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Cuba vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 103rd vs. 84th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Uganda
Population
10937204
52490669
Population rank 89/197 30/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$3,276
2024
Government debt n/a
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
54%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Cuba and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Uganda
Year GDP
Cuba Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 - $884,502,310
1966 - $925,381,492
1967 - $967,240,655
1968 - $1,037,379,252
1969 - $1,168,556,629
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,259,554,809
1971 $6,914,658,400 $1,417,191,656
1972 $8,135,150,892 $1,490,970,181
1973 $9,987,709,650 $1,701,829,789
1974 $11,405,957,317 $2,098,944,967
1975 $13,027,415,244 $2,359,555,556
1976 $13,789,579,903 $2,447,300,000
1977 $14,206,158,675 $2,936,470,588
1978 $17,844,705,325 $2,420,260,870
1979 $19,584,443,288 $2,139,025,000
1980 $19,912,889,861 $1,244,610,000
1981 $20,150,254,096 $1,337,300,000
1982 $20,953,510,235 $2,177,500,000
1983 $22,204,940,512 $2,240,333,333
1984 $24,039,383,608 $3,615,647,477
1985 $22,920,490,774 $3,519,695,444
1986 $24,226,574,634 $3,923,244,050
1987 $25,213,935,012 $6,269,522,042
1988 $27,458,999,472 $6,508,931,652
1989 $27,023,468,666 $5,276,480,799
1990 $28,645,436,569 $4,304,399,310
1991 $24,316,556,026 $3,321,729,160
1992 $22,085,858,243 $2,857,457,762
1993 $22,367,254,865 $3,220,439,044
1994 $28,448,326,757 $3,990,430,447
1995 $30,429,803,651 $5,755,818,842
1996 $25,017,368,700 $6,044,585,327
1997 $25,365,908,100 $6,269,333,313
1998 $25,736,331,200 $6,584,815,847
1999 $28,364,615,200 $5,998,563,258
2000 $30,565,400,000 $6,193,246,837
2001 $31,682,400,000 $5,840,503,869
2002 $33,590,500,000 $6,178,563,591
2003 $35,901,200,000 $6,606,884,275
2004 $38,203,000,000 $7,939,487,548
2005 $42,643,836,100 $9,239,221,763
2006 $48,835,925,926 $9,977,647,683
2007 $54,262,870,370 $11,902,564,495
2008 $56,302,129,630 $14,440,404,132
2009 $57,481,481,481 $25,127,805,567
2010 $59,562,962,963 $26,673,441,431
2011 $68,990,000,000 $27,871,725,241
2012 $73,141,000,000 $27,305,915,911
2013 $77,148,000,000 $28,915,786,517
2014 $80,656,100,000 $32,612,397,257
2015 $87,132,800,000 $32,387,183,730
2016 $91,370,407,864 $29,203,988,696
2017 $96,850,649,692 $30,744,473,841
2018 $100,050,036,096 $32,927,025,620
2019 $103,427,600,000 $35,353,061,008
2020 $107,351,800,000 $37,600,368,240
2021 - $40,529,788,744
2022 - $45,565,333,216
2023 - $48,768,955,859
2024 - $53,651,874,314

Cuba and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 - $100
1966 - $101.4
1967 - $102.8
1968 - $106.9
1969 - $116.7
1970 $645 $122
1971 $770 $133.5
1972 $892 $137
1973 $1,079 $152.7
1974 $1,217 $183.7
1975 $1,374 $201.2
1976 $1,441 $203.3
1977 $1,472 $237.6
1978 $1,837 $190.7
1979 $2,006 $164.5
1980 $2,031 $93.8
1981 $2,046 $98.6
1982 $2,114 $157
1983 $2,222 $157.5
1984 $2,386 $247.5
1985 $2,257 $234.3
1986 $2,365 $253.6
1987 $2,440 $393
1988 $2,632 $395
1989 $2,566 $310
1990 $2,694 $245
1991 $2,269 $183
1992 $2,048 $152.1
1993 $2,063 $165.6
1994 $2,613 $198.4
1995 $2,785 $278.5
1996 $2,282 $284.7
1997 $2,306 $286.8
1998 $2,332 $292.5
1999 $2,562 $257.9
2000 $2,751 $258.1
2001 $2,843 $236
2002 $3,005 $242
2003 $3,203 $250.7
2004 $3,399 $292.4
2005 $3,786 $330
2006 $4,330 $347
2007 $4,807 $401
2008 $4,986 $473
2009 $5,089 $799
2010 $5,272 $823
2011 $6,104 $836
2012 $6,471 $795
2013 $6,828 $818
2014 $7,147 $896
2015 $7,728 $863
2016 $8,111 $753
2017 $8,611 $765
2018 $8,911 $792
2019 $9,232 $822
2020 $9,605 $846
2021 - $883
2022 - $963
2023 - $1,002
2024 - $1,073

Cuba vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Uganda
1950 59 39.7
1951 59.4 40.2
1952 59.8 40.8
1953 60.2 41.3
1954 60.7 41.8
1955 61.2 42.4
1956 61.5 43
1957 61.9 43.7
1958 62.3 44.3
1959 62.8 45
1960 63.3 45.6
1961 63.7 46.3
1962 64.4 46.8
1963 64.3 47.4
1964 65.3 47.8
1965 65.6 48.3
1966 66.1 48.5
1967 66.5 49
1968 66.9 49.3
1969 67.4 49.5
1970 67.9 49.6
1971 68.4 47.1
1972 68.9 47.2
1973 69.3 47
1974 69.9 46.9
1975 70.4 46.5
1976 70.9 46.2
1977 71.4 45.8
1978 71.9 45.6
1979 72.3 45.4
1980 72.6 43.5
1981 73 43.5
1982 73.4 43.3
1983 73.6 43.5
1984 73.6 43.7
1985 73.5 45.5
1986 73.6 45.7
1987 73.6 47.4
1988 73.7 47.5
1989 73.7 47.5
1990 73.8 47.6
1991 73.8 47.5
1992 73.8 47.7
1993 73.9 47.7
1994 74.1 47.7
1995 74.3 47.7
1996 74.7 47.8
1997 75.1 48
1998 75.4 48.3
1999 75.7 49
2000 75.9 49.6
2001 76.4 50.6
2002 76.8 51.4
2003 77.4 52.4
2004 77.3 53.7
2005 77.5 54.9
2006 77.4 56.1
2007 77.6 57.2
2008 77.6 58.3
2009 77.6 59.2
2010 77.9 60
2011 78.1 60.8
2012 78.2 61.6
2013 78 62.4
2014 77.8 63.1
2015 77.7 63.8
2016 77.6 64.5
2017 77.3 65.2
2018 77.4 65.8
2019 77.4 66.4
2020 77.4 66.4
2021 73.2 66.4
2022 77.6 67.7
2023 78.1 68.3
2024 78.3 68.5
2025 78.4 68.7

Cuba and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Uganda
Year Population
Cuba Uganda
1960 7,238,081 7,640,973
1961 7,387,117 7,862,217
1962 7,541,098 8,092,231
1963 7,701,660 8,333,663
1964 7,866,020 8,586,363
1965 8,030,797 8,849,203
1966 8,193,450 9,122,864
1967 8,352,625 9,408,924
1968 8,509,522 9,708,632
1969 8,666,640 10,014,858
1970 8,824,382 10,321,603
1971 8,979,085 10,618,206
1972 9,123,891 10,885,796
1973 9,255,328 11,144,236
1974 9,374,183 11,424,846
1975 9,479,726 11,725,240
1976 9,571,242 12,037,294
1977 9,648,440 12,359,669
1978 9,711,980 12,692,113
1979 9,763,355 13,002,163
1980 9,804,796 13,275,741
1981 9,849,320 13,556,452
1982 9,912,681 13,873,631
1983 9,991,026 14,221,881
1984 10,073,299 14,607,677
1985 10,157,228 15,023,681
1986 10,244,247 15,467,579
1987 10,335,342 15,954,170
1988 10,432,585 16,470,483
1989 10,533,243 17,010,698
1990 10,631,799 17,569,897
1991 10,717,640 18,155,901
1992 10,785,801 18,785,032
1993 10,841,031 19,445,161
1994 10,886,021 20,108,801
1995 10,925,362 20,665,667
1996 10,962,010 21,231,550
1997 10,997,934 21,856,046
1998 11,034,712 22,515,806
1999 11,072,230 23,257,281
2000 11,109,109 24,000,150
2001 11,144,132 24,745,676
2002 11,177,418 25,532,870
2003 11,209,383 26,352,124
2004 11,238,756 27,154,515
2005 11,262,554 27,963,289
2006 11,278,550 28,794,003
2007 11,287,272 29,653,430
2008 11,291,762 30,539,553
2009 11,294,719 31,451,151
2010 11,297,409 32,390,802
2011 11,301,571 33,354,543
2012 11,303,175 34,337,438
2013 11,298,167 35,337,042
2014 11,285,775 36,395,539
2015 11,275,065 37,531,446
2016 11,265,612 38,799,152
2017 11,247,829 40,177,388
2018 11,227,118 41,565,831
2019 11,202,846 42,999,637
2020 11,176,354 44,457,152
2021 11,122,168 45,910,930
2022 11,059,820 47,312,719
2023 11,019,931 48,656,601
2024 10,979,783 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Cuba and Uganda

Fertility rate
Cuba

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Uganda
1960 4.13 6.91
1961 4.26 6.93
1962 4.42 6.96
1963 4.56 6.98
1964 4.53 7.01
1965 4.5 7.04
1966 4.4 7.07
1967 4.29 7.1
1968 4.19 7.13
1969 4.12 7.12
1970 3.98 7.15
1971 3.8 7.18
1972 3.61 7.19
1973 3.4 7.19
1974 3.16 7.19
1975 2.82 7.2
1976 2.51 7.19
1977 2.21 7.18
1978 1.88 7.16
1979 1.77 7.14
1980 1.64 7.11
1981 1.59 7.12
1982 1.78 7.11
1983 1.8 7.07
1984 1.77 7.02
1985 1.77 7.04
1986 1.78 7.08
1987 1.8 7.12
1988 1.85 7.1
1989 1.83 7.05
1990 1.81 7.01
1991 1.66 6.94
1992 1.56 6.91
1993 1.49 6.89
1994 1.47 6.9
1995 1.48 6.87
1996 1.46 6.84
1997 1.59 6.86
1998 1.62 6.84
1999 1.64 6.83
2000 1.61 6.79
2001 1.6 6.76
2002 1.65 6.74
2003 1.63 6.67
2004 1.55 6.61
2005 1.49 6.53
2006 1.4 6.43
2007 1.44 6.33
2008 1.58 6.2
2009 1.68 6.12
2010 1.67 6.02
2011 1.73 5.89
2012 1.67 5.73
2013 1.68 5.56
2014 1.66 5.41
2015 1.69 5.25
2016 1.6 5.11
2017 1.59 4.99
2018 1.61 4.87
2019 1.54 4.74
2020 1.49 4.62
2021 1.43 4.51
2022 1.41 4.39
2023 1.44 4.28

Cuba and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Cuba Uganda
1960 22.5 17.1
1961 22.5 16.9
1962 22.4 16.8
1963 22.3 16.7
1964 22.2 16.6
1965 22.1 16.6
1966 22 16.6
1967 21.9 16.6
1968 21.9 16.6
1969 21.8 16.6
1970 21.8 16.6
1971 21.9 16.6
1972 21.9 16.5
1973 22.1 16.3
1974 22.2 16.3
1975 22.5 16.2
1976 22.7 16.2
1977 23 16.2
1978 23.4 16.1
1979 23.7 16.1
1980 24.1 16
1981 24.5 15.9
1982 24.8 15.9
1983 25.1 15.9
1984 25.5 15.9
1985 25.9 15.9
1986 26.3 15.9
1987 26.7 15.9
1988 27.1 15.9
1989 27.5 15.8
1990 27.9 15.8
1991 28.3 15.8
1992 28.7 15.7
1993 29.2 15.7
1994 29.7 15.6
1995 30.3 15.4
1996 30.9 15.3
1997 31.4 15.1
1998 32 15
1999 32.5 15
2000 33.1 15
2001 33.6 15
2002 34.2 15
2003 34.7 15
2004 35.2 15
2005 35.7 15
2006 36.2 15
2007 36.8 15
2008 37.3 15.1
2009 37.7 15.1
2010 38.2 15.2
2011 38.6 15.3
2012 39.1 15.4
2013 39.7 15.5
2014 40.2 15.6
2015 40.6 15.8
2016 40.9 16
2017 41.3 16.3
2018 41.6 16.5
2019 41.9 16.8
2020 42.1 17
2021 42.3 17.2
2022 42.5 17.4
2023 42.8 17.6
2024 43.1 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received n/a
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
9.21%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.8%
2024

Energy

Cuba Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Cuba Uganda
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
80.6%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Cuba Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$15
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Uganda
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
90,720 mi
2019

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