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Cuba vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 103rd vs. 115th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Panama
Population
10937204
4614993
Population rank 89/197 128/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$41,405
2024
Government debt n/a
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
80 years
2025

Cuba and Panama: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Panama economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Panama
Year GDP
Cuba Panama
1960 - $537,147,100
1961 - $599,026,300
1962 - $652,120,900
1963 - $722,784,500
1964 - $776,137,500
1965 - $852,485,300
1966 - $928,833,000
1967 - $1,034,376,400
1968 - $1,112,791,100
1969 - $1,221,305,700
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,351,006,400
1971 $6,914,658,400 $1,523,917,200
1972 $8,135,150,892 $1,673,411,700
1973 $9,987,709,650 $1,913,793,400
1974 $11,405,957,317 $2,188,307,600
1975 $13,027,415,244 $2,435,304,100
1976 $13,789,579,903 $2,588,106,000
1977 $14,206,158,675 $2,738,261,900
1978 $17,844,705,325 $3,244,558,600
1979 $19,584,443,288 $3,704,551,600
1980 $19,912,889,861 $4,614,086,400
1981 $20,150,254,096 $5,222,421,500
1982 $20,953,510,235 $5,769,767,900
1983 $22,204,940,512 $5,923,755,900
1984 $24,039,383,608 $6,183,387,100
1985 $22,920,490,774 $6,541,517,100
1986 $24,226,574,634 $6,797,834,200
1987 $25,213,935,012 $6,827,665,300
1988 $27,458,999,472 $5,902,783,400
1989 $27,023,468,666 $5,918,469,800
1990 $28,645,436,569 $6,433,967,000
1991 $24,316,556,026 $7,074,675,500
1992 $22,085,858,243 $8,042,337,700
1993 $22,367,254,865 $8,782,585,400
1994 $28,448,326,757 $9,365,289,800
1995 $30,429,803,651 $9,573,813,700
1996 $25,017,368,700 $9,197,503,300
1997 $25,365,908,100 $10,058,854,400
1998 $25,736,331,200 $11,019,557,700
1999 $28,364,615,200 $11,660,704,800
2000 $30,565,400,000 $11,966,497,000
2001 $31,682,400,000 $12,252,906,300
2002 $33,590,500,000 $12,800,851,300
2003 $35,901,200,000 $13,603,456,000
2004 $38,203,000,000 $15,100,203,400
2005 $42,643,836,100 $16,623,906,700
2006 $48,835,925,926 $18,659,721,500
2007 $54,262,870,370 $21,717,433,800
2008 $56,302,129,630 $25,721,328,000
2009 $57,481,481,481 $27,791,215,500
2010 $59,562,962,963 $30,231,009,500
2011 $68,990,000,000 $35,687,738,300
2012 $73,141,000,000 $41,595,439,700
2013 $77,148,000,000 $46,949,496,500
2014 $80,656,100,000 $51,427,104,900
2015 $87,132,800,000 $55,767,806,100
2016 $91,370,407,864 $59,760,858,700
2017 $96,850,649,692 $64,327,688,800
2018 $100,050,036,096 $67,316,471,200
2019 $103,427,600,000 $69,778,991,200
2020 $107,351,800,000 $57,059,846,500
2021 - $67,396,392,500
2022 - $76,276,116,700
2023 - $83,318,176,900
2024 - $86,260,400,000

Cuba and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Panama
1960 - $477
1961 - $516
1962 - $546
1963 - $587
1964 - $611
1965 - $651
1966 - $689
1967 - $745
1968 - $778
1969 - $830
1970 $645 $893
1971 $770 $979
1972 $892 $1,046
1973 $1,079 $1,164
1974 $1,217 $1,296
1975 $1,374 $1,406
1976 $1,441 $1,457
1977 $1,472 $1,503
1978 $1,837 $1,738
1979 $2,006 $1,938
1980 $2,031 $2,357
1981 $2,046 $2,605
1982 $2,114 $2,811
1983 $2,222 $2,819
1984 $2,386 $2,875
1985 $2,257 $2,972
1986 $2,365 $3,019
1987 $2,440 $2,966
1988 $2,632 $2,509
1989 $2,566 $2,462
1990 $2,694 $2,620
1991 $2,269 $2,821
1992 $2,048 $3,140
1993 $2,063 $3,358
1994 $2,613 $3,508
1995 $2,785 $3,514
1996 $2,282 $3,308
1997 $2,306 $3,546
1998 $2,332 $3,808
1999 $2,562 $3,950
2000 $2,751 $3,975
2001 $2,843 $3,992
2002 $3,005 $4,091
2003 $3,203 $4,265
2004 $3,399 $4,645
2005 $3,786 $5,018
2006 $4,330 $5,529
2007 $4,807 $6,318
2008 $4,986 $7,348
2009 $5,089 $7,797
2010 $5,272 $8,331
2011 $6,104 $9,662
2012 $6,471 $11,065
2013 $6,828 $12,273
2014 $7,147 $13,213
2015 $7,728 $14,083
2016 $8,111 $14,832
2017 $8,611 $15,695
2018 $8,911 $16,151
2019 $9,232 $16,478
2020 $9,605 $13,291
2021 - $15,510
2022 - $17,332
2023 - $18,686
2024 - $19,103

Cuba vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Panama
1950 59 55.4
1951 59.4 55.9
1952 59.8 56.4
1953 60.2 56.8
1954 60.7 57.2
1955 61.2 57.5
1956 61.5 57.9
1957 61.9 58.3
1958 62.3 58.9
1959 62.8 59.6
1960 63.3 60.3
1961 63.7 60.9
1962 64.4 61.4
1963 64.3 61.8
1964 65.3 62.1
1965 65.6 62.3
1966 66.1 62.6
1967 66.5 62.9
1968 66.9 63.2
1969 67.4 63.7
1970 67.9 64.1
1971 68.4 64.7
1972 68.9 65.2
1973 69.3 65.8
1974 69.9 66.6
1975 70.4 67.2
1976 70.9 67.8
1977 71.4 68.3
1978 71.9 68.7
1979 72.3 69.1
1980 72.6 69.5
1981 73 69.8
1982 73.4 69.9
1983 73.6 70.1
1984 73.6 70.4
1985 73.5 70.5
1986 73.6 70.7
1987 73.6 70.8
1988 73.7 70.9
1989 73.7 70.1
1990 73.8 71.3
1991 73.8 71.3
1992 73.8 71.5
1993 73.9 71.8
1994 74.1 71.9
1995 74.3 72
1996 74.7 72.2
1997 75.1 72.5
1998 75.4 72.8
1999 75.7 73.1
2000 75.9 73.4
2001 76.4 73.8
2002 76.8 74.2
2003 77.4 74.6
2004 77.3 74.8
2005 77.5 75.2
2006 77.4 75.4
2007 77.6 75.7
2008 77.6 75.9
2009 77.6 76.2
2010 77.9 76.4
2011 78.1 76.7
2012 78.2 76.9
2013 78 77.1
2014 77.8 77.4
2015 77.7 77.6
2016 77.6 77.8
2017 77.3 77.9
2018 77.4 78.3
2019 77.4 78.5
2020 77.4 76.3
2021 73.2 77
2022 77.6 79.3
2023 78.1 79.6
2024 78.3 79.8
2025 78.4 80

Cuba and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Panama
Year Population
Cuba Panama
1960 7,238,081 1,126,005
1961 7,387,117 1,159,870
1962 7,541,098 1,195,301
1963 7,701,660 1,232,124
1964 7,866,020 1,270,065
1965 8,030,797 1,308,835
1966 8,193,450 1,348,388
1967 8,352,625 1,388,628
1968 8,509,522 1,429,447
1969 8,666,640 1,470,886
1970 8,824,382 1,513,070
1971 8,979,085 1,556,081
1972 9,123,891 1,599,723
1973 9,255,328 1,643,690
1974 9,374,183 1,687,926
1975 9,479,726 1,732,389
1976 9,571,242 1,776,935
1977 9,648,440 1,821,543
1978 9,711,980 1,866,311
1979 9,763,355 1,911,552
1980 9,804,796 1,957,534
1981 9,849,320 2,004,418
1982 9,912,681 2,052,271
1983 9,991,026 2,101,106
1984 10,073,299 2,150,782
1985 10,157,228 2,200,915
1986 10,244,247 2,251,325
1987 10,335,342 2,301,970
1988 10,432,585 2,352,848
1989 10,533,243 2,403,820
1990 10,631,799 2,455,583
1991 10,717,640 2,508,265
1992 10,785,801 2,561,336
1993 10,841,031 2,615,099
1994 10,886,021 2,669,546
1995 10,925,362 2,724,557
1996 10,962,010 2,780,227
1997 10,997,934 2,836,695
1998 11,034,712 2,893,914
1999 11,072,230 2,951,822
2000 11,109,109 3,010,369
2001 11,144,132 3,069,537
2002 11,177,418 3,129,344
2003 11,209,383 3,189,807
2004 11,238,756 3,251,155
2005 11,262,554 3,313,026
2006 11,278,550 3,375,024
2007 11,287,272 3,437,490
2008 11,291,762 3,500,648
2009 11,294,719 3,564,381
2010 11,297,409 3,628,535
2011 11,301,571 3,693,505
2012 11,303,175 3,759,256
2013 11,298,167 3,825,329
2014 11,285,775 3,892,101
2015 11,275,065 3,960,035
2016 11,265,612 4,029,086
2017 11,247,829 4,098,707
2018 11,227,118 4,167,860
2019 11,202,846 4,234,700
2020 11,176,354 4,293,261
2021 11,122,168 4,345,405
2022 11,059,820 4,400,773
2023 11,019,931 4,458,759
2024 10,979,783 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Cuba and Panama

Fertility rate
Cuba

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Panama
1960 4.13 5.83
1961 4.26 5.87
1962 4.42 5.87
1963 4.56 5.87
1964 4.53 5.81
1965 4.5 5.73
1966 4.4 5.65
1967 4.29 5.53
1968 4.19 5.41
1969 4.12 5.29
1970 3.98 5.18
1971 3.8 5.05
1972 3.61 4.91
1973 3.4 4.74
1974 3.16 4.58
1975 2.82 4.41
1976 2.51 4.26
1977 2.21 4.12
1978 1.88 3.98
1979 1.77 3.88
1980 1.64 3.8
1981 1.59 3.72
1982 1.78 3.66
1983 1.8 3.6
1984 1.77 3.52
1985 1.77 3.43
1986 1.78 3.34
1987 1.8 3.25
1988 1.85 3.17
1989 1.83 3.12
1990 1.81 3.07
1991 1.66 3
1992 1.56 2.95
1993 1.49 2.91
1994 1.47 2.88
1995 1.48 2.85
1996 1.46 2.83
1997 1.59 2.81
1998 1.62 2.79
1999 1.64 2.77
2000 1.61 2.74
2001 1.6 2.72
2002 1.65 2.7
2003 1.63 2.68
2004 1.55 2.68
2005 1.49 2.64
2006 1.4 2.62
2007 1.44 2.61
2008 1.58 2.61
2009 1.68 2.59
2010 1.67 2.59
2011 1.73 2.6
2012 1.67 2.59
2013 1.68 2.57
2014 1.66 2.55
2015 1.69 2.53
2016 1.6 2.5
2017 1.59 2.46
2018 1.61 2.4
2019 1.54 2.29
2020 1.49 2.18
2021 1.43 2.15
2022 1.41 2.14
2023 1.44 2.12

Cuba and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Panama
Year Median age, years
Cuba Panama
1960 22.5 17.8
1961 22.5 17.8
1962 22.4 17.7
1963 22.3 17.6
1964 22.2 17.6
1965 22.1 17.5
1966 22 17.5
1967 21.9 17.5
1968 21.9 17.5
1969 21.8 17.6
1970 21.8 17.6
1971 21.9 17.7
1972 21.9 17.7
1973 22.1 17.8
1974 22.2 18
1975 22.5 18.1
1976 22.7 18.3
1977 23 18.4
1978 23.4 18.6
1979 23.7 18.8
1980 24.1 19
1981 24.5 19.2
1982 24.8 19.5
1983 25.1 19.7
1984 25.5 19.9
1985 25.9 20.2
1986 26.3 20.4
1987 26.7 20.7
1988 27.1 21
1989 27.5 21.3
1990 27.9 21.5
1991 28.3 21.8
1992 28.7 22.1
1993 29.2 22.4
1994 29.7 22.7
1995 30.3 22.9
1996 30.9 23.2
1997 31.4 23.5
1998 32 23.7
1999 32.5 24
2000 33.1 24.3
2001 33.6 24.5
2002 34.2 24.8
2003 34.7 25.1
2004 35.2 25.3
2005 35.7 25.6
2006 36.2 25.9
2007 36.8 26.1
2008 37.3 26.4
2009 37.7 26.7
2010 38.2 27
2011 38.6 27.2
2012 39.1 27.5
2013 39.7 27.8
2014 40.2 28
2015 40.6 28.3
2016 40.9 28.5
2017 41.3 28.8
2018 41.6 29.1
2019 41.9 29.4
2020 42.1 29.7
2021 42.3 30
2022 42.5 30.3
2023 42.8 30.6
2024 43.1 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
9.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
64.1%
2024

Energy

Cuba Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Cuba Panama
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
96.3%
2024
English speaking
6%
2025
14%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Cuba Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$547
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
1.73
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Panama
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025

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