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Cuba vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 103rd vs. 41st).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba South Sudan
Population
10937204
12387398
Population rank 89/197 81/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$12B
2015
GDP rank 69/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 87/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$1,155
2015
Government debt n/a
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank n/a 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Cuba and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Cuba and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Cuba

South Sudan
Year GDP
Cuba South Sudan
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 -
1988 $27,458,999,472 -
1989 $27,023,468,666 -
1990 $28,645,436,569 -
1991 $24,316,556,026 -
1992 $22,085,858,243 -
1993 $22,367,254,865 -
1994 $28,448,326,757 -
1995 $30,429,803,651 -
1996 $25,017,368,700 -
1997 $25,365,908,100 -
1998 $25,736,331,200 -
1999 $28,364,615,200 -
2000 $30,565,400,000 -
2001 $31,682,400,000 -
2002 $33,590,500,000 -
2003 $35,901,200,000 -
2004 $38,203,000,000 -
2005 $42,643,836,100 -
2006 $48,835,925,926 -
2007 $54,262,870,370 -
2008 $56,302,129,630 $14,586,253,383
2009 $57,481,481,481 $12,231,264,525
2010 $59,562,962,963 $14,602,072,411
2011 $68,990,000,000 $14,907,308,933
2012 $73,141,000,000 $11,931,472,169
2013 $77,148,000,000 $18,426,469,017
2014 $80,656,100,000 $13,962,212,847
2015 $87,132,800,000 $11,997,800,760
2016 $91,370,407,864 -
2017 $96,850,649,692 -
2018 $100,050,036,096 -
2019 $103,427,600,000 -
2020 $107,351,800,000 -

Cuba and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Cuba South Sudan
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 -
1988 $2,632 -
1989 $2,566 -
1990 $2,694 -
1991 $2,269 -
1992 $2,048 -
1993 $2,063 -
1994 $2,613 -
1995 $2,785 -
1996 $2,282 -
1997 $2,306 -
1998 $2,332 -
1999 $2,562 -
2000 $2,751 -
2001 $2,843 -
2002 $3,005 -
2003 $3,203 -
2004 $3,399 -
2005 $3,786 -
2006 $4,330 -
2007 $4,807 -
2008 $4,986 $1,654
2009 $5,089 $1,323
2010 $5,272 $1,498
2011 $6,104 $1,449
2012 $6,471 $1,109
2013 $6,828 $1,650
2014 $7,147 $1,243
2015 $7,728 $1,080
2016 $8,111 -
2017 $8,611 -
2018 $8,911 -
2019 $9,232 -
2020 $9,605 -

Cuba vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba South Sudan
1950 59 30.2
1951 59.4 30.6
1952 59.8 31
1953 60.2 31.4
1954 60.7 31.7
1955 61.2 32
1956 61.5 31.6
1957 61.9 30.9
1958 62.3 27.6
1959 62.8 27.8
1960 63.3 28.1
1961 63.7 28.3
1962 64.4 28.5
1963 64.3 28.2
1964 65.3 32.5
1965 65.6 28.8
1966 66.1 25.6
1967 66.5 25.9
1968 66.9 26.1
1969 67.4 25.4
1970 67.9 25.6
1971 68.4 31
1972 68.9 31.3
1973 69.3 36.3
1974 69.9 36.6
1975 70.4 36.9
1976 70.9 37.1
1977 71.4 37.4
1978 71.9 37.6
1979 72.3 37.8
1980 72.6 38
1981 73 38.3
1982 73.4 38.7
1983 73.6 34.7
1984 73.6 31.8
1985 73.5 32.4
1986 73.6 32.8
1987 73.6 20.7
1988 73.7 11
1989 73.7 28.2
1990 73.8 28.6
1991 73.8 29.2
1992 73.8 21.9
1993 73.9 22.3
1994 74.1 44.9
1995 74.3 31.5
1996 74.7 32.1
1997 75.1 33.1
1998 75.4 19
1999 75.7 44.5
2000 75.9 47.6
2001 76.4 48.6
2002 76.8 49.4
2003 77.4 52.3
2004 77.3 53.1
2005 77.5 54
2006 77.4 54.7
2007 77.6 55.4
2008 77.6 56.3
2009 77.6 56.8
2010 77.9 57.5
2011 78.1 57.7
2012 78.2 58.2
2013 78 58.3
2014 77.8 45.6
2015 77.7 39.8
2016 77.6 36.7
2017 77.3 35.4
2018 77.4 51.9
2019 77.4 58.1
2020 77.4 57.6
2021 73.2 57
2022 77.6 57.2
2023 78.1 57.6
2024 78.3 57.7
2025 78.4 57.9

Cuba and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

South Sudan
Year Population
Cuba South Sudan
1960 7,238,081 2,931,559
1961 7,387,117 2,976,724
1962 7,541,098 3,024,308
1963 7,701,660 3,072,669
1964 7,866,020 3,129,918
1965 8,030,797 3,189,835
1966 8,193,450 3,236,423
1967 8,352,625 3,277,648
1968 8,509,522 3,321,528
1969 8,666,640 3,365,533
1970 8,824,382 3,409,614
1971 8,979,085 3,468,646
1972 9,123,891 3,542,497
1973 9,255,328 3,627,383
1974 9,374,183 3,723,259
1975 9,479,726 3,821,494
1976 9,571,242 3,921,910
1977 9,648,440 4,024,032
1978 9,711,980 4,127,657
1979 9,763,355 4,232,605
1980 9,804,796 4,339,030
1981 9,849,320 4,447,272
1982 9,912,681 4,557,686
1983 9,991,026 4,661,574
1984 10,073,299 4,750,627
1985 10,157,228 4,834,296
1986 10,244,247 4,921,240
1987 10,335,342 4,962,395
1988 10,432,585 4,848,029
1989 10,533,243 4,713,229
1990 10,631,799 4,737,633
1991 10,717,640 4,836,677
1992 10,785,801 4,909,749
1993 10,841,031 4,956,002
1994 10,886,021 5,071,184
1995 10,925,362 5,225,836
1996 10,962,010 5,356,925
1997 10,997,934 5,509,136
1998 11,034,712 5,620,068
1999 11,072,230 5,771,628
2000 11,109,109 6,032,267
2001 11,144,132 6,308,391
2002 11,177,418 6,596,806
2003 11,209,383 6,903,127
2004 11,238,756 7,233,041
2005 11,262,554 7,590,143
2006 11,278,550 7,976,526
2007 11,287,272 8,388,788
2008 11,291,762 8,817,647
2009 11,294,719 9,243,556
2010 11,297,409 9,745,953
2011 11,301,571 10,288,109
2012 11,303,175 10,756,240
2013 11,298,167 11,166,275
2014 11,285,775 11,235,073
2015 11,275,065 11,107,561
2016 11,265,612 10,830,102
2017 11,247,829 10,259,154
2018 11,227,118 10,122,977
2019 11,202,846 10,423,384
2020 11,176,354 10,698,467
2021 11,122,168 10,865,780
2022 11,059,820 11,021,177
2023 11,019,931 11,483,374
2024 10,979,783 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Cuba and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Cuba

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Cuba South Sudan
1960 4.13 7.16
1961 4.26 7.18
1962 4.42 7.2
1963 4.56 7.2
1964 4.53 7.22
1965 4.5 7.22
1966 4.4 7.25
1967 4.29 7.26
1968 4.19 7.26
1969 4.12 7.28
1970 3.98 7.29
1971 3.8 7.3
1972 3.61 7.31
1973 3.4 7.31
1974 3.16 7.31
1975 2.82 7.33
1976 2.51 7.33
1977 2.21 7.33
1978 1.88 7.33
1979 1.77 7.32
1980 1.64 7.33
1981 1.59 7.33
1982 1.78 7.34
1983 1.8 7.34
1984 1.77 7.35
1985 1.77 7.36
1986 1.78 7.38
1987 1.8 7.39
1988 1.85 7.38
1989 1.83 7.37
1990 1.81 7.38
1991 1.66 7.38
1992 1.56 7.37
1993 1.49 7.36
1994 1.47 7.35
1995 1.48 7.34
1996 1.46 7.32
1997 1.59 7.2
1998 1.62 7.08
1999 1.64 6.94
2000 1.61 6.8
2001 1.6 6.65
2002 1.65 6.52
2003 1.63 6.35
2004 1.55 6.19
2005 1.49 6.02
2006 1.4 5.85
2007 1.44 5.7
2008 1.58 5.57
2009 1.68 5.45
2010 1.67 5.32
2011 1.73 5.19
2012 1.67 5.06
2013 1.68 4.94
2014 1.66 4.82
2015 1.69 4.7
2016 1.6 4.58
2017 1.59 4.48
2018 1.61 4.37
2019 1.54 4.26
2020 1.49 4.16
2021 1.43 4.05
2022 1.41 3.96
2023 1.44 3.86

Cuba and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Cuba South Sudan
1960 22.5 18.6
1961 22.5 18.5
1962 22.4 18.5
1963 22.3 18.4
1964 22.2 18.4
1965 22.1 18.3
1966 22 18.3
1967 21.9 18.2
1968 21.9 18
1969 21.8 17.9
1970 21.8 17.7
1971 21.9 17.6
1972 21.9 17.5
1973 22.1 17.5
1974 22.2 17.4
1975 22.5 17.4
1976 22.7 17.3
1977 23 17.2
1978 23.4 17.2
1979 23.7 17.1
1980 24.1 17.1
1981 24.5 17
1982 24.8 16.9
1983 25.1 16.8
1984 25.5 16.8
1985 25.9 16.7
1986 26.3 16.6
1987 26.7 16.5
1988 27.1 16.8
1989 27.5 17.1
1990 27.9 17
1991 28.3 17
1992 28.7 17
1993 29.2 16.9
1994 29.7 16.9
1995 30.3 16.9
1996 30.9 16.9
1997 31.4 16.9
1998 32 17
1999 32.5 17.1
2000 33.1 17.2
2001 33.6 17.3
2002 34.2 17.3
2003 34.7 17.3
2004 35.2 17.4
2005 35.7 17.6
2006 36.2 17.8
2007 36.8 18
2008 37.3 18.2
2009 37.7 18.4
2010 38.2 18.7
2011 38.6 19
2012 39.1 19.2
2013 39.7 19.3
2014 40.2 19
2015 40.6 18.6
2016 40.9 18.2
2017 41.3 17.4
2018 41.6 17.3
2019 41.9 17.8
2020 42.1 18.2
2021 42.3 18.4
2022 42.5 18.7
2023 42.8 19
2024 43.1 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received n/a
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.39%
2018
Banked people share n/a
5.83%
2021

Energy

Cuba South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Cuba South Sudan
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
34.5%
2018
English speaking
6%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Cuba South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$17
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Cuba South Sudan
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025

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