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Cuba vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 87/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 103rd vs. 60th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Zimbabwe ranks 102/197 ($41.5B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 86/197 ($9,605), while Zimbabwe ranks 148/197 ($2,497).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Zimbabwe
Population
10892659
17277165
Population rank 90/197 74/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$41.5B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 102/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$2,497
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 148/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$5,928
2024
Government debt n/a
$39.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
56.1%
2026
Government debt per person n/a
$2,362
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2026
$2,797
2026
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2026
149,364 sq mi
2026
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.6 years
2026
63.6 years
2026

Cuba and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Cuba Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,053,528,036
1961 - $1,097,206,526
1962 - $1,118,172,226
1963 - $1,160,103,724
1964 - $1,217,759,447
1965 - $1,312,105,394
1966 - $1,282,403,936
1967 - $1,397,715,282
1968 - $1,480,355,355
1969 - $1,748,891,294
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,885,168,339
1971 $6,914,658,400 $2,179,828,710
1972 $8,135,150,892 $2,679,096,597
1973 $9,987,709,650 $3,311,043,292
1974 $11,405,957,317 $3,984,194,614
1975 $13,027,415,244 $4,373,532,601
1976 $13,789,579,903 $4,320,576,877
1977 $14,206,158,675 $4,366,610,469
1978 $17,844,705,325 $4,353,822,343
1979 $19,584,443,288 $5,180,102,910
1980 $19,912,889,861 $6,682,278,300
1981 $20,150,254,096 $8,015,464,252
1982 $20,953,510,235 $8,544,060,905
1983 $22,204,940,512 $7,768,031,182
1984 $24,039,383,608 $6,355,369,172
1985 $22,920,490,774 $5,640,137,575
1986 $24,226,574,634 $6,220,698,247
1987 $25,213,935,012 $6,744,657,033
1988 $27,458,999,472 $7,818,774,177
1989 $27,023,468,666 $8,290,553,535
1990 $28,645,436,569 $8,788,301,546
1991 $24,316,556,026 $8,646,000,000
1992 $22,085,858,243 $6,755,000,000
1993 $22,367,254,865 $6,567,250,000
1994 $28,448,326,757 $6,894,250,000
1995 $30,429,803,651 $7,115,000,000
1996 $25,017,368,700 $8,557,500,000
1997 $25,365,908,100 $8,534,000,000
1998 $25,736,331,200 $6,405,250,000
1999 $28,364,615,200 $6,861,500,000
2000 $30,565,400,000 $6,693,250,000
2001 $31,682,400,000 $6,780,750,000
2002 $33,590,500,000 $6,345,250,000
2003 $35,901,200,000 $5,730,500,000
2004 $38,203,000,000 $5,808,500,000
2005 $42,643,836,100 $5,758,250,000
2006 $48,835,925,926 $5,446,750,000
2007 $54,262,870,370 $5,294,750,000
2008 $56,302,129,630 $4,418,000,000
2009 $57,481,481,481 $9,670,750,000
2010 $59,562,962,963 $12,047,750,000
2011 $68,990,000,000 $14,109,000,000
2012 $73,141,000,000 $17,123,500,000
2013 $77,148,000,000 $19,100,750,000
2014 $80,656,100,000 $19,505,500,000
2015 $87,132,800,000 $19,973,250,000
2016 $91,370,407,900 $20,559,250,000
2017 $96,850,649,700 $51,035,657,371
2018 $100,050,036,100 $34,141,666,667
2019 $103,427,600,000 $33,357,695,635
2020 $107,352,000,000 $31,980,334,561
2021 - $41,287,673,690
2022 - $40,757,561,709
2023 - $35,871,779,681
2024 - $41,539,411,516

Cuba and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.6
1961 - $279.2
1962 - $275.7
1963 - $277.1
1964 - $281.9
1965 - $294.3
1966 - $278.7
1967 - $294.4
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 $645 $361
1971 $770 $406
1972 $892 $483
1973 $1,079 $579
1974 $1,217 $674
1975 $1,374 $717
1976 $1,441 $687
1977 $1,472 $677
1978 $1,837 $665
1979 $2,006 $779
1980 $2,031 $949
1981 $2,046 $1,069
1982 $2,114 $1,096
1983 $2,222 $959
1984 $2,386 $757
1985 $2,257 $649
1986 $2,365 $693
1987 $2,440 $726
1988 $2,632 $816
1989 $2,566 $840
1990 $2,694 $867
1991 $2,269 $831
1992 $2,048 $631
1993 $2,063 $605
1994 $2,613 $634
1995 $2,785 $648
1996 $2,282 $767
1997 $2,306 $751
1998 $2,332 $552
1999 $2,562 $582
2000 $2,751 $563
2001 $2,843 $566
2002 $3,005 $525
2003 $3,203 $468
2004 $3,399 $470
2005 $3,786 $461
2006 $4,330 $431
2007 $4,807 $414
2008 $4,986 $341
2009 $5,089 $736
2010 $5,272 $902
2011 $6,104 $1,038
2012 $6,471 $1,239
2013 $6,828 $1,363
2014 $7,147 $1,373
2015 $7,728 $1,387
2016 $8,111 $1,408
2017 $8,611 $3,445
2018 $8,911 $2,271
2019 $9,232 $2,184
2020 $9,605 $2,060
2021 - $2,614
2022 - $2,536
2023 - $2,195
2024 - $2,497

Cuba vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Zimbabwe
1950 59 49.4
1951 59.4 49.8
1952 59.8 50.2
1953 60.2 50.6
1954 60.7 51
1955 61.2 51.4
1956 61.5 51.8
1957 61.9 52.2
1958 62.3 52.6
1959 62.8 53
1960 63.3 53.5
1961 63.7 54
1962 64.4 54.5
1963 64.3 54.9
1964 65.3 55.4
1965 65.6 55.9
1966 66.1 56.4
1967 66.5 56.8
1968 66.9 57.1
1969 67.4 57.5
1970 67.9 57.8
1971 68.4 58
1972 68.9 58.2
1973 69.3 58.1
1974 69.9 58.2
1975 70.4 58.2
1976 70.9 57.6
1977 71.4 57
1978 71.9 54.7
1979 72.3 54.9
1980 72.6 59.1
1981 73 59.4
1982 73.4 59.9
1983 73.6 60
1984 73.6 60.6
1985 73.5 60.9
1986 73.6 61
1987 73.6 60.7
1988 73.7 60.2
1989 73.7 59.4
1990 73.8 58.3
1991 73.8 57
1992 73.8 55.6
1993 73.9 54
1994 74.1 52.5
1995 74.3 51.1
1996 74.7 49
1997 75.1 48.5
1998 75.4 47.6
1999 75.7 46.4
2000 75.9 46
2001 76.4 44.5
2002 76.8 45.9
2003 77.4 45.4
2004 77.3 46
2005 77.5 46.6
2006 77.4 47.1
2007 77.6 47.6
2008 77.6 48.5
2009 77.6 49.7
2010 77.9 51.9
2011 78.1 53.9
2012 78.2 55.4
2013 78 56.8
2014 77.8 58.1
2015 77.7 59
2016 77.6 59.8
2017 77.3 60.3
2018 77.4 60.9
2019 77.4 61.1
2020 77.4 61.5
2021 73.2 60.1
2022 77.6 62.4
2023 78.1 62.8
2024 78.3 63.1
2025 78.4 63.3
2026 78.6 63.6

Cuba and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Cuba Zimbabwe
1960 7,238,081 3,809,389
1961 7,387,117 3,930,401
1962 7,541,098 4,055,959
1963 7,701,660 4,185,877
1964 7,866,020 4,320,006
1965 8,030,797 4,458,462
1966 8,193,450 4,601,217
1967 8,352,625 4,748,307
1968 8,509,522 4,900,440
1969 8,666,640 5,058,181
1970 8,824,382 5,215,918
1971 8,979,085 5,374,712
1972 9,123,891 5,542,445
1973 9,255,328 5,720,404
1974 9,374,183 5,908,328
1975 9,479,726 6,098,658
1976 9,571,242 6,287,105
1977 9,648,440 6,449,512
1978 9,711,980 6,543,575
1979 9,763,355 6,647,556
1980 9,804,796 7,041,303
1981 9,849,320 7,498,635
1982 9,912,681 7,796,496
1983 9,991,026 8,098,404
1984 10,073,299 8,391,488
1985 10,157,228 8,686,813
1986 10,244,247 8,982,578
1987 10,335,342 9,284,644
1988 10,432,585 9,583,094
1989 10,533,243 9,864,798
1990 10,631,799 10,137,281
1991 10,717,640 10,404,816
1992 10,785,801 10,702,700
1993 10,841,031 10,860,288
1994 10,886,021 10,873,148
1995 10,925,362 10,974,599
1996 10,962,010 11,158,360
1997 10,997,934 11,369,827
1998 11,034,712 11,594,297
1999 11,072,230 11,783,458
2000 11,109,109 11,892,055
2001 11,144,132 11,971,901
2002 11,177,418 12,087,653
2003 11,209,383 12,232,323
2004 11,238,756 12,365,896
2005 11,262,554 12,483,432
2006 11,278,550 12,636,445
2007 11,287,272 12,804,058
2008 11,291,762 12,959,149
2009 11,294,719 13,142,790
2010 11,297,409 13,356,548
2011 11,301,571 13,595,424
2012 11,303,175 13,817,887
2013 11,298,167 14,013,808
2014 11,285,775 14,207,359
2015 11,275,065 14,399,013
2016 11,265,612 14,600,294
2017 11,247,829 14,812,482
2018 11,227,118 15,034,452
2019 11,202,846 15,271,368
2020 11,176,354 15,526,888
2021 11,122,168 15,797,210
2022 11,059,820 16,069,056
2023 11,019,931 16,340,822
2024 10,979,783 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Cuba and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Cuba

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Zimbabwe
1960 4.13 7.2
1961 4.26 7.21
1962 4.42 7.23
1963 4.56 7.23
1964 4.53 7.23
1965 4.5 7.23
1966 4.4 7.2
1967 4.29 7.16
1968 4.19 7.11
1969 4.12 7.04
1970 3.98 6.98
1971 3.8 6.94
1972 3.61 6.94
1973 3.4 6.94
1974 3.16 6.88
1975 2.82 6.83
1976 2.51 6.77
1977 2.21 6.71
1978 1.88 6.66
1979 1.77 6.59
1980 1.64 6.52
1981 1.59 6.45
1982 1.78 6.33
1983 1.8 6.2
1984 1.77 6.04
1985 1.77 5.87
1986 1.78 5.69
1987 1.8 5.5
1988 1.85 5.28
1989 1.83 5.07
1990 1.81 4.88
1991 1.66 4.72
1992 1.56 4.57
1993 1.49 4.39
1994 1.47 4.28
1995 1.48 4.15
1996 1.46 4.11
1997 1.59 4.08
1998 1.62 4.07
1999 1.64 4.06
2000 1.61 4.01
2001 1.6 3.98
2002 1.65 3.93
2003 1.63 3.86
2004 1.55 3.78
2005 1.49 3.69
2006 1.4 3.64
2007 1.44 3.68
2008 1.58 3.78
2009 1.68 3.95
2010 1.67 4.04
2011 1.73 4.13
2012 1.67 4.13
2013 1.68 4.11
2014 1.66 4.01
2015 1.69 3.91
2016 1.6 3.83
2017 1.59 3.77
2018 1.61 3.74
2019 1.54 3.75
2020 1.49 3.75
2021 1.43 3.77
2022 1.41 3.77
2023 1.44 3.72

Cuba and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Cuba Zimbabwe
1960 22.5 16.4
1961 22.5 16.2
1962 22.4 16
1963 22.3 15.8
1964 22.2 15.7
1965 22.1 15.7
1966 22 15.7
1967 21.9 15.7
1968 21.9 15.7
1969 21.8 15.7
1970 21.8 15.7
1971 21.9 15.8
1972 21.9 15.8
1973 22.1 15.8
1974 22.2 15.9
1975 22.5 15.9
1976 22.7 15.8
1977 23 15.8
1978 23.4 15.7
1979 23.7 15.6
1980 24.1 15.6
1981 24.5 15.7
1982 24.8 15.8
1983 25.1 15.8
1984 25.5 15.8
1985 25.9 15.9
1986 26.3 15.9
1987 26.7 15.9
1988 27.1 15.9
1989 27.5 16.1
1990 27.9 16.3
1991 28.3 16.5
1992 28.7 16.4
1993 29.2 16.3
1994 29.7 16.4
1995 30.3 16.6
1996 30.9 16.9
1997 31.4 17.2
1998 32 17.5
1999 32.5 17.7
2000 33.1 17.8
2001 33.6 18
2002 34.2 18.1
2003 34.7 18.2
2004 35.2 18.3
2005 35.7 18.3
2006 36.2 18.5
2007 36.8 18.5
2008 37.3 18.5
2009 37.7 18.4
2010 38.2 18.3
2011 38.6 18.2
2012 39.1 18.1
2013 39.7 18
2014 40.2 18
2015 40.6 18
2016 40.9 18
2017 41.3 18.1
2018 41.6 18.2
2019 41.9 18.3
2020 42.1 18.5
2021 42.3 18.6
2022 42.5 18.7
2023 42.8 18.9
2024 43.1 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$39.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
18.3%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
0.35%
2024
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+0.44%
2026
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.4%
2024
50.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.8%
2024
35%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$3.51B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Cuba Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21 megatons
2024
12.9 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
1.91 tons
2024
0.77 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Cuba Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
77.2%
2024
39.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2026
28.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
52
2026
46
2026
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
6%
2025
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Cuba Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
78.6 years
2026
63.6 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
90
2026
29
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.07%
2026
0.26%
2026
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2026
62,422 sq mi
2026
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2026
66,820 sq mi
2026
Roads length n/a
60,439 mi
2019

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