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Cuba vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 103rd vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Taiwan
Population
10937204
23308308
Population rank 89/197 60/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$797B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$50,500
2017
Government debt n/a
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
24%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
43.1 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Cuba and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Taiwan
Year GDP
Cuba Taiwan
1961 - $1,778,000,000
1962 - $1,960,000,000
1963 - $2,218,000,000
1964 - $2,592,000,000
1965 - $2,869,000,000
1966 - $3,207,000,000
1967 - $3,709,000,000
1968 - $4,325,000,000
1969 - $5,017,000,000
1970 $5,693,005,200 $5,785,000,000
1971 $6,914,658,400 $6,727,000,000
1972 $8,135,150,892 $8,063,000,000
1973 $9,987,709,650 $10,940,000,000
1974 $11,405,957,317 $14,739,000,000
1975 $13,027,415,244 $15,836,000,000
1976 $13,789,579,903 $18,988,000,000
1977 $14,206,158,675 $22,252,000,000
1978 $17,844,705,325 $27,373,000,000
1979 $19,584,443,288 $33,875,000,000
1980 $19,912,889,861 $42,292,000,000
1981 $20,150,254,096 $49,047,000,000
1982 $20,953,510,235 $49,540,000,000
1983 $22,204,940,512 $54,155,000,000
1984 $24,039,383,608 $61,036,000,000
1985 $22,920,490,774 $63,599,000,000
1986 $24,226,574,634 $78,347,000,000
1987 $25,213,935,012 $104,956,000,000
1988 $27,458,999,472 $126,378,000,000
1989 $27,023,468,666 $152,687,000,000
1990 $28,645,436,569 $166,392,000,000
1991 $24,316,556,026 $187,100,000,000
1992 $22,085,858,243 $222,947,000,000
1993 $22,367,254,865 $234,943,000,000
1994 $28,448,326,757 $256,213,000,000
1995 $30,429,803,651 $279,013,000,000
1996 $25,017,368,700 $292,473,000,000
1997 $25,365,908,100 $303,315,000,000
1998 $25,736,331,200 $279,926,000,000
1999 $28,364,615,200 $303,827,000,000
2000 $30,565,400,000 $330,725,000,000
2001 $31,682,400,000 $299,303,000,000
2002 $33,590,500,000 $307,429,000,000
2003 $35,901,200,000 $317,374,000,000
2004 $38,203,000,000 $346,881,000,000
2005 $42,643,836,100 $374,042,000,000
2006 $48,835,925,926 $386,492,000,000
2007 $54,262,870,370 $406,940,000,000
2008 $56,302,129,630 $415,824,000,000
2009 $57,481,481,481 $390,788,000,000
2010 $59,562,962,963 $444,245,000,000
2011 $68,990,000,000 $483,957,000,000
2012 $73,141,000,000 $495,536,000,000
2013 $77,148,000,000 $512,957,000,000
2014 $80,656,100,000 $535,332,000,000
2015 $87,132,800,000 $534,474,000,000
2016 $91,370,407,864 $543,002,000,000
2017 $96,850,649,692 $591,734,000,000
2018 $100,050,036,096 $610,744,000,000
2019 $103,427,600,000 $613,453,000,000
2020 $107,351,800,000 $676,935,000,000
2021 - $777,062,000,000
2022 - $765,529,000,000
2023 - $757,276,000,000
2024 - $796,904,000,000

Cuba and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Taiwan
1961 - $161.2
1962 - $172
1963 - $188.6
1964 - $213.6
1965 - $229.3
1966 - $249.1
1967 - $280.8
1968 - $319
1969 - $357
1970 $645 $397
1971 $770 $451
1972 $892 $530
1973 $1,079 $706
1974 $1,217 $934
1975 $1,374 $985
1976 $1,441 $1,158
1977 $1,472 $1,330
1978 $1,837 $1,606
1979 $2,006 $1,950
1980 $2,031 $2,389
1981 $2,046 $2,720
1982 $2,114 $2,699
1983 $2,222 $2,903
1984 $2,386 $3,224
1985 $2,257 $3,314
1986 $2,365 $4,036
1987 $2,440 $5,350
1988 $2,632 $6,370
1989 $2,566 $7,613
1990 $2,694 $8,205
1991 $2,269 $9,125
1992 $2,048 $10,768
1993 $2,063 $11,242
1994 $2,613 $12,150
1995 $2,785 $13,119
1996 $2,282 $13,641
1997 $2,306 $14,020
1998 $2,332 $12,820
1999 $2,562 $13,804
2000 $2,751 $14,908
2001 $2,843 $13,397
2002 $3,005 $13,686
2003 $3,203 $14,066
2004 $3,399 $15,317
2005 $3,786 $16,456
2006 $4,330 $16,934
2007 $4,807 $17,757
2008 $4,986 $18,081
2009 $5,089 $16,933
2010 $5,272 $19,197
2011 $6,104 $20,866
2012 $6,471 $21,295
2013 $6,828 $21,973
2014 $7,147 $22,874
2015 $7,728 $22,780
2016 $8,111 $23,091
2017 $8,611 $25,121
2018 $8,911 $25,901
2019 $9,232 $25,998
2020 $9,605 $28,705
2021 - $33,111
2022 - $32,827
2023 - $32,442
2024 - $34,041

Cuba vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Taiwan
1950 59 56.6
1951 59.4 57.2
1952 59.8 57.9
1953 60.2 58.6
1954 60.7 58.9
1955 61.2 59.8
1956 61.5 60.3
1957 61.9 61
1958 62.3 61
1959 62.8 61.6
1960 63.3 62.5
1961 63.7 63
1962 64.4 63.8
1963 64.3 64.5
1964 65.3 64.9
1965 65.6 65.7
1966 66.1 66.1
1967 66.5 66.7
1968 66.9 66.8
1969 67.4 67.7
1970 67.9 69
1971 68.4 69.4
1972 68.9 69.6
1973 69.3 69.8
1974 69.9 70.3
1975 70.4 70.9
1976 70.9 71.2
1977 71.4 71.3
1978 71.9 71.7
1979 72.3 71.7
1980 72.6 72
1981 73 72
1982 73.4 72.4
1983 73.6 72.4
1984 73.6 73
1985 73.5 73.3
1986 73.6 73.3
1987 73.6 73.6
1988 73.7 73.4
1989 73.7 73.7
1990 73.8 73.9
1991 73.8 74.3
1992 73.8 74.3
1993 73.9 74.6
1994 74.1 74.7
1995 74.3 74.6
1996 74.7 74.9
1997 75.1 75.3
1998 75.4 75.5
1999 75.7 75.6
2000 75.9 76.1
2001 76.4 76.5
2002 76.8 76.9
2003 77.4 77
2004 77.3 77.2
2005 77.5 77.1
2006 77.4 77.8
2007 77.6 78
2008 77.6 78.3
2009 77.6 78.7
2010 77.9 79
2011 78.1 78.9
2012 78.2 79.2
2013 78 79.6
2014 77.8 79.5
2015 77.7 79.9
2016 77.6 79.7
2017 77.3 80.1
2018 77.4 80.4
2019 77.4 80.6
2020 77.4 81.1
2021 73.2 80.8
2022 77.6 80.2
2023 78.1 80.6
2024 78.3 80.7
2025 78.4 80.9

Cuba and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Taiwan
Year Population
Cuba Taiwan
1960 7,238,081 -
1961 7,387,117 11,030,385
1962 7,541,098 11,392,513
1963 7,701,660 11,762,101
1964 7,866,020 12,137,143
1965 8,030,797 12,511,863
1966 8,193,450 12,874,153
1967 8,352,625 13,210,344
1968 8,509,522 13,548,537
1969 8,666,640 14,068,984
1970 8,824,382 14,582,944
1971 8,979,085 14,913,564
1972 9,123,891 15,220,495
1973 9,255,328 15,505,121
1974 9,374,183 15,784,817
1975 9,479,726 16,075,128
1976 9,571,242 16,401,413
1977 9,648,440 16,730,895
1978 9,711,980 17,042,272
1979 9,763,355 17,372,779
1980 9,804,796 17,704,538
1981 9,849,320 18,029,982
1982 9,912,681 18,354,855
1983 9,991,026 18,653,146
1984 10,073,299 18,929,866
1985 10,157,228 19,191,510
1986 10,244,247 19,411,454
1987 10,335,342 19,617,046
1988 10,432,585 19,839,704
1989 10,533,243 20,055,492
1990 10,631,799 20,278,946
1991 10,717,640 20,503,568
1992 10,785,801 20,704,227
1993 10,841,031 20,899,019
1994 10,886,021 21,086,645
1995 10,925,362 21,267,653
1996 10,962,010 21,441,432
1997 10,997,934 21,634,124
1998 11,034,712 21,835,703
1999 11,072,230 22,010,489
2000 11,109,109 22,184,530
2001 11,144,132 22,341,120
2002 11,177,418 22,463,172
2003 11,209,383 22,562,663
2004 11,238,756 22,646,836
2005 11,262,554 22,729,753
2006 11,278,550 22,823,455
2007 11,287,272 22,917,444
2008 11,291,762 22,997,696
2009 11,294,719 23,078,402
2010 11,297,409 23,140,948
2011 11,301,571 23,193,518
2012 11,303,175 23,270,367
2013 11,298,167 23,344,670
2014 11,285,775 23,403,635
2015 11,275,065 23,462,914
2016 11,265,612 23,515,945
2017 11,247,829 23,555,522
2018 11,227,118 23,580,080
2019 11,202,846 23,596,027
2020 11,176,354 23,582,179
2021 11,122,168 23,468,275
2022 11,059,820 23,319,977
2023 11,019,931 23,342,541
2024 10,979,783 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Cuba and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Cuba

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 4.13 -
1961 4.26 -
1962 4.42 -
1963 4.56 -
1964 4.53 -
1965 4.5 -
1966 4.4 -
1967 4.29 -
1968 4.19 -
1969 4.12 -
1970 3.98 -
1971 3.8 -
1972 3.61 -
1973 3.4 -
1974 3.16 -
1975 2.82 -
1976 2.51 -
1977 2.21 -
1978 1.88 -
1979 1.77 -
1980 1.64 -
1981 1.59 2.46
1982 1.78 -
1983 1.8 -
1984 1.77 -
1985 1.77 -
1986 1.78 -
1987 1.8 -
1988 1.85 -
1989 1.83 -
1990 1.81 -
1991 1.66 1.72
1992 1.56 -
1993 1.49 -
1994 1.47 -
1995 1.48 -
1996 1.46 -
1997 1.59 -
1998 1.62 -
1999 1.64 -
2000 1.61 -
2001 1.6 1.4
2002 1.65 -
2003 1.63 -
2004 1.55 -
2005 1.49 -
2006 1.4 -
2007 1.44 -
2008 1.58 -
2009 1.68 -
2010 1.67 -
2011 1.73 1.07
2012 1.67 -
2013 1.68 -
2014 1.66 -
2015 1.69 1.18
2016 1.6 1.17
2017 1.59 1.13
2018 1.61 1.06
2019 1.54 1.05
2020 1.49 0.99
2021 1.43 0.98
2022 1.41 0.87
2023 1.44 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Cuba and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Cuba Taiwan
1960 22.5 -
1961 22.5 -
1962 22.4 -
1963 22.3 -
1964 22.2 -
1965 22.1 -
1966 22 -
1967 21.9 -
1968 21.9 -
1969 21.8 -
1970 21.8 -
1971 21.9 -
1972 21.9 -
1973 22.1 -
1974 22.2 20.8
1975 22.5 21.2
1976 22.7 21.5
1977 23 21.9
1978 23.4 22.3
1979 23.7 22.6
1980 24.1 23
1981 24.5 23.4
1982 24.8 23.8
1983 25.1 24.1
1984 25.5 24.6
1985 25.9 25.1
1986 26.3 25.6
1987 26.7 26.1
1988 27.1 26.5
1989 27.5 27
1990 27.9 27.5
1991 28.3 28
1992 28.7 28.4
1993 29.2 28.9
1994 29.7 29.4
1995 30.3 29.8
1996 30.9 30.3
1997 31.4 30.7
1998 32 31.2
1999 32.5 31.6
2000 33.1 32.1
2001 33.6 32.6
2002 34.2 33.1
2003 34.7 33.6
2004 35.2 34.1
2005 35.7 34.7
2006 36.2 35.2
2007 36.8 35.8
2008 37.3 36.3
2009 37.7 36.8
2010 38.2 37.4
2011 38.6 37.9
2012 39.1 38.3
2013 39.7 38.9
2014 40.2 39.3
2015 40.6 39.9
2016 40.9 40.4
2017 41.3 41
2018 41.6 41.5
2019 41.9 42.1
2020 42.1 42.7
2021 42.3 43.3
2022 42.5 43.9
2023 42.8 44.5
2024 43.1 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
n/a
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
79.7
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
n/a

Energy

Cuba Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Cuba Taiwan
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
75
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
98.5%
2014
English speaking
6%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
n/a

Health

Cuba Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
n/a
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
90
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Cuba Taiwan
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
25,771 mi
2019

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