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Cuba vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 87/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 103rd vs. 116th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Sierra Leone ranks 160/197 ($6.97B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 86/197 ($9,605), while Sierra Leone ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Sierra Leone
Population
10892659
8998687
Population rank 90/197 102/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$6.97B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$3,522
2024
Government debt n/a
$3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
44.6%
2026
Government debt per person n/a
$347
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2026
$3,438
2026
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2026
27,869 sq mi
2026
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.6 years
2026
62.3 years
2026

Cuba and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Cuba Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,009,962
1961 - $327,834,191
1962 - $342,721,416
1963 - $348,547,279
1964 - $371,847,461
1965 - $359,379,856
1966 - $375,479,850
1967 - $348,795,303
1968 - $329,859,732
1969 - $408,690,163
1970 $5,693,005,200 $434,410,974
1971 $6,914,658,400 $419,549,305
1972 $8,135,150,892 $465,381,340
1973 $9,987,709,650 $575,230,724
1974 $11,405,957,317 $648,590,643
1975 $13,027,415,244 $679,336,344
1976 $13,789,579,903 $594,895,942
1977 $14,206,158,675 $691,777,584
1978 $17,844,705,325 $960,728,339
1979 $19,584,443,288 $1,109,374,911
1980 $19,912,889,861 $1,100,685,845
1981 $20,150,254,096 $1,114,830,472
1982 $20,953,510,235 $1,295,361,886
1983 $22,204,940,512 $995,104,305
1984 $24,039,383,608 $1,087,471,862
1985 $22,920,490,774 $856,890,459
1986 $24,226,574,634 $490,181,457
1987 $25,213,935,012 $660,106,336
1988 $27,458,999,472 $1,055,083,933
1989 $27,023,468,666 $932,974,420
1990 $28,645,436,569 $649,644,098
1991 $24,316,556,026 $779,981,987
1992 $22,085,858,243 $679,940,814
1993 $22,367,254,865 $768,867,883
1994 $28,448,326,757 $911,853,802
1995 $30,429,803,651 $870,740,292
1996 $25,017,368,700 $941,709,423
1997 $25,365,908,100 $850,232,760
1998 $25,736,331,200 $672,368,187
1999 $28,364,615,200 $669,386,624
2000 $30,565,400,000 $635,866,404
2001 $31,682,400,000 $1,681,473,894
2002 $33,590,500,000 $1,933,863,911
2003 $35,901,200,000 $2,142,618,046
2004 $38,203,000,000 $2,237,350,687
2005 $42,643,836,100 $2,545,275,313
2006 $48,835,925,926 $3,263,697,467
2007 $54,262,870,370 $3,632,957,611
2008 $56,302,129,630 $4,157,895,298
2009 $57,481,481,481 $3,953,403,098
2010 $59,562,962,963 $4,262,805,967
2011 $68,990,000,000 $4,861,632,885
2012 $73,141,000,000 $6,141,666,509
2013 $77,148,000,000 $7,502,762,863
2014 $80,656,100,000 $7,686,138,791
2015 $87,132,800,000 $6,788,352,975
2016 $91,370,407,900 $6,084,297,211
2017 $96,850,649,700 $5,749,846,528
2018 $100,050,036,100 $6,390,514,689
2019 $103,427,600,000 $6,523,577,594
2020 $107,352,000,000 $6,688,307,703
2021 - $7,166,931,485
2022 - $7,121,125,278
2023 - $6,415,852,767
2024 - $6,971,127,235

Cuba and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.3
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.3
1967 - $136.1
1968 - $126.3
1969 - $153.6
1970 $645 $160.2
1971 $770 $151.8
1972 $892 $165.4
1973 $1,079 $200.6
1974 $1,217 $222.1
1975 $1,374 $228.4
1976 $1,441 $196.4
1977 $1,472 $224.2
1978 $1,837 $305
1979 $2,006 $346
1980 $2,031 $336
1981 $2,046 $334
1982 $2,114 $380
1983 $2,222 $285.8
1984 $2,386 $306
1985 $2,257 $235.5
1986 $2,365 $131.5
1987 $2,440 $172.4
1988 $2,632 $268.2
1989 $2,566 $231.3
1990 $2,694 $154.8
1991 $2,269 $183.7
1992 $2,048 $163.2
1993 $2,063 $185
1994 $2,613 $218.5
1995 $2,785 $208.4
1996 $2,282 $224.3
1997 $2,306 $199.9
1998 $2,332 $156.5
1999 $2,562 $155
2000 $2,751 $143.7
2001 $2,843 $358
2002 $3,005 $389
2003 $3,203 $414
2004 $3,399 $418
2005 $3,786 $463
2006 $4,330 $580
2007 $4,807 $632
2008 $4,986 $705
2009 $5,089 $653
2010 $5,272 $685
2011 $6,104 $761
2012 $6,471 $938
2013 $6,828 $1,117
2014 $7,147 $1,118
2015 $7,728 $965
2016 $8,111 $844
2017 $8,611 $779
2018 $8,911 $846
2019 $9,232 $844
2020 $9,605 $845
2021 - $885
2022 - $860
2023 - $758
2024 - $807

Cuba vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Sierra Leone
1950 59 28.9
1951 59.4 29.3
1952 59.8 29.7
1953 60.2 30.1
1954 60.7 30.5
1955 61.2 30.9
1956 61.5 31.3
1957 61.9 31.8
1958 62.3 32.1
1959 62.8 32.6
1960 63.3 33.1
1961 63.7 33.6
1962 64.4 34.2
1963 64.3 34.7
1964 65.3 35.3
1965 65.6 35.9
1966 66.1 36.6
1967 66.5 37.3
1968 66.9 37.8
1969 67.4 38.2
1970 67.9 38.6
1971 68.4 39.1
1972 68.9 39.5
1973 69.3 40
1974 69.9 40.4
1975 70.4 41
1976 70.9 41.4
1977 71.4 41.8
1978 71.9 42.2
1979 72.3 42.5
1980 72.6 42.8
1981 73 43.1
1982 73.4 43.3
1983 73.6 43.5
1984 73.6 43.6
1985 73.5 43.6
1986 73.6 43.5
1987 73.6 43.7
1988 73.7 43.8
1989 73.7 43.7
1990 73.8 43.7
1991 73.8 43.3
1992 73.8 43.5
1993 73.9 43.4
1994 74.1 42.8
1995 74.3 42.6
1996 74.7 43.5
1997 75.1 43.6
1998 75.4 42.7
1999 75.7 42
2000 75.9 44.8
2001 76.4 45.4
2002 76.8 46.2
2003 77.4 46.8
2004 77.3 47.5
2005 77.5 48.3
2006 77.4 49.5
2007 77.6 50
2008 77.6 50.7
2009 77.6 51.3
2010 77.9 51.9
2011 78.1 52.6
2012 78.2 53.2
2013 78 54.1
2014 77.8 54.3
2015 77.7 55.5
2016 77.6 56.9
2017 77.3 57.8
2018 77.4 59.1
2019 77.4 59.6
2020 77.4 59.7
2021 73.2 60.3
2022 77.6 61.3
2023 78.1 61.8
2024 78.3 62
2025 78.4 62.2
2026 78.6 62.3

Cuba and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Cuba Sierra Leone
1960 7,238,081 2,268,356
1961 7,387,117 2,304,227
1962 7,541,098 2,342,242
1963 7,701,660 2,382,258
1964 7,866,020 2,424,390
1965 8,030,797 2,468,666
1966 8,193,450 2,514,638
1967 8,352,625 2,562,384
1968 8,509,522 2,611,532
1969 8,666,640 2,661,365
1970 8,824,382 2,712,286
1971 8,979,085 2,763,222
1972 9,123,891 2,814,388
1973 9,255,328 2,866,955
1974 9,374,183 2,920,459
1975 9,479,726 2,974,657
1976 9,571,242 3,028,820
1977 9,648,440 3,085,354
1978 9,711,980 3,145,517
1979 9,763,355 3,207,499
1980 9,804,796 3,272,089
1981 9,849,320 3,338,940
1982 9,912,681 3,408,183
1983 9,991,026 3,481,646
1984 10,073,299 3,558,758
1985 10,157,228 3,638,438
1986 10,244,247 3,728,380
1987 10,335,342 3,829,718
1988 10,432,585 3,934,517
1989 10,533,243 4,034,037
1990 10,631,799 4,196,828
1991 10,717,640 4,246,267
1992 10,785,801 4,166,366
1993 10,841,031 4,157,130
1994 10,886,021 4,173,105
1995 10,925,362 4,179,179
1996 10,962,010 4,199,210
1997 10,997,934 4,253,716
1998 11,034,712 4,295,785
1999 11,072,230 4,318,043
2000 11,109,109 4,423,611
2001 11,144,132 4,692,716
2002 11,177,418 4,971,435
2003 11,209,383 5,177,687
2004 11,238,756 5,355,717
2005 11,262,554 5,501,712
2006 11,278,550 5,624,466
2007 11,287,272 5,749,352
2008 11,291,762 5,894,722
2009 11,294,719 6,055,646
2010 11,297,409 6,222,714
2011 11,301,571 6,387,251
2012 11,303,175 6,551,080
2013 11,298,167 6,714,051
2014 11,285,775 6,876,385
2015 11,275,065 7,037,655
2016 11,265,612 7,205,328
2017 11,247,829 7,379,299
2018 11,227,118 7,554,563
2019 11,202,846 7,731,991
2020 11,176,354 7,912,558
2021 11,122,168 8,094,602
2022 11,059,820 8,276,807
2023 11,019,931 8,460,512
2024 10,979,783 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Cuba and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Cuba

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Sierra Leone
1960 4.13 6.18
1961 4.26 6.21
1962 4.42 6.22
1963 4.56 6.26
1964 4.53 6.29
1965 4.5 6.31
1966 4.4 6.35
1967 4.29 6.38
1968 4.19 6.39
1969 4.12 6.39
1970 3.98 6.41
1971 3.8 6.43
1972 3.61 6.45
1973 3.4 6.47
1974 3.16 6.53
1975 2.82 6.55
1976 2.51 6.55
1977 2.21 6.57
1978 1.88 6.59
1979 1.77 6.58
1980 1.64 6.56
1981 1.59 6.55
1982 1.78 6.56
1983 1.8 6.57
1984 1.77 6.59
1985 1.77 6.59
1986 1.78 6.6
1987 1.8 6.61
1988 1.85 6.59
1989 1.83 6.57
1990 1.81 6.57
1991 1.66 6.55
1992 1.56 6.56
1993 1.49 6.57
1994 1.47 6.56
1995 1.48 6.56
1996 1.46 6.55
1997 1.59 6.53
1998 1.62 6.5
1999 1.64 6.42
2000 1.61 6.36
2001 1.6 6.31
2002 1.65 6.23
2003 1.63 6.09
2004 1.55 5.92
2005 1.49 5.81
2006 1.4 5.74
2007 1.44 5.64
2008 1.58 5.56
2009 1.68 5.45
2010 1.67 5.33
2011 1.73 5.21
2012 1.67 5.06
2013 1.68 4.87
2014 1.66 4.7
2015 1.69 4.55
2016 1.6 4.47
2017 1.59 4.39
2018 1.61 4.29
2019 1.54 4.19
2020 1.49 4.08
2021 1.43 3.98
2022 1.41 3.88
2023 1.44 3.79

Cuba and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Cuba Sierra Leone
1960 22.5 21.1
1961 22.5 21.1
1962 22.4 21.1
1963 22.3 21
1964 22.2 21
1965 22.1 20.9
1966 22 20.9
1967 21.9 20.8
1968 21.9 20.7
1969 21.8 20.6
1970 21.8 20.4
1971 21.9 20.2
1972 21.9 20.1
1973 22.1 19.9
1974 22.2 19.8
1975 22.5 19.6
1976 22.7 19.5
1977 23 19.4
1978 23.4 19.3
1979 23.7 19.2
1980 24.1 19.1
1981 24.5 19.1
1982 24.8 19
1983 25.1 18.9
1984 25.5 18.9
1985 25.9 18.8
1986 26.3 18.7
1987 26.7 18.7
1988 27.1 18.6
1989 27.5 18.6
1990 27.9 18.5
1991 28.3 18.5
1992 28.7 18.4
1993 29.2 18.4
1994 29.7 18.3
1995 30.3 18.2
1996 30.9 18.2
1997 31.4 18.1
1998 32 18.1
1999 32.5 18
2000 33.1 18
2001 33.6 18
2002 34.2 17.9
2003 34.7 17.9
2004 35.2 17.9
2005 35.7 18
2006 36.2 18
2007 36.8 18
2008 37.3 18.1
2009 37.7 18.1
2010 38.2 18.2
2011 38.6 18.3
2012 39.1 18.4
2013 39.7 18.5
2014 40.2 18.6
2015 40.6 18.7
2016 40.9 18.9
2017 41.3 19.1
2018 41.6 19.2
2019 41.9 19.4
2020 42.1 19.6
2021 42.3 19.8
2022 42.5 20
2023 42.8 20.3
2024 43.1 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$7.08B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
15.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.46%
2024
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.02%
2026
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
73.4%
2024
42.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.8%
2024
25.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Cuba Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21 megatons
2024
1.46 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
1.91 tons
2024
0.17 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Cuba Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
77.2%
2024
45.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2026
30.5
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
52
2026
16
2026
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Cuba Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.6 years
2026
62.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2026
16
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.07%
2026
0.05%
2026
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2026
15,247 sq mi
2026
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2026
9,559 sq mi
2026
Roads length n/a
7,270 mi
2015

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