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Cuba vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 103rd vs. 168th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Samoa
Population
10937204
220288
Population rank 89/197 177/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$7,837
2024
Government debt n/a
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Cuba and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Samoa
Year GDP
Cuba Samoa
1970 $5,693,005,200 $45,208,338
1971 $6,914,658,400 $53,719,569
1972 $8,135,150,892 $62,566,116
1973 $9,987,709,650 $82,452,985
1974 $11,405,957,317 $93,549,611
1975 $13,027,415,244 $93,489,283
1976 $13,789,579,903 $85,003,078
1977 $14,206,158,675 $98,295,671
1978 $17,844,705,325 $108,223,444
1979 $19,584,443,288 $122,257,393
1980 $19,912,889,861 $125,747,038
1981 $20,150,254,096 $118,190,655
1982 $20,953,510,235 $121,221,652
1983 $22,204,940,512 $111,862,824
1984 $24,039,383,608 $109,200,934
1985 $22,920,490,774 $95,572,173
1986 $24,226,574,634 $100,947,849
1987 $25,213,935,012 $111,713,922
1988 $27,458,999,472 $133,016,065
1989 $27,023,468,666 $122,888,610
1990 $28,645,436,569 $125,766,270
1991 $24,316,556,026 $125,597,205
1992 $22,085,858,243 $132,303,041
1993 $22,367,254,865 $133,122,897
1994 $28,448,326,757 $221,098,107
1995 $30,429,803,651 $224,865,731
1996 $25,017,368,700 $249,907,869
1997 $25,365,908,100 $285,475,592
1998 $25,736,331,200 $269,485,244
1999 $28,364,615,200 $255,408,060
2000 $30,565,400,000 $258,856,140
2001 $31,682,400,000 $266,299,591
2002 $33,590,500,000 $281,790,134
2003 $35,901,200,000 $333,426,188
2004 $38,203,000,000 $407,747,565
2005 $42,643,836,100 $476,801,793
2006 $48,835,925,926 $499,923,758
2007 $54,262,870,370 $573,548,460
2008 $56,302,129,630 $641,346,192
2009 $57,481,481,481 $628,006,115
2010 $59,562,962,963 $680,260,907
2011 $68,990,000,000 $744,097,050
2012 $73,141,000,000 $773,141,661
2013 $77,148,000,000 $797,736,334
2014 $80,656,100,000 $796,683,520
2015 $87,132,800,000 $824,150,499
2016 $91,370,407,864 $843,924,797
2017 $96,850,649,692 $884,844,384
2018 $100,050,036,096 $878,448,433
2019 $103,427,600,000 $912,950,466
2020 $107,351,800,000 $868,898,358
2021 - $843,923,639
2022 - $832,945,206
2023 - $938,189,444
2024 - $1,068,025,244

Cuba and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Samoa
1970 $645 $322
1971 $770 $377
1972 $892 $433
1973 $1,079 $563
1974 $1,217 $626
1975 $1,374 $610
1976 $1,441 $541
1977 $1,472 $615
1978 $1,837 $671
1979 $2,006 $751
1980 $2,031 $765
1981 $2,046 $713
1982 $2,114 $728
1983 $2,222 $671
1984 $2,386 $655
1985 $2,257 $573
1986 $2,365 $604
1987 $2,440 $666
1988 $2,632 $790
1989 $2,566 $728
1990 $2,694 $744
1991 $2,269 $742
1992 $2,048 $777
1993 $2,063 $775
1994 $2,613 $1,277
1995 $2,785 $1,288
1996 $2,282 $1,419
1997 $2,306 $1,608
1998 $2,332 $1,506
1999 $2,562 $1,417
2000 $2,751 $1,425
2001 $2,843 $1,454
2002 $3,005 $1,528
2003 $3,203 $1,798
2004 $3,399 $2,189
2005 $3,786 $2,550
2006 $4,330 $2,663
2007 $4,807 $3,039
2008 $4,986 $3,374
2009 $5,089 $3,279
2010 $5,272 $3,524
2011 $6,104 $3,822
2012 $6,471 $3,935
2013 $6,828 $4,024
2014 $7,147 $3,983
2015 $7,728 $4,084
2016 $8,111 $4,147
2017 $8,611 $4,308
2018 $8,911 $4,232
2019 $9,232 $4,352
2020 $9,605 $4,100
2021 - $3,948
2022 - $3,869
2023 - $4,330
2024 - $4,899

Cuba vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Samoa
1950 59 49.2
1951 59.4 49.8
1952 59.8 50.4
1953 60.2 51
1954 60.7 51.6
1955 61.2 52.2
1956 61.5 52.8
1957 61.9 53.4
1958 62.3 54
1959 62.8 54.6
1960 63.3 55.2
1961 63.7 55.7
1962 64.4 56.3
1963 64.3 56.9
1964 65.3 54
1965 65.6 57.9
1966 66.1 58.2
1967 66.5 58.9
1968 66.9 59.4
1969 67.4 59.9
1970 67.9 60.4
1971 68.4 60.9
1972 68.9 61.4
1973 69.3 61.9
1974 69.9 62.3
1975 70.4 62.8
1976 70.9 63.3
1977 71.4 63.7
1978 71.9 64.1
1979 72.3 64.5
1980 72.6 65
1981 73 65.3
1982 73.4 65.6
1983 73.6 66
1984 73.6 66.3
1985 73.5 66.6
1986 73.6 66.8
1987 73.6 67
1988 73.7 67.3
1989 73.7 67.6
1990 73.8 67.8
1991 73.8 68
1992 73.8 68.5
1993 73.9 68.8
1994 74.1 69.2
1995 74.3 69.5
1996 74.7 69.8
1997 75.1 70
1998 75.4 70.3
1999 75.7 70.6
2000 75.9 70.8
2001 76.4 71
2002 76.8 71.2
2003 77.4 71.4
2004 77.3 71.5
2005 77.5 71.5
2006 77.4 71.6
2007 77.6 71.6
2008 77.6 71.5
2009 77.6 69.5
2010 77.9 71.5
2011 78.1 71.4
2012 78.2 71.2
2013 78 71.2
2014 77.8 71.1
2015 77.7 71.1
2016 77.6 71
2017 77.3 71
2018 77.4 71.1
2019 77.4 70.3
2020 77.4 70.7
2021 73.2 71.1
2022 77.6 71.6
2023 78.1 71.7
2024 78.3 71.8
2025 78.4 71.9

Cuba and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Samoa
Year Population
Cuba Samoa
1960 7,238,081 112,490
1961 7,387,117 115,496
1962 7,541,098 118,597
1963 7,701,660 121,764
1964 7,866,020 124,894
1965 8,030,797 127,978
1966 8,193,450 131,073
1967 8,352,625 133,764
1968 8,509,522 136,020
1969 8,666,640 138,233
1970 8,824,382 140,400
1971 8,979,085 142,503
1972 9,123,891 144,538
1973 9,255,328 146,516
1974 9,374,183 149,431
1975 9,479,726 153,344
1976 9,571,242 157,113
1977 9,648,440 159,753
1978 9,711,980 161,375
1979 9,763,355 162,882
1980 9,804,796 164,322
1981 9,849,320 165,678
1982 9,912,681 166,484
1983 9,991,026 166,714
1984 10,073,299 166,796
1985 10,157,228 166,849
1986 10,244,247 167,061
1987 10,335,342 167,661
1988 10,432,585 168,346
1989 10,533,243 168,768
1990 10,631,799 169,042
1991 10,717,640 169,368
1992 10,785,801 170,331
1993 10,841,031 171,774
1994 10,886,021 173,159
1995 10,925,362 174,571
1996 10,962,010 176,071
1997 10,997,934 177,547
1998 11,034,712 178,905
1999 11,072,230 180,275
2000 11,109,109 181,685
2001 11,144,132 183,166
2002 11,177,418 184,471
2003 11,209,383 185,430
2004 11,238,756 186,249
2005 11,262,554 186,978
2006 11,278,550 187,709
2007 11,287,272 188,753
2008 11,291,762 190,107
2009 11,294,719 191,513
2010 11,297,409 193,023
2011 11,301,571 194,713
2012 11,303,175 196,498
2013 11,298,167 198,268
2014 11,285,775 200,037
2015 11,275,065 201,782
2016 11,265,612 203,499
2017 11,247,829 205,415
2018 11,227,118 207,582
2019 11,202,846 209,780
2020 11,176,354 211,944
2021 11,122,168 213,779
2022 11,059,820 215,261
2023 11,019,931 216,663
2024 10,979,783 218,019

Fertility rates in Cuba and Samoa

Fertility rate
Cuba

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Samoa
1960 4.13 7.78
1961 4.26 7.77
1962 4.42 7.76
1963 4.56 7.73
1964 4.53 7.7
1965 4.5 7.65
1966 4.4 7.6
1967 4.29 7.55
1968 4.19 7.5
1969 4.12 7.43
1970 3.98 7.34
1971 3.8 7.22
1972 3.61 7.07
1973 3.4 6.91
1974 3.16 6.75
1975 2.82 6.61
1976 2.51 6.47
1977 2.21 6.31
1978 1.88 6.15
1979 1.77 5.99
1980 1.64 5.86
1981 1.59 5.75
1982 1.78 5.68
1983 1.8 5.62
1984 1.77 5.55
1985 1.77 5.49
1986 1.78 5.42
1987 1.8 5.32
1988 1.85 5.21
1989 1.83 5.11
1990 1.81 5.01
1991 1.66 4.91
1992 1.56 4.87
1993 1.49 4.83
1994 1.47 4.79
1995 1.48 4.77
1996 1.46 4.74
1997 1.59 4.7
1998 1.62 4.64
1999 1.64 4.57
2000 1.61 4.52
2001 1.6 4.48
2002 1.65 4.44
2003 1.63 4.39
2004 1.55 4.34
2005 1.49 4.32
2006 1.4 4.32
2007 1.44 4.36
2008 1.58 4.42
2009 1.68 4.47
2010 1.67 4.52
2011 1.73 4.56
2012 1.67 4.55
2013 1.68 4.49
2014 1.66 4.42
2015 1.69 4.34
2016 1.6 4.26
2017 1.59 4.2
2018 1.61 4.14
2019 1.54 4.06
2020 1.49 4
2021 1.43 3.94
2022 1.41 3.88
2023 1.44 3.83

Cuba and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Cuba Samoa
1960 22.5 15
1961 22.5 14.9
1962 22.4 14.8
1963 22.3 14.6
1964 22.2 14.6
1965 22.1 14.5
1966 22 14.5
1967 21.9 14.5
1968 21.9 14.5
1969 21.8 14.5
1970 21.8 14.6
1971 21.9 14.7
1972 21.9 14.8
1973 22.1 14.9
1974 22.2 15
1975 22.5 15.3
1976 22.7 15.5
1977 23 15.8
1978 23.4 16
1979 23.7 16.2
1980 24.1 16.4
1981 24.5 16.6
1982 24.8 16.8
1983 25.1 17.1
1984 25.5 17.4
1985 25.9 17.6
1986 26.3 17.8
1987 26.7 18
1988 27.1 18.2
1989 27.5 18.3
1990 27.9 18.4
1991 28.3 18.5
1992 28.7 18.7
1993 29.2 19
1994 29.7 19.3
1995 30.3 19.6
1996 30.9 19.7
1997 31.4 19.8
1998 32 19.9
1999 32.5 19.9
2000 33.1 19.8
2001 33.6 19.7
2002 34.2 19.7
2003 34.7 19.9
2004 35.2 20.1
2005 35.7 20.3
2006 36.2 20.4
2007 36.8 20.6
2008 37.3 20.7
2009 37.7 20.8
2010 38.2 20.8
2011 38.6 20.8
2012 39.1 20.8
2013 39.7 21
2014 40.2 21.1
2015 40.6 21.2
2016 40.9 21.3
2017 41.3 21.4
2018 41.6 21.4
2019 41.9 21.5
2020 42.1 21.4
2021 42.3 21.4
2022 42.5 21.1
2023 42.8 21
2024 43.1 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
n/a
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
19.8%
2020

Energy

Cuba Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Samoa
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
52
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Cuba Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Samoa
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
715 mi
2018

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