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Cuba vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 103rd vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Venezuela
Population
10937204
28610737
Population rank 89/197 54/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$482B
2014
GDP rank 69/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 87/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$17,349
2011
Government debt n/a
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank n/a 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Cuba and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Venezuela
Year GDP
Cuba Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 - $8,781,333,333
1967 - $9,250,000,000
1968 - $10,034,444,444
1969 - $10,285,111,111
1970 $5,693,005,200 $11,561,111,111
1971 $6,914,658,400 $12,986,590,909
1972 $8,135,150,892 $13,977,727,273
1973 $9,987,709,650 $17,035,581,395
1974 $11,405,957,317 $26,100,930,233
1975 $13,027,415,244 $27,464,651,163
1976 $13,789,579,903 $31,419,534,884
1977 $14,206,158,675 $36,210,697,674
1978 $17,844,705,325 $39,316,279,070
1979 $19,584,443,288 $48,310,930,233
1980 $19,912,889,861 $59,116,511,628
1981 $20,150,254,096 $66,327,441,860
1982 $20,953,510,235 $67,736,744,186
1983 $22,204,940,512 $67,556,279,070
1984 $24,039,383,608 $59,867,743,468
1985 $22,920,490,774 $61,965,466,667
1986 $24,226,574,634 $60,516,123,711
1987 $25,213,935,012 $48,029,034,483
1988 $27,458,999,472 $60,226,413,793
1989 $27,023,468,666 $43,536,709,104
1990 $28,645,436,569 $48,606,952,195
1991 $24,316,556,026 $53,453,444,787
1992 $22,085,858,243 $60,416,519,620
1993 $22,367,254,865 $60,037,460,783
1994 $28,448,326,757 $58,418,666,667
1995 $30,429,803,651 $77,389,487,770
1996 $25,017,368,700 $70,543,211,119
1997 $25,365,908,100 $85,837,678,560
1998 $25,736,331,200 $91,336,763,255
1999 $28,364,615,200 $97,972,842,462
2000 $30,565,400,000 $117,146,466,003
2001 $31,682,400,000 $122,911,036,747
2002 $33,590,500,000 $92,893,587,734
2003 $35,901,200,000 $83,620,628,582
2004 $38,203,000,000 $112,451,400,425
2005 $42,643,836,100 $145,513,489,652
2006 $48,835,925,926 $183,477,522,124
2007 $54,262,870,370 $230,364,012,576
2008 $56,302,129,630 $315,953,388,511
2009 $57,481,481,481 $329,787,628,928
2010 $59,562,962,963 $393,192,354,511
2011 $68,990,000,000 $316,482,190,800
2012 $73,141,000,000 $381,286,237,848
2013 $77,148,000,000 $371,005,379,787
2014 $80,656,100,000 $482,359,318,768
2015 $87,132,800,000 -
2016 $91,370,407,864 -
2017 $96,850,649,692 -
2018 $100,050,036,096 -
2019 $103,427,600,000 -
2020 $107,351,800,000 -

Cuba and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 - $876
1967 - $893
1968 - $938
1969 - $932
1970 $645 $1,015
1971 $770 $1,106
1972 $892 $1,155
1973 $1,079 $1,367
1974 $1,217 $2,034
1975 $1,374 $2,078
1976 $1,441 $2,309
1977 $1,472 $2,585
1978 $1,837 $2,727
1979 $2,006 $3,257
1980 $2,031 $3,874
1981 $2,046 $4,228
1982 $2,114 $4,202
1983 $2,222 $4,079
1984 $2,386 $3,520
1985 $2,257 $3,549
1986 $2,365 $3,376
1987 $2,440 $2,611
1988 $2,632 $3,191
1989 $2,566 $2,250
1990 $2,694 $2,452
1991 $2,269 $2,633
1992 $2,048 $2,907
1993 $2,063 $2,825
1994 $2,613 $2,689
1995 $2,785 $3,487
1996 $2,282 $3,113
1997 $2,306 $3,711
1998 $2,332 $3,870
1999 $2,562 $4,071
2000 $2,751 $4,776
2001 $2,843 $4,920
2002 $3,005 $3,652
2003 $3,203 $3,230
2004 $3,399 $4,269
2005 $3,786 $5,432
2006 $4,330 $6,739
2007 $4,807 $8,332
2008 $4,986 $11,262
2009 $5,089 $11,597
2010 $5,272 $13,646
2011 $6,104 $10,844
2012 $6,471 $12,901
2013 $6,828 $12,403
2014 $7,147 $15,944
2015 $7,728 -
2016 $8,111 -
2017 $8,611 -
2018 $8,911 -
2019 $9,232 -
2020 $9,605 -

Cuba vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Venezuela
1950 59 51.1
1951 59.4 52
1952 59.8 52.7
1953 60.2 53.4
1954 60.7 54.1
1955 61.2 54.8
1956 61.5 55.5
1957 61.9 56.2
1958 62.3 56.9
1959 62.8 57.7
1960 63.3 58.4
1961 63.7 59.1
1962 64.4 59.7
1963 64.3 60.5
1964 65.3 61.2
1965 65.6 61.9
1966 66.1 62.9
1967 66.5 63.6
1968 66.9 63.9
1969 67.4 63.8
1970 67.9 64.8
1971 68.4 65.2
1972 68.9 65.6
1973 69.3 65.7
1974 69.9 66.2
1975 70.4 66.7
1976 70.9 67.3
1977 71.4 67.7
1978 71.9 68.1
1979 72.3 68.2
1980 72.6 68.2
1981 73 68.7
1982 73.4 69
1983 73.6 69.5
1984 73.6 69.7
1985 73.5 70
1986 73.6 70.5
1987 73.6 70.7
1988 73.7 70.8
1989 73.7 70.8
1990 73.8 71
1991 73.8 71.2
1992 73.8 71.2
1993 73.9 71.4
1994 74.1 71.3
1995 74.3 71.7
1996 74.7 71.9
1997 75.1 72.6
1998 75.4 72.4
1999 75.7 72.1
2000 75.9 72.4
2001 76.4 71
2002 76.8 72.8
2003 77.4 72.1
2004 77.3 72.8
2005 77.5 73.1
2006 77.4 73
2007 77.6 73.3
2008 77.6 72.6
2009 77.6 72.8
2010 77.9 73.1
2011 78.1 73.1
2012 78.2 73.1
2013 78 73.1
2014 77.8 72.8
2015 77.7 73
2016 77.6 72
2017 77.3 71.9
2018 77.4 72.6
2019 77.4 72.8
2020 77.4 72.4
2021 73.2 71.5
2022 77.6 72.6
2023 78.1 72.5
2024 78.3 72.7
2025 78.4 72.8

Cuba and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Venezuela
Year Population
Cuba Venezuela
1960 7,238,081 8,160,090
1961 7,387,117 8,455,915
1962 7,541,098 8,756,870
1963 7,701,660 9,064,021
1964 7,866,020 9,377,712
1965 8,030,797 9,697,790
1966 8,193,450 10,024,854
1967 8,352,625 10,358,513
1968 8,509,522 10,697,530
1969 8,666,640 11,040,280
1970 8,824,382 11,387,790
1971 8,979,085 11,741,008
1972 9,123,891 12,099,180
1973 9,255,328 12,463,537
1974 9,374,183 12,835,351
1975 9,479,726 13,215,892
1976 9,571,242 13,606,284
1977 9,648,440 14,006,812
1978 9,711,980 14,416,684
1979 9,763,355 14,834,552
1980 9,804,796 15,258,218
1981 9,849,320 15,687,297
1982 9,912,681 16,121,874
1983 9,991,026 16,562,205
1984 10,073,299 17,008,841
1985 10,157,228 17,461,434
1986 10,244,247 17,923,536
1987 10,335,342 18,394,963
1988 10,432,585 18,871,020
1989 10,533,243 19,348,921
1990 10,631,799 19,827,010
1991 10,717,640 20,304,896
1992 10,785,801 20,780,948
1993 10,841,031 21,254,520
1994 10,886,021 21,725,188
1995 10,925,362 22,193,821
1996 10,962,010 22,662,113
1997 10,997,934 23,131,685
1998 11,034,712 23,601,337
1999 11,072,230 24,066,593
2000 11,109,109 24,526,708
2001 11,144,132 24,979,922
2002 11,177,418 25,435,671
2003 11,209,383 25,892,703
2004 11,238,756 26,340,838
2005 11,262,554 26,785,804
2006 11,278,550 27,224,686
2007 11,287,272 27,649,363
2008 11,291,762 28,053,696
2009 11,294,719 28,438,298
2010 11,297,409 28,813,101
2011 11,301,571 29,185,212
2012 11,303,175 29,553,826
2013 11,298,167 29,912,198
2014 11,285,775 30,254,079
2015 11,275,065 30,573,972
2016 11,265,612 30,765,720
2017 11,247,829 30,565,323
2018 11,227,118 29,807,592
2019 11,202,846 28,938,098
2020 11,176,354 28,444,077
2021 11,122,168 28,237,826
2022 11,059,820 28,213,017
2023 11,019,931 28,300,854
2024 10,979,783 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Cuba and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Cuba

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Venezuela
1960 4.13 6.38
1961 4.26 6.3
1962 4.42 6.23
1963 4.56 6.16
1964 4.53 6.07
1965 4.5 5.98
1966 4.4 5.87
1967 4.29 5.75
1968 4.19 5.61
1969 4.12 5.47
1970 3.98 5.32
1971 3.8 5.17
1972 3.61 5.04
1973 3.4 4.91
1974 3.16 4.79
1975 2.82 4.69
1976 2.51 4.59
1977 2.21 4.49
1978 1.88 4.4
1979 1.77 4.3
1980 1.64 4.2
1981 1.59 4.1
1982 1.78 4.01
1983 1.8 3.93
1984 1.77 3.86
1985 1.77 3.79
1986 1.78 3.73
1987 1.8 3.67
1988 1.85 3.6
1989 1.83 3.52
1990 1.81 3.45
1991 1.66 3.37
1992 1.56 3.29
1993 1.49 3.22
1994 1.47 3.15
1995 1.48 3.08
1996 1.46 3.02
1997 1.59 2.97
1998 1.62 2.91
1999 1.64 2.86
2000 1.61 2.79
2001 1.6 2.78
2002 1.65 2.74
2003 1.63 2.7
2004 1.55 2.64
2005 1.49 2.63
2006 1.4 2.6
2007 1.44 2.52
2008 1.58 2.48
2009 1.68 2.42
2010 1.67 2.4
2011 1.73 2.4
2012 1.67 2.38
2013 1.68 2.33
2014 1.66 2.3
2015 1.69 2.25
2016 1.6 2.22
2017 1.59 2.18
2018 1.61 2.15
2019 1.54 2.13
2020 1.49 2.12
2021 1.43 2.11
2022 1.41 2.09
2023 1.44 2.08

Cuba and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Cuba Venezuela
1960 22.5 16.6
1961 22.5 16.6
1962 22.4 16.5
1963 22.3 16.5
1964 22.2 16.5
1965 22.1 16.5
1966 22 16.6
1967 21.9 16.6
1968 21.9 16.7
1969 21.8 16.9
1970 21.8 17
1971 21.9 17.2
1972 21.9 17.3
1973 22.1 17.5
1974 22.2 17.7
1975 22.5 17.9
1976 22.7 18.1
1977 23 18.3
1978 23.4 18.5
1979 23.7 18.7
1980 24.1 18.8
1981 24.5 19
1982 24.8 19.2
1983 25.1 19.4
1984 25.5 19.6
1985 25.9 19.8
1986 26.3 20
1987 26.7 20.2
1988 27.1 20.4
1989 27.5 20.6
1990 27.9 20.8
1991 28.3 21
1992 28.7 21.2
1993 29.2 21.4
1994 29.7 21.6
1995 30.3 21.9
1996 30.9 22.1
1997 31.4 22.3
1998 32 22.6
1999 32.5 22.8
2000 33.1 23.1
2001 33.6 23.4
2002 34.2 23.6
2003 34.7 23.9
2004 35.2 24.1
2005 35.7 24.4
2006 36.2 24.7
2007 36.8 24.9
2008 37.3 25.2
2009 37.7 25.5
2010 38.2 25.8
2011 38.6 26.1
2012 39.1 26.5
2013 39.7 26.8
2014 40.2 27.1
2015 40.6 27.4
2016 40.9 27.7
2017 41.3 28
2018 41.6 28.4
2019 41.9 28.9
2020 42.1 29.2
2021 42.3 29.6
2022 42.5 29.8
2023 42.8 30
2024 43.1 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received n/a
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.9%
2016
Banked people share n/a
87.3%
2024

Energy

Cuba Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cuba Venezuela
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
97.6%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Cuba Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
1.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Venezuela
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
59,769 mi
2014

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