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Cuba vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 103rd vs. 80th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Romania
Population
10937204
18962595
Population rank 89/197 69/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$383B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$48,712
2024
Government debt n/a
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Cuba and Romania: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Romania economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Romania
Year GDP
Cuba Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $27,458,999,472 $40,424,528,302
1989 $27,023,468,666 $41,450,777,202
1990 $28,645,436,569 $38,247,882,300
1991 $24,316,556,026 $28,850,634,900
1992 $22,085,858,243 $25,121,666,667
1993 $22,367,254,865 $26,361,160,450
1994 $28,448,326,757 $30,072,805,104
1995 $30,429,803,651 $37,430,162,103
1996 $25,017,368,700 $36,937,074,278
1997 $25,365,908,100 $35,575,214,078
1998 $25,736,331,200 $41,696,091,974
1999 $28,364,615,200 $35,953,156,754
2000 $30,565,400,000 $37,253,739,511
2001 $31,682,400,000 $40,395,116,581
2002 $33,590,500,000 $46,065,502,703
2003 $35,901,200,000 $57,806,384,143
2004 $38,203,000,000 $74,973,656,852
2005 $42,643,836,100 $98,454,380,120
2006 $48,835,925,926 $122,023,735,993
2007 $54,262,870,370 $174,588,782,939
2008 $56,302,129,630 $214,315,932,061
2009 $57,481,481,481 $174,110,532,659
2010 $59,562,962,963 $170,064,350,672
2011 $68,990,000,000 $192,623,977,894
2012 $73,141,000,000 $179,117,323,107
2013 $77,148,000,000 $189,798,603,751
2014 $80,656,100,000 $199,722,319,676
2015 $87,132,800,000 $177,885,131,240
2016 $91,370,407,864 $185,290,759,249
2017 $96,850,649,692 $210,147,385,855
2018 $100,050,036,096 $243,468,683,030
2019 $103,427,600,000 $251,677,082,534
2020 $107,351,800,000 $252,033,792,712
2021 - $286,578,196,368
2022 - $296,354,358,293
2023 - $350,775,856,415
2024 - $382,767,571,329

Cuba and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $2,632 $1,753
1989 $2,566 $1,790
1990 $2,694 $1,648
1991 $2,269 $1,254
1992 $2,048 $1,102
1993 $2,063 $1,158
1994 $2,613 $1,323
1995 $2,785 $1,650
1996 $2,282 $1,633
1997 $2,306 $1,577
1998 $2,332 $1,853
1999 $2,562 $1,600
2000 $2,751 $1,660
2001 $2,843 $1,825
2002 $3,005 $2,120
2003 $3,203 $2,679
2004 $3,399 $3,495
2005 $3,786 $4,618
2006 $4,330 $5,758
2007 $4,807 $8,360
2008 $4,986 $10,435
2009 $5,089 $8,548
2010 $5,272 $8,400
2011 $6,104 $9,561
2012 $6,471 $8,930
2013 $6,828 $9,498
2014 $7,147 $10,032
2015 $7,728 $8,977
2016 $8,111 $9,405
2017 $8,611 $10,728
2018 $8,911 $12,502
2019 $9,232 $12,992
2020 $9,605 $13,082
2021 - $14,987
2022 - $15,558
2023 - $18,404
2024 - $20,072

Cuba vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Romania
1950 59 60.5
1951 59.4 61.2
1952 59.8 61.8
1953 60.2 62.5
1954 60.7 63
1955 61.2 63.3
1956 61.5 63.6
1957 61.9 64
1958 62.3 64.4
1959 62.8 64.9
1960 63.3 65.6
1961 63.7 66.4
1962 64.4 67.2
1963 64.3 67.8
1964 65.3 68.4
1965 65.6 68.4
1966 66.1 68.2
1967 66.5 68.1
1968 66.9 67.9
1969 67.4 67.2
1970 67.9 67.9
1971 68.4 68.4
1972 68.9 69
1973 69.3 68.7
1974 69.9 69.5
1975 70.4 69.6
1976 70.9 69.9
1977 71.4 69.5
1978 71.9 69.8
1979 72.3 69.5
1980 72.6 69.2
1981 73 69.5
1982 73.4 69.8
1983 73.6 69.8
1984 73.6 69.9
1985 73.5 69.4
1986 73.6 69.7
1987 73.6 69.1
1988 73.7 69.4
1989 73.7 69.5
1990 73.8 69.8
1991 73.8 70
1992 73.8 69.5
1993 73.9 69.5
1994 74.1 69.3
1995 74.3 69.3
1996 74.7 68.8
1997 75.1 69.1
1998 75.4 69.9
1999 75.7 70.6
2000 75.9 71.2
2001 76.4 71.1
2002 76.8 70.8
2003 77.4 70.8
2004 77.3 71.1
2005 77.5 71.6
2006 77.4 72.2
2007 77.6 72.8
2008 77.6 73.2
2009 77.6 73.5
2010 77.9 73.6
2011 78.1 74.3
2012 78.2 74.3
2013 78 74.9
2014 77.8 74.8
2015 77.7 74.7
2016 77.6 75
2017 77.3 75
2018 77.4 75.1
2019 77.4 75.3
2020 77.4 74
2021 73.2 72.7
2022 77.6 75.3
2023 78.1 75.9
2024 78.3 76.1
2025 78.4 76.2

Cuba and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Romania
Year Population
Cuba Romania
1960 7,238,081 18,406,905
1961 7,387,117 18,555,250
1962 7,541,098 18,676,550
1963 7,701,660 18,797,850
1964 7,866,020 18,919,126
1965 8,030,797 19,031,576
1966 8,193,450 19,215,450
1967 8,352,625 19,534,242
1968 8,509,522 19,799,831
1969 8,666,640 20,009,141
1970 8,824,382 20,250,398
1971 8,979,085 20,461,567
1972 9,123,891 20,657,957
1973 9,255,328 20,835,681
1974 9,374,183 21,029,429
1975 9,479,726 21,293,583
1976 9,571,242 21,551,634
1977 9,648,440 21,756,096
1978 9,711,980 21,951,464
1979 9,763,355 22,090,488
1980 9,804,796 22,207,282
1981 9,849,320 22,353,070
1982 9,912,681 22,475,741
1983 9,991,026 22,560,478
1984 10,073,299 22,640,547
1985 10,157,228 22,732,999
1986 10,244,247 22,836,841
1987 10,335,342 22,949,430
1988 10,432,585 23,057,662
1989 10,533,243 23,161,458
1990 10,631,799 23,201,835
1991 10,717,640 23,001,155
1992 10,785,801 22,794,284
1993 10,841,031 22,763,280
1994 10,886,021 22,730,211
1995 10,925,362 22,684,270
1996 10,962,010 22,619,004
1997 10,997,934 22,553,978
1998 11,034,712 22,507,344
1999 11,072,230 22,472,040
2000 11,109,109 22,442,971
2001 11,144,132 22,131,970
2002 11,177,418 21,730,496
2003 11,209,383 21,574,326
2004 11,238,756 21,451,748
2005 11,262,554 21,319,685
2006 11,278,550 21,193,760
2007 11,287,272 20,882,982
2008 11,291,762 20,537,875
2009 11,294,719 20,367,487
2010 11,297,409 20,246,871
2011 11,301,571 20,147,528
2012 11,303,175 20,058,035
2013 11,298,167 19,983,693
2014 11,285,775 19,908,979
2015 11,275,065 19,815,616
2016 11,265,612 19,702,267
2017 11,247,829 19,588,715
2018 11,227,118 19,473,970
2019 11,202,846 19,371,648
2020 11,176,354 19,265,250
2021 11,122,168 19,122,059
2022 11,059,820 19,048,502
2023 11,019,931 19,059,479
2024 10,979,783 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Cuba and Romania

Fertility rate
Cuba

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Romania
1960 4.13 2.34
1961 4.26 2.17
1962 4.42 2.04
1963 4.56 2.01
1964 4.53 1.96
1965 4.5 1.91
1966 4.4 1.9
1967 4.29 3.66
1968 4.19 3.63
1969 4.12 3.19
1970 3.98 2.89
1971 3.8 2.67
1972 3.61 2.55
1973 3.4 2.44
1974 3.16 2.71
1975 2.82 2.59
1976 2.51 2.54
1977 2.21 2.57
1978 1.88 2.52
1979 1.77 2.49
1980 1.64 2.43
1981 1.59 2.36
1982 1.78 2.17
1983 1.8 2.06
1984 1.77 2.26
1985 1.77 2.31
1986 1.78 2.39
1987 1.8 2.38
1988 1.85 2.3
1989 1.83 2.22
1990 1.81 1.83
1991 1.66 1.59
1992 1.56 1.51
1993 1.49 1.43
1994 1.47 1.4
1995 1.48 1.33
1996 1.46 1.3
1997 1.59 1.32
1998 1.62 1.32
1999 1.64 1.3
2000 1.61 1.31
2001 1.6 1.27
2002 1.65 1.27
2003 1.63 1.3
2004 1.55 1.33
2005 1.49 1.4
2006 1.4 1.42
2007 1.44 1.45
2008 1.58 1.6
2009 1.68 1.66
2010 1.67 1.59
2011 1.73 1.47
2012 1.67 1.52
2013 1.68 1.46
2014 1.66 1.56
2015 1.69 1.62
2016 1.6 1.69
2017 1.59 1.78
2018 1.61 1.76
2019 1.54 1.77
2020 1.49 1.8
2021 1.43 1.81
2022 1.41 1.71
2023 1.44 1.71

Cuba and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Romania
Year Median age, years
Cuba Romania
1960 22.5 28.5
1961 22.5 28.9
1962 22.4 29.3
1963 22.3 29.7
1964 22.2 30.2
1965 22.1 30.6
1966 22 31
1967 21.9 31.3
1968 21.9 31.3
1969 21.8 31.3
1970 21.8 31.4
1971 21.9 31.4
1972 21.9 31.5
1973 22.1 31.5
1974 22.2 31.6
1975 22.5 31.7
1976 22.7 31.8
1977 23 31.8
1978 23.4 31.7
1979 23.7 31.7
1980 24.1 31.8
1981 24.5 31.9
1982 24.8 32
1983 25.1 32.1
1984 25.5 32.3
1985 25.9 32.5
1986 26.3 32.7
1987 26.7 32.8
1988 27.1 32.8
1989 27.5 32.9
1990 27.9 33
1991 28.3 33.1
1992 28.7 33.3
1993 29.2 33.6
1994 29.7 33.8
1995 30.3 34
1996 30.9 34.2
1997 31.4 34.4
1998 32 34.6
1999 32.5 34.7
2000 33.1 34.8
2001 33.6 34.8
2002 34.2 35.3
2003 34.7 36
2004 35.2 36.6
2005 35.7 37
2006 36.2 37.3
2007 36.8 37.7
2008 37.3 38.2
2009 37.7 38.8
2010 38.2 39.3
2011 38.6 39.8
2012 39.1 40.2
2013 39.7 40.5
2014 40.2 40.9
2015 40.6 41.3
2016 40.9 41.7
2017 41.3 42
2018 41.6 42.3
2019 41.9 42.6
2020 42.1 42.9
2021 42.3 43.2
2022 42.5 43.3
2023 42.8 43.5
2024 43.1 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.73%
2020
Banked people share n/a
71.3%
2024

Energy

Cuba Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Romania
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Cuba Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Romania
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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