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Cuba · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Cuba

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Havana Upper middle income Nation age 128 years (since 1898) i CUB · CU
NationsTree Index 2025 i51.481st of 196 Tree height 2025 i6.7 msee ranking Military strength i67percentile
Population i10.9 m87th of 217 Area i109,884 km²106th of 216 GDP i$107.35 bn · 2020 GDP (PPP) i— GDP per person (PPP) i— Life expectancy i78.3 years66th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i55
Strength · trunk i45
Quality of life · crown i59
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i64
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i9
CSV

In short

Cuba is 81st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 51.4 out of 100; its tree is 6.7 m tall.

Its strongest positions: Physicians (1st of 174), DPT immunization (1st of 193) and Access to electricity (1st of 215).

Its weakest positions: Regulatory quality (196th of 205), GDP growth (200th of 210) and Voice & accountability (185th of 205).

Over five years it fell from 67th to 81st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 109,884 106th/216
Land area ikm² 103,800 104th/216
Population ipeople 10.9 m 87th/217
Population growth i% -0.39% 194th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 105.8 101st/216
Urban population i% 77.2% 70th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 15.0% 178th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 17.0% 57th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $107.35 bn2020
GDP per person iUSD $9,6052020
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $9,0102019
GDP growth i% -1.1% 200th/210
Unemployment i% 1.7% 15th/187

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.2% 165th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 23.8% 101st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 10.7% 91st/192
Services i% of GDP 73.4% 20th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $8.77 bn2020
Imports of goods & services iUSD $8.07 bn2020
Exports i% of GDP 42.5% 70th/183
Imports i% of GDP 82.4% 19th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 124.9% 38th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 5.7% 69th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 7.8% 138th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 30.7% 47th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 53.4% 5th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 7.9% 80th/168
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.0%2020

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.6% 129th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.22% 71st/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.02% 73rd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.24% 61st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.07% 121st/209
Arable land i% of land area 28.0% 34th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,447 76th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.1 m 93rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.15 bn 65th/175
Outbound trips idepartures 271,000 89th/107

Society & health

71
Life expectancy iyears 78.3 66th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 8.6 62nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 9.54 1st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.3 30th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 80.2%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 91.7% 94th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 25.1% 59th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.4% 38th/193
Adult literacy i% 97.7%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 43.1% 89th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.762 97th/193

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 45.9% 89th/144
Internet users i% of population 70.5% 121st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 73 173rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 3.1 148th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.20 131st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 5,0762007
Air passengers carried ipassengers 136,998 134th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.91 88th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 20.9% 103rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 9.4 42nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 34.9% 95th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 777 106th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 44.2 137th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 33.4 149th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 40.8 171st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 71.0 90th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 28.3 196th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 28.1 185th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.5 95th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $128.6 m2018
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.9%2018
Armed forces personnel ipeople 76,000 57th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.54% 40th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 8.0 m2004

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.44% 63rd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 12 99th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 1,217 84th/197

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cuba — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/cuba. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cuba — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/cuba. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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