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Cuba vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 103rd vs. 74th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba New Zealand
Population
10937204
5406623
Population rank 89/197 124/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$260B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$55,094
2024
Government debt n/a
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Cuba and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Cuba and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Cuba

New Zealand
Year GDP
Cuba New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 $5,693,005,200 $6,495,605,331
1971 $6,914,658,400 $7,911,136,757
1972 $8,135,150,892 $9,567,331,065
1973 $9,987,709,650 $12,802,281,898
1974 $11,405,957,317 $13,940,981,798
1975 $13,027,415,244 $12,861,983,284
1976 $13,789,579,903 $13,604,832,424
1977 $14,206,158,675 $15,446,825,318
1978 $17,844,705,325 $18,530,518,395
1979 $19,584,443,288 $20,731,243,113
1980 $19,912,889,861 $23,244,547,385
1981 $20,150,254,096 $24,417,617,184
1982 $20,953,510,235 $24,164,603,059
1983 $22,204,940,512 $24,309,279,706
1984 $24,039,383,608 $21,665,975,319
1985 $22,920,490,774 $24,679,795,396
1986 $24,226,574,634 $30,604,668,357
1987 $25,213,935,012 $40,376,354,070
1988 $27,458,999,472 $45,176,811,594
1989 $27,023,468,666 $43,920,222,525
1990 $28,645,436,569 $45,495,129,385
1991 $24,316,556,026 $42,745,329,732
1992 $22,085,858,243 $41,649,829,860
1993 $22,367,254,865 $46,775,620,817
1994 $28,448,326,757 $55,314,732,279
1995 $30,429,803,651 $63,918,703,507
1996 $25,017,368,700 $70,140,835,299
1997 $25,365,908,100 $66,075,143,415
1998 $25,736,331,200 $56,227,169,851
1999 $28,364,615,200 $58,762,260,626
2000 $30,565,400,000 $52,623,281,957
2001 $31,682,400,000 $53,872,425,917
2002 $33,590,500,000 $66,627,729,311
2003 $35,901,200,000 $88,250,885,550
2004 $38,203,000,000 $103,905,210,084
2005 $42,643,836,100 $114,720,129,550
2006 $48,835,925,926 $111,538,810,713
2007 $54,262,870,370 $137,188,946,866
2008 $56,302,129,630 $133,437,126,590
2009 $57,481,481,481 $121,663,439,315
2010 $59,562,962,963 $146,887,902,524
2011 $68,990,000,000 $168,484,908,960
2012 $73,141,000,000 $176,560,711,239
2013 $77,148,000,000 $191,012,364,177
2014 $80,656,100,000 $201,518,402,787
2015 $87,132,800,000 $178,224,167,088
2016 $91,370,407,864 $189,100,085,275
2017 $96,850,649,692 $206,745,969,246
2018 $100,050,036,096 $211,985,631,173
2019 $103,427,600,000 $213,006,341,102
2020 $107,351,800,000 $213,029,554,654
2021 - $253,977,931,815
2022 - $249,509,991,440
2023 - $255,194,972,673
2024 - $260,235,932,559

Cuba and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Cuba New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 $645 $2,311
1971 $770 $2,773
1972 $892 $3,295
1973 $1,079 $4,323
1974 $1,217 $4,611
1975 $1,374 $4,172
1976 $1,441 $4,374
1977 $1,472 $4,951
1978 $1,837 $5,937
1979 $2,006 $6,668
1980 $2,031 $7,467
1981 $2,046 $7,814
1982 $2,114 $7,656
1983 $2,222 $7,598
1984 $2,386 $6,714
1985 $2,257 $7,601
1986 $2,365 $9,428
1987 $2,440 $12,331
1988 $2,632 $13,759
1989 $2,566 $13,312
1990 $2,694 $13,663
1991 $2,269 $12,230
1992 $2,048 $11,793
1993 $2,063 $13,094
1994 $2,613 $15,280
1995 $2,785 $17,400
1996 $2,282 $18,794
1997 $2,306 $17,474
1998 $2,332 $14,738
1999 $2,562 $15,322
2000 $2,751 $13,641
2001 $2,843 $13,883
2002 $3,005 $16,874
2003 $3,203 $21,914
2004 $3,399 $25,420
2005 $3,786 $27,751
2006 $4,330 $26,655
2007 $4,807 $32,480
2008 $4,986 $31,325
2009 $5,089 $28,277
2010 $5,272 $33,762
2011 $6,104 $38,432
2012 $6,471 $40,054
2013 $6,828 $43,000
2014 $7,147 $44,618
2015 $7,728 $38,665
2016 $8,111 $40,114
2017 $8,611 $42,950
2018 $8,911 $43,257
2019 $9,232 $42,779
2020 $9,605 $41,851
2021 - $49,689
2022 - $48,760
2023 - $48,655
2024 - $48,747

Cuba vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba New Zealand
1950 59 69.3
1951 59.4 69.1
1952 59.8 69.4
1953 60.2 70.2
1954 60.7 70.3
1955 61.2 70.5
1956 61.5 70.7
1957 61.9 70.3
1958 62.3 70.9
1959 62.8 70.8
1960 63.3 71.2
1961 63.7 70.9
1962 64.4 71.2
1963 64.3 71.3
1964 65.3 71.3
1965 65.6 71.2
1966 66.1 71.1
1967 66.5 71.4
1968 66.9 71.1
1969 67.4 71.5
1970 67.9 71.2
1971 68.4 71.7
1972 68.9 71.8
1973 69.3 71.7
1974 69.9 71.9
1975 70.4 72.2
1976 70.9 72.4
1977 71.4 72.1
1978 71.9 73
1979 72.3 73.1
1980 72.6 72.9
1981 73 73.6
1982 73.4 73.7
1983 73.6 73.8
1984 73.6 74.4
1985 73.5 73.9
1986 73.6 74.1
1987 73.6 74.2
1988 73.7 74.5
1989 73.7 74.9
1990 73.8 75.4
1991 73.8 76.1
1992 73.8 76.2
1993 73.9 76.5
1994 74.1 76.9
1995 74.3 76.8
1996 74.7 76.8
1997 75.1 77.3
1998 75.4 78.2
1999 75.7 77.9
2000 75.9 78.7
2001 76.4 78.7
2002 76.8 78.9
2003 77.4 79.1
2004 77.3 79.4
2005 77.5 80
2006 77.4 80
2007 77.6 80.1
2008 77.6 80.2
2009 77.6 80.5
2010 77.9 81.1
2011 78.1 80.8
2012 78.2 81.2
2013 78 81.6
2014 77.8 81.4
2015 77.7 81.6
2016 77.6 82
2017 77.3 81.6
2018 77.4 81.9
2019 77.4 81.8
2020 77.4 82.7
2021 73.2 82.3
2022 77.6 81
2023 78.1 82.1
2024 78.3 82.2
2025 78.4 82.4

Cuba and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

New Zealand
Year Population
Cuba New Zealand
1960 7,238,081 2,371,800
1961 7,387,117 2,419,700
1962 7,541,098 2,482,000
1963 7,701,660 2,531,800
1964 7,866,020 2,585,400
1965 8,030,797 2,628,400
1966 8,193,450 2,675,900
1967 8,352,625 2,724,100
1968 8,509,522 2,748,100
1969 8,666,640 2,772,800
1970 8,824,382 2,810,700
1971 8,979,085 2,853,000
1972 9,123,891 2,903,900
1973 9,255,328 2,961,300
1974 9,374,183 3,023,700
1975 9,479,726 3,083,100
1976 9,571,242 3,110,500
1977 9,648,440 3,120,200
1978 9,711,980 3,121,200
1979 9,763,355 3,109,000
1980 9,804,796 3,112,900
1981 9,849,320 3,124,900
1982 9,912,681 3,156,100
1983 9,991,026 3,199,300
1984 10,073,299 3,227,100
1985 10,157,228 3,247,100
1986 10,244,247 3,246,300
1987 10,335,342 3,274,400
1988 10,432,585 3,283,400
1989 10,533,243 3,299,200
1990 10,631,799 3,329,800
1991 10,717,640 3,495,100
1992 10,785,801 3,531,700
1993 10,841,031 3,572,200
1994 10,886,021 3,620,000
1995 10,925,362 3,673,400
1996 10,962,010 3,732,000
1997 10,997,934 3,781,300
1998 11,034,712 3,815,000
1999 11,072,230 3,835,100
2000 11,109,109 3,857,700
2001 11,144,132 3,880,500
2002 11,177,418 3,948,500
2003 11,209,383 4,027,200
2004 11,238,756 4,087,500
2005 11,262,554 4,133,900
2006 11,278,550 4,184,600
2007 11,287,272 4,223,800
2008 11,291,762 4,259,800
2009 11,294,719 4,302,600
2010 11,297,409 4,350,700
2011 11,301,571 4,384,000
2012 11,303,175 4,408,100
2013 11,298,167 4,442,100
2014 11,285,775 4,516,500
2015 11,275,065 4,609,400
2016 11,265,612 4,714,100
2017 11,247,829 4,813,600
2018 11,227,118 4,900,600
2019 11,202,846 4,979,200
2020 11,176,354 5,090,200
2021 11,122,168 5,111,300
2022 11,059,820 5,117,100
2023 11,019,931 5,245,000
2024 10,979,783 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Cuba and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Cuba

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Cuba New Zealand
1960 4.13 4.24
1961 4.26 4.31
1962 4.42 4.19
1963 4.56 4.05
1964 4.53 3.8
1965 4.5 3.54
1966 4.4 3.41
1967 4.29 3.35
1968 4.19 3.34
1969 4.12 3.28
1970 3.98 3.17
1971 3.8 3.18
1972 3.61 3
1973 3.4 2.76
1974 3.16 2.58
1975 2.82 2.37
1976 2.51 2.27
1977 2.21 2.21
1978 1.88 2.07
1979 1.77 2.12
1980 1.64 2.03
1981 1.59 2.01
1982 1.78 1.95
1983 1.8 1.92
1984 1.77 1.93
1985 1.77 1.93
1986 1.78 1.96
1987 1.8 2.03
1988 1.85 2.1
1989 1.83 2.12
1990 1.81 2.18
1991 1.66 2.09
1992 1.56 2.06
1993 1.49 2.04
1994 1.47 1.98
1995 1.48 1.98
1996 1.46 1.96
1997 1.59 1.96
1998 1.62 1.89
1999 1.64 1.97
2000 1.61 1.98
2001 1.6 1.97
2002 1.65 1.89
2003 1.63 1.93
2004 1.55 1.98
2005 1.49 1.97
2006 1.4 2.01
2007 1.44 2.18
2008 1.58 2.19
2009 1.68 2.13
2010 1.67 2.17
2011 1.73 2.09
2012 1.67 2.1
2013 1.68 2.01
2014 1.66 1.92
2015 1.69 1.99
2016 1.6 1.87
2017 1.59 1.81
2018 1.61 1.71
2019 1.54 1.72
2020 1.49 1.61
2021 1.43 1.64
2022 1.41 1.66
2023 1.44 1.56

Cuba and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Cuba New Zealand
1960 22.5 27.5
1961 22.5 27.1
1962 22.4 26.8
1963 22.3 26.4
1964 22.2 26.2
1965 22.1 26
1966 22 25.9
1967 21.9 25.8
1968 21.9 25.7
1969 21.8 25.7
1970 21.8 25.6
1971 21.9 25.7
1972 21.9 25.9
1973 22.1 26
1974 22.2 26.2
1975 22.5 26.3
1976 22.7 26.5
1977 23 26.8
1978 23.4 27.1
1979 23.7 27.5
1980 24.1 27.9
1981 24.5 28.2
1982 24.8 28.5
1983 25.1 28.8
1984 25.5 29.1
1985 25.9 29.4
1986 26.3 29.8
1987 26.7 30.1
1988 27.1 30.4
1989 27.5 30.8
1990 27.9 31.1
1991 28.3 31.4
1992 28.7 31.7
1993 29.2 32
1994 29.7 32.3
1995 30.3 32.6
1996 30.9 32.8
1997 31.4 33.2
1998 32 33.6
1999 32.5 34
2000 33.1 34.3
2001 33.6 34.6
2002 34.2 34.8
2003 34.7 35
2004 35.2 35.2
2005 35.7 35.5
2006 36.2 35.8
2007 36.8 36.1
2008 37.3 36.4
2009 37.7 36.6
2010 38.2 36.8
2011 38.6 37
2012 39.1 37.2
2013 39.7 37.4
2014 40.2 37.5
2015 40.6 37.4
2016 40.9 37.3
2017 41.3 37.2
2018 41.6 37.3
2019 41.9 37.3
2020 42.1 37.5
2021 42.3 37.8
2022 42.5 38.1
2023 42.8 38.3
2024 43.1 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
78.1
2025
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
18.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
97.9%
2024

Energy

Cuba New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba New Zealand
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
6%
2025
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
96.2%
2023

Health

Cuba New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$561
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba New Zealand
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
60,159 mi
2020

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