Cuba vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 103rd vs. 98th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Cuba and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP

Cuba

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP
	Cuba	Nicaragua
1960	-	$227,223,322
1961	-	$244,144,237
1962	-	$269,283,804
1963	-	$297,324,163
1964	-	$347,119,918
1965	-	$564,290,020
1966	-	$607,140,010
1967	-	$657,140,011
1968	-	$692,859,985
1969	-	$750,000,003
1970	$5,693,005,200	$778,569,939
1971	$6,914,658,400	$828,569,953
1972	$8,135,150,892	$878,570,045
1973	$9,987,709,650	$1,092,900,015
1974	$11,405,957,317	$1,521,400,012
1975	$13,027,415,244	$1,581,599,959
1976	$13,789,579,903	$1,836,899,999
1977	$14,206,158,675	$2,226,999,874
1978	$17,844,705,325	$2,127,699,979
1979	$19,584,443,288	$1,567,599,982
1980	$19,912,889,861	$2,144,300,006
1981	$20,150,254,096	$2,474,700,227
1982	$20,953,510,235	$2,454,499,872
1983	$22,204,940,512	$2,753,100,058
1984	$24,039,383,608	$3,117,599,872
1985	$22,920,490,774	$2,683,699,935
1986	$24,226,574,634	$2,885,799,994
1987	$25,213,935,012	$3,851,200,118
1988	$27,458,999,472	$2,630,900,096
1989	$27,023,468,666	$1,013,184,756
1990	$28,645,436,569	$1,009,455,484
1991	$24,316,556,026	$1,488,804,124
1992	$22,085,858,243	$1,792,800,000
1993	$22,367,254,865	$1,756,454,248
1994	$28,448,326,757	$3,863,185,119
1995	$30,429,803,651	$4,140,470,000
1996	$25,017,368,700	$4,308,351,903
1997	$25,365,908,100	$4,389,973,490
1998	$25,736,331,200	$4,635,347,386
1999	$28,364,615,200	$4,856,026,259
2000	$30,565,400,000	$5,109,587,050
2001	$31,682,400,000	$5,351,752,034
2002	$33,590,500,000	$5,223,727,303
2003	$35,901,200,000	$5,322,228,351
2004	$38,203,000,000	$5,792,932,838
2005	$42,643,836,100	$6,321,324,279
2006	$48,835,925,926	$6,763,672,381
2007	$54,262,870,370	$7,423,375,015
2008	$56,302,129,630	$8,496,967,597
2009	$57,481,481,481	$8,298,702,489
2010	$59,562,962,963	$8,758,602,233
2011	$68,990,000,000	$9,774,329,333
2012	$73,141,000,000	$10,532,017,232
2013	$77,148,000,000	$10,982,988,249
2014	$80,656,100,000	$11,880,438,824
2015	$87,132,800,000	$12,756,696,261
2016	$91,370,407,864	$13,286,093,388
2017	$96,850,649,692	$13,785,893,007
2018	$100,050,036,096	$13,025,221,974
2019	$103,427,600,000	$12,699,023,614
2020	$107,351,800,000	$12,726,422,432
2021	-	$14,209,020,362
2022	-	$15,634,572,502
2023	-	$17,805,842,284
2024	-	$19,693,982,968

Cuba and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita

Cuba

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Cuba	Nicaragua
1960	-	$127.5
1961	-	$132.9
1962	-	$142.3
1963	-	$152.5
1964	-	$172.7
1965	-	$272.3
1966	-	$284
1967	-	$297.9
1968	-	$304
1969	-	$319
1970	$645	$321
1971	$770	$331
1972	$892	$341
1973	$1,079	$413
1974	$1,217	$557
1975	$1,374	$561
1976	$1,441	$633
1977	$1,472	$744
1978	$1,837	$691
1979	$2,006	$495
1980	$2,031	$659
1981	$2,046	$740
1982	$2,114	$714
1983	$2,222	$780
1984	$2,386	$861
1985	$2,257	$724
1986	$2,365	$761
1987	$2,440	$992
1988	$2,632	$662
1989	$2,566	$249.2
1990	$2,694	$242.5
1991	$2,269	$350
1992	$2,048	$411
1993	$2,063	$394
1994	$2,613	$849
1995	$2,785	$892
1996	$2,282	$911
1997	$2,306	$913
1998	$2,332	$949
1999	$2,562	$980
2000	$2,751	$1,017
2001	$2,843	$1,052
2002	$3,005	$1,014
2003	$3,203	$1,021
2004	$3,399	$1,099
2005	$3,786	$1,183
2006	$4,330	$1,248
2007	$4,807	$1,350
2008	$4,986	$1,524
2009	$5,089	$1,467
2010	$5,272	$1,527
2011	$6,104	$1,680
2012	$6,471	$1,785
2013	$6,828	$1,835
2014	$7,147	$1,958
2015	$7,728	$2,074
2016	$8,111	$2,132
2017	$8,611	$2,183
2018	$8,911	$2,035
2019	$9,232	$1,959
2020	$9,605	$1,938
2021	-	$2,138
2022	-	$2,323
2023	-	$2,609
2024	-	$2,848

Cuba vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Cuba

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Cuba	Nicaragua
1950	59	40.6
1951	59.4	40.8
1952	59.8	41.9
1953	60.2	42.4
1954	60.7	43.1
1955	61.2	43.7
1956	61.5	44.3
1957	61.9	44.9
1958	62.3	45.5
1959	62.8	46.1
1960	63.3	46.4
1961	63.7	47.3
1962	64.4	48
1963	64.3	48.8
1964	65.3	49.6
1965	65.6	50.6
1966	66.1	51.6
1967	66.5	52.3
1968	66.9	52.9
1969	67.4	53.4
1970	67.9	53.8
1971	68.4	54.2
1972	68.9	48
1973	69.3	55
1974	69.9	55.4
1975	70.4	55.8
1976	70.9	56.1
1977	71.4	56.1
1978	71.9	53.5
1979	72.3	50.8
1980	72.6	58
1981	73	58.3
1982	73.4	58.7
1983	73.6	56.9
1984	73.6	56.1
1985	73.5	56.4
1986	73.6	57.6
1987	73.6	57.3
1988	73.7	59.8
1989	73.7	61.9
1990	73.8	62.5
1991	73.8	63.3
1992	73.8	63.7
1993	73.9	64.1
1994	74.1	64.5
1995	74.3	64.9
1996	74.7	65.2
1997	75.1	65.5
1998	75.4	64.1
1999	75.7	65.9
2000	75.9	66.4
2001	76.4	67
2002	76.8	68
2003	77.4	68.7
2004	77.3	69.5
2005	77.5	70.4
2006	77.4	71
2007	77.6	71.2
2008	77.6	71.4
2009	77.6	71.5
2010	77.9	71.8
2011	78.1	72
2012	78.2	72.4
2013	78	72.6
2014	77.8	72.8
2015	77.7	72.9
2016	77.6	73.2
2017	77.3	73.4
2018	77.4	73.9
2019	77.4	73.8
2020	77.4	70.8
2021	73.2	70.5
2022	77.6	74.5
2023	78.1	74.9
2024	78.3	75.1
2025	78.4	75.3

Cuba and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population

Cuba

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Population
	Cuba	Nicaragua
1960	7,238,081	1,782,370
1961	7,387,117	1,836,451
1962	7,541,098	1,892,320
1963	7,701,660	1,950,159
1964	7,866,020	2,010,176
1965	8,030,797	2,072,681
1966	8,193,450	2,137,820
1967	8,352,625	2,205,567
1968	8,509,522	2,275,836
1969	8,666,640	2,348,398
1970	8,824,382	2,423,065
1971	8,979,085	2,499,825
1972	9,123,891	2,573,578
1973	9,255,328	2,649,278
1974	9,374,183	2,732,075
1975	9,479,726	2,816,943
1976	9,571,242	2,903,851
1977	9,648,440	2,992,534
1978	9,711,980	3,080,314
1979	9,763,355	3,164,525
1980	9,804,796	3,252,403
1981	9,849,320	3,345,674
1982	9,912,681	3,438,745
1983	9,991,026	3,530,282
1984	10,073,299	3,619,104
1985	10,157,228	3,706,479
1986	10,244,247	3,794,157
1987	10,335,342	3,882,164
1988	10,432,585	3,972,320
1989	10,533,243	4,066,476
1990	10,631,799	4,162,559
1991	10,717,640	4,259,637
1992	10,785,801	4,357,026
1993	10,841,031	4,453,732
1994	10,886,021	4,549,316
1995	10,925,362	4,642,931
1996	10,962,010	4,729,974
1997	10,997,934	4,809,573
1998	11,034,712	4,883,655
1999	11,072,230	4,954,018
2000	11,109,109	5,022,633
2001	11,144,132	5,087,825
2002	11,177,418	5,149,909
2003	11,209,383	5,210,963
2004	11,238,756	5,272,912
2005	11,262,554	5,342,105
2006	11,278,550	5,418,855
2007	11,287,272	5,497,243
2008	11,291,762	5,576,593
2009	11,294,719	5,656,601
2010	11,297,409	5,737,450
2011	11,301,571	5,819,051
2012	11,303,175	5,901,287
2013	11,298,167	5,983,845
2014	11,285,775	6,066,492
2015	11,275,065	6,149,417
2016	11,265,612	6,232,666
2017	11,247,829	6,316,231
2018	11,227,118	6,400,080
2019	11,202,846	6,483,657
2020	11,176,354	6,565,267
2021	11,122,168	6,644,741
2022	11,059,820	6,730,654
2023	11,019,931	6,823,613
2024	10,979,783	6,916,140

Fertility rates in Cuba and Nicaragua

Fertility rate

Cuba

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cuba	Nicaragua
1960	4.13	7.16
1961	4.26	7.11
1962	4.42	7.1
1963	4.56	7.08
1964	4.53	7.06
1965	4.5	7.03
1966	4.4	6.99
1967	4.29	6.94
1968	4.19	6.89
1969	4.12	6.83
1970	3.98	6.77
1971	3.8	6.71
1972	3.61	6.65
1973	3.4	6.59
1974	3.16	6.52
1975	2.82	6.45
1976	2.51	6.37
1977	2.21	6.28
1978	1.88	6.16
1979	1.77	6.07
1980	1.64	5.96
1981	1.59	5.84
1982	1.78	5.74
1983	1.8	5.61
1984	1.77	5.49
1985	1.77	5.36
1986	1.78	5.22
1987	1.8	5.07
1988	1.85	4.93
1989	1.83	4.76
1990	1.81	4.6
1991	1.66	4.43
1992	1.56	4.27
1993	1.49	4.1
1994	1.47	3.94
1995	1.48	3.78
1996	1.46	3.62
1997	1.59	3.47
1998	1.62	3.34
1999	1.64	3.22
2000	1.61	3.12
2001	1.6	3
2002	1.65	2.89
2003	1.63	2.83
2004	1.55	2.78
2005	1.49	2.77
2006	1.4	2.73
2007	1.44	2.7
2008	1.58	2.66
2009	1.68	2.63
2010	1.67	2.6
2011	1.73	2.56
2012	1.67	2.53
2013	1.68	2.49
2014	1.66	2.46
2015	1.69	2.43
2016	1.6	2.41
2017	1.59	2.38
2018	1.61	2.35
2019	1.54	2.32
2020	1.49	2.3
2021	1.43	2.27
2022	1.41	2.24
2023	1.44	2.22

Cuba and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age

Cuba

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Cuba	Nicaragua
1960	22.5	16.2
1961	22.5	16.1
1962	22.4	16
1963	22.3	15.9
1964	22.2	15.9
1965	22.1	15.9
1966	22	16
1967	21.9	16
1968	21.9	16
1969	21.8	16.1
1970	21.8	16.1
1971	21.9	16.1
1972	21.9	16.2
1973	22.1	16.2
1974	22.2	16.2
1975	22.5	16.2
1976	22.7	16.2
1977	23	16.2
1978	23.4	16.2
1979	23.7	16.2
1980	24.1	16.2
1981	24.5	16.2
1982	24.8	16.2
1983	25.1	16.3
1984	25.5	16.3
1985	25.9	16.3
1986	26.3	16.3
1987	26.7	16.4
1988	27.1	16.4
1989	27.5	16.5
1990	27.9	16.7
1991	28.3	16.8
1992	28.7	17
1993	29.2	17.2
1994	29.7	17.4
1995	30.3	17.6
1996	30.9	17.9
1997	31.4	18.1
1998	32	18.4
1999	32.5	18.8
2000	33.1	19.1
2001	33.6	19.4
2002	34.2	19.7
2003	34.7	20.1
2004	35.2	20.4
2005	35.7	20.8
2006	36.2	21.1
2007	36.8	21.4
2008	37.3	21.7
2009	37.7	22
2010	38.2	22.2
2011	38.6	22.5
2012	39.1	22.8
2013	39.7	23.1
2014	40.2	23.4
2015	40.6	23.7
2016	40.9	24
2017	41.3	24.3
2018	41.6	24.7
2019	41.9	25
2020	42.1	25.3
2021	42.3	25.6
2022	42.5	25.9
2023	42.8	26.3
2024	43.1	26.6

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