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Cuba vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 103rd vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Norway
Population
10937204
5642662
Population rank 89/197 119/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$484B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$101,032
2024
Government debt n/a
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Cuba and Norway: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Norway economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Norway
Year GDP
Cuba Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 $5,693,005,200 $12,814,123,115
1971 $6,914,658,400 $14,583,114,840
1972 $8,135,150,892 $17,358,610,850
1973 $9,987,709,650 $22,534,253,703
1974 $11,405,957,317 $27,145,693,810
1975 $13,027,415,244 $32,877,805,200
1976 $13,789,579,903 $35,942,270,686
1977 $14,206,158,675 $41,508,030,431
1978 $17,844,705,325 $46,522,900,254
1979 $19,584,443,288 $53,132,244,624
1980 $19,912,889,861 $64,439,382,896
1981 $20,150,254,096 $63,596,654,761
1982 $20,953,510,235 $62,647,195,538
1983 $22,204,940,512 $61,627,240,831
1984 $24,039,383,608 $62,057,955,033
1985 $22,920,490,774 $65,416,879,914
1986 $24,226,574,634 $78,693,118,044
1987 $25,213,935,012 $94,229,907,236
1988 $27,458,999,472 $101,900,260,856
1989 $27,023,468,666 $102,633,934,391
1990 $28,645,436,569 $119,791,843,060
1991 $24,316,556,026 $121,872,464,483
1992 $22,085,858,243 $130,838,040,068
1993 $22,367,254,865 $120,579,213,713
1994 $28,448,326,757 $127,131,319,429
1995 $30,429,803,651 $152,029,612,325
1996 $25,017,368,700 $163,520,109,151
1997 $25,365,908,100 $161,356,631,888
1998 $25,736,331,200 $154,230,295,158
1999 $28,364,615,200 $162,383,706,021
2000 $30,565,400,000 $171,457,201,936
2001 $31,682,400,000 $174,239,354,071
2002 $33,590,500,000 $195,914,852,576
2003 $35,901,200,000 $229,385,469,337
2004 $38,203,000,000 $265,268,662,473
2005 $42,643,836,100 $309,978,579,744
2006 $48,835,925,926 $346,915,160,682
2007 $54,262,870,370 $402,643,260,488
2008 $56,302,129,630 $464,917,553,191
2009 $57,481,481,481 $387,976,400,617
2010 $59,562,962,963 $431,052,143,940
2011 $68,990,000,000 $501,360,549,669
2012 $73,141,000,000 $512,777,309,841
2013 $77,148,000,000 $526,014,468,085
2014 $80,656,100,000 $501,736,471,833
2015 $87,132,800,000 $388,159,512,246
2016 $91,370,407,864 $370,956,547,619
2017 $96,850,649,692 $401,745,275,035
2018 $100,050,036,096 $439,788,625,884
2019 $103,427,600,000 $408,742,840,909
2020 $107,351,800,000 $367,633,418,887
2021 - $503,367,986,030
2022 - $596,297,651,036
2023 - $482,949,731,777
2024 - $483,727,398,216

Cuba and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 $645 $3,306
1971 $770 $3,736
1972 $892 $4,414
1973 $1,079 $5,690
1974 $1,217 $6,812
1975 $1,374 $8,204
1976 $1,441 $8,927
1977 $1,472 $10,266
1978 $1,837 $11,463
1979 $2,006 $13,047
1980 $2,031 $15,772
1981 $2,046 $15,513
1982 $2,114 $15,225
1983 $2,222 $14,928
1984 $2,386 $14,989
1985 $2,257 $15,754
1986 $2,365 $18,883
1987 $2,440 $22,506
1988 $2,632 $24,207
1989 $2,566 $24,281
1990 $2,694 $28,243
1991 $2,269 $28,597
1992 $2,048 $30,524
1993 $2,063 $27,964
1994 $2,613 $29,316
1995 $2,785 $34,876
1996 $2,282 $37,322
1997 $2,306 $36,629
1998 $2,332 $34,803
1999 $2,562 $36,393
2000 $2,751 $38,178
2001 $2,843 $38,602
2002 $3,005 $43,171
2003 $3,203 $50,250
2004 $3,399 $57,769
2005 $3,786 $67,047
2006 $4,330 $74,434
2007 $4,807 $85,502
2008 $4,986 $97,504
2009 $5,089 $80,348
2010 $5,272 $88,163
2011 $6,104 $101,222
2012 $6,471 $102,176
2013 $6,828 $103,554
2014 $7,147 $97,667
2015 $7,728 $74,810
2016 $8,111 $70,867
2017 $8,611 $76,132
2018 $8,911 $82,793
2019 $9,232 $76,431
2020 $9,605 $68,340
2021 - $93,073
2022 - $109,270
2023 - $87,497
2024 - $86,810

Cuba vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Norway
1950 59 71.6
1951 59.4 72.5
1952 59.8 72.7
1953 60.2 73.1
1954 60.7 73.2
1955 61.2 73.4
1956 61.5 73.5
1957 61.9 73.4
1958 62.3 73.4
1959 62.8 73.6
1960 63.3 73.6
1961 63.7 73.6
1962 64.4 73.5
1963 64.3 73.1
1964 65.3 73.6
1965 65.6 73.7
1966 66.1 74
1967 66.5 74.1
1968 66.9 73.9
1969 67.4 73.7
1970 67.9 74.1
1971 68.4 74.2
1972 68.9 74.3
1973 69.3 74.4
1974 69.9 74.8
1975 70.4 74.8
1976 70.9 75
1977 71.4 75.4
1978 71.9 75.4
1979 72.3 75.4
1980 72.6 75.7
1981 73 75.9
1982 73.4 76
1983 73.6 76.1
1984 73.6 76.2
1985 73.5 75.9
1986 73.6 76.3
1987 73.6 76.1
1988 73.7 76.3
1989 73.7 76.5
1990 73.8 76.6
1991 73.8 77
1992 73.8 77.2
1993 73.9 77.2
1994 74.1 77.8
1995 74.3 77.8
1996 74.7 78.2
1997 75.1 78.2
1998 75.4 78.4
1999 75.7 78.4
2000 75.9 78.7
2001 76.4 78.9
2002 76.8 79
2003 77.4 79.5
2004 77.3 80
2005 77.5 80.2
2006 77.4 80.4
2007 77.6 80.5
2008 77.6 80.7
2009 77.6 80.9
2010 77.9 81
2011 78.1 81.2
2012 78.2 81.4
2013 78 81.7
2014 77.8 82.1
2015 77.7 82.3
2016 77.6 82.4
2017 77.3 82.6
2018 77.4 82.8
2019 77.4 83
2020 77.4 83.2
2021 73.2 83.2
2022 77.6 82.6
2023 78.1 83.3
2024 78.3 83.5
2025 78.4 83.6

Cuba and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Norway
Year Population
Cuba Norway
1960 7,238,081 3,581,239
1961 7,387,117 3,609,800
1962 7,541,098 3,638,918
1963 7,701,660 3,666,537
1964 7,866,020 3,694,339
1965 8,030,797 3,723,168
1966 8,193,450 3,753,012
1967 8,352,625 3,784,539
1968 8,509,522 3,816,486
1969 8,666,640 3,847,707
1970 8,824,382 3,875,763
1971 8,979,085 3,903,039
1972 9,123,891 3,933,004
1973 9,255,328 3,960,612
1974 9,374,183 3,985,258
1975 9,479,726 4,007,313
1976 9,571,242 4,026,152
1977 9,648,440 4,043,205
1978 9,711,980 4,058,671
1979 9,763,355 4,072,517
1980 9,804,796 4,085,620
1981 9,849,320 4,099,702
1982 9,912,681 4,114,787
1983 9,991,026 4,128,432
1984 10,073,299 4,140,099
1985 10,157,228 4,152,516
1986 10,244,247 4,167,354
1987 10,335,342 4,186,905
1988 10,432,585 4,209,488
1989 10,533,243 4,226,901
1990 10,631,799 4,241,473
1991 10,717,640 4,261,732
1992 10,785,801 4,286,401
1993 10,841,031 4,311,991
1994 10,886,021 4,336,613
1995 10,925,362 4,359,184
1996 10,962,010 4,381,336
1997 10,997,934 4,405,157
1998 11,034,712 4,431,464
1999 11,072,230 4,461,913
2000 11,109,109 4,490,967
2001 11,144,132 4,513,751
2002 11,177,418 4,538,159
2003 11,209,383 4,564,855
2004 11,238,756 4,591,910
2005 11,262,554 4,623,291
2006 11,278,550 4,660,677
2007 11,287,272 4,709,153
2008 11,291,762 4,768,212
2009 11,294,719 4,828,726
2010 11,297,409 4,889,252
2011 11,301,571 4,953,088
2012 11,303,175 5,018,573
2013 11,298,167 5,079,623
2014 11,285,775 5,137,232
2015 11,275,065 5,188,607
2016 11,265,612 5,234,519
2017 11,247,829 5,276,968
2018 11,227,118 5,311,916
2019 11,202,846 5,347,896
2020 11,176,354 5,379,475
2021 11,122,168 5,408,320
2022 11,059,820 5,457,127
2023 11,019,931 5,519,594
2024 10,979,783 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Cuba and Norway

Fertility rate
Cuba

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Norway
1960 4.13 2.85
1961 4.26 2.94
1962 4.42 2.91
1963 4.56 2.93
1964 4.53 2.98
1965 4.5 2.94
1966 4.4 2.9
1967 4.29 2.81
1968 4.19 2.75
1969 4.12 2.7
1970 3.98 2.5
1971 3.8 2.49
1972 3.61 2.38
1973 3.4 2.23
1974 3.16 2.13
1975 2.82 1.98
1976 2.51 1.86
1977 2.21 1.75
1978 1.88 1.77
1979 1.77 1.75
1980 1.64 1.72
1981 1.59 1.7
1982 1.78 1.71
1983 1.8 1.66
1984 1.77 1.66
1985 1.77 1.68
1986 1.78 1.71
1987 1.8 1.74
1988 1.85 1.84
1989 1.83 1.89
1990 1.81 1.93
1991 1.66 1.92
1992 1.56 1.88
1993 1.49 1.86
1994 1.47 1.87
1995 1.48 1.87
1996 1.46 1.89
1997 1.59 1.86
1998 1.62 1.81
1999 1.64 1.85
2000 1.61 1.85
2001 1.6 1.78
2002 1.65 1.75
2003 1.63 1.8
2004 1.55 1.83
2005 1.49 1.84
2006 1.4 1.9
2007 1.44 1.9
2008 1.58 1.96
2009 1.68 1.98
2010 1.67 1.95
2011 1.73 1.88
2012 1.67 1.85
2013 1.68 1.78
2014 1.66 1.75
2015 1.69 1.72
2016 1.6 1.71
2017 1.59 1.62
2018 1.61 1.56
2019 1.54 1.53
2020 1.49 1.48
2021 1.43 1.55
2022 1.41 1.41
2023 1.44 1.4

Cuba and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Norway
Year Median age, years
Cuba Norway
1960 22.5 34.3
1961 22.5 34.4
1962 22.4 34.4
1963 22.3 34.3
1964 22.2 34.2
1965 22.1 34.1
1966 22 33.9
1967 21.9 33.7
1968 21.9 33.5
1969 21.8 33.2
1970 21.8 32.9
1971 21.9 32.7
1972 21.9 32.5
1973 22.1 32.4
1974 22.2 32.4
1975 22.5 32.5
1976 22.7 32.6
1977 23 32.7
1978 23.4 32.9
1979 23.7 33.1
1980 24.1 33.3
1981 24.5 33.6
1982 24.8 33.9
1983 25.1 34.1
1984 25.5 34.4
1985 25.9 34.6
1986 26.3 34.8
1987 26.7 34.9
1988 27.1 35.1
1989 27.5 35.2
1990 27.9 35.4
1991 28.3 35.5
1992 28.7 35.7
1993 29.2 35.8
1994 29.7 35.9
1995 30.3 36.1
1996 30.9 36.2
1997 31.4 36.4
1998 32 36.5
1999 32.5 36.7
2000 33.1 36.9
2001 33.6 37.1
2002 34.2 37.3
2003 34.7 37.5
2004 35.2 37.7
2005 35.7 37.9
2006 36.2 38.1
2007 36.8 38.3
2008 37.3 38.4
2009 37.7 38.5
2010 38.2 38.6
2011 38.6 38.7
2012 39.1 38.8
2013 39.7 38.9
2014 40.2 39
2015 40.6 39.2
2016 40.9 39.3
2017 41.3 39.4
2018 41.6 39.6
2019 41.9 39.8
2020 42.1 40
2021 42.3 40.3
2022 42.5 40.4
2023 42.8 40.5
2024 43.1 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.86%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Cuba Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Norway
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
95%
2013
English speaking
6%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Cuba Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Norway
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025

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