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Cuba vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 103rd vs. 157th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Vanuatu
Population
10937204
341110
Population rank 89/197 174/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$3,602
2024
Government debt n/a
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Cuba and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Cuba Vanuatu
1970 $5,693,005,200 -
1971 $6,914,658,400 -
1972 $8,135,150,892 -
1973 $9,987,709,650 -
1974 $11,405,957,317 -
1975 $13,027,415,244 -
1976 $13,789,579,903 -
1977 $14,206,158,675 -
1978 $17,844,705,325 -
1979 $19,584,443,288 $119,258,835
1980 $19,912,889,861 $121,185,498
1981 $20,150,254,096 $113,781,796
1982 $20,953,510,235 $114,501,913
1983 $22,204,940,512 $117,389,554
1984 $24,039,383,608 $144,482,515
1985 $22,920,490,774 $131,856,421
1986 $24,226,574,634 $126,498,935
1987 $25,213,935,012 $139,464,174
1988 $27,458,999,472 $158,351,368
1989 $27,023,468,666 $154,013,202
1990 $28,645,436,569 $168,879,207
1991 $24,316,556,026 $201,334,169
1992 $22,085,858,243 $209,088,825
1993 $22,367,254,865 $200,491,853
1994 $28,448,326,757 $233,701,301
1995 $30,429,803,651 $249,333,250
1996 $25,017,368,700 $261,370,044
1997 $25,365,908,100 $272,771,209
1998 $25,736,331,200 $262,293,411
1999 $28,364,615,200 $268,006,973
2000 $30,565,400,000 $272,014,628
2001 $31,682,400,000 $257,926,882
2002 $33,590,500,000 $262,596,536
2003 $35,901,200,000 $314,471,413
2004 $38,203,000,000 $364,996,869
2005 $42,643,836,100 $394,962,433
2006 $48,835,925,926 $439,358,587
2007 $54,262,870,370 $516,392,923
2008 $56,302,129,630 $590,748,429
2009 $57,481,481,481 $592,622,319
2010 $59,562,962,963 $670,712,980
2011 $68,990,000,000 $770,153,588
2012 $73,141,000,000 $747,839,698
2013 $77,148,000,000 $758,304,466
2014 $80,656,100,000 $773,717,011
2015 $87,132,800,000 $759,690,181
2016 $91,370,407,864 $804,323,577
2017 $96,850,649,692 $880,043,284
2018 $100,050,036,096 $914,727,908
2019 $103,427,600,000 $936,526,268
2020 $107,351,800,000 $909,421,044
2021 - $982,362,212
2022 - $1,030,654,208
2023 - $1,126,313,359
2024 - $1,161,251,868

Cuba and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Vanuatu
1970 $645 -
1971 $770 -
1972 $892 -
1973 $1,079 -
1974 $1,217 -
1975 $1,374 -
1976 $1,441 -
1977 $1,472 -
1978 $1,837 -
1979 $2,006 $1,055
1980 $2,031 $1,048
1981 $2,046 $962
1982 $2,114 $946
1983 $2,222 $947
1984 $2,386 $1,137
1985 $2,257 $1,012
1986 $2,365 $946
1987 $2,440 $1,017
1988 $2,632 $1,125
1989 $2,566 $1,067
1990 $2,694 $1,141
1991 $2,269 $1,326
1992 $2,048 $1,344
1993 $2,063 $1,257
1994 $2,613 $1,431
1995 $2,785 $1,492
1996 $2,282 $1,529
1997 $2,306 $1,562
1998 $2,332 $1,471
1999 $2,562 $1,472
2000 $2,751 $1,460
2001 $2,843 $1,350
2002 $3,005 $1,341
2003 $3,203 $1,567
2004 $3,399 $1,774
2005 $3,786 $1,874
2006 $4,330 $2,035
2007 $4,807 $2,334
2008 $4,986 $2,604
2009 $5,089 $2,546
2010 $5,272 $2,815
2011 $6,104 $3,163
2012 $6,471 $3,005
2013 $6,828 $2,980
2014 $7,147 $2,973
2015 $7,728 $2,855
2016 $8,111 $2,956
2017 $8,611 $3,160
2018 $8,911 $3,207
2019 $9,232 $3,207
2020 $9,605 $3,043
2021 - $3,212
2022 - $3,292
2023 - $3,515
2024 - $3,543

Cuba vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Vanuatu
1950 59 43.9
1951 59.4 42.2
1952 59.8 45.3
1953 60.2 45.8
1954 60.7 46.5
1955 61.2 47.1
1956 61.5 47.7
1957 61.9 48.2
1958 62.3 48.7
1959 62.8 49.3
1960 63.3 49.8
1961 63.7 50.4
1962 64.4 50.9
1963 64.3 51.5
1964 65.3 52
1965 65.6 52.5
1966 66.1 53.1
1967 66.5 53.7
1968 66.9 54.2
1969 67.4 54.8
1970 67.9 55.3
1971 68.4 55.9
1972 68.9 56.4
1973 69.3 57
1974 69.9 57.6
1975 70.4 58.1
1976 70.9 58.7
1977 71.4 59.2
1978 71.9 59.9
1979 72.3 60.9
1980 72.6 61.3
1981 73 61.9
1982 73.4 62.5
1983 73.6 63.1
1984 73.6 63.5
1985 73.5 63.9
1986 73.6 64.6
1987 73.6 64.4
1988 73.7 65.7
1989 73.7 66
1990 73.8 66.7
1991 73.8 67.1
1992 73.8 67.4
1993 73.9 67.7
1994 74.1 68
1995 74.3 68.1
1996 74.7 68.2
1997 75.1 68.3
1998 75.4 68.4
1999 75.7 67.9
2000 75.9 68.6
2001 76.4 68.7
2002 76.8 68.8
2003 77.4 68.9
2004 77.3 69
2005 77.5 69.2
2006 77.4 69.1
2007 77.6 69.1
2008 77.6 69.3
2009 77.6 69.4
2010 77.9 69.6
2011 78.1 69.7
2012 78.2 69.9
2013 78 70
2014 77.8 70
2015 77.7 70.2
2016 77.6 70.4
2017 77.3 70.5
2018 77.4 70.6
2019 77.4 70.8
2020 77.4 70.4
2021 73.2 70
2022 77.6 71.3
2023 78.1 71.5
2024 78.3 71.7
2025 78.4 71.8

Cuba and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Vanuatu
Year Population
Cuba Vanuatu
1960 7,238,081 64,431
1961 7,387,117 66,264
1962 7,541,098 68,174
1963 7,701,660 70,159
1964 7,866,020 72,219
1965 8,030,797 74,358
1966 8,193,450 76,590
1967 8,352,625 78,921
1968 8,509,522 81,314
1969 8,666,640 83,755
1970 8,824,382 86,266
1971 8,979,085 88,862
1972 9,123,891 91,562
1973 9,255,328 94,362
1974 9,374,183 97,260
1975 9,479,726 100,269
1976 9,571,242 103,388
1977 9,648,440 106,618
1978 9,711,980 109,963
1979 9,763,355 113,040
1980 9,804,796 115,660
1981 9,849,320 118,249
1982 9,912,681 121,035
1983 9,991,026 123,998
1984 10,073,299 127,109
1985 10,157,228 130,356
1986 10,244,247 133,720
1987 10,335,342 137,187
1988 10,432,585 140,756
1989 10,533,243 144,393
1990 10,631,799 148,063
1991 10,717,640 151,793
1992 10,785,801 155,608
1993 10,841,031 159,463
1994 10,886,021 163,314
1995 10,925,362 167,137
1996 10,962,010 170,911
1997 10,997,934 174,626
1998 11,034,712 178,313
1999 11,072,230 182,048
2000 11,109,109 186,281
2001 11,144,132 191,031
2002 11,177,418 195,863
2003 11,209,383 200,746
2004 11,238,756 205,711
2005 11,262,554 210,760
2006 11,278,550 215,923
2007 11,287,272 221,276
2008 11,291,762 226,896
2009 11,294,719 232,731
2010 11,297,409 238,248
2011 11,301,571 243,474
2012 11,303,175 248,883
2013 11,298,167 254,482
2014 11,285,775 260,240
2015 11,275,065 266,101
2016 11,265,612 272,087
2017 11,247,829 278,507
2018 11,227,118 285,259
2019 11,202,846 291,985
2020 11,176,354 298,858
2021 11,122,168 305,868
2022 11,059,820 313,046
2023 11,019,931 320,409
2024 10,979,783 327,777

Fertility rates in Cuba and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Cuba

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Vanuatu
1960 4.13 6.78
1961 4.26 6.73
1962 4.42 6.67
1963 4.56 6.62
1964 4.53 6.57
1965 4.5 6.52
1966 4.4 6.51
1967 4.29 6.51
1968 4.19 6.46
1969 4.12 6.41
1970 3.98 6.35
1971 3.8 6.29
1972 3.61 6.23
1973 3.4 6.15
1974 3.16 6.06
1975 2.82 5.98
1976 2.51 5.89
1977 2.21 5.81
1978 1.88 5.77
1979 1.77 5.73
1980 1.64 5.69
1981 1.59 5.65
1982 1.78 5.6
1983 1.8 5.55
1984 1.77 5.49
1985 1.77 5.43
1986 1.78 5.38
1987 1.8 5.33
1988 1.85 5.27
1989 1.83 5.21
1990 1.81 5.17
1991 1.66 5.13
1992 1.56 5.09
1993 1.49 5.02
1994 1.47 4.94
1995 1.48 4.85
1996 1.46 4.75
1997 1.59 4.66
1998 1.62 4.6
1999 1.64 4.56
2000 1.61 4.54
2001 1.6 4.5
2002 1.65 4.38
2003 1.63 4.29
2004 1.55 4.21
2005 1.49 4.13
2006 1.4 4.1
2007 1.44 4.12
2008 1.58 4.16
2009 1.68 4.16
2010 1.67 4.13
2011 1.73 4.09
2012 1.67 4.06
2013 1.68 4.04
2014 1.66 4
2015 1.69 3.95
2016 1.6 3.92
2017 1.59 3.88
2018 1.61 3.83
2019 1.54 3.79
2020 1.49 3.74
2021 1.43 3.7
2022 1.41 3.65
2023 1.44 3.6

Cuba and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Cuba Vanuatu
1960 22.5 17.7
1961 22.5 17.6
1962 22.4 17.5
1963 22.3 17.4
1964 22.2 17.3
1965 22.1 17.2
1966 22 17.1
1967 21.9 17.1
1968 21.9 17
1969 21.8 17
1970 21.8 17
1971 21.9 17
1972 21.9 17
1973 22.1 17
1974 22.2 17.1
1975 22.5 17.1
1976 22.7 17.1
1977 23 17.2
1978 23.4 17.3
1979 23.7 17.5
1980 24.1 17.6
1981 24.5 17.7
1982 24.8 17.7
1983 25.1 17.7
1984 25.5 17.7
1985 25.9 17.7
1986 26.3 17.8
1987 26.7 17.8
1988 27.1 17.8
1989 27.5 17.8
1990 27.9 17.8
1991 28.3 17.9
1992 28.7 17.8
1993 29.2 17.7
1994 29.7 17.7
1995 30.3 17.8
1996 30.9 18
1997 31.4 18
1998 32 18
1999 32.5 18
2000 33.1 18.2
2001 33.6 18.5
2002 34.2 18.7
2003 34.7 18.9
2004 35.2 19.2
2005 35.7 19.4
2006 36.2 19.6
2007 36.8 19.9
2008 37.3 20.1
2009 37.7 20.3
2010 38.2 20.5
2011 38.6 20.6
2012 39.1 20.8
2013 39.7 20.9
2014 40.2 21
2015 40.6 21.1
2016 40.9 21.1
2017 41.3 21.2
2018 41.6 21.2
2019 41.9 21.2
2020 42.1 21.2
2021 42.3 21.2
2022 42.5 21.2
2023 42.8 21.2
2024 43.1 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
n/a
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
50.4%
2020

Energy

Cuba Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
25%
2022
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Cuba Vanuatu
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
6%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Cuba Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Vanuatu
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
665 mi
2000

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