Cuba vs South Africa statistics compared

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 103rd vs. 24th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Cuba and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Cuba and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Cuba

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Cuba	South Africa
1960	-	$8,748,596,501
1961	-	$9,225,996,310
1962	-	$9,813,996,074
1963	-	$10,854,195,658
1964	-	$11,955,995,218
1965	-	$13,068,994,772
1966	-	$14,211,394,315
1967	-	$15,821,393,671
1968	-	$17,124,793,150
1969	-	$19,256,992,297
1970	$5,693,005,200	$21,218,391,513
1971	$6,914,658,400	$23,411,076,638
1972	$8,135,150,892	$24,515,919,217
1973	$9,987,709,650	$33,262,772,008
1974	$11,405,957,317	$41,389,186,095
1975	$13,027,415,244	$42,906,905,672
1976	$13,789,579,903	$41,150,460,288
1977	$14,206,158,675	$45,328,411,332
1978	$17,844,705,325	$51,607,412,902
1979	$19,584,443,288	$63,038,658,089
1980	$19,912,889,861	$89,411,864,402
1981	$20,150,254,096	$93,141,472,164
1982	$20,953,510,235	$85,904,057,409
1983	$22,204,940,512	$96,204,110,942
1984	$24,039,383,608	$84,870,163,366
1985	$22,920,490,774	$64,459,376,087
1986	$24,226,574,634	$73,354,771,399
1987	$25,213,935,012	$96,535,763,418
1988	$27,458,999,472	$103,976,831,871
1989	$27,023,468,666	$108,055,624,082
1990	$28,645,436,569	$126,048,140,142
1991	$24,316,556,026	$135,203,698,238
1992	$22,085,858,243	$146,956,150,987
1993	$22,367,254,865	$147,194,747,566
1994	$28,448,326,757	$153,512,712,382
1995	$30,429,803,651	$171,735,933,897
1996	$25,017,368,700	$163,234,925,381
1997	$25,365,908,100	$168,978,057,328
1998	$25,736,331,200	$152,982,984,557
1999	$28,364,615,200	$151,516,957,079
2000	$30,565,400,000	$151,752,757,215
2001	$31,682,400,000	$135,429,905,923
2002	$33,590,500,000	$129,087,556,612
2003	$35,901,200,000	$197,018,965,309
2004	$38,203,000,000	$255,806,908,595
2005	$42,643,836,100	$288,867,217,197
2006	$48,835,925,926	$303,858,675,364
2007	$54,262,870,370	$333,077,117,254
2008	$56,302,129,630	$316,131,258,616
2009	$57,481,481,481	$329,754,060,647
2010	$59,562,962,963	$417,363,822,802
2011	$68,990,000,000	$458,199,494,831
2012	$73,141,000,000	$434,400,545,086
2013	$77,148,000,000	$400,886,013,596
2014	$80,656,100,000	$381,198,869,776
2015	$87,132,800,000	$346,709,790,459
2016	$91,370,407,864	$323,585,509,674
2017	$96,850,649,692	$381,448,814,653
2018	$100,050,036,096	$405,260,723,893
2019	$103,427,600,000	$389,330,032,224
2020	$107,351,800,000	$337,974,655,408
2021	-	$420,886,877,629
2022	-	$406,920,004,594
2023	-	$380,699,271,816
2024	-	$400,260,724,226

Cuba and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Cuba

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Cuba	South Africa
1960	-	$532
1961	-	$546
1962	-	$563
1963	-	$605
1964	-	$646
1965	-	$685
1966	-	$722
1967	-	$779
1968	-	$817
1969	-	$891
1970	$645	$952
1971	$770	$1,020
1972	$892	$1,038
1973	$1,079	$1,369
1974	$1,217	$1,656
1975	$1,374	$1,670
1976	$1,441	$1,559
1977	$1,472	$1,671
1978	$1,837	$1,852
1979	$2,006	$2,202
1980	$2,031	$3,029
1981	$2,046	$3,050
1982	$2,114	$2,717
1983	$2,222	$2,938
1984	$2,386	$2,504
1985	$2,257	$1,839
1986	$2,365	$2,027
1987	$2,440	$2,586
1988	$2,632	$2,702
1989	$2,566	$2,727
1990	$2,694	$3,093
1991	$2,269	$3,243
1992	$2,048	$3,462
1993	$2,063	$3,400
1994	$2,613	$3,489
1995	$2,785	$3,856
1996	$2,282	$3,618
1997	$2,306	$3,700
1998	$2,332	$3,310
1999	$2,562	$3,242
2000	$2,751	$3,218
2001	$2,843	$2,847
2002	$3,005	$2,688
2003	$3,203	$4,062
2004	$3,399	$5,221
2005	$3,786	$5,837
2006	$4,330	$6,077
2007	$4,807	$6,592
2008	$4,986	$6,185
2009	$5,089	$6,375
2010	$5,272	$7,973
2011	$6,104	$8,646
2012	$6,471	$8,077
2013	$6,828	$7,332
2014	$7,147	$6,857
2015	$7,728	$6,112
2016	$8,111	$5,651
2017	$8,611	$6,618
2018	$8,911	$6,914
2019	$9,232	$6,534
2020	$9,605	$5,581
2021	-	$6,843
2022	-	$6,523
2023	-	$6,023
2024	-	$6,253

Cuba vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Cuba

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Cuba	South Africa
1950	59	43.1
1951	59.4	44.1
1952	59.8	45
1953	60.2	46.1
1954	60.7	47.1
1955	61.2	48.2
1956	61.5	49.2
1957	61.9	50.2
1958	62.3	51.1
1959	62.8	51.9
1960	63.3	52.6
1961	63.7	53.1
1962	64.4	53.6
1963	64.3	53.9
1964	65.3	54.2
1965	65.6	54.4
1966	66.1	54.7
1967	66.5	55
1968	66.9	55.2
1969	67.4	55.4
1970	67.9	55.7
1971	68.4	56
1972	68.9	56.4
1973	69.3	56.7
1974	69.9	57.1
1975	70.4	57.6
1976	70.9	58
1977	71.4	58.5
1978	71.9	59
1979	72.3	59.5
1980	72.6	60
1981	73	60.4
1982	73.4	60.9
1983	73.6	61.4
1984	73.6	61.8
1985	73.5	62.2
1986	73.6	62.4
1987	73.6	62.7
1988	73.7	62.9
1989	73.7	63
1990	73.8	62.9
1991	73.8	63
1992	73.8	62.8
1993	73.9	62.6
1994	74.1	62.1
1995	74.3	61.6
1996	74.7	61.1
1997	75.1	60.5
1998	75.4	59.9
1999	75.7	59.2
2000	75.9	58.4
2001	76.4	57.2
2002	76.8	55.6
2003	77.4	54.2
2004	77.3	54
2005	77.5	53.9
2006	77.4	54.2
2007	77.6	54.9
2008	77.6	56
2009	77.6	57.4
2010	77.9	58.9
2011	78.1	60.6
2012	78.2	61.7
2013	78	62.4
2014	77.8	63.2
2015	77.7	64.1
2016	77.6	64.7
2017	77.3	65.4
2018	77.4	65.7
2019	77.4	66.1
2020	77.4	65.2
2021	73.2	62
2022	77.6	65.5
2023	78.1	66.1
2024	78.3	66.3
2025	78.4	66.5

Cuba and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Cuba

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Cuba	South Africa
1960	7,238,081	16,440,172
1961	7,387,117	16,908,035
1962	7,541,098	17,418,522
1963	7,701,660	17,954,564
1964	7,866,020	18,511,361
1965	8,030,797	19,089,380
1966	8,193,450	19,690,087
1967	8,352,625	20,314,066
1968	8,509,522	20,957,287
1969	8,666,640	21,614,676
1970	8,824,382	22,279,984
1971	8,979,085	22,942,143
1972	9,123,891	23,609,456
1973	9,255,328	24,294,263
1974	9,374,183	24,989,108
1975	9,479,726	25,690,940
1976	9,571,242	26,395,450
1977	9,648,440	27,118,952
1978	9,711,980	27,869,507
1979	9,763,355	28,634,162
1980	9,804,796	29,518,857
1981	9,849,320	30,541,044
1982	9,912,681	31,615,339
1983	9,991,026	32,739,304
1984	10,073,299	33,892,788
1985	10,157,228	35,042,093
1986	10,244,247	36,180,515
1987	10,335,342	37,326,190
1988	10,432,585	38,480,649
1989	10,533,243	39,628,575
1990	10,631,799	40,746,268
1991	10,717,640	41,687,898
1992	10,785,801	42,443,509
1993	10,841,031	43,297,156
1994	10,886,021	44,004,139
1995	10,925,362	44,541,554
1996	10,962,010	45,123,018
1997	10,997,934	45,666,838
1998	11,034,712	46,223,880
1999	11,072,230	46,730,335
2000	11,109,109	47,159,719
2001	11,144,132	47,566,800
2002	11,177,418	48,019,415
2003	11,209,383	48,500,348
2004	11,238,756	48,991,421
2005	11,262,554	49,490,033
2006	11,278,550	49,998,277
2007	11,287,272	50,528,584
2008	11,291,762	51,114,599
2009	11,294,719	51,728,516
2010	11,297,409	52,344,051
2011	11,301,571	52,995,205
2012	11,303,175	53,782,567
2013	11,298,167	54,678,791
2014	11,285,775	55,594,838
2015	11,275,065	56,723,537
2016	11,265,612	57,259,551
2017	11,247,829	57,635,162
2018	11,227,118	58,613,001
2019	11,202,846	59,587,885
2020	11,176,354	60,562,381
2021	11,122,168	61,502,603
2022	11,059,820	62,378,410
2023	11,019,931	63,212,384
2024	10,979,783	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Cuba and South Africa

Fertility rate

Cuba

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cuba	South Africa
1960	4.13	6.11
1961	4.26	6.08
1962	4.42	6.05
1963	4.56	6.01
1964	4.53	5.96
1965	4.5	5.89
1966	4.4	5.91
1967	4.29	5.85
1968	4.19	5.78
1969	4.12	5.72
1970	3.98	5.63
1971	3.8	5.57
1972	3.61	5.49
1973	3.4	5.41
1974	3.16	5.3
1975	2.82	5.19
1976	2.51	5.07
1977	2.21	4.94
1978	1.88	4.85
1979	1.77	4.82
1980	1.64	4.78
1981	1.59	4.71
1982	1.78	4.7
1983	1.8	4.63
1984	1.77	4.57
1985	1.77	4.5
1986	1.78	4.41
1987	1.8	4.35
1988	1.85	4.18
1989	1.83	3.98
1990	1.81	3.72
1991	1.66	3.62
1992	1.56	3.48
1993	1.49	3.37
1994	1.47	3.26
1995	1.48	3.17
1996	1.46	2.99
1997	1.59	2.73
1998	1.62	2.63
1999	1.64	2.56
2000	1.61	2.41
2001	1.6	2.37
2002	1.65	2.32
2003	1.63	2.36
2004	1.55	2.44
2005	1.49	2.51
2006	1.4	2.55
2007	1.44	2.55
2008	1.58	2.68
2009	1.68	2.5
2010	1.67	2.44
2011	1.73	2.44
2012	1.67	2.45
2013	1.68	2.43
2014	1.66	2.42
2015	1.69	2.36
2016	1.6	2.26
2017	1.59	2.28
2018	1.61	2.27
2019	1.54	2.26
2020	1.49	2.26
2021	1.43	2.25
2022	1.41	2.23
2023	1.44	2.22

Cuba and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Cuba

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Cuba	South Africa
1960	22.5	19
1961	22.5	19
1962	22.4	18.9
1963	22.3	18.9
1964	22.2	18.9
1965	22.1	18.8
1966	22	18.8
1967	21.9	18.8
1968	21.9	18.8
1969	21.8	18.8
1970	21.8	18.8
1971	21.9	18.8
1972	21.9	18.8
1973	22.1	18.8
1974	22.2	18.9
1975	22.5	18.9
1976	22.7	19
1977	23	19.1
1978	23.4	19.2
1979	23.7	19.3
1980	24.1	19.4
1981	24.5	19.6
1982	24.8	19.8
1983	25.1	20
1984	25.5	20.2
1985	25.9	20.4
1986	26.3	20.5
1987	26.7	20.7
1988	27.1	20.9
1989	27.5	21.1
1990	27.9	21.3
1991	28.3	21.5
1992	28.7	21.5
1993	29.2	21.9
1994	29.7	22
1995	30.3	21.5
1996	30.9	21.2
1997	31.4	21.2
1998	32	21.4
1999	32.5	21.6
2000	33.1	21.9
2001	33.6	22.2
2002	34.2	22.4
2003	34.7	22.8
2004	35.2	23.1
2005	35.7	23.3
2006	36.2	23.5
2007	36.8	23.8
2008	37.3	24
2009	37.7	24.3
2010	38.2	24.6
2011	38.6	25
2012	39.1	25.3
2013	39.7	25.7
2014	40.2	26
2015	40.6	26.4
2016	40.9	26.7
2017	41.3	27
2018	41.6	27.5
2019	41.9	27.9
2020	42.1	28.3
2021	42.3	28.6
2022	42.5	28.9
2023	42.8	29.2
2024	43.1	29.5

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