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Cuba vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 103rd vs. 117th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba UAE
Population
10937204
11372700
Population rank 89/197 86/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$537B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$77,959
2024
Government debt n/a
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Cuba and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Cuba and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Cuba

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Cuba UAE
1970 $5,693,005,200 $685,986,701
1971 $6,914,658,400 $939,893,600
1972 $8,135,150,892 $1,415,086,929
1973 $9,987,709,650 $4,231,243,616
1974 $11,405,957,317 $11,651,505,689
1975 $13,027,415,244 $14,720,728,249
1976 $13,789,579,903 $19,213,158,779
1977 $14,206,158,675 $24,871,775,165
1978 $17,844,705,325 $23,775,764,225
1979 $19,584,443,288 $31,225,659,621
1980 $19,912,889,861 $43,599,160,050
1981 $20,150,254,096 $49,333,424,135
1982 $20,953,510,235 $46,622,718,605
1983 $22,204,940,512 $42,803,323,345
1984 $24,039,383,608 $41,807,954,236
1985 $22,920,490,774 $40,603,650,232
1986 $24,226,574,634 $33,943,612,095
1987 $25,213,935,012 $36,384,908,744
1988 $27,458,999,472 $36,275,674,203
1989 $27,023,468,666 $41,464,995,914
1990 $28,645,436,569 $50,701,443,748
1991 $24,316,556,026 $51,552,165,622
1992 $22,085,858,243 $54,239,171,888
1993 $22,367,254,865 $55,625,170,253
1994 $28,448,326,757 $59,305,093,980
1995 $30,429,803,651 $65,743,666,576
1996 $25,017,368,700 $73,571,233,996
1997 $25,365,908,100 $78,839,008,445
1998 $25,736,331,200 $75,674,336,283
1999 $28,364,615,200 $84,445,473,111
2000 $30,565,400,000 $104,337,372,362
2001 $31,682,400,000 $103,311,640,572
2002 $33,590,500,000 $109,816,201,498
2003 $35,901,200,000 $124,346,358,067
2004 $38,203,000,000 $147,824,370,320
2005 $42,643,836,100 $180,617,467,965
2006 $48,835,925,926 $222,116,541,865
2007 $54,262,870,370 $257,916,133,424
2008 $56,302,129,630 $315,474,615,739
2009 $57,481,481,481 $253,547,358,747
2010 $59,562,962,963 $300,189,052,689
2011 $68,990,000,000 $360,832,739,551
2012 $73,141,000,000 $384,610,125,391
2013 $77,148,000,000 $400,218,529,748
2014 $80,656,100,000 $414,105,366,753
2015 $87,132,800,000 $370,275,469,571
2016 $91,370,407,864 $369,255,326,236
2017 $96,850,649,692 $390,516,804,030
2018 $100,050,036,096 $427,049,432,158
2019 $103,427,600,000 $417,989,721,743
2020 $107,351,800,000 $349,473,015,330
2021 - $415,178,792,757
2022 - $502,731,935,194
2023 - $514,130,432,648
2024 - $537,078,829,135

Cuba and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Cuba UAE
1970 $645 $2,394
1971 $770 $2,805
1972 $892 $3,675
1973 $1,079 $9,696
1974 $1,217 $23,823
1975 $1,374 $27,117
1976 $1,441 $31,197
1977 $1,472 $35,020
1978 $1,837 $29,379
1979 $2,006 $34,238
1980 $2,031 $42,925
1981 $2,046 $44,854
1982 $2,114 $39,972
1983 $2,222 $34,650
1984 $2,386 $32,012
1985 $2,257 $29,468
1986 $2,365 $23,132
1987 $2,440 $23,113
1988 $2,632 $21,570
1989 $2,566 $23,167
1990 $2,694 $26,710
1991 $2,269 $25,691
1992 $2,048 $25,648
1993 $2,063 $25,033
1994 $2,613 $25,473
1995 $2,785 $27,003
1996 $2,282 $28,323
1997 $2,306 $27,983
1998 $2,332 $24,889
1999 $2,562 $25,856
2000 $2,751 $29,866
2001 $2,843 $27,745
2002 $3,005 $27,754
2003 $3,203 $29,660
2004 $3,399 $33,377
2005 $3,786 $38,719
2006 $4,330 $44,343
2007 $4,807 $45,855
2008 $4,986 $50,054
2009 $5,089 $37,803
2010 $5,272 $43,697
2011 $6,104 $50,789
2012 $6,471 $52,034
2013 $6,828 $52,024
2014 $7,147 $51,381
2015 $7,728 $43,535
2016 $8,111 $41,326
2017 $8,611 $42,341
2018 $8,911 $45,690
2019 $9,232 $44,251
2020 $9,605 $37,174
2021 - $43,360
2022 - $49,899
2023 - $49,041
2024 - $49,378

Cuba vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba UAE
1950 59 42.1
1951 59.4 42.9
1952 59.8 43.6
1953 60.2 44.4
1954 60.7 45.2
1955 61.2 46
1956 61.5 46.9
1957 61.9 47.8
1958 62.3 48.8
1959 62.8 49.7
1960 63.3 50.7
1961 63.7 51.6
1962 64.4 52.5
1963 64.3 53.5
1964 65.3 54.5
1965 65.6 55.5
1966 66.1 56.6
1967 66.5 57.6
1968 66.9 58.7
1969 67.4 59.8
1970 67.9 60.8
1971 68.4 61.8
1972 68.9 62.7
1973 69.3 63.5
1974 69.9 64.4
1975 70.4 65.1
1976 70.9 65.8
1977 71.4 66.5
1978 71.9 67.1
1979 72.3 67.6
1980 72.6 68.2
1981 73 68.6
1982 73.4 69.1
1983 73.6 69.4
1984 73.6 69.8
1985 73.5 70.1
1986 73.6 70.4
1987 73.6 70.6
1988 73.7 70.8
1989 73.7 71
1990 73.8 71.1
1991 73.8 71.1
1992 73.8 71.2
1993 73.9 71.2
1994 74.1 71.2
1995 74.3 71.4
1996 74.7 71.8
1997 75.1 72.6
1998 75.4 73.7
1999 75.7 75
2000 75.9 76.3
2001 76.4 77.6
2002 76.8 78.7
2003 77.4 79.6
2004 77.3 80.3
2005 77.5 80.8
2006 77.4 81.2
2007 77.6 81.4
2008 77.6 81.6
2009 77.6 81.7
2010 77.9 81.9
2011 78.1 81.9
2012 78.2 81.9
2013 78 82
2014 77.8 82
2015 77.7 82.1
2016 77.6 82.2
2017 77.3 82.4
2018 77.4 82.4
2019 77.4 82.6
2020 77.4 81.9
2021 73.2 79.1
2022 77.6 80.5
2023 78.1 82.9
2024 78.3 83.1
2025 78.4 83.2

Cuba and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Cuba UAE
1960 7,238,081 131,334
1961 7,387,117 137,989
1962 7,541,098 144,946
1963 7,701,660 152,211
1964 7,866,020 159,692
1965 8,030,797 167,103
1966 8,193,450 173,976
1967 8,352,625 179,700
1968 8,509,522 199,416
1969 8,666,640 239,660
1970 8,824,382 286,536
1971 8,979,085 335,027
1972 9,123,891 385,014
1973 9,255,328 436,399
1974 9,374,183 489,087
1975 9,479,726 542,856
1976 9,571,242 615,866
1977 9,648,440 710,209
1978 9,711,980 809,274
1979 9,763,355 912,010
1980 9,804,796 1,015,700
1981 9,849,320 1,099,855
1982 9,912,681 1,166,370
1983 9,991,026 1,235,305
1984 10,073,299 1,305,996
1985 10,157,228 1,377,911
1986 10,244,247 1,467,383
1987 10,335,342 1,574,244
1988 10,432,585 1,681,788
1989 10,533,243 1,789,851
1990 10,631,799 1,898,220
1991 10,717,640 2,006,626
1992 10,785,801 2,114,730
1993 10,841,031 2,222,093
1994 10,886,021 2,328,188
1995 10,925,362 2,434,662
1996 10,962,010 2,597,564
1997 10,997,934 2,817,410
1998 11,034,712 3,040,421
1999 11,072,230 3,266,009
2000 11,109,109 3,493,575
2001 11,144,132 3,723,590
2002 11,177,418 3,956,826
2003 11,209,383 4,192,457
2004 11,238,756 4,428,967
2005 11,262,554 4,664,790
2006 11,278,550 5,009,100
2007 11,287,272 5,624,635
2008 11,291,762 6,302,664
2009 11,294,719 6,707,058
2010 11,297,409 6,869,838
2011 11,301,571 7,104,538
2012 11,303,175 7,391,448
2013 11,298,167 7,693,031
2014 11,285,775 8,059,440
2015 11,275,065 8,505,237
2016 11,265,612 8,935,095
2017 11,247,829 9,223,225
2018 11,227,118 9,346,701
2019 11,202,846 9,445,785
2020 11,176,354 9,401,038
2021 11,122,168 9,575,152
2022 11,059,820 10,074,977
2023 11,019,931 10,483,751
2024 10,979,783 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Cuba and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Cuba

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Cuba UAE
1960 4.13 6.5
1961 4.26 6.49
1962 4.42 6.49
1963 4.56 6.5
1964 4.53 6.49
1965 4.5 6.5
1966 4.4 6.5
1967 4.29 6.51
1968 4.19 6.53
1969 4.12 6.52
1970 3.98 6.52
1971 3.8 6.52
1972 3.61 6.5
1973 3.4 6.46
1974 3.16 6.41
1975 2.82 6.35
1976 2.51 6.29
1977 2.21 6.22
1978 1.88 6.15
1979 1.77 6.06
1980 1.64 5.95
1981 1.59 5.81
1982 1.78 5.66
1983 1.8 5.48
1984 1.77 5.3
1985 1.77 5.13
1986 1.78 5
1987 1.8 4.88
1988 1.85 4.77
1989 1.83 4.65
1990 1.81 4.51
1991 1.66 4.25
1992 1.56 4.09
1993 1.49 3.82
1994 1.47 3.76
1995 1.48 3.28
1996 1.46 3.06
1997 1.59 2.83
1998 1.62 2.77
1999 1.64 2.79
2000 1.61 2.73
2001 1.6 2.62
2002 1.65 2.54
2003 1.63 2.49
2004 1.55 2.38
2005 1.49 2.23
2006 1.4 1.96
2007 1.44 1.79
2008 1.58 1.52
2009 1.68 1.58
2010 1.67 1.57
2011 1.73 1.54
2012 1.67 1.53
2013 1.68 1.53
2014 1.66 1.48
2015 1.69 1.42
2016 1.6 1.37
2017 1.59 1.35
2018 1.61 1.29
2019 1.54 1.25
2020 1.49 1.29
2021 1.43 1.16
2022 1.41 1.15
2023 1.44 1.2

Cuba and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Cuba UAE
1960 22.5 19.6
1961 22.5 20.1
1962 22.4 20.6
1963 22.3 21
1964 22.2 21.5
1965 22.1 22
1966 22 22.6
1967 21.9 23.3
1968 21.9 23.5
1969 21.8 23.1
1970 21.8 23
1971 21.9 23.2
1972 21.9 23.6
1973 22.1 24.1
1974 22.2 24.7
1975 22.5 25.4
1976 22.7 25.6
1977 23 25.4
1978 23.4 25.5
1979 23.7 25.8
1980 24.1 26.2
1981 24.5 26.4
1982 24.8 26.4
1983 25.1 26.4
1984 25.5 26.4
1985 25.9 26.6
1986 26.3 26.5
1987 26.7 26.1
1988 27.1 25.9
1989 27.5 25.8
1990 27.9 25.8
1991 28.3 26
1992 28.7 26.4
1993 29.2 26.8
1994 29.7 27.4
1995 30.3 28
1996 30.9 28.1
1997 31.4 27.9
1998 32 27.9
1999 32.5 28
2000 33.1 28.2
2001 33.6 28.6
2002 34.2 29.1
2003 34.7 29.6
2004 35.2 30.3
2005 35.7 30.9
2006 36.2 31.4
2007 36.8 31.6
2008 37.3 31.6
2009 37.7 31.6
2010 38.2 31.7
2011 38.6 31.7
2012 39.1 31.7
2013 39.7 31.7
2014 40.2 31.8
2015 40.6 31.8
2016 40.9 31.8
2017 41.3 31.8
2018 41.6 31.8
2019 41.9 31.8
2020 42.1 31.8
2021 42.3 31.9
2022 42.5 31.9
2023 42.8 32.2
2024 43.1 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$238B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Cuba UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba UAE
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
6%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Cuba UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba UAE
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,535 mi
2008

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