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Cuba flag Cuba North America
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
11.0M
87th
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$107.4B
71st
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$9,605
103rd
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
N/A
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
annual %
-1.1% 200th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
109,880 km²
106th
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
99.9 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
1.4 174th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
77.2% 67th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
16.6% 56th
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
78.1 yrs
65th
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
6.6 59th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
35.0 85th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$1,199
59th
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
9.4% 38th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
9.54
1st
3.68
39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
4.33
36th
2.68
82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of Cuba
Cuba
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
1.8% 15th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
3.42 66th
17.74 175th
Agriculture
% of GDP
1.2%
1.0%
Industry
% of GDP
23.8%
17.9%
Services
% of GDP
73.4%
77.6%
Exports
% of GDP
42.5%
11.1%
Imports
% of GDP
82.4%
14.3%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
97.7% 46th
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
8.4% 6th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
N/A
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
N/A
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
4.5 124th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
55.7% 2nd
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
40.4% 151st
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
2.9% 34th
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
71.3%
132nd
93.1%
42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
69.6 181st
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
100.0%
30th
100.0%
124th
Access to Water
% of population
95.1%
131st
100.0%
44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
94.8%
103rd
99.6%
34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
20.9% 103rd
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
31.2% 106th
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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