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Cuba vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 103rd vs. 67th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Vietnam
Population
10937204
102063551
Population rank 89/197 16/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$476B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$16,386
2024
Government debt n/a
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Cuba and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Vietnam
Year GDP
Cuba Vietnam
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 -
1980 $19,912,889,861 -
1981 $20,150,254,096 -
1982 $20,953,510,235 -
1983 $22,204,940,512 -
1984 $24,039,383,608 -
1985 $22,920,490,774 $14,094,687,821
1986 $24,226,574,634 $26,336,616,250
1987 $25,213,935,012 $36,658,108,850
1988 $27,458,999,472 $25,423,812,649
1989 $27,023,468,666 $6,293,304,975
1990 $28,645,436,569 $6,471,740,806
1991 $24,316,556,026 $9,613,369,520
1992 $22,085,858,243 $9,866,990,236
1993 $22,367,254,865 $13,180,953,598
1994 $28,448,326,757 $16,286,433,533
1995 $30,429,803,651 $20,736,164,459
1996 $25,017,368,700 $24,657,470,575
1997 $25,365,908,100 $26,843,700,442
1998 $25,736,331,200 $27,209,602,050
1999 $28,364,615,200 $28,683,659,007
2000 $30,565,400,000 $31,172,518,403
2001 $31,682,400,000 $32,685,198,809
2002 $33,590,500,000 $35,064,105,501
2003 $35,901,200,000 $39,552,513,232
2004 $38,203,000,000 $45,427,854,693
2005 $42,643,836,100 $57,633,255,738
2006 $48,835,925,926 $66,371,664,817
2007 $54,262,870,370 $77,414,425,532
2008 $56,302,129,630 $99,130,304,099
2009 $57,481,481,481 $106,014,659,565
2010 $59,562,962,963 $147,201,173,197
2011 $68,990,000,000 $172,595,049,184
2012 $73,141,000,000 $195,590,661,129
2013 $77,148,000,000 $213,708,811,665
2014 $80,656,100,000 $233,451,469,643
2015 $87,132,800,000 $239,258,328,382
2016 $91,370,407,864 $257,096,001,178
2017 $96,850,649,692 $281,353,605,987
2018 $100,050,036,096 $310,106,478,395
2019 $103,427,600,000 $334,365,270,497
2020 $107,351,800,000 $346,615,738,538
2021 - $366,474,752,771
2022 - $413,445,230,669
2023 - $433,857,681,378
2024 - $476,388,230,307

Cuba and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Vietnam
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 -
1980 $2,031 -
1981 $2,046 -
1982 $2,114 -
1983 $2,222 -
1984 $2,386 -
1985 $2,257 $238.6
1986 $2,365 $436
1987 $2,440 $595
1988 $2,632 $405
1989 $2,566 $98.1
1990 $2,694 $98.8
1991 $2,269 $143.7
1992 $2,048 $144.5
1993 $2,063 $189.4
1994 $2,613 $229.9
1995 $2,785 $287.8
1996 $2,282 $337
1997 $2,306 $362
1998 $2,332 $361
1999 $2,562 $376
2000 $2,751 $404
2001 $2,843 $419
2002 $3,005 $445
2003 $3,203 $497
2004 $3,399 $565
2005 $3,786 $711
2006 $4,330 $808
2007 $4,807 $926
2008 $4,986 $1,164
2009 $5,089 $1,226
2010 $5,272 $1,683
2011 $6,104 $1,951
2012 $6,471 $2,185
2013 $6,828 $2,360
2014 $7,147 $2,546
2015 $7,728 $2,578
2016 $8,111 $2,735
2017 $8,611 $2,956
2018 $8,911 $3,222
2019 $9,232 $3,441
2020 $9,605 $3,534
2021 - $3,704
2022 - $4,148
2023 - $4,323
2024 - $4,717

Cuba vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Vietnam
1950 59 48
1951 59.4 48.7
1952 59.8 49.4
1953 60.2 50
1954 60.7 52
1955 61.2 54.8
1956 61.5 55.5
1957 61.9 56.2
1958 62.3 56.8
1959 62.8 57.4
1960 63.3 58
1961 63.7 58.5
1962 64.4 58.2
1963 64.3 56.9
1964 65.3 57.5
1965 65.6 57
1966 66.1 56.9
1967 66.5 56.7
1968 66.9 52.7
1969 67.4 54.8
1970 67.9 54.9
1971 68.4 55.6
1972 68.9 51.9
1973 69.3 55.7
1974 69.9 54.8
1975 70.4 61.9
1976 70.9 63.7
1977 71.4 64.1
1978 71.9 64.5
1979 72.3 65
1980 72.6 65.3
1981 73 65.8
1982 73.4 66.2
1983 73.6 66.5
1984 73.6 66.9
1985 73.5 67.2
1986 73.6 67.6
1987 73.6 68
1988 73.7 68.6
1989 73.7 68.8
1990 73.8 69
1991 73.8 69.3
1992 73.8 69.6
1993 73.9 70
1994 74.1 70.4
1995 74.3 70.9
1996 74.7 71.3
1997 75.1 71.7
1998 75.4 72.3
1999 75.7 72.6
2000 75.9 72.7
2001 76.4 73
2002 76.8 73.1
2003 77.4 73.2
2004 77.3 73.1
2005 77.5 73.2
2006 77.4 73.3
2007 77.6 73.4
2008 77.6 73.5
2009 77.6 73.5
2010 77.9 73.6
2011 78.1 73.7
2012 78.2 73.8
2013 78 73.8
2014 77.8 73.9
2015 77.7 74
2016 77.6 74
2017 77.3 74
2018 77.4 74.1
2019 77.4 74.2
2020 77.4 75.4
2021 73.2 74.1
2022 77.6 74.5
2023 78.1 74.6
2024 78.3 74.7
2025 78.4 74.9

Cuba and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Vietnam
Year Population
Cuba Vietnam
1960 7,238,081 32,531,933
1961 7,387,117 33,409,059
1962 7,541,098 34,288,560
1963 7,701,660 35,249,101
1964 7,866,020 36,201,563
1965 8,030,797 37,129,656
1966 8,193,450 38,024,836
1967 8,352,625 38,895,080
1968 8,509,522 39,734,609
1969 8,666,640 40,582,096
1970 8,824,382 41,475,230
1971 8,979,085 42,449,276
1972 9,123,891 43,429,168
1973 9,255,328 44,409,861
1974 9,374,183 45,413,537
1975 9,479,726 46,482,903
1976 9,571,242 47,684,931
1977 9,648,440 48,954,872
1978 9,711,980 50,249,552
1979 9,763,355 51,378,211
1980 9,804,796 52,490,101
1981 9,849,320 53,738,141
1982 9,912,681 55,011,289
1983 9,991,026 56,337,921
1984 10,073,299 57,706,067
1985 10,157,228 59,060,622
1986 10,244,247 60,347,048
1987 10,335,342 61,584,651
1988 10,432,585 62,843,228
1989 10,533,243 64,147,348
1990 10,631,799 65,504,552
1991 10,717,640 66,891,775
1992 10,785,801 68,260,337
1993 10,841,031 69,586,384
1994 10,886,021 70,854,391
1995 10,925,362 72,049,940
1996 10,962,010 73,156,447
1997 10,997,934 74,226,889
1998 11,034,712 75,299,660
1999 11,072,230 76,287,452
2000 11,109,109 77,154,011
2001 11,144,132 77,969,361
2002 11,177,418 78,772,224
2003 11,209,383 79,563,777
2004 11,238,756 80,338,971
2005 11,262,554 81,088,313
2006 11,278,550 82,167,897
2007 11,287,272 83,633,375
2008 11,291,762 85,175,788
2009 11,294,719 86,460,018
2010 11,297,409 87,455,152
2011 11,301,571 88,468,314
2012 11,303,175 89,510,356
2013 11,298,167 90,573,104
2014 11,285,775 91,679,578
2015 11,275,065 92,823,254
2016 11,265,612 94,000,117
2017 11,247,829 95,176,977
2018 11,227,118 96,237,319
2019 11,202,846 97,173,776
2020 11,176,354 98,079,191
2021 11,122,168 98,935,098
2022 11,059,820 99,680,655
2023 11,019,931 100,352,192
2024 10,979,783 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Cuba and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Cuba

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Vietnam
1960 4.13 6.27
1961 4.26 5.48
1962 4.42 6.26
1963 4.56 6.39
1964 4.53 6.29
1965 4.5 6.16
1966 4.4 5.97
1967 4.29 5.88
1968 4.19 6.03
1969 4.12 6.01
1970 3.98 6.02
1971 3.8 6.07
1972 3.61 6.1
1973 3.4 6.11
1974 3.16 5.78
1975 2.82 5.62
1976 2.51 5.46
1977 2.21 5.29
1978 1.88 5.1
1979 1.77 4.94
1980 1.64 4.8
1981 1.59 4.67
1982 1.78 4.59
1983 1.8 4.52
1984 1.77 4.41
1985 1.77 4.21
1986 1.78 3.96
1987 1.8 3.72
1988 1.85 3.62
1989 1.83 3.64
1990 1.81 3.6
1991 1.66 3.52
1992 1.56 3.35
1993 1.49 3.17
1994 1.47 2.94
1995 1.48 2.7
1996 1.46 2.47
1997 1.59 2.27
1998 1.62 2.1
1999 1.64 2
2000 1.61 2.03
2001 1.6 2.02
2002 1.65 2.01
2003 1.63 2
2004 1.55 1.97
2005 1.49 1.89
2006 1.4 1.87
2007 1.44 1.91
2008 1.58 1.93
2009 1.68 1.92
2010 1.67 1.91
2011 1.73 1.93
2012 1.67 1.97
2013 1.68 1.98
2014 1.66 2.09
2015 1.69 2.1
2016 1.6 2
2017 1.59 1.99
2018 1.61 1.88
2019 1.54 1.94
2020 1.49 1.96
2021 1.43 1.94
2022 1.41 1.93
2023 1.44 1.91

Cuba and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Cuba Vietnam
1960 22.5 21.2
1961 22.5 20.7
1962 22.4 20.2
1963 22.3 19.7
1964 22.2 19.2
1965 22.1 18.9
1966 22 18.7
1967 21.9 18.5
1968 21.9 18.4
1969 21.8 18.4
1970 21.8 18.4
1971 21.9 18.4
1972 21.9 18.5
1973 22.1 18.5
1974 22.2 18.6
1975 22.5 18.7
1976 22.7 18.8
1977 23 19
1978 23.4 19.1
1979 23.7 19.3
1980 24.1 19.4
1981 24.5 19.5
1982 24.8 19.6
1983 25.1 19.7
1984 25.5 19.8
1985 25.9 19.9
1986 26.3 20
1987 26.7 20.1
1988 27.1 20.2
1989 27.5 20.4
1990 27.9 20.5
1991 28.3 20.7
1992 28.7 20.9
1993 29.2 21.1
1994 29.7 21.4
1995 30.3 21.7
1996 30.9 22
1997 31.4 22.4
1998 32 22.9
1999 32.5 23.3
2000 33.1 23.7
2001 33.6 24.2
2002 34.2 24.6
2003 34.7 25
2004 35.2 25.4
2005 35.7 25.8
2006 36.2 26.3
2007 36.8 26.9
2008 37.3 27.4
2009 37.7 27.9
2010 38.2 28.3
2011 38.6 28.7
2012 39.1 29
2013 39.7 29.4
2014 40.2 29.8
2015 40.6 30.2
2016 40.9 30.5
2017 41.3 30.8
2018 41.6 31.2
2019 41.9 31.6
2020 42.1 32.1
2021 42.3 32.5
2022 42.5 33
2023 42.8 33.4
2024 43.1 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
70.6%
2024

Energy

Cuba Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Cuba Vietnam
% of world population
0.13%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
16%
2025
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Cuba Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.83
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Vietnam
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
354,460 mi
2019

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