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Cuba vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 103rd vs. 177th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Singapore
Population
10937204
6105665
Population rank 89/197 113/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$547B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$150,689
2024
Government debt n/a
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
84 years
2025

Cuba and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Singapore
Year GDP
Cuba Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,920,574,150
1971 $6,914,658,400 $2,263,785,444
1972 $8,135,150,892 $2,721,440,981
1973 $9,987,709,650 $3,696,213,333
1974 $11,405,957,317 $5,221,534,956
1975 $13,027,415,244 $5,633,673,930
1976 $13,789,579,903 $6,327,077,974
1977 $14,206,158,675 $6,618,585,074
1978 $17,844,705,325 $7,517,176,355
1979 $19,584,443,288 $9,296,921,724
1980 $19,912,889,861 $11,896,256,783
1981 $20,150,254,096 $14,175,228,844
1982 $20,953,510,235 $16,084,252,378
1983 $22,204,940,512 $17,784,112,150
1984 $24,039,383,608 $19,749,361,098
1985 $22,920,490,774 $19,156,532,746
1986 $24,226,574,634 $18,586,746,057
1987 $25,213,935,012 $20,919,215,578
1988 $27,458,999,472 $25,371,462,488
1989 $27,023,468,666 $30,465,364,739
1990 $28,645,436,569 $36,144,336,769
1991 $24,316,556,026 $45,466,164,978
1992 $22,085,858,243 $52,131,320,033
1993 $22,367,254,865 $60,603,815,716
1994 $28,448,326,757 $73,688,724,431
1995 $30,429,803,651 $87,812,540,788
1996 $25,017,368,700 $96,293,086,513
1997 $25,365,908,100 $100,123,787,215
1998 $25,736,331,200 $85,728,207,782
1999 $28,364,615,200 $86,286,849,755
2000 $30,565,400,000 $96,076,539,926
2001 $31,682,400,000 $89,793,790,670
2002 $33,590,500,000 $92,538,372,870
2003 $35,901,200,000 $97,646,401,096
2004 $38,203,000,000 $115,033,593,101
2005 $42,643,836,100 $127,807,848,728
2006 $48,835,925,926 $148,627,286,361
2007 $54,262,870,370 $180,941,701,358
2008 $56,302,129,630 $193,617,323,539
2009 $57,481,481,481 $194,150,283,772
2010 $59,562,962,963 $239,807,980,591
2011 $68,990,000,000 $279,356,499,090
2012 $73,141,000,000 $295,092,888,077
2013 $77,148,000,000 $307,576,360,585
2014 $80,656,100,000 $314,863,580,758
2015 $87,132,800,000 $307,998,545,269
2016 $91,370,407,864 $319,646,468,521
2017 $96,850,649,692 $343,673,334,902
2018 $100,050,036,096 $377,123,710,561
2019 $103,427,600,000 $376,161,998,830
2020 $107,351,800,000 $349,165,858,545
2021 - $436,591,382,250
2022 - $509,017,841,147
2023 - $505,439,514,078
2024 - $547,386,645,892

Cuba and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $645 $926
1971 $770 $1,071
1972 $892 $1,264
1973 $1,079 $1,685
1974 $1,217 $2,342
1975 $1,374 $2,490
1976 $1,441 $2,759
1977 $1,472 $2,846
1978 $1,837 $3,194
1979 $2,006 $3,901
1980 $2,031 $4,928
1981 $2,046 $5,597
1982 $2,114 $6,078
1983 $2,222 $6,633
1984 $2,386 $7,228
1985 $2,257 $7,002
1986 $2,365 $6,800
1987 $2,440 $7,539
1988 $2,632 $8,914
1989 $2,566 $10,395
1990 $2,694 $11,862
1991 $2,269 $14,502
1992 $2,048 $16,136
1993 $2,063 $18,290
1994 $2,613 $21,552
1995 $2,785 $24,915
1996 $2,282 $26,233
1997 $2,306 $26,376
1998 $2,332 $21,829
1999 $2,562 $21,797
2000 $2,751 $23,853
2001 $2,843 $21,700
2002 $3,005 $22,160
2003 $3,203 $23,730
2004 $3,399 $27,608
2005 $3,786 $29,961
2006 $4,330 $33,768
2007 $4,807 $39,433
2008 $4,986 $40,009
2009 $5,089 $38,927
2010 $5,272 $47,237
2011 $6,104 $53,891
2012 $6,471 $55,548
2013 $6,828 $56,967
2014 $7,147 $57,565
2015 $7,728 $55,646
2016 $8,111 $57,006
2017 $8,611 $61,236
2018 $8,911 $66,882
2019 $9,232 $65,952
2020 $9,605 $61,410
2021 - $80,056
2022 - $90,299
2023 - $85,412
2024 - $90,674

Cuba vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Singapore
1950 59 54.1
1951 59.4 55.3
1952 59.8 56.4
1953 60.2 57.5
1954 60.7 59.4
1955 61.2 61.2
1956 61.5 62.6
1957 61.9 63.4
1958 62.3 64
1959 62.8 64.8
1960 63.3 65.3
1961 63.7 65.7
1962 64.4 66.1
1963 64.3 66.5
1964 65.3 66.7
1965 65.6 66.9
1966 66.1 67.2
1967 66.5 67.3
1968 66.9 67.7
1969 67.4 68.1
1970 67.9 68.5
1971 68.4 68.8
1972 68.9 69
1973 69.3 69.4
1974 69.9 69.7
1975 70.4 70.2
1976 70.9 70.6
1977 71.4 70.9
1978 71.9 71.2
1979 72.3 71.4
1980 72.6 71.5
1981 73 71.7
1982 73.4 72
1983 73.6 72.4
1984 73.6 72.6
1985 73.5 73.1
1986 73.6 73.6
1987 73.6 74
1988 73.7 74
1989 73.7 74.3
1990 73.8 74.6
1991 73.8 75.1
1992 73.8 75.3
1993 73.9 75.5
1994 74.1 75.6
1995 74.3 75.7
1996 74.7 76.1
1997 75.1 76.4
1998 75.4 76.9
1999 75.7 77.3
2000 75.9 77.8
2001 76.4 78.3
2002 76.8 78.7
2003 77.4 79.2
2004 77.3 79.7
2005 77.5 80.3
2006 77.4 80.6
2007 77.6 80.9
2008 77.6 81.1
2009 77.6 81.4
2010 77.9 81.6
2011 78.1 81.9
2012 78.2 82.2
2013 78 82.5
2014 77.8 82.6
2015 77.7 82.7
2016 77.6 82.9
2017 77.3 83.1
2018 77.4 83.4
2019 77.4 83.7
2020 77.4 83.7
2021 73.2 83.5
2022 77.6 82.9
2023 78.1 83.7
2024 78.3 83.9
2025 78.4 84

Cuba and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Singapore
Year Population
Cuba Singapore
1960 7,238,081 1,646,400
1961 7,387,117 1,702,400
1962 7,541,098 1,750,200
1963 7,701,660 1,795,000
1964 7,866,020 1,841,600
1965 8,030,797 1,886,900
1966 8,193,450 1,934,400
1967 8,352,625 1,977,600
1968 8,509,522 2,012,000
1969 8,666,640 2,042,500
1970 8,824,382 2,074,507
1971 8,979,085 2,112,900
1972 9,123,891 2,152,400
1973 9,255,328 2,193,000
1974 9,374,183 2,229,800
1975 9,479,726 2,262,600
1976 9,571,242 2,293,300
1977 9,648,440 2,325,300
1978 9,711,980 2,353,600
1979 9,763,355 2,383,500
1980 9,804,796 2,413,945
1981 9,849,320 2,532,835
1982 9,912,681 2,646,466
1983 9,991,026 2,681,061
1984 10,073,299 2,732,221
1985 10,157,228 2,735,957
1986 10,244,247 2,733,373
1987 10,335,342 2,774,789
1988 10,432,585 2,846,108
1989 10,533,243 2,930,901
1990 10,631,799 3,047,132
1991 10,717,640 3,135,083
1992 10,785,801 3,230,698
1993 10,841,031 3,313,471
1994 10,886,021 3,419,048
1995 10,925,362 3,524,506
1996 10,962,010 3,670,704
1997 10,997,934 3,796,038
1998 11,034,712 3,927,213
1999 11,072,230 3,958,723
2000 11,109,109 4,027,887
2001 11,144,132 4,138,012
2002 11,177,418 4,175,950
2003 11,209,383 4,114,826
2004 11,238,756 4,166,664
2005 11,262,554 4,265,762
2006 11,278,550 4,401,365
2007 11,287,272 4,588,599
2008 11,291,762 4,839,396
2009 11,294,719 4,987,573
2010 11,297,409 5,076,732
2011 11,301,571 5,183,688
2012 11,303,175 5,312,437
2013 11,298,167 5,399,162
2014 11,285,775 5,469,724
2015 11,275,065 5,535,002
2016 11,265,612 5,607,283
2017 11,247,829 5,612,253
2018 11,227,118 5,638,676
2019 11,202,846 5,703,569
2020 11,176,354 5,685,807
2021 11,122,168 5,453,566
2022 11,059,820 5,637,022
2023 11,019,931 5,917,648
2024 10,979,783 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Cuba and Singapore

Fertility rate
Cuba

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Singapore
1960 4.13 5.76
1961 4.26 5.41
1962 4.42 5.21
1963 4.56 5.16
1964 4.53 4.97
1965 4.5 4.66
1966 4.4 4.46
1967 4.29 3.91
1968 4.19 3.53
1969 4.12 3.22
1970 3.98 3.07
1971 3.8 3.02
1972 3.61 3.04
1973 3.4 2.79
1974 3.16 2.35
1975 2.82 2.07
1976 2.51 2.11
1977 2.21 1.82
1978 1.88 1.79
1979 1.77 1.79
1980 1.64 1.82
1981 1.59 1.78
1982 1.78 1.74
1983 1.8 1.61
1984 1.77 1.62
1985 1.77 1.61
1986 1.78 1.43
1987 1.8 1.62
1988 1.85 1.96
1989 1.83 1.75
1990 1.81 1.83
1991 1.66 1.73
1992 1.56 1.72
1993 1.49 1.74
1994 1.47 1.71
1995 1.48 1.67
1996 1.46 1.66
1997 1.59 1.61
1998 1.62 1.48
1999 1.64 1.47
2000 1.61 1.6
2001 1.6 1.41
2002 1.65 1.37
2003 1.63 1.27
2004 1.55 1.26
2005 1.49 1.26
2006 1.4 1.28
2007 1.44 1.29
2008 1.58 1.28
2009 1.68 1.22
2010 1.67 1.15
2011 1.73 1.2
2012 1.67 1.29
2013 1.68 1.19
2014 1.66 1.25
2015 1.69 1.24
2016 1.6 1.2
2017 1.59 1.16
2018 1.61 1.14
2019 1.54 1.14
2020 1.49 1.1
2021 1.43 1.12
2022 1.41 1.04
2023 1.44 0.97

Cuba and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Cuba Singapore
1960 22.5 18.2
1961 22.5 18.1
1962 22.4 18
1963 22.3 18
1964 22.2 18.1
1965 22.1 18.2
1966 22 18.4
1967 21.9 18.6
1968 21.9 18.9
1969 21.8 19.3
1970 21.8 19.7
1971 21.9 20.1
1972 21.9 20.6
1973 22.1 21
1974 22.2 21.5
1975 22.5 22
1976 22.7 22.6
1977 23 23.1
1978 23.4 23.6
1979 23.7 24.2
1980 24.1 24.7
1981 24.5 25.3
1982 24.8 25.9
1983 25.1 26.4
1984 25.5 26.9
1985 25.9 27.3
1986 26.3 27.8
1987 26.7 28.3
1988 27.1 28.7
1989 27.5 29.1
1990 27.9 29.5
1991 28.3 29.8
1992 28.7 30.1
1993 29.2 30.4
1994 29.7 30.7
1995 30.3 31
1996 30.9 31.2
1997 31.4 31.4
1998 32 31.6
1999 32.5 31.9
2000 33.1 32.2
2001 33.6 32.5
2002 34.2 32.7
2003 34.7 33
2004 35.2 33.3
2005 35.7 33.5
2006 36.2 33.6
2007 36.8 33.6
2008 37.3 33.5
2009 37.7 33.6
2010 38.2 33.7
2011 38.6 33.9
2012 39.1 34
2013 39.7 34.1
2014 40.2 34.2
2015 40.6 34.4
2016 40.9 34.5
2017 41.3 34.8
2018 41.6 35
2019 41.9 35.2
2020 42.1 35.5
2021 42.3 35.8
2022 42.5 35.9
2023 42.8 36.2
2024 43.1 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
84.1
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Cuba Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Singapore
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
97.7%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Cuba Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Singapore
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,175 mi
2017

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