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Cuba vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 103rd vs. 191st).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Marshall Islands
Population
10937204
36281
Population rank 89/197 192/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$280M
2024
GDP rank 69/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$8,198
2024
Government debt n/a
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Cuba and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Cuba Marshall Islands
1970 $5,693,005,200 $8,408,486
1971 $6,914,658,400 $9,116,810
1972 $8,135,150,892 $9,973,652
1973 $9,987,709,650 $11,607,366
1974 $11,405,957,317 $15,217,532
1975 $13,027,415,244 $16,691,301
1976 $13,789,579,903 $18,153,647
1977 $14,206,158,675 $20,210,069
1978 $17,844,705,325 $22,209,370
1979 $19,584,443,288 $25,545,346
1980 $19,912,889,861 $26,710,653
1981 $20,150,254,096 $31,020,000
1982 $20,953,510,235 $34,918,000
1983 $22,204,940,512 $41,749,000
1984 $24,039,383,608 $45,144,000
1985 $22,920,490,774 $43,879,000
1986 $24,226,574,634 $55,989,000
1987 $25,213,935,012 $62,983,000
1988 $27,458,999,472 $70,688,000
1989 $27,023,468,666 $72,798,000
1990 $28,645,436,569 $78,476,000
1991 $24,316,556,026 $82,507,000
1992 $22,085,858,243 $91,063,000
1993 $22,367,254,865 $99,461,000
1994 $28,448,326,757 $108,071,000
1995 $30,429,803,651 $120,230,000
1996 $25,017,368,700 $110,858,000
1997 $25,365,908,100 $109,884,700
1998 $25,736,331,200 $112,070,100
1999 $28,364,615,200 $113,352,100
2000 $30,565,400,000 $114,838,500
2001 $31,682,400,000 $122,406,100
2002 $33,590,500,000 $131,960,000
2003 $35,901,200,000 $131,128,500
2004 $38,203,000,000 $132,900,000
2005 $42,643,836,100 $138,000,000
2006 $48,835,925,926 $143,200,000
2007 $54,262,870,370 $150,500,000
2008 $56,302,129,630 $146,600,000
2009 $57,481,481,481 $151,200,000
2010 $59,562,962,963 $161,100,000
2011 $68,990,000,000 $172,300,000
2012 $73,141,000,000 $180,700,000
2013 $77,148,000,000 $186,400,000
2014 $80,656,100,000 $186,000,000
2015 $87,132,800,000 $183,700,000
2016 $91,370,407,864 $201,800,000
2017 $96,850,649,692 $213,700,000
2018 $100,050,036,096 $220,000,000
2019 $103,427,600,000 $232,900,000
2020 $107,351,800,000 $241,800,000
2021 - $258,900,000
2022 - $253,400,000
2023 - $259,300,000
2024 - $280,357,844

Cuba and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Marshall Islands
1970 $645 $373
1971 $770 $390
1972 $892 $416
1973 $1,079 $472
1974 $1,217 $602
1975 $1,374 $638
1976 $1,441 $672
1977 $1,472 $724
1978 $1,837 $771
1979 $2,006 $859
1980 $2,031 $868
1981 $2,046 $969
1982 $2,114 $1,046
1983 $2,222 $1,199
1984 $2,386 $1,245
1985 $2,257 $1,162
1986 $2,365 $1,425
1987 $2,440 $1,543
1988 $2,632 $1,670
1989 $2,566 $1,670
1990 $2,694 $1,758
1991 $2,269 $1,811
1992 $2,048 $1,963
1993 $2,063 $2,112
1994 $2,613 $2,265
1995 $2,785 $2,491
1996 $2,282 $2,273
1997 $2,306 $2,231
1998 $2,332 $2,254
1999 $2,562 $2,258
2000 $2,751 $2,265
2001 $2,843 $2,394
2002 $3,005 $2,566
2003 $3,203 $2,539
2004 $3,399 $2,566
2005 $3,786 $2,659
2006 $4,330 $2,754
2007 $4,807 $2,892
2008 $4,986 $2,818
2009 $5,089 $2,907
2010 $5,272 $3,095
2011 $6,104 $3,319
2012 $6,471 $3,514
2013 $6,828 $3,678
2014 $7,147 $3,735
2015 $7,728 $3,764
2016 $8,111 $4,230
2017 $8,611 $4,593
2018 $8,911 $4,858
2019 $9,232 $5,292
2020 $9,605 $5,662
2021 - $6,259
2022 - $6,323
2023 - $6,678
2024 - $7,467

Cuba vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Marshall Islands
1950 59 52.6
1951 59.4 52.7
1952 59.8 52.7
1953 60.2 52.8
1954 60.7 52.9
1955 61.2 53
1956 61.5 53.2
1957 61.9 53.4
1958 62.3 53.6
1959 62.8 54
1960 63.3 54.4
1961 63.7 54.7
1962 64.4 55.2
1963 64.3 55.7
1964 65.3 56.3
1965 65.6 56.8
1966 66.1 57.3
1967 66.5 57.8
1968 66.9 58.2
1969 67.4 58.5
1970 67.9 58.8
1971 68.4 59.1
1972 68.9 59.5
1973 69.3 59.8
1974 69.9 60.1
1975 70.4 60.3
1976 70.9 60.4
1977 71.4 60.6
1978 71.9 60.7
1979 72.3 60.8
1980 72.6 61
1981 73 61.1
1982 73.4 61.3
1983 73.6 61.5
1984 73.6 61.6
1985 73.5 61.7
1986 73.6 61.8
1987 73.6 61.8
1988 73.7 61.8
1989 73.7 61.7
1990 73.8 61.8
1991 73.8 61.8
1992 73.8 61.9
1993 73.9 62.1
1994 74.1 62.3
1995 74.3 62.5
1996 74.7 62.8
1997 75.1 63
1998 75.4 63.2
1999 75.7 63.4
2000 75.9 63.3
2001 76.4 63.7
2002 76.8 63.8
2003 77.4 64
2004 77.3 64
2005 77.5 64.1
2006 77.4 64.2
2007 77.6 64.3
2008 77.6 64.3
2009 77.6 64.4
2010 77.9 64.5
2011 78.1 64.6
2012 78.2 64.8
2013 78 65
2014 77.8 65.1
2015 77.7 65.3
2016 77.6 65.5
2017 77.3 65.7
2018 77.4 65.9
2019 77.4 66
2020 77.4 65.4
2021 73.2 65.4
2022 77.6 66.7
2023 78.1 66.9
2024 78.3 67.1
2025 78.4 67.2

Cuba and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Cuba Marshall Islands
1960 7,238,081 14,703
1961 7,387,117 15,219
1962 7,541,098 15,755
1963 7,701,660 16,302
1964 7,866,020 16,852
1965 8,030,797 17,402
1966 8,193,450 17,927
1967 8,352,625 18,655
1968 8,509,522 19,862
1969 8,666,640 21,305
1970 8,824,382 22,530
1971 8,979,085 23,366
1972 9,123,891 23,992
1973 9,255,328 24,581
1974 9,374,183 25,296
1975 9,479,726 26,154
1976 9,571,242 27,021
1977 9,648,440 27,906
1978 9,711,980 28,809
1979 9,763,355 29,738
1980 9,804,796 30,774
1981 9,849,320 32,017
1982 9,912,681 33,397
1983 9,991,026 34,811
1984 10,073,299 36,264
1985 10,157,228 37,761
1986 10,244,247 39,286
1987 10,335,342 40,828
1988 10,432,585 42,321
1989 10,533,243 43,586
1990 10,631,799 44,629
1991 10,717,640 45,568
1992 10,785,801 46,388
1993 10,841,031 47,093
1994 10,886,021 47,712
1995 10,925,362 48,266
1996 10,962,010 48,775
1997 10,997,934 49,259
1998 11,034,712 49,717
1999 11,072,230 50,202
2000 11,109,109 50,706
2001 11,144,132 51,123
2002 11,177,418 51,425
2003 11,209,383 51,639
2004 11,238,756 51,791
2005 11,262,554 51,906
2006 11,278,550 51,992
2007 11,287,272 52,035
2008 11,291,762 52,030
2009 11,294,719 52,019
2010 11,297,409 52,044
2011 11,301,571 51,907
2012 11,303,175 51,419
2013 11,298,167 50,681
2014 11,285,775 49,796
2015 11,275,065 48,800
2016 11,265,612 47,709
2017 11,247,829 46,529
2018 11,227,118 45,285
2019 11,202,846 44,007
2020 11,176,354 42,706
2021 11,122,168 41,367
2022 11,059,820 40,077
2023 11,019,931 38,827
2024 10,979,783 37,548

Fertility rates in Cuba and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Cuba

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Marshall Islands
1960 4.13 8.08
1961 4.26 8.12
1962 4.42 8.12
1963 4.56 8.12
1964 4.53 8.14
1965 4.5 8.16
1966 4.4 8.2
1967 4.29 8.17
1968 4.19 8.14
1969 4.12 8.11
1970 3.98 8.07
1971 3.8 8.04
1972 3.61 8
1973 3.4 7.95
1974 3.16 7.9
1975 2.82 7.83
1976 2.51 7.76
1977 2.21 7.67
1978 1.88 7.58
1979 1.77 7.47
1980 1.64 7.37
1981 1.59 7.27
1982 1.78 7.18
1983 1.8 7.08
1984 1.77 6.99
1985 1.77 6.87
1986 1.78 6.73
1987 1.8 6.57
1988 1.85 6.38
1989 1.83 6.18
1990 1.81 5.97
1991 1.66 5.76
1992 1.56 5.55
1993 1.49 5.38
1994 1.47 5.23
1995 1.48 5.09
1996 1.46 5.02
1997 1.59 4.96
1998 1.62 4.87
1999 1.64 4.78
2000 1.61 4.7
2001 1.6 4.58
2002 1.65 4.49
2003 1.63 4.42
2004 1.55 4.34
2005 1.49 4.28
2006 1.4 4.2
2007 1.44 4.09
2008 1.58 3.97
2009 1.68 3.83
2010 1.67 3.67
2011 1.73 3.53
2012 1.67 3.38
2013 1.68 3.25
2014 1.66 3.18
2015 1.69 3.13
2016 1.6 3.09
2017 1.59 3.06
2018 1.61 3.04
2019 1.54 3.01
2020 1.49 2.99
2021 1.43 2.96
2022 1.41 2.94
2023 1.44 2.92

Cuba and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Cuba Marshall Islands
1960 22.5 17.4
1961 22.5 17
1962 22.4 16.7
1963 22.3 16.4
1964 22.2 16.3
1965 22.1 16.3
1966 22 16.4
1967 21.9 16.6
1968 21.9 16.9
1969 21.8 17.2
1970 21.8 17.4
1971 21.9 17.1
1972 21.9 16.6
1973 22.1 16.2
1974 22.2 16
1975 22.5 15.9
1976 22.7 15.7
1977 23 15.5
1978 23.4 15.3
1979 23.7 15.1
1980 24.1 15
1981 24.5 14.9
1982 24.8 14.9
1983 25.1 14.9
1984 25.5 14.8
1985 25.9 14.8
1986 26.3 14.7
1987 26.7 14.7
1988 27.1 14.7
1989 27.5 14.8
1990 27.9 14.9
1991 28.3 15.2
1992 28.7 15.4
1993 29.2 15.8
1994 29.7 16.1
1995 30.3 16.5
1996 30.9 16.9
1997 31.4 17.2
1998 32 17.6
1999 32.5 17.9
2000 33.1 18.2
2001 33.6 18.5
2002 34.2 18.8
2003 34.7 19.1
2004 35.2 19.4
2005 35.7 19.7
2006 36.2 19.9
2007 36.8 20.2
2008 37.3 20.4
2009 37.7 20.5
2010 38.2 20.6
2011 38.6 20.6
2012 39.1 20.8
2013 39.7 21
2014 40.2 21.3
2015 40.6 21.6
2016 40.9 21.9
2017 41.3 22.2
2018 41.6 22.4
2019 41.9 22.6
2020 42.1 22.6
2021 42.3 22.5
2022 42.5 22.2
2023 42.8 21.9
2024 43.1 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
n/a
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
n/a
Personal remittances received n/a
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
15.6%
2018

Energy

Cuba Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
12.2%
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
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-1,765
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
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
52
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
75
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
95.8%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Cuba Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Cuba Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
1,260 mi
2007

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