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Cuba vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 103rd vs. 90th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Suriname
Population
10937204
644193
Population rank 89/197 165/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$22,067
2024
Government debt n/a
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Cuba and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Suriname
Year GDP
Cuba Suriname
1960 - $99,650,000
1961 - $107,700,000
1962 - $116,150,000
1963 - $125,950,000
1964 - $134,400,000
1965 - $154,150,000
1966 - $190,350,000
1967 - $220,700,000
1968 - $241,350,000
1969 - $259,650,000
1970 $5,693,005,200 $274,900,000
1971 $6,914,658,400 $301,000,000
1972 $8,135,150,892 $311,950,000
1973 $9,987,709,650 $339,450,000
1974 $11,405,957,317 $409,850,000
1975 $13,027,415,244 $465,500,000
1976 $13,789,579,903 $505,500,000
1977 $14,206,158,675 $641,500,000
1978 $17,844,705,325 $735,500,000
1979 $19,584,443,288 $782,500,000
1980 $19,912,889,861 $795,000,000
1981 $20,150,254,096 $889,000,000
1982 $20,953,510,235 $915,000,000
1983 $22,204,940,512 $883,500,000
1984 $24,039,383,608 $864,000,000
1985 $22,920,490,774 $873,000,000
1986 $24,226,574,634 $891,000,000
1987 $25,213,935,012 $980,000,000
1988 $27,458,999,472 $1,161,000,000
1989 $27,023,468,666 $542,600,000
1990 $28,645,436,569 $388,400,000
1991 $24,316,556,026 $448,100,000
1992 $22,085,858,243 $404,600,000
1993 $22,367,254,865 $428,764,706
1994 $28,448,326,757 $605,492,537
1995 $30,429,803,651 $691,590,498
1996 $25,017,368,700 $861,372,806
1997 $25,365,908,100 $926,422,500
1998 $25,736,331,200 $1,110,850,000
1999 $28,364,615,200 $886,290,698
2000 $30,565,400,000 $947,671,970
2001 $31,682,400,000 $834,279,358
2002 $33,590,500,000 $1,093,574,468
2003 $35,901,200,000 $1,274,190,311
2004 $38,203,000,000 $1,484,092,538
2005 $42,643,836,100 $1,793,410,397
2006 $48,835,925,926 $2,626,380,435
2007 $54,262,870,370 $2,936,612,022
2008 $56,302,129,630 $3,532,969,035
2009 $57,481,481,481 $3,875,409,836
2010 $59,562,962,963 $4,368,370,998
2011 $68,990,000,000 $4,422,276,622
2012 $73,141,000,000 $4,980,000,000
2013 $77,148,000,000 $5,145,757,576
2014 $80,656,100,000 $5,240,606,061
2015 $87,132,800,000 $5,126,237,646
2016 $91,370,407,864 $3,317,421,648
2017 $96,850,649,692 $3,591,679,431
2018 $100,050,036,096 $3,996,198,867
2019 $103,427,600,000 $4,016,040,575
2020 $107,351,800,000 $2,911,807,496
2021 - $3,107,923,198
2022 - $3,791,603,200
2023 - $3,455,146,281
2024 - $4,714,267,822

Cuba and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 $645 $724
1971 $770 $768
1972 $892 $785
1973 $1,079 $858
1974 $1,217 $1,041
1975 $1,374 $1,190
1976 $1,441 $1,302
1977 $1,472 $1,666
1978 $1,837 $1,928
1979 $2,006 $2,072
1980 $2,031 $2,118
1981 $2,046 $2,368
1982 $2,114 $2,430
1983 $2,222 $2,333
1984 $2,386 $2,261
1985 $2,257 $2,256
1986 $2,365 $2,271
1987 $2,440 $2,469
1988 $2,632 $2,886
1989 $2,566 $1,329
1990 $2,694 $942
1991 $2,269 $1,080
1992 $2,048 $969
1993 $2,063 $1,022
1994 $2,613 $1,434
1995 $2,785 $1,610
1996 $2,282 $1,963
1997 $2,306 $2,068
1998 $2,332 $2,429
1999 $2,562 $1,898
2000 $2,751 $1,988
2001 $2,843 $1,715
2002 $3,005 $2,202
2003 $3,203 $2,516
2004 $3,399 $2,888
2005 $3,786 $3,453
2006 $4,330 $5,003
2007 $4,807 $5,530
2008 $4,986 $6,576
2009 $5,089 $7,130
2010 $5,272 $7,944
2011 $6,104 $7,950
2012 $6,471 $8,851
2013 $6,828 $9,043
2014 $7,147 $9,108
2015 $7,728 $8,814
2016 $8,111 $5,644
2017 $8,611 $6,050
2018 $8,911 $6,666
2019 $9,232 $6,630
2020 $9,605 $4,755
2021 - $5,030
2022 - $6,084
2023 - $5,494
2024 - $7,431

Cuba vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Suriname
1950 59 50.7
1951 59.4 51.1
1952 59.8 51.4
1953 60.2 52.1
1954 60.7 52.8
1955 61.2 53.5
1956 61.5 54.1
1957 61.9 54.7
1958 62.3 55.4
1959 62.8 55.9
1960 63.3 56.6
1961 63.7 57.3
1962 64.4 58
1963 64.3 58.5
1964 65.3 58.9
1965 65.6 59.1
1966 66.1 59.2
1967 66.5 59.2
1968 66.9 59.3
1969 67.4 59.4
1970 67.9 59.5
1971 68.4 59.6
1972 68.9 59.7
1973 69.3 59.8
1974 69.9 59.9
1975 70.4 60
1976 70.9 60.2
1977 71.4 60.3
1978 71.9 60.4
1979 72.3 60.5
1980 72.6 60.7
1981 73 60.8
1982 73.4 60.9
1983 73.6 61.1
1984 73.6 61.2
1985 73.5 61.4
1986 73.6 61.2
1987 73.6 61.3
1988 73.7 61.5
1989 73.7 62
1990 73.8 62.1
1991 73.8 62.2
1992 73.8 62.2
1993 73.9 62.4
1994 74.1 62.5
1995 74.3 62.8
1996 74.7 63.1
1997 75.1 63.4
1998 75.4 63.7
1999 75.7 64
2000 75.9 64.4
2001 76.4 64.8
2002 76.8 65.3
2003 77.4 65.8
2004 77.3 66.4
2005 77.5 67
2006 77.4 67.6
2007 77.6 68.3
2008 77.6 68.9
2009 77.6 69.3
2010 77.9 69.6
2011 78.1 69.8
2012 78.2 70
2013 78 70.1
2014 77.8 70.3
2015 77.7 70.6
2016 77.6 71
2017 77.3 71.2
2018 77.4 71.5
2019 77.4 71.8
2020 77.4 72.3
2021 73.2 68.9
2022 77.6 73.3
2023 78.1 73.6
2024 78.3 73.8
2025 78.4 73.9

Cuba and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Suriname
Year Population
Cuba Suriname
1960 7,238,081 263,918
1961 7,387,117 272,791
1962 7,541,098 283,912
1963 7,701,660 297,034
1964 7,866,020 309,041
1965 8,030,797 320,000
1966 8,193,450 331,135
1967 8,352,625 342,679
1968 8,509,522 354,616
1969 8,666,640 366,906
1970 8,824,382 379,442
1971 8,979,085 391,932
1972 9,123,891 397,413
1973 9,255,328 395,772
1974 9,374,183 393,676
1975 9,479,726 391,170
1976 9,571,242 388,289
1977 9,648,440 385,067
1978 9,711,980 381,502
1979 9,763,355 377,602
1980 9,804,796 375,377
1981 9,849,320 375,459
1982 9,912,681 376,555
1983 9,991,026 378,746
1984 10,073,299 382,193
1985 10,157,228 386,972
1986 10,244,247 392,330
1987 10,335,342 396,911
1988 10,432,585 402,227
1989 10,533,243 408,409
1990 10,631,799 412,493
1991 10,717,640 415,013
1992 10,785,801 417,589
1993 10,841,031 419,352
1994 10,886,021 422,375
1995 10,925,362 429,606
1996 10,962,010 438,830
1997 10,997,934 448,067
1998 11,034,712 457,406
1999 11,072,230 466,916
2000 11,109,109 476,643
2001 11,144,132 486,560
2002 11,177,418 496,551
2003 11,209,383 506,414
2004 11,238,756 513,923
2005 11,262,554 519,313
2006 11,278,550 524,997
2007 11,287,272 531,016
2008 11,291,762 537,245
2009 11,294,719 543,568
2010 11,297,409 549,923
2011 11,301,571 556,269
2012 11,303,175 562,633
2013 11,298,167 569,020
2014 11,285,775 575,373
2015 11,275,065 581,627
2016 11,265,612 587,757
2017 11,247,829 593,713
2018 11,227,118 599,513
2019 11,202,846 605,768
2020 11,176,354 612,317
2021 11,122,168 617,896
2022 11,059,820 623,164
2023 11,019,931 628,886
2024 10,979,783 634,431

Fertility rates in Cuba and Suriname

Fertility rate
Cuba

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Suriname
1960 4.13 6.59
1961 4.26 6.58
1962 4.42 6.57
1963 4.56 6.51
1964 4.53 6.43
1965 4.5 6.32
1966 4.4 6.2
1967 4.29 6.04
1968 4.19 5.86
1969 4.12 5.7
1970 3.98 5.53
1971 3.8 5.36
1972 3.61 5.18
1973 3.4 5.01
1974 3.16 4.81
1975 2.82 4.63
1976 2.51 4.45
1977 2.21 4.26
1978 1.88 4.08
1979 1.77 3.93
1980 1.64 3.79
1981 1.59 3.75
1982 1.78 3.82
1983 1.8 3.87
1984 1.77 3.8
1985 1.77 3.71
1986 1.78 3.61
1987 1.8 3.53
1988 1.85 3.46
1989 1.83 3.39
1990 1.81 3.23
1991 1.66 3.09
1992 1.56 3.01
1993 1.49 2.94
1994 1.47 2.9
1995 1.48 2.9
1996 1.46 2.92
1997 1.59 2.95
1998 1.62 2.99
1999 1.64 3.02
2000 1.61 3.05
2001 1.6 3.06
2002 1.65 2.96
2003 1.63 2.84
2004 1.55 2.74
2005 1.49 2.71
2006 1.4 2.73
2007 1.44 2.74
2008 1.58 2.73
2009 1.68 2.71
2010 1.67 2.69
2011 1.73 2.67
2012 1.67 2.67
2013 1.68 2.65
2014 1.66 2.62
2015 1.69 2.57
2016 1.6 2.5
2017 1.59 2.43
2018 1.61 2.38
2019 1.54 2.35
2020 1.49 2.31
2021 1.43 2.3
2022 1.41 2.27
2023 1.44 2.25

Cuba and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Cuba Suriname
1960 22.5 18.1
1961 22.5 18.2
1962 22.4 17.8
1963 22.3 17.3
1964 22.2 16.8
1965 22.1 16.4
1966 22 16.1
1967 21.9 15.8
1968 21.9 15.6
1969 21.8 15.6
1970 21.8 15.6
1971 21.9 15.7
1972 21.9 16
1973 22.1 16.3
1974 22.2 16.7
1975 22.5 17
1976 22.7 17.4
1977 23 17.6
1978 23.4 17.9
1979 23.7 18.1
1980 24.1 18.4
1981 24.5 18.7
1982 24.8 18.9
1983 25.1 19.2
1984 25.5 19.5
1985 25.9 19.7
1986 26.3 20
1987 26.7 20.2
1988 27.1 20.4
1989 27.5 20.6
1990 27.9 20.8
1991 28.3 21
1992 28.7 21.2
1993 29.2 21.5
1994 29.7 21.7
1995 30.3 22
1996 30.9 22.4
1997 31.4 22.8
1998 32 23.2
1999 32.5 23.6
2000 33.1 24
2001 33.6 24.4
2002 34.2 24.7
2003 34.7 25
2004 35.2 25.3
2005 35.7 25.5
2006 36.2 25.6
2007 36.8 25.8
2008 37.3 26.1
2009 37.7 26.3
2010 38.2 26.5
2011 38.6 26.7
2012 39.1 26.9
2013 39.7 27.1
2014 40.2 27.3
2015 40.6 27.5
2016 40.9 27.7
2017 41.3 27.9
2018 41.6 28.1
2019 41.9 28.3
2020 42.1 28.6
2021 42.3 28.7
2022 42.5 28.9
2023 42.8 29.2
2024 43.1 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
n/a
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.78%
2020

Energy

Cuba Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Cuba Suriname
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
95%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Cuba Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Suriname
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,674 mi
2003

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