Country profile
Cuba
Cuba ranks #86 of 215 for population, #100 of 209 for gdp per capita, #65 of 216 for life expectancy, across 22 open-data indicators.
People
Population
11M
people · 2024
Rank #86 of 215
Life expectancy
78.3
years · 2024
Rank #65 of 216
Under-5 mortality
8.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #175 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
84.2%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #86 of 232
Tobacco use
17.4%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #91 of 163
Calorie supply
3,385
kcal per person per day · 2019
Rank #36 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,086,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #93 of 203
GDP per capita
$9,605
current US$ · 2020
Rank #100 of 209
Planet
Forest area
31.2%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #124 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
21.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #127 of 248
Protected areas
6.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #176 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.23
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #124 of 210
Fertilizer use
3.09
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #177 of 194
Pesticide use
0.22
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #169 of 193
Cereal yield
1.95
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #124 of 182
Digital
Internet users
70.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #131 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
3.08
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #183 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
72.9
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #220 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #28 of 215
Renewable electricity output
4.77%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #215 of 257
Energy use per person
7,640
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #134 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.18
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #142 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Cuba; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield