Cuba vs North Korea statistics compared

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 103rd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Cuba and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Cuba and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Cuba

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Cuba	North Korea
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	-
1981	$20,150,254,096	-
1982	$20,953,510,235	-
1983	$22,204,940,512	-
1984	$24,039,383,608	-
1985	$22,920,490,774	-
1986	$24,226,574,634	-
1987	$25,213,935,012	-
1988	$27,458,999,472	-
1989	$27,023,468,666	-
1990	$28,645,436,569	-
1991	$24,316,556,026	-
1992	$22,085,858,243	-
1993	$22,367,254,865	-
1994	$28,448,326,757	-
1995	$30,429,803,651	-
1996	$25,017,368,700	-
1997	$25,365,908,100	-
1998	$25,736,331,200	-
1999	$28,364,615,200	-
2000	$30,565,400,000	-
2001	$31,682,400,000	-
2002	$33,590,500,000	-
2003	$35,901,200,000	-
2004	$38,203,000,000	-
2005	$42,643,836,100	-
2006	$48,835,925,926	-
2007	$54,262,870,370	-
2008	$56,302,129,630	-
2009	$57,481,481,481	$23,356,470,000
2010	$59,562,962,963	$25,995,513,000
2011	$68,990,000,000	$29,005,020,000
2012	$73,141,000,000	$29,890,710,000
2013	$77,148,000,000	$30,588,922,000
2014	$80,656,100,000	$30,554,460,000
2015	$87,132,800,000	$30,723,030,000
2016	$91,370,407,864	$28,882,640,000
2017	$96,850,649,692	$29,105,440,000
2018	$100,050,036,096	$28,536,400,000
2019	$103,427,600,000	$28,222,880,000
2020	$107,351,800,000	$27,728,240,000
2021	-	$32,301,720,000
2022	-	$28,971,360,000
2023	-	$32,155,360,000
2024	-	$34,943,120,000

Cuba and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Cuba

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Cuba	North Korea
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	-
1981	$2,046	-
1982	$2,114	-
1983	$2,222	-
1984	$2,386	-
1985	$2,257	-
1986	$2,365	-
1987	$2,440	-
1988	$2,632	-
1989	$2,566	-
1990	$2,694	-
1991	$2,269	-
1992	$2,048	-
1993	$2,063	-
1994	$2,613	-
1995	$2,785	-
1996	$2,282	-
1997	$2,306	-
1998	$2,332	-
1999	$2,562	-
2000	$2,751	-
2001	$2,843	-
2002	$3,005	-
2003	$3,203	-
2004	$3,399	-
2005	$3,786	-
2006	$4,330	-
2007	$4,807	-
2008	$4,986	-
2009	$5,089	$939
2010	$5,272	$1,040
2011	$6,104	$1,156
2012	$6,471	$1,186
2013	$6,828	$1,208
2014	$7,147	$1,201
2015	$7,728	$1,201
2016	$8,111	$1,124
2017	$8,611	$1,127
2018	$8,911	$1,100
2019	$9,232	$1,084
2020	$9,605	$1,061
2021	-	$1,231
2022	-	$1,100
2023	-	$1,217
2024	-	$1,319

Cuba vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Cuba

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Cuba	North Korea
1950	59	14.2
1951	59.4	17.7
1952	59.8	32.8
1953	60.2	40.3
1954	60.7	50.6
1955	61.2	51.8
1956	61.5	52.8
1957	61.9	53.7
1958	62.3	54.5
1959	62.8	55.2
1960	63.3	55.8
1961	63.7	56.4
1962	64.4	57
1963	64.3	57.6
1964	65.3	58.2
1965	65.6	58.8
1966	66.1	59.4
1967	66.5	60.1
1968	66.9	60.8
1969	67.4	61.4
1970	67.9	62
1971	68.4	62.7
1972	68.9	63.3
1973	69.3	63.8
1974	69.9	64.3
1975	70.4	64.8
1976	70.9	65.3
1977	71.4	65.8
1978	71.9	66.3
1979	72.3	66.7
1980	72.6	67.2
1981	73	67.7
1982	73.4	68.1
1983	73.6	68.5
1984	73.6	68.9
1985	73.5	69.2
1986	73.6	69.5
1987	73.6	69.8
1988	73.7	70.1
1989	73.7	70.3
1990	73.8	70.5
1991	73.8	70.7
1992	73.8	71
1993	73.9	70.8
1994	74.1	70.5
1995	74.3	60.8
1996	74.7	60.8
1997	75.1	60.9
1998	75.4	60.9
1999	75.7	60.9
2000	75.9	60.9
2001	76.4	60.9
2002	76.8	60.9
2003	77.4	69.4
2004	77.3	69.3
2005	77.5	69.2
2006	77.4	69.1
2007	77.6	69
2008	77.6	69.3
2009	77.6	69.7
2010	77.9	70.2
2011	78.1	70.8
2012	78.2	71.3
2013	78	71.9
2014	77.8	72.5
2015	77.7	72.8
2016	77.6	73
2017	77.3	73
2018	77.4	73
2019	77.4	72.9
2020	77.4	72.8
2021	73.2	73.4
2022	77.6	73.6
2023	78.1	73.6
2024	78.3	73.7
2025	78.4	73.9

Cuba and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Cuba

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Cuba	North Korea
1960	7,238,081	11,722,953
1961	7,387,117	11,990,713
1962	7,541,098	12,262,882
1963	7,701,660	12,567,057
1964	7,866,020	12,889,770
1965	8,030,797	13,219,369
1966	8,193,450	13,569,094
1967	8,352,625	13,958,350
1968	8,509,522	14,365,596
1969	8,666,640	14,767,615
1970	8,824,382	15,172,775
1971	8,979,085	15,572,457
1972	9,123,891	15,975,069
1973	9,255,328	16,350,367
1974	9,374,183	16,673,121
1975	9,479,726	16,971,055
1976	9,571,242	17,243,450
1977	9,648,440	17,492,798
1978	9,711,980	17,735,995
1979	9,763,355	17,983,470
1980	9,804,796	18,236,786
1981	9,849,320	18,501,295
1982	9,912,681	18,776,357
1983	9,991,026	19,054,034
1984	10,073,299	19,335,043
1985	10,157,228	19,620,388
1986	10,244,247	19,910,855
1987	10,335,342	20,205,483
1988	10,432,585	20,503,161
1989	10,533,243	20,804,367
1990	10,631,799	21,112,137
1991	10,717,640	21,428,638
1992	10,785,801	21,750,911
1993	10,841,031	22,073,352
1994	10,886,021	22,393,975
1995	10,925,362	22,669,304
1996	10,962,010	22,895,746
1997	10,997,934	23,110,830
1998	11,034,712	23,311,564
1999	11,072,230	23,497,599
2000	11,109,109	23,665,910
2001	11,144,132	23,815,358
2002	11,177,418	23,943,973
2003	11,209,383	24,090,380
2004	11,238,756	24,254,943
2005	11,262,554	24,396,433
2006	11,278,550	24,524,507
2007	11,287,272	24,646,383
2008	11,291,762	24,764,618
2009	11,294,719	24,878,332
2010	11,297,409	24,987,258
2011	11,301,571	25,097,874
2012	11,303,175	25,211,728
2013	11,298,167	25,329,451
2014	11,285,775	25,451,262
2015	11,275,065	25,575,350
2016	11,265,612	25,698,326
2017	11,247,829	25,817,709
2018	11,227,118	25,931,147
2019	11,202,846	26,037,632
2020	11,176,354	26,136,312
2021	11,122,168	26,232,534
2022	11,059,820	26,328,845
2023	11,019,931	26,418,204
2024	10,979,783	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Cuba and North Korea

Fertility rate

Cuba

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cuba	North Korea
1960	4.13	3.57
1961	4.26	3.26
1962	4.42	3.41
1963	4.56	3.63
1964	4.53	3.55
1965	4.5	3.56
1966	4.4	3.71
1967	4.29	4.05
1968	4.19	3.87
1969	4.12	3.86
1970	3.98	3.85
1971	3.8	3.74
1972	3.61	3.89
1973	3.4	3.35
1974	3.16	3.14
1975	2.82	3.05
1976	2.51	2.84
1977	2.21	2.77
1978	1.88	2.79
1979	1.77	2.85
1980	1.64	2.84
1981	1.59	2.92
1982	1.78	2.85
1983	1.8	2.78
1984	1.77	2.71
1985	1.77	2.65
1986	1.78	2.59
1987	1.8	2.53
1988	1.85	2.47
1989	1.83	2.41
1990	1.81	2.39
1991	1.66	2.35
1992	1.56	2.29
1993	1.49	2.22
1994	1.47	2.18
1995	1.48	2.15
1996	1.46	2.09
1997	1.59	2.03
1998	1.62	1.99
1999	1.64	1.97
2000	1.61	1.94
2001	1.6	1.94
2002	1.65	1.92
2003	1.63	1.91
2004	1.55	1.9
2005	1.49	1.87
2006	1.4	1.94
2007	1.44	1.94
2008	1.58	1.97
2009	1.68	1.91
2010	1.67	1.89
2011	1.73	1.88
2012	1.67	1.88
2013	1.68	1.88
2014	1.66	1.87
2015	1.69	1.86
2016	1.6	1.86
2017	1.59	1.85
2018	1.61	1.83
2019	1.54	1.83
2020	1.49	1.82
2021	1.43	1.81
2022	1.41	1.8
2023	1.44	1.78

Cuba and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Cuba

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Cuba	North Korea
1960	22.5	19.9
1961	22.5	20.2
1962	22.4	20.6
1963	22.3	20.8
1964	22.2	21
1965	22.1	21.2
1966	22	21.3
1967	21.9	21.4
1968	21.9	21.4
1969	21.8	21.4
1970	21.8	21.4
1971	21.9	21.2
1972	21.9	20.9
1973	22.1	20.7
1974	22.2	20.7
1975	22.5	20.9
1976	22.7	21.1
1977	23	21.4
1978	23.4	21.8
1979	23.7	22.2
1980	24.1	22.5
1981	24.5	22.8
1982	24.8	23.1
1983	25.1	23.5
1984	25.5	23.9
1985	25.9	24.2
1986	26.3	24.5
1987	26.7	24.8
1988	27.1	25.1
1989	27.5	25.6
1990	27.9	26
1991	28.3	26.4
1992	28.7	26.8
1993	29.2	27.2
1994	29.7	27.6
1995	30.3	28
1996	30.9	28.3
1997	31.4	28.8
1998	32	29.2
1999	32.5	29.6
2000	33.1	30.1
2001	33.6	30.5
2002	34.2	31
2003	34.7	31.4
2004	35.2	31.8
2005	35.7	32.1
2006	36.2	32.5
2007	36.8	32.9
2008	37.3	33.3
2009	37.7	33.7
2010	38.2	34
2011	38.6	34.3
2012	39.1	34.5
2013	39.7	34.7
2014	40.2	35
2015	40.6	35.2
2016	40.9	35.4
2017	41.3	35.7
2018	41.6	35.9
2019	41.9	36.2
2020	42.1	36.4
2021	42.3	36.6
2022	42.5	36.8
2023	42.8	37.1
2024	43.1	37.3

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