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Cuba vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 103rd vs. 31st).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Tanzania
Population
10937204
72166806
Population rank 89/197 20/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$4,221
2024
Government debt n/a
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Cuba and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Tanzania
Year GDP
Cuba Tanzania
1960 - $2,651,729,807
1961 - $2,826,179,031
1962 - $3,101,589,993
1963 - $3,456,579,293
1964 - $3,748,840,925
1965 - $3,817,226,546
1966 - $4,377,998,825
1967 - $4,565,132,048
1968 - $4,895,251,824
1969 - $5,142,066,811
1970 $5,693,005,200 $2,851,419,386
1971 $6,914,658,400 $3,050,673,517
1972 $8,135,150,892 $3,472,787,266
1973 $9,987,709,650 $4,144,104,535
1974 $11,405,957,317 $4,977,337,978
1975 $13,027,415,244 $5,729,917,840
1976 $13,789,579,903 $6,472,511,988
1977 $14,206,158,675 $7,732,598,995
1978 $17,844,705,325 $9,261,675,710
1979 $19,584,443,288 $9,804,637,491
1980 $19,912,889,861 $11,409,228,087
1981 $20,150,254,096 $13,161,540,378
1982 $20,953,510,235 $13,927,383,240
1983 $22,204,940,512 $14,049,883,809
1984 $24,039,383,608 $12,906,635,133
1985 $22,920,490,774 $15,328,295,175
1986 $24,226,574,634 $10,840,864,521
1987 $25,213,935,012 $7,824,193,222
1988 $27,458,999,472 $7,406,614,407
1989 $27,023,468,666 $6,418,799,007
1990 $28,645,436,569 $6,184,384,225
1991 $24,316,556,026 $7,197,768,159
1992 $22,085,858,243 $6,681,997,469
1993 $22,367,254,865 $6,182,872,708
1994 $28,448,326,757 $6,550,480,484
1995 $30,429,803,651 $7,631,431,840
1996 $25,017,368,700 $9,433,528,150
1997 $25,365,908,100 $11,158,197,942
1998 $25,736,331,200 $12,172,790,056
1999 $28,364,615,200 $12,704,334,196
2000 $30,565,400,000 $13,371,767,082
2001 $31,682,400,000 $13,563,990,022
2002 $33,590,500,000 $14,129,651,896
2003 $35,901,200,000 $15,211,487,709
2004 $38,203,000,000 $16,673,062,473
2005 $42,643,836,100 $18,395,383,647
2006 $48,835,925,926 $18,619,859,795
2007 $54,262,870,370 $21,860,434,823
2008 $56,302,129,630 $27,947,821,398
2009 $57,481,481,481 $29,400,573,554
2010 $59,562,962,963 $32,012,892,919
2011 $68,990,000,000 $34,657,140,096
2012 $73,141,000,000 $39,650,394,363
2013 $77,148,000,000 $45,648,857,242
2014 $80,656,100,000 $49,986,726,461
2015 $87,132,800,000 $47,413,919,817
2016 $91,370,407,864 $49,774,409,374
2017 $96,850,649,692 $53,274,884,533
2018 $100,050,036,096 $57,003,712,892
2019 $103,427,600,000 $61,026,731,926
2020 $107,351,800,000 $66,068,737,786
2021 - $70,655,628,148
2022 - $75,769,974,505
2023 - $79,062,403,837
2024 - $78,779,864,877

Cuba and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Tanzania
1960 - $267.8
1961 - $277.4
1962 - $295.7
1963 - $320
1964 - $337
1965 - $333
1966 - $370
1967 - $374
1968 - $388
1969 - $394
1970 $645 $211.3
1971 $770 $218.4
1972 $892 $239.8
1973 $1,079 $276.1
1974 $1,217 $320
1975 $1,374 $355
1976 $1,441 $387
1977 $1,472 $446
1978 $1,837 $515
1979 $2,006 $527
1980 $2,031 $595
1981 $2,046 $665
1982 $2,114 $683
1983 $2,222 $667
1984 $2,386 $593
1985 $2,257 $681
1986 $2,365 $466
1987 $2,440 $326
1988 $2,632 $299
1989 $2,566 $252.3
1990 $2,694 $236.9
1991 $2,269 $268.8
1992 $2,048 $243.4
1993 $2,063 $218.2
1994 $2,613 $222.5
1995 $2,785 $251.2
1996 $2,282 $305
1997 $2,306 $353
1998 $2,332 $375
1999 $2,562 $382
2000 $2,751 $390
2001 $2,843 $385
2002 $3,005 $391
2003 $3,203 $410
2004 $3,399 $438
2005 $3,786 $469
2006 $4,330 $462
2007 $4,807 $528
2008 $4,986 $657
2009 $5,089 $674
2010 $5,272 $715
2011 $6,104 $753
2012 $6,471 $837
2013 $6,828 $935
2014 $7,147 $993
2015 $7,728 $911
2016 $8,111 $925
2017 $8,611 $957
2018 $8,911 $992
2019 $9,232 $1,031
2020 $9,605 $1,084
2021 - $1,125
2022 - $1,171
2023 - $1,187
2024 - $1,149

Cuba vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Tanzania
1950 59 41
1951 59.4 41.2
1952 59.8 41.4
1953 60.2 41.5
1954 60.7 41.7
1955 61.2 41.8
1956 61.5 42
1957 61.9 42.1
1958 62.3 42.3
1959 62.8 42.5
1960 63.3 42.6
1961 63.7 42.8
1962 64.4 43.2
1963 64.3 43.6
1964 65.3 44.1
1965 65.6 44.5
1966 66.1 44.9
1967 66.5 45.2
1968 66.9 45.6
1969 67.4 46
1970 67.9 46.5
1971 68.4 47
1972 68.9 47.4
1973 69.3 47.9
1974 69.9 48.4
1975 70.4 48.9
1976 70.9 49.5
1977 71.4 50
1978 71.9 50.4
1979 72.3 50.8
1980 72.6 51.3
1981 73 51.7
1982 73.4 52
1983 73.6 52.2
1984 73.6 52.2
1985 73.5 52.2
1986 73.6 52.2
1987 73.6 52.2
1988 73.7 52.2
1989 73.7 52.1
1990 73.8 52
1991 73.8 51.8
1992 73.8 51.4
1993 73.9 51.2
1994 74.1 51.1
1995 74.3 51
1996 74.7 51.1
1997 75.1 51.2
1998 75.4 51.8
1999 75.7 52.4
2000 75.9 53.2
2001 76.4 54.1
2002 76.8 54.9
2003 77.4 55.9
2004 77.3 56.8
2005 77.5 57.7
2006 77.4 58.5
2007 77.6 59.3
2008 77.6 59.9
2009 77.6 60.5
2010 77.9 61.1
2011 78.1 61.6
2012 78.2 62.3
2013 78 62.8
2014 77.8 63.4
2015 77.7 63.9
2016 77.6 64.4
2017 77.3 65
2018 77.4 65.5
2019 77.4 66
2020 77.4 66.8
2021 73.2 66.1
2022 77.6 66.9
2023 78.1 67
2024 78.3 67.2
2025 78.4 67.4

Cuba and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Tanzania
Year Population
Cuba Tanzania
1960 7,238,081 9,901,419
1961 7,387,117 10,187,886
1962 7,541,098 10,487,756
1963 7,701,660 10,799,528
1964 7,866,020 11,127,826
1965 8,030,797 11,470,728
1966 8,193,450 11,827,459
1967 8,352,625 12,200,109
1968 8,509,522 12,602,076
1969 8,666,640 13,036,700
1970 8,824,382 13,492,677
1971 8,979,085 13,971,451
1972 9,123,891 14,479,308
1973 9,255,328 15,010,101
1974 9,374,183 15,561,630
1975 9,479,726 16,138,361
1976 9,571,242 16,736,211
1977 9,648,440 17,352,929
1978 9,711,980 17,976,566
1979 9,763,355 18,592,038
1980 9,804,796 19,189,769
1981 9,849,320 19,784,703
1982 9,912,681 20,398,571
1983 9,991,026 21,079,874
1984 10,073,299 21,779,066
1985 10,157,228 22,501,693
1986 10,244,247 23,258,959
1987 10,335,342 24,030,378
1988 10,432,585 24,769,686
1989 10,533,243 25,438,759
1990 10,631,799 26,110,207
1991 10,717,640 26,780,436
1992 10,785,801 27,457,588
1993 10,841,031 28,332,692
1994 10,886,021 29,442,356
1995 10,925,362 30,383,497
1996 10,962,010 30,945,762
1997 10,997,934 31,578,089
1998 11,034,712 32,420,458
1999 11,072,230 33,300,330
2000 11,109,109 34,260,139
2001 11,144,132 35,198,299
2002 11,177,418 36,121,304
2003 11,209,383 37,089,555
2004 11,238,756 38,109,668
2005 11,262,554 39,182,076
2006 11,278,550 40,294,902
2007 11,287,272 41,435,512
2008 11,291,762 42,570,728
2009 11,294,719 43,633,982
2010 11,297,409 44,758,488
2011 11,301,571 46,029,367
2012 11,303,175 47,374,260
2013 11,298,167 48,824,128
2014 11,285,775 50,351,512
2015 11,275,065 52,020,962
2016 11,265,612 53,824,013
2017 11,247,829 55,652,890
2018 11,227,118 57,437,145
2019 11,202,846 59,174,891
2020 11,176,354 60,972,798
2021 11,122,168 62,830,412
2022 11,059,820 64,711,821
2023 11,019,931 66,617,606
2024 10,979,783 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Cuba and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Cuba

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Tanzania
1960 4.13 6.54
1961 4.26 6.56
1962 4.42 6.61
1963 4.56 6.65
1964 4.53 6.68
1965 4.5 6.73
1966 4.4 6.8
1967 4.29 6.86
1968 4.19 6.9
1969 4.12 6.95
1970 3.98 7
1971 3.8 7.04
1972 3.61 7.05
1973 3.4 7.06
1974 3.16 7.12
1975 2.82 7.1
1976 2.51 7.09
1977 2.21 7.07
1978 1.88 7.06
1979 1.77 7.04
1980 1.64 6.99
1981 1.59 6.93
1982 1.78 6.87
1983 1.8 6.81
1984 1.77 6.72
1985 1.77 6.6
1986 1.78 6.49
1987 1.8 6.41
1988 1.85 6.38
1989 1.83 6.3
1990 1.81 6.2
1991 1.66 6.14
1992 1.56 6.08
1993 1.49 6
1994 1.47 5.89
1995 1.48 5.82
1996 1.46 5.83
1997 1.59 5.84
1998 1.62 5.81
1999 1.64 5.75
2000 1.61 5.67
2001 1.6 5.62
2002 1.65 5.57
2003 1.63 5.58
2004 1.55 5.6
2005 1.49 5.58
2006 1.4 5.51
2007 1.44 5.4
2008 1.58 5.32
2009 1.68 5.26
2010 1.67 5.23
2011 1.73 5.14
2012 1.67 5.14
2013 1.68 5.16
2014 1.66 5.12
2015 1.69 5.03
2016 1.6 5.01
2017 1.59 4.99
2018 1.61 4.93
2019 1.54 4.87
2020 1.49 4.8
2021 1.43 4.73
2022 1.41 4.67
2023 1.44 4.61

Cuba and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Cuba Tanzania
1960 22.5 17.4
1961 22.5 17.4
1962 22.4 17.4
1963 22.3 17.4
1964 22.2 17.4
1965 22.1 17.3
1966 22 17.2
1967 21.9 17.2
1968 21.9 17.1
1969 21.8 17.1
1970 21.8 17.1
1971 21.9 17
1972 21.9 17
1973 22.1 17
1974 22.2 16.9
1975 22.5 16.9
1976 22.7 16.8
1977 23 16.8
1978 23.4 16.7
1979 23.7 16.6
1980 24.1 16.5
1981 24.5 16.4
1982 24.8 16.3
1983 25.1 16.2
1984 25.5 16.2
1985 25.9 16.3
1986 26.3 16.4
1987 26.7 16.5
1988 27.1 16.6
1989 27.5 16.6
1990 27.9 16.7
1991 28.3 16.7
1992 28.7 16.8
1993 29.2 17
1994 29.7 17.3
1995 30.3 17.4
1996 30.9 17.4
1997 31.4 17.3
1998 32 17.3
1999 32.5 17.4
2000 33.1 17.4
2001 33.6 17.5
2002 34.2 17.5
2003 34.7 17.4
2004 35.2 17.4
2005 35.7 17.4
2006 36.2 17.4
2007 36.8 17.3
2008 37.3 17.3
2009 37.7 17.2
2010 38.2 17.2
2011 38.6 17.2
2012 39.1 17.3
2013 39.7 17.3
2014 40.2 17.4
2015 40.6 17.5
2016 40.9 17.6
2017 41.3 17.8
2018 41.6 17.9
2019 41.9 17.9
2020 42.1 18
2021 42.3 18.1
2022 42.5 18.2
2023 42.8 18.3
2024 43.1 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received n/a
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
27.2%
2019
Banked people share n/a
59.8%
2024

Energy

Cuba Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Cuba Tanzania
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
78.2%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Cuba Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Tanzania
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
90,225 mi
2022

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