,675 $1,049,838,548
1978 $17,844,705,325 $1,222,702,573
1979 $19,584,443,288 $1,595,422,956
1980 $19,912,889,861 $1,759,691,186
1981 $20,150,254,096 $1,538,972,424
1982 $20,953,510,235 $1,333,754,225
1983 $22,204,940,512 $1,297,765,326
1984 $24,039,383,608 $1,232,932,104
1985 $22,920,490,774 $1,392,196,048
1986 $24,226,574,634 $1,852,163,453
1987 $25,213,935,012 $2,090,629,987
1988 $27,458,999,472 $2,169,040,603
1989 $27,023,468,666 $2,181,821,909
1990 $28,645,436,569 $2,681,912,149
1991 $24,316,556,026 $2,724,131,458
1992 $22,085,858,243 $2,830,673,378
1993 $22,367,254,865 $2,818,281,085
1994 $28,448,326,757 $2,081,846,498
1995 $30,429,803,651 $2,706,425,157
1996 $25,017,368,700 $2,780,422,049
1997 $25,365,908,100 $2,697,105,823
1998 $25,736,331,200 $2,920,358,711
1999 $28,364,615,200 $3,440,724,710
2000 $30,565,400,000 $2,961,484,954
2001 $31,682,400,000 $3,468,337,942
2002 $33,590,500,000 $3,908,121,307
2003 $35,901,200,000 $4,714,071,980
2004 $38,203,000,000 $7,113,132,070
2005 $42,643,836,100 $8,009,875,052
2006 $48,835,925,926 $8,858,863,053
2007 $54,262,870,370 $10,289,243,720
2008 $56,302,129,630 $12,262,134,441
2009 $57,481,481,481 $12,592,138,109
2010 $59,562,962,963 $13,196,527,458
2011 $68,990,000,000 $15,506,843,902
2012 $73,141,000,000 $14,891,957,623
2013 $77,148,000,000 $15,769,357,573
2014 $80,656,100,000 $16,943,434,591
2015 $87,132,800,000 $15,583,181,170
2016 $91,370,407,864 $16,743,796,800
2017 $96,850,649,692 $18,308,362,040
2018 $100,050,036,096 $20,368,015,381
2019 $103,427,600,000 $20,477,421,885
2020 $107,351,800,000 $20,698,560,939
2021 - $22,999,245,263
2022 - $22,374,051,350
2023 - $24,621,545,565
2024 - $26,588,067,731

Cuba and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Mali
1967 - $46
1968 - $56.5
1969 - $55
1970 $645 $57.3
1971 $770 $62
1972 $892 $75.1
1973 $1,079 $85.4
1974 $1,217 $80.2
1975 $1,374 $121.5
1976 $1,441 $134.9
1977 $1,472 $148.1
1978 $1,837 $169.1
1979 $2,006 $216.3
1980 $2,031 $233.7
1981 $2,046 $200.1
1982 $2,114 $169.7
1983 $2,222 $161.5
1984 $2,386 $150.2
1985 $2,257 $166.2
1986 $2,365 $217.1
1987 $2,440 $240.8
1988 $2,632 $245.5
1989 $2,566 $242.4
1990 $2,694 $292.2
1991 $2,269 $290.9
1992 $2,048 $296.3
1993 $2,063 $288.9
1994 $2,613 $208.9
1995 $2,785 $265.7
1996 $2,282 $267.2
1997 $2,306 $253.3
1998 $2,332 $267.4
1999 $2,562 $306
2000 $2,751 $256.2
2001 $2,843 $291.2
2002 $3,005 $318
2003 $3,203 $372
2004 $3,399 $543
2005 $3,786 $592
2006 $4,330 $633
2007 $4,807 $712
2008 $4,986 $821
2009 $5,089 $816
2010 $5,272 $828
2011 $6,104 $942
2012 $6,471 $878
2013 $6,828 $903
2014 $7,147 $940
2015 $7,728 $838
2016 $8,111 $872
2017 $8,611 $924
2018 $8,911 $996
2019 $9,232 $972
2020 $9,605 $953
2021 - $1,027
2022 - $970
2023 - $1,036
2024 - $1,086

Cuba vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Mali
1950 59 28.7
1951 59.4 28.9
1952 59.8 29.1
1953 60.2 29.4
1954 60.7 29.5
1955 61.2 29.7
1956 61.5 29.9
1957 61.9 30.1
1958 62.3 30.2
1959 62.8 30.3
1960 63.3 30.5
1961 63.7 30.6
1962 64.4 30.8
1963 64.3 31
1964 65.3 31.2
1965 65.6 31.5
1966 66.1 31.8
1967 66.5 32.2
1968 66.9 32.6
1969 67.4 32.9
1970 67.9 33.4
1971 68.4 33.8
1972 68.9 34.5
1973 69.3 35.1
1974 69.9 35.7
1975 70.4 36.5
1976 70.9 37.2
1977 71.4 38
1978 71.9 38.8
1979 72.3 39.5
1980 72.6 40.3
1981 73 41
1982 73.4 41.8
1983 73.6 42.7
1984 73.6 43.4
1985 73.5 43.9
1986 73.6 44.6
1987 73.6 45.2
1988 73.7 45.7
1989 73.7 46.2
1990 73.8 46.5
1991 73.8 46.9
1992 73.8 47.2
1993 73.9 47.6
1994 74.1 47.9
1995 74.3 48.3
1996 74.7 48.5
1997 75.1 49.1
1998 75.4 49.6
1999 75.7 50.1
2000 75.9 50.6
2001 76.4 51.3
2002 76.8 52
2003 77.4 52.6
2004 77.3 53.3
2005 77.5 53.8
2006 77.4 54.3
2007 77.6 54.8
2008 77.6 55.2
2009 77.6 55.6
2010 77.9 56
2011 78.1 56.4
2012 78.2 56.7
2013 78 57.1
2014 77.8 57.5
2015 77.7 57.9
2016 77.6 58.3
2017 77.3 58.6
2018 77.4 58.9
2019 77.4 59.2
2020 77.4 58.9
2021 73.2 59.1
2022 77.6 60
2023 78.1 60.4
2024 78.3 60.7
2025 78.4 60.9

Cuba and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Mali
Year Population
Cuba Mali
1960 7,238,081 5,402,550
1961 7,387,117 5,482,283
1962 7,541,098 5,563,917
1963 7,701,660 5,646,605
1964 7,866,020 5,730,125
1965 8,030,797 5,815,487
1966 8,193,450 5,902,204
1967 8,352,625 5,990,906
1968 8,509,522 6,082,979
1969 8,666,640 6,177,704
1970 8,824,382 6,276,472
1971 8,979,085 6,377,944
1972 9,123,891 6,483,726
1973 9,255,328 6,597,106
1974 9,374,183 6,715,436
1975 9,479,726 6,837,261
1976 9,571,242 6,960,979
1977 9,648,440 7,090,979
1978 9,711,980 7,229,651
1979 9,763,355 7,375,266
1980 9,804,796 7,530,515
1981 9,849,320 7,692,766
1982 9,912,681 7,860,194
1983 9,991,026 8,034,400
1984 10,073,299 8,208,599
1985 10,157,228 8,374,663
1986 10,244,247 8,531,277
1987 10,335,342 8,681,164
1988 10,432,585 8,833,996
1989 10,533,243 8,999,938
1990 10,631,799 9,178,830
1991 10,717,640 9,362,888
1992 10,785,801 9,553,540
1993 10,841,031 9,754,786
1994 10,886,021 9,967,031
1995 10,925,362 10,185,365
1996 10,962,010 10,407,278
1997 10,997,934 10,646,495
1998 11,034,712 10,919,573
1999 11,072,230 11,227,415
2000 11,109,109 11,559,290
2001 11,144,132 11,912,158
2002 11,177,418 12,288,050
2003 11,209,383 12,684,955
2004 11,238,756 13,102,409
2005 11,262,554 13,538,647
2006 11,278,550 13,990,139
2007 11,287,272 14,457,775
2008 11,291,762 14,940,782
2009 11,294,719 15,435,539
2010 11,297,409 15,945,198
2011 11,301,571 16,469,049
2012 11,303,175 16,957,033
2013 11,298,167 17,459,615
2014 11,285,775 18,020,267
2015 11,275,065 18,593,022
2016 11,265,612 19,191,289
2017 11,247,829 19,813,011
2018 11,227,118 20,442,030
2019 11,202,846 21,068,405
2020 11,176,354 21,713,836
2021 11,122,168 22,388,630
2022 11,059,820 23,072,640
2023 11,019,931 23,769,127
2024 10,979,783 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Cuba and Mali

Fertility rate
Cuba

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Mali
1960 4.13 7.02
1961 4.26 7.03
1962 4.42 7.04
1963 4.56 7.05
1964 4.53 7.06
1965 4.5 7.08
1966 4.4 7.11
1967 4.29 7.14
1968 4.19 7.16
1969 4.12 7.18
1970 3.98 7.18
1971 3.8 7.2
1972 3.61 7.22
1973 3.4 7.22
1974 3.16 7.23
1975 2.82 7.25
1976 2.51 7.27
1977 2.21 7.3
1978 1.88 7.32
1979 1.77 7.35
1980 1.64 7.37
1981 1.59 7.37
1982 1.78 7.32
1983 1.8 7.28
1984 1.77 7.26
1985 1.77 7.26
1986 1.78 7.31
1987 1.8 7.31
1988 1.85 7.32
1989 1.83 7.33
1990 1.81 7.31
1991 1.66 7.28
1992 1.56 7.24
1993 1.49 7.18
1994 1.47 7.12
1995 1.48 7.05
1996 1.46 7.01
1997 1.59 6.97
1998 1.62 6.94
1999 1.64 6.91
2000 1.61 6.89
2001 1.6 6.85
2002 1.65 6.82
2003 1.63 6.78
2004 1.55 6.74
2005 1.49 6.71
2006 1.4 6.68
2007 1.44 6.65
2008 1.58 6.62
2009 1.68 6.59
2010 1.67 6.58
2011 1.73 6.55
2012 1.67 6.52
2013 1.68 6.49
2014 1.66 6.44
2015 1.69 6.39
2016 1.6 6.32
2017 1.59 6.25
2018 1.61 6.12
2019 1.54 5.89
2020 1.49 5.85
2021 1.43 5.78
2022 1.41 5.69
2023 1.44 5.61

Cuba and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Mali
Year Median age, years
Cuba Mali
1960 22.5 19.8
1961 22.5 19.8
1962 22.4 19.8
1963 22.3 19.8
1964 22.2 19.8
1965 22.1 19.8
1966 22 19.7
1967 21.9 19.6
1968 21.9 19.6
1969 21.8 19.5
1970 21.8 19.4
1971 21.9 19.3
1972 21.9 19.2
1973 22.1 19.1
1974 22.2 19
1975 22.5 18.9
1976 22.7 18.7
1977 23 18.6
1978 23.4 18.4
1979 23.7 18.3
1980 24.1 18.1
1981 24.5 17.9
1982 24.8 17.8
1983 25.1 17.6
1984 25.5 17.5
1985 25.9 17.3
1986 26.3 17.1
1987 26.7 16.9
1988 27.1 16.8
1989 27.5 16.6
1990 27.9 16.5
1991 28.3 16.4
1992 28.7 16.4
1993 29.2 16.3
1994 29.7 16.3
1995 30.3 16.3
1996 30.9 16.3
1997 31.4 16.3
1998 32 16.4
1999 32.5 16.4
2000 33.1 16.5
2001 33.6 16.5
2002 34.2 16.6
2003 34.7 16.6
2004 35.2 16.6
2005 35.7 16.6
2006 36.2 16.6
2007 36.8 16.6
2008 37.3 16.5
2009 37.7 16.4
2010 38.2 16.4
2011 38.6 16.3
2012 39.1 16.1
2013 39.7 16
2014 40.2 16
2015 40.6 16
2016 40.9 16
2017 41.3 16
2018 41.6 16
2019 41.9 16.1
2020 42.1 16.2
2021 42.3 16.3
2022 42.5 16.5
2023 42.8 16.6
2024 43.1 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
n/a
Personal remittances received n/a
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
5.52%
2018
Banked people share n/a
54.7%
2024

Energy

Cuba Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
71.1%
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
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Cuba Mali
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
31%
2020
English speaking
6%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Cuba Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Mali
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
86,437 mi
2018

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