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Cuba vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 103rd vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Namibia
Population
10937204
3141364
Population rank 89/197 134/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$11,687
2024
Government debt n/a
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Cuba and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Namibia
Year GDP
Cuba Namibia
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 $2,421,990,338
1981 $20,150,254,096 $2,249,908,578
1982 $20,953,510,235 $2,118,710,248
1983 $22,204,940,512 $2,297,400,688
1984 $24,039,383,608 $1,951,260,038
1985 $22,920,490,774 $1,608,237,350
1986 $24,226,574,634 $1,809,048,527
1987 $25,213,935,012 $2,300,068,217
1988 $27,458,999,472 $2,495,094,746
1989 $27,023,468,666 $2,535,135,798
1990 $28,645,436,569 $2,789,921,854
1991 $24,316,556,026 $2,996,869,281
1992 $22,085,858,243 $3,429,521,699
1993 $22,367,254,865 $3,251,188,833
1994 $28,448,326,757 $3,666,503,530
1995 $30,429,803,651 $3,978,514,206
1996 $25,017,368,700 $3,989,163,197
1997 $25,365,908,100 $4,154,989,950
1998 $25,736,331,200 $3,873,109,866
1999 $28,364,615,200 $3,868,551,730
2000 $30,565,400,000 $3,922,232,165
2001 $31,682,400,000 $3,557,341,215
2002 $33,590,500,000 $3,349,169,826
2003 $35,901,200,000 $4,926,439,384
2004 $38,203,000,000 $6,609,205,995
2005 $42,643,836,100 $7,248,374,838
2006 $48,835,925,926 $8,001,779,551
2007 $54,262,870,370 $8,839,536,476
2008 $56,302,129,630 $8,607,431,497
2009 $57,481,481,481 $8,938,847,189
2010 $59,562,962,963 $11,431,412,421
2011 $68,990,000,000 $12,523,359,441
2012 $73,141,000,000 $13,042,053,592
2013 $77,148,000,000 $12,043,307,277
2014 $80,656,100,000 $12,435,430,970
2015 $87,132,800,000 $11,335,161,084
2016 $91,370,407,864 $10,722,018,732
2017 $96,850,649,692 $12,895,153,371
2018 $100,050,036,096 $13,682,019,076
2019 $103,427,600,000 $12,541,928,303
2020 $107,351,800,000 $10,583,748,542
2021 - $12,402,486,184
2022 - $12,569,449,123
2023 - $12,408,271,448
2024 - $13,372,354,269

Cuba and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Namibia
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 $2,468
1981 $2,046 $2,267
1982 $2,114 $2,097
1983 $2,222 $2,214
1984 $2,386 $1,830
1985 $2,257 $1,466
1986 $2,365 $1,599
1987 $2,440 $1,969
1988 $2,632 $2,063
1989 $2,566 $1,967
1990 $2,694 $2,037
1991 $2,269 $2,117
1992 $2,048 $2,347
1993 $2,063 $2,155
1994 $2,613 $2,356
1995 $2,785 $2,483
1996 $2,282 $2,423
1997 $2,306 $2,460
1998 $2,332 $2,235
1999 $2,562 $2,178
2000 $2,751 $2,157
2001 $2,843 $1,916
2002 $3,005 $1,772
2003 $3,203 $2,569
2004 $3,399 $3,403
2005 $3,786 $3,686
2006 $4,330 $4,017
2007 $4,807 $4,379
2008 $4,986 $4,205
2009 $5,089 $4,303
2010 $5,272 $5,418
2011 $6,104 $5,835
2012 $6,471 $5,943
2013 $6,828 $5,347
2014 $7,147 $5,378
2015 $7,728 $4,774
2016 $8,111 $4,396
2017 $8,611 $5,144
2018 $8,911 $5,309
2019 $9,232 $4,732
2020 $9,605 $3,879
2021 - $4,413
2022 - $4,350
2023 - $4,188
2024 - $4,413

Cuba vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Namibia
1950 59 41.9
1951 59.4 42.5
1952 59.8 43.1
1953 60.2 43.8
1954 60.7 44.4
1955 61.2 45
1956 61.5 45.7
1957 61.9 46.4
1958 62.3 47.1
1959 62.8 47.8
1960 63.3 48.5
1961 63.7 49.2
1962 64.4 50
1963 64.3 50.6
1964 65.3 51.3
1965 65.6 52
1966 66.1 52.3
1967 66.5 52.9
1968 66.9 53.6
1969 67.4 54.1
1970 67.9 54.7
1971 68.4 55.3
1972 68.9 55.8
1973 69.3 56.4
1974 69.9 56.9
1975 70.4 57.6
1976 70.9 58
1977 71.4 58.6
1978 71.9 59.1
1979 72.3 59.5
1980 72.6 56.6
1981 73 56.9
1982 73.4 57.3
1983 73.6 57.6
1984 73.6 58.1
1985 73.5 58.5
1986 73.6 58.7
1987 73.6 59.1
1988 73.7 59
1989 73.7 60.8
1990 73.8 61.4
1991 73.8 60.8
1992 73.8 60.2
1993 73.9 59.3
1994 74.1 58.4
1995 74.3 57.5
1996 74.7 56.6
1997 75.1 55.8
1998 75.4 54.8
1999 75.7 54
2000 75.9 52.9
2001 76.4 52
2002 76.8 52
2003 77.4 51.9
2004 77.3 52.2
2005 77.5 52.6
2006 77.4 53.2
2007 77.6 54
2008 77.6 54.7
2009 77.6 55.3
2010 77.9 56.1
2011 78.1 56.6
2012 78.2 57.7
2013 78 58.5
2014 77.8 59.3
2015 77.7 60
2016 77.6 60.8
2017 77.3 61.7
2018 77.4 62.6
2019 77.4 63.5
2020 77.4 64.1
2021 73.2 60.8
2022 77.6 64.2
2023 78.1 67.4
2024 78.3 67.5
2025 78.4 67.7

Cuba and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Namibia
Year Population
Cuba Namibia
1960 7,238,081 591,465
1961 7,387,117 603,067
1962 7,541,098 615,759
1963 7,701,660 629,589
1964 7,866,020 644,530
1965 8,030,797 660,558
1966 8,193,450 677,655
1967 8,352,625 696,045
1968 8,509,522 715,542
1969 8,666,640 736,120
1970 8,824,382 757,868
1971 8,979,085 780,584
1972 9,123,891 804,399
1973 9,255,328 828,928
1974 9,374,183 854,320
1975 9,479,726 881,032
1976 9,571,242 906,566
1977 9,648,440 931,104
1978 9,711,980 947,269
1979 9,763,355 962,825
1980 9,804,796 981,434
1981 9,849,320 992,500
1982 9,912,681 1,010,308
1983 9,991,026 1,037,511
1984 10,073,299 1,065,989
1985 10,157,228 1,096,890
1986 10,244,247 1,131,081
1987 10,335,342 1,167,889
1988 10,432,585 1,209,696
1989 10,533,243 1,288,947
1990 10,631,799 1,369,303
1991 10,717,640 1,415,684
1992 10,785,801 1,461,322
1993 10,841,031 1,508,697
1994 10,886,021 1,556,304
1995 10,925,362 1,602,170
1996 10,962,010 1,646,103
1997 10,997,934 1,689,264
1998 11,034,712 1,732,745
1999 11,072,230 1,776,368
2000 11,109,109 1,818,647
2001 11,144,132 1,857,048
2002 11,177,418 1,889,970
2003 11,209,383 1,917,464
2004 11,238,756 1,942,082
2005 11,262,554 1,966,582
2006 11,278,550 1,991,888
2007 11,287,272 2,018,600
2008 11,291,762 2,047,056
2009 11,294,719 2,077,394
2010 11,297,409 2,109,811
2011 11,301,571 2,146,325
2012 11,303,175 2,194,654
2013 11,298,167 2,252,508
2014 11,285,775 2,312,139
2015 11,275,065 2,374,300
2016 11,265,612 2,439,213
2017 11,247,829 2,506,853
2018 11,227,118 2,577,327
2019 11,202,846 2,650,494
2020 11,176,354 2,728,762
2021 11,122,168 2,810,548
2022 11,059,820 2,889,662
2023 11,019,931 2,963,095
2024 10,979,783 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Cuba and Namibia

Fertility rate
Cuba

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Namibia
1960 4.13 6.24
1961 4.26 6.29
1962 4.42 6.35
1963 4.56 6.41
1964 4.53 6.43
1965 4.5 6.45
1966 4.4 6.47
1967 4.29 6.49
1968 4.19 6.5
1969 4.12 6.51
1970 3.98 6.52
1971 3.8 6.52
1972 3.61 6.53
1973 3.4 6.54
1974 3.16 6.55
1975 2.82 6.53
1976 2.51 6.49
1977 2.21 6.44
1978 1.88 6.38
1979 1.77 6.31
1980 1.64 6.24
1981 1.59 6.16
1982 1.78 6.08
1983 1.8 6
1984 1.77 5.94
1985 1.77 5.88
1986 1.78 5.79
1987 1.8 5.7
1988 1.85 5.61
1989 1.83 5.52
1990 1.81 5.4
1991 1.66 5.29
1992 1.56 5.11
1993 1.49 4.91
1994 1.47 4.68
1995 1.48 4.42
1996 1.46 4.2
1997 1.59 4.17
1998 1.62 4.18
1999 1.64 4.14
2000 1.61 3.99
2001 1.6 3.83
2002 1.65 3.69
2003 1.63 3.58
2004 1.55 3.55
2005 1.49 3.57
2006 1.4 3.6
2007 1.44 3.61
2008 1.58 3.62
2009 1.68 3.63
2010 1.67 3.66
2011 1.73 3.66
2012 1.67 3.68
2013 1.68 3.65
2014 1.66 3.64
2015 1.69 3.6
2016 1.6 3.57
2017 1.59 3.51
2018 1.61 3.46
2019 1.54 3.4
2020 1.49 3.35
2021 1.43 3.3
2022 1.41 3.25
2023 1.44 3.21

Cuba and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Cuba Namibia
1960 22.5 18.9
1961 22.5 18.7
1962 22.4 18.6
1963 22.3 18.5
1964 22.2 18.4
1965 22.1 18.4
1966 22 18.3
1967 21.9 18.3
1968 21.9 18.2
1969 21.8 18.1
1970 21.8 18.1
1971 21.9 18
1972 21.9 17.9
1973 22.1 17.8
1974 22.2 17.7
1975 22.5 17.6
1976 22.7 17.5
1977 23 17.3
1978 23.4 17
1979 23.7 16.8
1980 24.1 16.6
1981 24.5 16.4
1982 24.8 16.3
1983 25.1 16.4
1984 25.5 16.5
1985 25.9 16.7
1986 26.3 16.9
1987 26.7 17
1988 27.1 17.3
1989 27.5 17.8
1990 27.9 18.3
1991 28.3 18.4
1992 28.7 18.4
1993 29.2 18.5
1994 29.7 18.5
1995 30.3 18.6
1996 30.9 18.7
1997 31.4 18.8
1998 32 18.9
1999 32.5 18.9
2000 33.1 19
2001 33.6 19.1
2002 34.2 19.2
2003 34.7 19.3
2004 35.2 19.4
2005 35.7 19.6
2006 36.2 19.7
2007 36.8 19.9
2008 37.3 20
2009 37.7 20.3
2010 38.2 20.5
2011 38.6 20.7
2012 39.1 20.9
2013 39.7 21.1
2014 40.2 21.3
2015 40.6 21.4
2016 40.9 21.5
2017 41.3 21.6
2018 41.6 21.7
2019 41.9 21.8
2020 42.1 21.8
2021 42.3 21.8
2022 42.5 21.8
2023 42.8 21.9
2024 43.1 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
3.99%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.9%
2024

Energy

Cuba Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Cuba Namibia
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
87.6%
2023
English speaking
6%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Cuba Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Namibia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025

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