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Cuba vs Spain statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 48.8M in Spain (ranked 32/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 192,934 sq mi for Spain (ranked 103rd vs. 51st).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Spain
Population
10937204
48786181
Population rank 89/197 32/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$1.72T
2024
GDP rank 69/197 14/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$35,297
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$56,926
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.75T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
100.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$35,940
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 19/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$24,195
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
192,934 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
253 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.12
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
46.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
84 years
2025

Cuba and Spain: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Spain economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Spain
Year GDP
Cuba Spain
1960 - $12,424,514,014
1961 - $14,238,126,760
1962 - $16,609,632,791
1963 - $19,631,714,760
1964 - $21,966,876,027
1965 - $25,479,619,607
1966 - $29,559,436,183
1967 - $32,570,905,397
1968 - $32,394,326,464
1969 - $37,090,689,288
1970 $5,693,005,200 $40,963,715,237
1971 $6,914,658,400 $46,586,119,760
1972 $8,135,150,892 $59,090,176,029
1973 $9,987,709,650 $78,583,355,226
1974 $11,405,957,317 $97,204,522,642
1975 $13,027,415,244 $114,695,060,870
1976 $13,789,579,903 $118,422,534,195
1977 $14,206,158,675 $132,354,665,936
1978 $17,844,705,325 $160,484,969,618
1979 $19,584,443,288 $214,448,666,336
1980 $19,912,889,861 $232,600,556,974
1981 $20,150,254,096 $202,663,023,968
1982 $20,953,510,235 $195,856,752,991
1983 $22,204,940,512 $170,829,074,246
1984 $24,039,383,608 $171,979,977,230
1985 $22,920,490,774 $180,664,322,896
1986 $24,226,574,634 $251,141,555,186
1987 $25,213,935,012 $318,520,253,335
1988 $27,458,999,472 $375,891,716,898
1989 $27,023,468,666 $414,460,794,097
1990 $28,645,436,569 $536,175,326,477
1991 $24,316,556,026 $576,753,902,322
1992 $22,085,858,243 $630,465,353,486
1993 $22,367,254,865 $524,700,572,624
1994 $28,448,326,757 $530,183,651,720
1995 $30,429,803,651 $614,170,002,669
1996 $25,017,368,700 $642,251,412,058
1997 $25,365,908,100 $589,739,772,727
1998 $25,736,331,200 $618,731,484,575
1999 $28,364,615,200 $634,394,904,387
2000 $30,565,400,000 $598,102,854,756
2001 $31,682,400,000 $627,798,682,379
2002 $33,590,500,000 $708,938,227,244
2003 $35,901,200,000 $907,963,217,058
2004 $38,203,000,000 $1,069,829,382,515
2005 $42,643,836,100 $1,154,667,551,776
2006 $48,835,925,926 $1,261,846,683,275
2007 $54,262,870,370 $1,476,746,276,855
2008 $56,302,129,630 $1,636,115,447,613
2009 $57,481,481,481 $1,496,587,590,848
2010 $59,562,962,963 $1,427,989,078,917
2011 $68,990,000,000 $1,487,568,659,241
2012 $73,141,000,000 $1,330,994,811,670
2013 $77,148,000,000 $1,362,186,923,158
2014 $80,656,100,000 $1,380,244,561,362
2015 $87,132,800,000 $1,206,164,777,553
2016 $91,370,407,864 $1,243,015,667,917
2017 $96,850,649,692 $1,321,754,088,819
2018 $100,050,036,096 $1,431,642,809,327
2019 $103,427,600,000 $1,403,496,387,686
2020 $107,351,800,000 $1,289,783,836,971
2021 - $1,461,244,901,853
2022 - $1,446,498,147,749
2023 - $1,620,090,734,957
2024 - $1,722,745,978,335

Cuba and Spain economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Spain
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Spain
1960 - $408
1961 - $463
1962 - $535
1963 - $627
1964 - $695
1965 - $797
1966 - $916
1967 - $997
1968 - $978
1969 - $1,109
1970 $645 $1,211
1971 $770 $1,361
1972 $892 $1,708
1973 $1,079 $2,246
1974 $1,217 $2,748
1975 $1,374 $3,208
1976 $1,441 $3,277
1977 $1,472 $3,625
1978 $1,837 $4,353
1979 $2,006 $5,766
1980 $2,031 $6,204
1981 $2,046 $5,367
1982 $2,114 $5,156
1983 $2,222 $4,475
1984 $2,386 $4,487
1985 $2,257 $4,696
1986 $2,365 $6,509
1987 $2,440 $8,234
1988 $2,632 $9,696
1989 $2,566 $10,674
1990 $2,694 $13,795
1991 $2,269 $14,801
1992 $2,048 $16,101
1993 $2,063 $13,330
1994 $2,613 $13,406
1995 $2,785 $15,461
1996 $2,282 $16,101
1997 $2,306 $14,722
1998 $2,332 $15,382
1999 $2,562 $15,708
2000 $2,751 $14,743
2001 $2,843 $15,368
2002 $3,005 $17,111
2003 $3,203 $21,522
2004 $3,399 $24,925
2005 $3,786 $26,451
2006 $4,330 $28,422
2007 $4,807 $32,652
2008 $4,986 $35,603
2009 $5,089 $32,280
2010 $5,272 $30,659
2011 $6,104 $31,825
2012 $6,471 $28,456
2013 $6,828 $29,229
2014 $7,147 $29,708
2015 $7,728 $25,982
2016 $8,111 $26,756
2017 $8,611 $28,381
2018 $8,911 $30,602
2019 $9,232 $29,787
2020 $9,605 $27,234
2021 - $30,799
2022 - $30,270
2023 - $33,509
2024 - $35,297

Cuba vs. Spain life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Spain
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Spain
1950 59 61.8
1951 59.4 61.5
1952 59.8 64.8
1953 60.2 65.7
1954 60.7 66.9
1955 61.2 66.7
1956 61.5 66.8
1957 61.9 66.6
1958 62.3 68.8
1959 62.8 68.7
1960 63.3 69.2
1961 63.7 69.6
1962 64.4 69.6
1963 64.3 69.8
1964 65.3 70.5
1965 65.6 70.9
1966 66.1 71.2
1967 66.5 71.3
1968 66.9 71.7
1969 67.4 71.1
1970 67.9 72.1
1971 68.4 71.7
1972 68.9 73
1973 69.3 72.7
1974 69.9 73.1
1975 70.4 73.5
1976 70.9 73.8
1977 71.4 74.3
1978 71.9 74.5
1979 72.3 75
1980 72.6 75.5
1981 73 75.7
1982 73.4 76.3
1983 73.6 76.1
1984 73.6 76.5
1985 73.5 76.4
1986 73.6 76.7
1987 73.6 77
1988 73.7 76.9
1989 73.7 77
1990 73.8 77
1991 73.8 77.1
1992 73.8 77.6
1993 73.9 77.7
1994 74.1 78.1
1995 74.3 78.2
1996 74.7 78.3
1997 75.1 78.9
1998 75.4 78.9
1999 75.7 78.9
2000 75.9 79.4
2001 76.4 79.7
2002 76.8 79.8
2003 77.4 79.7
2004 77.3 80.3
2005 77.5 80.3
2006 77.4 81
2007 77.6 81
2008 77.6 81.3
2009 77.6 81.6
2010 77.9 82
2011 78.1 82.2
2012 78.2 82.2
2013 78 82.7
2014 77.8 82.8
2015 77.7 82.6
2016 77.6 83
2017 77.3 83
2018 77.4 83.1
2019 77.4 83.5
2020 77.4 82.2
2021 73.2 83
2022 77.6 82.4
2023 78.1 83.7
2024 78.3 83.8
2025 78.4 84

Cuba and Spain population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Spain
Year Population
Cuba Spain
1960 7,238,081 30,455,000
1961 7,387,117 30,739,250
1962 7,541,098 31,023,366
1963 7,701,660 31,296,651
1964 7,866,020 31,609,195
1965 8,030,797 31,954,292
1966 8,193,450 32,283,194
1967 8,352,625 32,682,947
1968 8,509,522 33,113,134
1969 8,666,640 33,441,054
1970 8,824,382 33,814,531
1971 8,979,085 34,224,490
1972 9,123,891 34,604,469
1973 9,255,328 34,988,947
1974 9,374,183 35,373,335
1975 9,479,726 35,757,900
1976 9,571,242 36,137,812
1977 9,648,440 36,511,638
1978 9,711,980 36,864,898
1979 9,763,355 37,191,330
1980 9,804,796 37,491,165
1981 9,849,320 37,758,631
1982 9,912,681 37,986,012
1983 9,991,026 38,171,525
1984 10,073,299 38,330,364
1985 10,157,228 38,469,512
1986 10,244,247 38,584,624
1987 10,335,342 38,684,815
1988 10,432,585 38,766,939
1989 10,533,243 38,827,764
1990 10,631,799 38,867,322
1991 10,717,640 38,966,376
1992 10,785,801 39,157,685
1993 10,841,031 39,361,262
1994 10,886,021 39,549,108
1995 10,925,362 39,724,050
1996 10,962,010 39,889,852
1997 10,997,934 40,057,389
1998 11,034,712 40,223,509
1999 11,072,230 40,386,875
2000 11,109,109 40,567,864
2001 11,144,132 40,850,412
2002 11,177,418 41,431,558
2003 11,209,383 42,187,645
2004 11,238,756 42,921,895
2005 11,262,554 43,653,155
2006 11,278,550 44,397,319
2007 11,287,272 45,226,803
2008 11,291,762 45,954,106
2009 11,294,719 46,362,946
2010 11,297,409 46,576,897
2011 11,301,571 46,742,697
2012 11,303,175 46,773,055
2013 11,298,167 46,604,197
2014 11,285,775 46,460,733
2015 11,275,065 46,422,303
2016 11,265,612 46,458,139
2017 11,247,829 46,571,232
2018 11,227,118 46,782,011
2019 11,202,846 47,118,501
2020 11,176,354 47,359,424
2021 11,122,168 47,443,821
2022 11,059,820 47,786,102
2023 11,019,931 48,347,910
2024 10,979,783 48,807,137

Fertility rates in Cuba and Spain

Fertility rate
Cuba

Spain
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Spain
1960 4.13 2.86
1961 4.26 2.77
1962 4.42 2.8
1963 4.56 2.88
1964 4.53 3.01
1965 4.5 2.94
1966 4.4 2.91
1967 4.29 2.94
1968 4.19 2.87
1969 4.12 2.86
1970 3.98 2.84
1971 3.8 2.9
1972 3.61 2.87
1973 3.4 2.84
1974 3.16 2.88
1975 2.82 2.77
1976 2.51 2.77
1977 2.21 2.65
1978 1.88 2.54
1979 1.77 2.37
1980 1.64 2.22
1981 1.59 2.04
1982 1.78 1.94
1983 1.8 1.8
1984 1.77 1.73
1985 1.77 1.64
1986 1.78 1.56
1987 1.8 1.49
1988 1.85 1.45
1989 1.83 1.4
1990 1.81 1.36
1991 1.66 1.33
1992 1.56 1.31
1993 1.49 1.26
1994 1.47 1.19
1995 1.48 1.16
1996 1.46 1.14
1997 1.59 1.15
1998 1.62 1.13
1999 1.64 1.17
2000 1.61 1.22
2001 1.6 1.23
2002 1.65 1.25
2003 1.63 1.3
2004 1.55 1.31
2005 1.49 1.33
2006 1.4 1.36
2007 1.44 1.38
2008 1.58 1.45
2009 1.68 1.38
2010 1.67 1.37
2011 1.73 1.34
2012 1.67 1.32
2013 1.68 1.27
2014 1.66 1.32
2015 1.69 1.33
2016 1.6 1.33
2017 1.59 1.31
2018 1.61 1.26
2019 1.54 1.23
2020 1.49 1.18
2021 1.43 1.18
2022 1.41 1.16
2023 1.44 1.12

Cuba and Spain demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Spain
Year Median age, years
Cuba Spain
1960 22.5 29.4
1961 22.5 29.6
1962 22.4 29.7
1963 22.3 29.9
1964 22.2 30.1
1965 22.1 30.2
1966 22 30.3
1967 21.9 30.4
1968 21.9 30.4
1969 21.8 30.2
1970 21.8 30.1
1971 21.9 30.1
1972 21.9 30
1973 22.1 30
1974 22.2 30
1975 22.5 30
1976 22.7 30.1
1977 23 30.2
1978 23.4 30.4
1979 23.7 30.6
1980 24.1 30.7
1981 24.5 30.9
1982 24.8 31.1
1983 25.1 31.4
1984 25.5 31.6
1985 25.9 31.9
1986 26.3 32.2
1987 26.7 32.5
1988 27.1 32.9
1989 27.5 33.2
1990 27.9 33.6
1991 28.3 33.9
1992 28.7 34.2
1993 29.2 34.6
1994 29.7 34.9
1995 30.3 35.3
1996 30.9 35.7
1997 31.4 36.2
1998 32 36.6
1999 32.5 37
2000 33.1 37.4
2001 33.6 37.8
2002 34.2 38.1
2003 34.7 38.3
2004 35.2 38.5
2005 35.7 38.8
2006 36.2 39
2007 36.8 39.2
2008 37.3 39.4
2009 37.7 39.8
2010 38.2 40.2
2011 38.6 40.6
2012 39.1 41.1
2013 39.7 41.7
2014 40.2 42.2
2015 40.6 42.7
2016 40.9 43.1
2017 41.3 43.5
2018 41.6 43.8
2019 41.9 44.1
2020 42.1 44.5
2021 42.3 44.9
2022 42.5 45.4
2023 42.8 45.9
2024 43.1 46.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Spain
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$1.63T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
45.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
4.59%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.51%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
199,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
69.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
19.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
66.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
1,180,703
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.96%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
34
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
277
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$754B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$6.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
36,410,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
19.8%
1998
Banked people share n/a
98.4%
2024

Energy

Cuba Spain
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
2,294 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$23.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
217.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
4.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
68.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
25.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
5,118 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
47%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
10.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.9%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Spain
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.6%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+111,674
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
81.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
80.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
89
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
176
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
99.7%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
22%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
95.8%
2024

Health

Cuba Spain
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$2,911
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$558
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
4.48
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.5 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
3.1
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
16.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
9.7%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
28.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
9.16 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Spain
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
3,953 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
95,648 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
71,757 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
424,505 mi
2020

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