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Cuba vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 103rd vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Sri Lanka
Population
10937204
22125995
Population rank 89/197 63/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$99B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$15,633
2024
Government debt n/a
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Cuba and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Cuba Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 $5,693,005,200 $2,296,470,588
1971 $6,914,658,400 $2,369,308,600
1972 $8,135,150,892 $2,553,936,348
1973 $9,987,709,650 $2,875,625,000
1974 $11,405,957,317 $3,574,586,466
1975 $13,027,415,244 $3,791,298,146
1976 $13,789,579,903 $3,591,319,857
1977 $14,206,158,675 $4,104,509,583
1978 $17,844,705,325 $2,733,183,857
1979 $19,584,443,288 $3,364,611,432
1980 $19,912,889,861 $4,024,621,900
1981 $20,150,254,096 $4,415,844,156
1982 $20,953,510,235 $4,768,765,017
1983 $22,204,940,512 $5,167,913,302
1984 $24,039,383,608 $6,043,474,843
1985 $22,920,490,774 $5,978,460,972
1986 $24,226,574,634 $6,405,210,564
1987 $25,213,935,012 $6,682,167,120
1988 $27,458,999,472 $6,978,371,581
1989 $27,023,468,666 $6,987,267,684
1990 $28,645,436,569 $8,032,551,173
1991 $24,316,556,026 $9,000,362,582
1992 $22,085,858,243 $9,703,011,636
1993 $22,367,254,865 $10,338,679,636
1994 $28,448,326,757 $11,717,604,209
1995 $30,429,803,651 $13,029,697,561
1996 $25,017,368,700 $13,897,738,375
1997 $25,365,908,100 $15,091,913,884
1998 $25,736,331,200 $15,794,972,847
1999 $28,364,615,200 $15,656,327,860
2000 $30,565,400,000 $16,330,814,180
2001 $31,682,400,000 $15,749,753,805
2002 $33,590,500,000 $16,536,535,647
2003 $35,901,200,000 $18,881,765,437
2004 $38,203,000,000 $20,662,525,941
2005 $42,643,836,100 $24,405,791,045
2006 $48,835,925,926 $28,279,802,406
2007 $54,262,870,370 $32,350,238,760
2008 $56,302,129,630 $40,713,826,215
2009 $57,481,481,481 $42,066,224,093
2010 $59,562,962,963 $58,636,161,082
2011 $68,990,000,000 $67,753,284,044
2012 $73,141,000,000 $70,447,216,891
2013 $77,148,000,000 $77,000,578,167
2014 $80,656,100,000 $82,528,535,714
2015 $87,132,800,000 $85,090,301,052
2016 $91,370,407,864 $88,000,211,172
2017 $96,850,649,692 $94,369,350,286
2018 $100,050,036,096 $94,450,015,983
2019 $103,427,600,000 $88,998,706,297
2020 $107,351,800,000 $84,335,574,582
2021 - $88,556,698,938
2022 - $74,143,020,263
2023 - $83,716,142,582
2024 - $98,963,185,510

Cuba and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 $645 $186.9
1971 $770 $188.8
1972 $892 $199.4
1973 $1,079 $220.2
1974 $1,217 $268.7
1975 $1,374 $279.8
1976 $1,441 $260.3
1977 $1,472 $292.1
1978 $1,837 $191
1979 $2,006 $230.8
1980 $2,031 $271.1
1981 $2,046 $292.5
1982 $2,114 $312
1983 $2,222 $336
1984 $2,386 $391
1985 $2,257 $385
1986 $2,365 $407
1987 $2,440 $420
1988 $2,632 $434
1989 $2,566 $430
1990 $2,694 $491
1991 $2,269 $546
1992 $2,048 $580
1993 $2,063 $607
1994 $2,613 $678
1995 $2,785 $742
1996 $2,282 $776
1997 $2,306 $827
1998 $2,332 $849
1999 $2,562 $826
2000 $2,751 $846
2001 $2,843 $804
2002 $3,005 $835
2003 $3,203 $946
2004 $3,399 $1,029
2005 $3,786 $1,207
2006 $4,330 $1,390
2007 $4,807 $1,579
2008 $4,986 $1,974
2009 $5,089 $2,027
2010 $5,272 $2,808
2011 $6,104 $3,225
2012 $6,471 $3,328
2013 $6,828 $3,741
2014 $7,147 $3,972
2015 $7,728 $4,058
2016 $8,111 $4,149
2017 $8,611 $4,399
2018 $8,911 $4,359
2019 $9,232 $4,082
2020 $9,605 $3,848
2021 - $3,997
2022 - $3,343
2023 - $3,799
2024 - $4,516

Cuba vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Sri Lanka
1950 59 53.2
1951 59.4 54
1952 59.8 54.9
1953 60.2 55.6
1954 60.7 56.4
1955 61.2 57.2
1956 61.5 57.9
1957 61.9 58.5
1958 62.3 59.3
1959 62.8 60
1960 63.3 60.6
1961 63.7 61.2
1962 64.4 61.6
1963 64.3 62
1964 65.3 62.4
1965 65.6 62.8
1966 66.1 63.2
1967 66.5 63.6
1968 66.9 63.9
1969 67.4 64.1
1970 67.9 64.4
1971 68.4 64.2
1972 68.9 64.6
1973 69.3 64.8
1974 69.9 65
1975 70.4 65.4
1976 70.9 65.8
1977 71.4 66.4
1978 71.9 66.8
1979 72.3 67.5
1980 72.6 68
1981 73 68.4
1982 73.4 68.7
1983 73.6 68.7
1984 73.6 68.8
1985 73.5 68.9
1986 73.6 69
1987 73.6 69
1988 73.7 69
1989 73.7 67.3
1990 73.8 69.2
1991 73.8 69.1
1992 73.8 69.6
1993 73.9 70
1994 74.1 70.2
1995 74.3 69.7
1996 74.7 69.8
1997 75.1 69.9
1998 75.4 70.1
1999 75.7 70.4
2000 75.9 71.2
2001 76.4 71.8
2002 76.8 72.3
2003 77.4 72.4
2004 77.3 68
2005 77.5 73.1
2006 77.4 72.8
2007 77.6 73
2008 77.6 72.6
2009 77.6 70.3
2010 77.9 74.5
2011 78.1 74.7
2012 78.2 75.2
2013 78 75.5
2014 77.8 75.8
2015 77.7 76
2016 77.6 76.1
2017 77.3 76.2
2018 77.4 76.5
2019 77.4 76.7
2020 77.4 76.9
2021 73.2 76.3
2022 77.6 77.3
2023 78.1 77.5
2024 78.3 77.7
2025 78.4 77.9

Cuba and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Cuba Sri Lanka
1960 7,238,081 9,661,389
1961 7,387,117 9,899,372
1962 7,541,098 10,143,754
1963 7,701,660 10,395,040
1964 7,866,020 10,653,397
1965 8,030,797 10,916,965
1966 8,193,450 11,183,928
1967 8,352,625 11,457,328
1968 8,509,522 11,736,088
1969 8,666,640 12,013,858
1970 8,824,382 12,287,110
1971 8,979,085 12,551,910
1972 9,123,891 12,809,205
1973 9,255,328 13,060,916
1974 9,374,183 13,305,693
1975 9,479,726 13,548,984
1976 9,571,242 13,796,770
1977 9,648,440 14,049,371
1978 9,711,980 14,310,128
1979 9,763,355 14,579,614
1980 9,804,796 14,847,974
1981 9,849,320 15,099,414
1982 9,912,681 15,286,567
1983 9,991,026 15,388,794
1984 10,073,299 15,441,860
1985 10,157,228 15,544,154
1986 10,244,247 15,731,256
1987 10,335,342 15,916,576
1988 10,432,585 16,078,621
1989 10,533,243 16,248,557
1990 10,631,799 16,352,458
1991 10,717,640 16,475,354
1992 10,785,801 16,739,284
1993 10,841,031 17,025,918
1994 10,886,021 17,275,773
1995 10,925,362 17,564,068
1996 10,962,010 17,905,018
1997 10,997,934 18,248,200
1998 11,034,712 18,596,003
1999 11,072,230 18,944,731
2000 11,109,109 19,293,054
2001 11,144,132 19,600,362
2002 11,177,418 19,805,752
2003 11,209,383 19,951,521
2004 11,238,756 20,087,605
2005 11,262,554 20,216,524
2006 11,278,550 20,352,411
2007 11,287,272 20,492,545
2008 11,291,762 20,629,378
2009 11,294,719 20,756,435
2010 11,297,409 20,879,089
2011 11,301,571 21,009,048
2012 11,303,175 21,169,458
2013 11,298,167 20,585,000
2014 11,285,775 20,778,000
2015 11,275,065 20,970,000
2016 11,265,612 21,209,000
2017 11,247,829 21,453,000
2018 11,227,118 21,670,000
2019 11,202,846 21,803,000
2020 11,176,354 21,919,000
2021 11,122,168 22,156,000
2022 11,059,820 22,181,000
2023 11,019,931 22,037,000
2024 10,979,783 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Cuba and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Cuba

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Sri Lanka
1960 4.13 5.35
1961 4.26 5.24
1962 4.42 5.18
1963 4.56 5.12
1964 4.53 5.06
1965 4.5 4.93
1966 4.4 4.83
1967 4.29 4.79
1968 4.19 4.66
1969 4.12 4.5
1970 3.98 4.39
1971 3.8 4.27
1972 3.61 4.16
1973 3.4 4
1974 3.16 3.86
1975 2.82 3.82
1976 2.51 3.78
1977 2.21 3.74
1978 1.88 3.81
1979 1.77 3.82
1980 1.64 3.73
1981 1.59 3.65
1982 1.78 3.32
1983 1.8 3.11
1984 1.77 3.01
1985 1.77 2.9
1986 1.78 2.74
1987 1.8 2.64
1988 1.85 2.57
1989 1.83 2.58
1990 1.81 2.54
1991 1.66 2.51
1992 1.56 2.49
1993 1.49 2.44
1994 1.47 2.4
1995 1.48 2.35
1996 1.46 2.29
1997 1.59 2.22
1998 1.62 2.14
1999 1.64 2.14
2000 1.61 2.21
2001 1.6 2.28
2002 1.65 2.31
2003 1.63 2.3
2004 1.55 2.27
2005 1.49 2.26
2006 1.4 2.29
2007 1.44 2.3
2008 1.58 2.23
2009 1.68 2.18
2010 1.67 2.13
2011 1.73 2.14
2012 1.67 2.17
2013 1.68 2.18
2014 1.66 2.13
2015 1.69 2.09
2016 1.6 2.06
2017 1.59 2.04
2018 1.61 2.03
2019 1.54 2.02
2020 1.49 2.01
2021 1.43 2
2022 1.41 1.98
2023 1.44 1.97

Cuba and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Cuba Sri Lanka
1960 22.5 19.5
1961 22.5 19.5
1962 22.4 19.5
1963 22.3 19.5
1964 22.2 19.5
1965 22.1 19.5
1966 22 19.6
1967 21.9 19.7
1968 21.9 19.8
1969 21.8 19.9
1970 21.8 20
1971 21.9 20.1
1972 21.9 20.2
1973 22.1 20.4
1974 22.2 20.6
1975 22.5 20.7
1976 22.7 20.9
1977 23 21
1978 23.4 21.2
1979 23.7 21.3
1980 24.1 21.5
1981 24.5 21.6
1982 24.8 21.7
1983 25.1 21.9
1984 25.5 22
1985 25.9 22.2
1986 26.3 22.5
1987 26.7 22.8
1988 27.1 23.1
1989 27.5 23.4
1990 27.9 23.6
1991 28.3 23.9
1992 28.7 24.3
1993 29.2 24.6
1994 29.7 24.9
1995 30.3 25.3
1996 30.9 25.8
1997 31.4 26.2
1998 32 26.5
1999 32.5 26.9
2000 33.1 27.2
2001 33.6 27.6
2002 34.2 27.9
2003 34.7 28.2
2004 35.2 28.5
2005 35.7 28.8
2006 36.2 29
2007 36.8 29.3
2008 37.3 29.6
2009 37.7 29.9
2010 38.2 30.2
2011 38.6 30.5
2012 39.1 30.8
2013 39.7 31.1
2014 40.2 31.4
2015 40.6 31.7
2016 40.9 32
2017 41.3 32.3
2018 41.6 32.5
2019 41.9 32.8
2020 42.1 33.1
2021 42.3 33.3
2022 42.5 33.6
2023 42.8 33.8
2024 43.1 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Cuba Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
92.7%
2023
English speaking
6%
2025
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Cuba Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
70,894 mi
2010

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