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Cuba vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 103rd vs. 36th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Turkey
Population
10937204
85914550
Population rank 89/197 18/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 69/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$43,932
2024
Government debt n/a
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Cuba and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Turkey
Year GDP
Cuba Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 $5,693,005,200 $17,863,636,364
1971 $6,914,658,400 $16,166,666,667
1972 $8,135,150,892 $20,650,000,000
1973 $9,987,709,650 $26,000,000,000
1974 $11,405,957,317 $35,414,285,714
1975 $13,027,415,244 $46,042,857,143
1976 $13,789,579,903 $51,450,000,000
1977 $14,206,158,675 $58,683,333,333
1978 $17,844,705,325 $65,912,500,000
1979 $19,584,443,288 $89,616,129,032
1980 $19,912,889,861 $68,823,684,211
1981 $20,150,254,096 $71,180,180,180
1982 $20,953,510,235 $64,369,325,153
1983 $22,204,940,512 $61,803,555,556
1984 $24,039,383,608 $59,937,602,180
1985 $22,920,490,774 $67,232,758,621
1986 $24,226,574,634 $75,673,037,037
1987 $25,213,935,012 $87,190,081,680
1988 $27,458,999,472 $90,875,175,809
1989 $27,023,468,666 $107,127,191,329
1990 $28,645,436,569 $150,655,500,192
1991 $24,316,556,026 $151,034,731,544
1992 $22,085,858,243 $159,104,772,992
1993 $22,367,254,865 $180,415,757,852
1994 $28,448,326,757 $130,650,447,499
1995 $30,429,803,651 $169,319,579,016
1996 $25,017,368,700 $181,464,408,820
1997 $25,365,908,100 $189,878,399,895
1998 $25,736,331,200 $275,941,990,764
1999 $28,364,615,200 $256,395,932,738
2000 $30,565,400,000 $274,294,623,164
2001 $31,682,400,000 $201,753,123,807
2002 $33,590,500,000 $240,249,071,871
2003 $35,901,200,000 $314,595,572,146
2004 $38,203,000,000 $408,865,430,220
2005 $42,643,836,100 $506,314,717,662
2006 $48,835,925,926 $557,076,157,773
2007 $54,262,870,370 $681,321,124,296
2008 $56,302,129,630 $770,449,132,861
2009 $57,481,481,481 $649,289,324,628
2010 $59,562,962,963 $776,967,266,306
2011 $68,990,000,000 $838,785,289,694
2012 $73,141,000,000 $880,555,885,492
2013 $77,148,000,000 $957,799,120,008
2014 $80,656,100,000 $938,934,609,297
2015 $87,132,800,000 $864,313,810,469
2016 $91,370,407,864 $869,682,881,593
2017 $96,850,649,692 $858,988,492,854
2018 $100,050,036,096 $778,972,108,041
2019 $103,427,600,000 $761,005,915,751
2020 $107,351,800,000 $720,338,490,327
2021 - $819,865,223,976
2022 - $907,118,434,654
2023 - $1,118,252,958,514
2024 - $1,323,254,808,059

Cuba and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 $645 $488
1971 $770 $431
1972 $892 $537
1973 $1,079 $661
1974 $1,217 $881
1975 $1,374 $1,122
1976 $1,441 $1,228
1977 $1,472 $1,372
1978 $1,837 $1,510
1979 $2,006 $2,013
1980 $2,031 $1,516
1981 $2,046 $1,537
1982 $2,114 $1,360
1983 $2,222 $1,276
1984 $2,386 $1,209
1985 $2,257 $1,326
1986 $2,365 $1,461
1987 $2,440 $1,650
1988 $2,632 $1,686
1989 $2,566 $1,949
1990 $2,694 $2,690
1991 $2,269 $2,649
1992 $2,048 $2,744
1993 $2,063 $3,058
1994 $2,613 $2,176
1995 $2,785 $2,775
1996 $2,282 $2,929
1997 $2,306 $3,021
1998 $2,332 $4,330
1999 $2,562 $3,969
2000 $2,751 $4,192
2001 $2,843 $3,046
2002 $3,005 $3,583
2003 $3,203 $4,638
2004 $3,399 $5,961
2005 $3,786 $7,303
2006 $4,330 $7,953
2007 $4,807 $9,711
2008 $4,986 $10,844
2009 $5,089 $9,013
2010 $5,272 $10,623
2011 $6,104 $11,301
2012 $6,471 $11,713
2013 $6,828 $12,578
2014 $7,147 $12,165
2015 $7,728 $11,050
2016 $8,111 $10,970
2017 $8,611 $10,696
2018 $8,911 $9,569
2019 $9,232 $9,215
2020 $9,605 $8,639
2021 - $9,743
2022 - $10,675
2023 - $13,106
2024 - $15,473

Cuba vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Turkey
1950 59 47.3
1951 59.4 47.6
1952 59.8 48.1
1953 60.2 48.2
1954 60.7 48.8
1955 61.2 49.1
1956 61.5 49.5
1957 61.9 49.2
1958 62.3 49.2
1959 62.8 50.1
1960 63.3 50.8
1961 63.7 51.6
1962 64.4 52.3
1963 64.3 53.1
1964 65.3 53.6
1965 65.6 54.1
1966 66.1 54.6
1967 66.5 55.2
1968 66.9 55.6
1969 67.4 56.2
1970 67.9 56.7
1971 68.4 57.2
1972 68.9 58
1973 69.3 58.5
1974 69.9 59
1975 70.4 59.5
1976 70.9 60
1977 71.4 60.8
1978 71.9 61.6
1979 72.3 62.2
1980 72.6 62.7
1981 73 63.2
1982 73.4 63.7
1983 73.6 64.3
1984 73.6 64.8
1985 73.5 65.3
1986 73.6 65.9
1987 73.6 66.4
1988 73.7 66.9
1989 73.7 67.4
1990 73.8 67.8
1991 73.8 68.3
1992 73.8 68.6
1993 73.9 69
1994 74.1 69.4
1995 74.3 69.7
1996 74.7 70.2
1997 75.1 70.7
1998 75.4 71.1
1999 75.7 70.8
2000 75.9 71.9
2001 76.4 72.3
2002 76.8 72.6
2003 77.4 72.9
2004 77.3 73.2
2005 77.5 73.5
2006 77.4 73.8
2007 77.6 74.1
2008 77.6 74.4
2009 77.6 74.7
2010 77.9 75
2011 78.1 74.8
2012 78.2 75.6
2013 78 76.2
2014 77.8 76.5
2015 77.7 76.5
2016 77.6 76.6
2017 77.3 77
2018 77.4 77.5
2019 77.4 77.7
2020 77.4 76.5
2021 73.2 75.7
2022 77.6 77.6
2023 78.1 77.2
2024 78.3 77.4
2025 78.4 77.8

Cuba and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Turkey
Year Population
Cuba Turkey
1960 7,238,081 28,329,898
1961 7,387,117 29,119,238
1962 7,541,098 29,916,147
1963 7,701,660 30,726,841
1964 7,866,020 31,543,072
1965 8,030,797 32,345,220
1966 8,193,450 33,177,672
1967 8,352,625 34,050,421
1968 8,509,522 34,921,684
1969 8,666,640 35,787,774
1970 8,824,382 36,638,465
1971 8,979,085 37,518,611
1972 9,123,891 38,430,221
1973 9,255,328 39,329,533
1974 9,374,183 40,210,234
1975 9,479,726 41,053,126
1976 9,571,242 41,899,984
1977 9,648,440 42,773,298
1978 9,711,980 43,645,306
1979 9,763,355 44,510,429
1980 9,804,796 45,408,815
1981 9,849,320 46,321,190
1982 9,912,681 47,322,096
1983 9,991,026 48,447,410
1984 10,073,299 49,574,069
1985 10,157,228 50,687,115
1986 10,244,247 51,777,772
1987 10,335,342 52,843,670
1988 10,432,585 53,909,626
1989 10,533,243 54,976,723
1990 10,631,799 56,015,628
1991 10,717,640 57,009,887
1992 10,785,801 57,990,118
1993 10,841,031 58,999,167
1994 10,886,021 60,033,836
1995 10,925,362 61,024,503
1996 10,962,010 61,951,134
1997 10,997,934 62,852,966
1998 11,034,712 63,734,383
1999 11,072,230 64,591,923
2000 11,109,109 65,425,961
2001 11,144,132 66,245,128
2002 11,177,418 67,048,795
2003 11,209,383 67,831,730
2004 11,238,756 68,592,617
2005 11,262,554 69,329,557
2006 11,278,550 70,045,349
2007 11,287,272 70,158,112
2008 11,291,762 71,051,678
2009 11,294,719 72,039,206
2010 11,297,409 73,142,150
2011 11,301,571 74,223,629
2012 11,303,175 75,175,827
2013 11,298,167 76,147,624
2014 11,285,775 77,181,884
2015 11,275,065 78,218,479
2016 11,265,612 79,277,962
2017 11,247,829 80,312,698
2018 11,227,118 81,407,204
2019 11,202,846 82,579,440
2020 11,176,354 83,384,680
2021 11,122,168 84,147,318
2022 11,059,820 84,979,913
2023 11,019,931 85,325,965
2024 10,979,783 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Cuba and Turkey

Fertility rate
Cuba

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Turkey
1960 4.13 6.38
1961 4.26 6.42
1962 4.42 6.38
1963 4.56 6.34
1964 4.53 6.29
1965 4.5 6.22
1966 4.4 6.15
1967 4.29 6.06
1968 4.19 5.96
1969 4.12 5.87
1970 3.98 5.78
1971 3.8 5.67
1972 3.61 5.55
1973 3.4 5.41
1974 3.16 5.24
1975 2.82 5.09
1976 2.51 4.93
1977 2.21 4.78
1978 1.88 4.69
1979 1.77 4.58
1980 1.64 4.45
1981 1.59 4.35
1982 1.78 4.21
1983 1.8 4.06
1984 1.77 3.91
1985 1.77 3.78
1986 1.78 3.66
1987 1.8 3.54
1988 1.85 3.45
1989 1.83 3.34
1990 1.81 3.11
1991 1.66 3
1992 1.56 2.94
1993 1.49 2.92
1994 1.47 2.87
1995 1.48 2.84
1996 1.46 2.78
1997 1.59 2.74
1998 1.62 2.71
1999 1.64 2.63
2000 1.61 2.49
2001 1.6 2.39
2002 1.65 2.27
2003 1.63 2.2
2004 1.55 2.2
2005 1.49 2.2
2006 1.4 2.19
2007 1.44 2.16
2008 1.58 2.15
2009 1.68 2.1
2010 1.67 2.08
2011 1.73 2.05
2012 1.67 2.11
2013 1.68 2.11
2014 1.66 2.19
2015 1.69 2.16
2016 1.6 2.11
2017 1.59 2.08
2018 1.61 2
2019 1.54 1.89
2020 1.49 1.77
2021 1.43 1.71
2022 1.41 1.63
2023 1.44 1.51

Cuba and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Cuba Turkey
1960 22.5 19.4
1961 22.5 19.3
1962 22.4 19.1
1963 22.3 19
1964 22.2 18.9
1965 22.1 18.9
1966 22 18.8
1967 21.9 18.7
1968 21.9 18.6
1969 21.8 18.6
1970 21.8 18.6
1971 21.9 18.7
1972 21.9 18.8
1973 22.1 18.9
1974 22.2 19
1975 22.5 19.1
1976 22.7 19.3
1977 23 19.4
1978 23.4 19.5
1979 23.7 19.7
1980 24.1 19.8
1981 24.5 19.9
1982 24.8 20
1983 25.1 20.2
1984 25.5 20.4
1985 25.9 20.6
1986 26.3 20.9
1987 26.7 21.1
1988 27.1 21.3
1989 27.5 21.6
1990 27.9 21.8
1991 28.3 22.1
1992 28.7 22.4
1993 29.2 22.7
1994 29.7 23
1995 30.3 23.3
1996 30.9 23.6
1997 31.4 24
1998 32 24.3
1999 32.5 24.7
2000 33.1 25
2001 33.6 25.4
2002 34.2 25.8
2003 34.7 26.2
2004 35.2 26.6
2005 35.7 27
2006 36.2 27.5
2007 36.8 27.9
2008 37.3 28.3
2009 37.7 28.6
2010 38.2 29.1
2011 38.6 29.5
2012 39.1 29.8
2013 39.7 30.1
2014 40.2 30.4
2015 40.6 30.6
2016 40.9 30.9
2017 41.3 31.2
2018 41.6 31.5
2019 41.9 31.8
2020 42.1 32.3
2021 42.3 32.7
2022 42.5 33.1
2023 42.8 33.5
2024 43.1 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
6.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.6%
2024

Energy

Cuba Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Turkey
% of world population
0.13%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
97.3%
2021
English speaking
6%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Cuba Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Turkey
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
272,554 mi
2024

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