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Cuba vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 103rd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Cuba and Palau: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Palau economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Palau
Year GDP
Cuba Palau
1970 $5,693,005,200 $11,563,041
1971 $6,914,658,400 $12,706,874
1972 $8,135,150,892 $13,956,474
1973 $9,987,709,650 $15,331,889
1974 $11,405,957,317 $16,848,759
1975 $13,027,415,244 $18,521,112
1976 $13,789,579,903 $20,364,420
1977 $14,206,158,675 $22,308,104
1978 $17,844,705,325 $24,530,015
1979 $19,584,443,288 $27,004,251
1980 $19,912,889,861 $29,728,054
1981 $20,150,254,096 $32,726,594
1982 $20,953,510,235 $36,027,583
1983 $22,204,940,512 $39,661,530
1984 $24,039,383,608 $44,814,259
1985 $22,920,490,774 $51,030,637
1986 $24,226,574,634 $58,109,314
1987 $25,213,935,012 $66,169,905
1988 $27,458,999,472 $75,348,615
1989 $27,023,468,666 $85,800,543
1990 $28,645,436,569 $97,702,303
1991 $24,316,556,026 $106,555,300
1992 $22,085,858,243 $104,771,300
1993 $22,367,254,865 $96,455,700
1994 $28,448,326,757 $106,138,500
1995 $30,429,803,651 $121,018,500
1996 $25,017,368,700 $137,494,600
1997 $25,365,908,100 $143,860,800
1998 $25,736,331,200 $149,079,600
1999 $28,364,615,200 $144,206,500
2000 $30,565,400,000 $149,535,800
2001 $31,682,400,000 $159,453,500
2002 $33,590,500,000 $162,665,500
2003 $35,901,200,000 $154,559,900
2004 $38,203,000,000 $166,391,600
2005 $42,643,836,100 $191,048,400
2006 $48,835,925,926 $193,679,700
2007 $54,262,870,370 $200,903,600
2008 $56,302,129,630 $201,167,300
2009 $57,481,481,481 $189,998,000
2010 $59,562,962,963 $188,174,300
2011 $68,990,000,000 $198,873,900
2012 $73,141,000,000 $215,762,400
2013 $77,148,000,000 $225,345,700
2014 $80,656,100,000 $243,156,500
2015 $87,132,800,000 $278,824,800
2016 $91,370,407,864 $298,323,500
2017 $96,850,649,692 $285,600,000
2018 $100,050,036,096 $288,546,300
2019 $103,427,600,000 $281,941,600
2020 $107,351,800,000 $258,990,800
2021 - $235,752,900
2022 - $255,591,100
2023 - $281,849,100

Cuba and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Palau
1970 $645 $1,017
1971 $770 $1,081
1972 $892 $1,145
1973 $1,079 $1,221
1974 $1,217 $1,328
1975 $1,374 $1,464
1976 $1,441 $1,616
1977 $1,472 $1,781
1978 $1,837 $1,972
1979 $2,006 $2,189
1980 $2,031 $2,423
1981 $2,046 $2,639
1982 $2,114 $2,838
1983 $2,222 $3,049
1984 $2,386 $3,360
1985 $2,257 $3,728
1986 $2,365 $4,144
1987 $2,440 $4,616
1988 $2,632 $5,145
1989 $2,566 $5,741
1990 $2,694 $6,403
1991 $2,269 $6,824
1992 $2,048 $6,553
1993 $2,063 $5,892
1994 $2,613 $6,329
1995 $2,785 $7,038
1996 $2,282 $7,788
1997 $2,306 $7,945
1998 $2,332 $8,048
1999 $2,562 $7,630
2000 $2,751 $7,797
2001 $2,843 $8,240
2002 $3,005 $8,341
2003 $3,203 $7,862
2004 $3,399 $8,395
2005 $3,786 $9,640
2006 $4,330 $9,885
2007 $4,807 $10,408
2008 $4,986 $10,583
2009 $5,089 $10,155
2010 $5,272 $10,229
2011 $6,104 $11,001
2012 $6,471 $12,145
2013 $6,828 $12,769
2014 $7,147 $13,726
2015 $7,728 $15,691
2016 $8,111 $16,763
2017 $8,611 $16,034
2018 $8,911 $16,198
2019 $9,232 $15,841
2020 $9,605 $14,557
2021 - $13,257
2022 - $14,392
2023 - $15,899

Cuba vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Palau
1950 59 52.7
1951 59.4 52.9
1952 59.8 53.1
1953 60.2 53.3
1954 60.7 53.5
1955 61.2 53.7
1956 61.5 53.9
1957 61.9 54.1
1958 62.3 54.4
1959 62.8 54.6
1960 63.3 54.9
1961 63.7 55.1
1962 64.4 55.4
1963 64.3 55.6
1964 65.3 55.8
1965 65.6 55.9
1966 66.1 56.2
1967 66.5 56.5
1968 66.9 56.9
1969 67.4 57.3
1970 67.9 57.7
1971 68.4 58.1
1972 68.9 58.6
1973 69.3 59
1974 69.9 59.5
1975 70.4 60
1976 70.9 60.5
1977 71.4 60.9
1978 71.9 61.3
1979 72.3 61.6
1980 72.6 61.9
1981 73 62.1
1982 73.4 62.3
1983 73.6 62.5
1984 73.6 62.6
1985 73.5 62.7
1986 73.6 62.8
1987 73.6 62.8
1988 73.7 62.8
1989 73.7 62.8
1990 73.8 62.8
1991 73.8 62.8
1992 73.8 62.9
1993 73.9 63
1994 74.1 63.1
1995 74.3 63.3
1996 74.7 63.5
1997 75.1 63.7
1998 75.4 64
1999 75.7 64.2
2000 75.9 64.5
2001 76.4 64.8
2002 76.8 65.1
2003 77.4 65.4
2004 77.3 65.8
2005 77.5 66.2
2006 77.4 66.6
2007 77.6 67.1
2008 77.6 67.6
2009 77.6 68
2010 77.9 68.3
2011 78.1 68.6
2012 78.2 68.9
2013 78 69
2014 77.8 69.1
2015 77.7 69.1
2016 77.6 69
2017 77.3 69
2018 77.4 69
2019 77.4 69
2020 77.4 68.7
2021 73.2 68.6
2022 77.6 68.9
2023 78.1 69.3
2024 78.3 69.4
2025 78.4 69.5

Cuba and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Palau
Year Population
Cuba Palau
1960 7,238,081 9,328
1961 7,387,117 9,555
1962 7,541,098 9,793
1963 7,701,660 10,037
1964 7,866,020 10,292
1965 8,030,797 10,547
1966 8,193,450 10,805
1967 8,352,625 10,988
1968 8,509,522 11,080
1969 8,666,640 11,159
1970 8,824,382 11,368
1971 8,979,085 11,759
1972 9,123,891 12,194
1973 9,255,328 12,552
1974 9,374,183 12,687
1975 9,479,726 12,655
1976 9,571,242 12,598
1977 9,648,440 12,525
1978 9,711,980 12,440
1979 9,763,355 12,337
1980 9,804,796 12,271
1981 9,849,320 12,402
1982 9,912,681 12,694
1983 9,991,026 13,006
1984 10,073,299 13,337
1985 10,157,228 13,688
1986 10,244,247 14,024
1987 10,335,342 14,334
1988 10,432,585 14,645
1989 10,533,243 14,945
1990 10,631,799 15,259
1991 10,717,640 15,614
1992 10,785,801 15,989
1993 10,841,031 16,372
1994 10,886,021 16,770
1995 10,925,362 17,195
1996 10,962,010 17,654
1997 10,997,934 18,108
1998 11,034,712 18,524
1999 11,072,230 18,901
2000 11,109,109 19,178
2001 11,144,132 19,352
2002 11,177,418 19,503
2003 11,209,383 19,659
2004 11,238,756 19,820
2005 11,262,554 19,819
2006 11,278,550 19,593
2007 11,287,272 19,302
2008 11,291,762 19,009
2009 11,294,719 18,709
2010 11,297,409 18,396
2011 11,301,571 18,078
2012 11,303,175 17,765
2013 11,298,167 17,648
2014 11,285,775 17,715
2015 11,275,065 17,770
2016 11,265,612 17,797
2017 11,247,829 17,812
2018 11,227,118 17,814
2019 11,202,846 17,798
2020 11,176,354 17,792
2021 11,122,168 17,783
2022 11,059,820 17,759
2023 11,019,931 17,727
2024 10,979,783 17,695

Fertility rates in Cuba and Palau

Fertility rate
Cuba

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Palau
1960 4.13 7.19
1961 4.26 7.17
1962 4.42 7.15
1963 4.56 7.12
1964 4.53 7.08
1965 4.5 7.01
1966 4.4 6.93
1967 4.29 6.84
1968 4.19 6.71
1969 4.12 6.58
1970 3.98 6.39
1971 3.8 6.16
1972 3.61 5.9
1973 3.4 5.59
1974 3.16 5.26
1975 2.82 4.9
1976 2.51 4.53
1977 2.21 4.09
1978 1.88 3.74
1979 1.77 3.49
1980 1.64 3.35
1981 1.59 3.28
1982 1.78 3.22
1983 1.8 3.14
1984 1.77 3.08
1985 1.77 3.01
1986 1.78 2.98
1987 1.8 2.93
1988 1.85 2.91
1989 1.83 2.92
1990 1.81 2.88
1991 1.66 2.74
1992 1.56 2.71
1993 1.49 2.73
1994 1.47 2.66
1995 1.48 2.55
1996 1.46 2.39
1997 1.59 2.19
1998 1.62 2.01
1999 1.64 1.91
2000 1.61 1.82
2001 1.6 1.87
2002 1.65 1.92
2003 1.63 1.96
2004 1.55 1.99
2005 1.49 2.02
2006 1.4 2
2007 1.44 1.97
2008 1.58 1.95
2009 1.68 1.94
2010 1.67 1.94
2011 1.73 1.97
2012 1.67 2.01
2013 1.68 2.05
2014 1.66 2.03
2015 1.69 2
2016 1.6 2.06
2017 1.59 2.02
2018 1.61 1.97
2019 1.54 1.98
2020 1.49 1.97
2021 1.43 1.95
2022 1.41 1.93
2023 1.44 1.91

Cuba and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Palau
Year Median age, years
Cuba Palau
1960 22.5 16.7
1961 22.5 16.1
1962 22.4 15.5
1963 22.3 15.1
1964 22.2 15
1965 22.1 14.9
1966 22 14.9
1967 21.9 15.2
1968 21.9 15.7
1969 21.8 16.1
1970 21.8 16.5
1971 21.9 16.6
1972 21.9 16.6
1973 22.1 16.8
1974 22.2 17.1
1975 22.5 17.4
1976 22.7 17.8
1977 23 18.1
1978 23.4 18.3
1979 23.7 18.6
1980 24.1 18.9
1981 24.5 19.3
1982 24.8 19.9
1983 25.1 20.5
1984 25.5 21.1
1985 25.9 21.6
1986 26.3 22.2
1987 26.7 23.1
1988 27.1 24
1989 27.5 24.9
1990 27.9 25.6
1991 28.3 26
1992 28.7 26.4
1993 29.2 26.9
1994 29.7 27.4
1995 30.3 27.8
1996 30.9 28.3
1997 31.4 28.8
1998 32 29.4
1999 32.5 30.2
2000 33.1 30.8
2001 33.6 31.2
2002 34.2 31.5
2003 34.7 31.8
2004 35.2 32
2005 35.7 32.3
2006 36.2 32.7
2007 36.8 33.1
2008 37.3 33.5
2009 37.7 33.9
2010 38.2 34.2
2011 38.6 34.6
2012 39.1 35
2013 39.7 35.3
2014 40.2 35.6
2015 40.6 36
2016 40.9 36.3
2017 41.3 36.7
2018 41.6 37
2019 41.9 37.4
2020 42.1 37.8
2021 42.3 38.1
2022 42.5 38.5
2023 42.8 38.8
2024 43.1 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
n/a
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
62
2025
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
n/a
Personal remittances received n/a
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
93.5%
2017

Energy

Cuba Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Palau
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
52
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
75
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
6%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Cuba Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$328
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Cuba Palau
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025

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