Cuba vs Mexico

Cuba (North America) and Mexico (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2020

Cuba Mexico World

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 1970 Cuba: 645.14 Mexico: 699.01 World: 817.68 1971 Cuba: 770.09 Mexico: 747.91 World: 884.88 1972 Cuba: 891.63 Mexico: 836.57 World: 1,002 1973 Cuba: 1,079.13 Mexico: 993.04 World: 1,201.53 1974 Cuba: 1,216.74 Mexico: 1,256.1 World: 1,362.19 1975 Cuba: 1,374.24 Mexico: 1,491.97 World: 1,488.94 1976 Cuba: 1,440.73 Mexico: 1,465.5 World: 1,589.73 1977 Cuba: 1,472.38 Mexico: 1,314.62 World: 1,766.28 1978 Cuba: 1,837.39 Mexico: 1,604.41 World: 2,055.49 1979 Cuba: 2,005.91 Mexico: 2,049.26 World: 2,335.19 1980 Cuba: 2,030.93 Mexico: 3,054.62 World: 2,587.01 1981 Cuba: 2,045.85 Mexico: 3,829.14 World: 2,628.62 1982 Cuba: 2,113.81 Mexico: 2,620.96 World: 2,554.08 1983 Cuba: 2,222.49 Mexico: 2,169.85 World: 2,561.17 1984 Cuba: 2,386.45 Mexico: 2,506.31 World: 2,614.33 1985 Cuba: 2,256.57 Mexico: 2,601.71 World: 2,690.59 1986 Cuba: 2,364.9 Mexico: 1,756.94 World: 3,118.57 1987 Cuba: 2,439.58 Mexico: 1,888.26 World: 3,487.88 1988 Cuba: 2,632.04 Mexico: 2,278.81 World: 3,829.99 1989 Cuba: 2,565.54 Mexico: 2,725.06 World: 3,930.51 1990 Cuba: 2,694.32 Mexico: 3,154.47 World: 4,338.94 1991 Cuba: 2,268.83 Mexico: 3,708.84 World: 4,453.9 1992 Cuba: 2,047.68 Mexico: 4,220.57 World: 4,679.98 1993 Cuba: 2,063.2 Mexico: 6,048.35 World: 4,685.3 1994 Cuba: 2,613.29 Mexico: 6,202.37 World: 4,967.01 1995 Cuba: 2,785.24 Mexico: 4,183.88 World: 5,463.2 1996 Cuba: 2,282.19 Mexico: 4,674.37 World: 5,507.22 1997 Cuba: 2,306.42 Mexico: 5,567.36 World: 5,408.57 1998 Cuba: 2,332.31 Mexico: 5,832.69 World: 5,302.34 1999 Cuba: 2,561.78 Mexico: 6,499.97 World: 5,401.23 2000 Cuba: 2,751.38 Mexico: 7,524.03 World: 5,512.56 2001 Cuba: 2,842.97 Mexico: 7,952.76 World: 5,404.2 2002 Cuba: 3,005.21 Mexico: 7,983.03 World: 5,539.32 2003 Cuba: 3,202.78 Mexico: 7,434.07 World: 6,129.87 2004 Cuba: 3,399.22 Mexico: 7,849.67 World: 6,818 2005 Cuba: 3,786.34 Mexico: 8,671.76 World: 7,290.57 2006 Cuba: 4,329.98 Mexico: 9,512.64 World: 7,803.19 2007 Cuba: 4,807.44 Mexico: 10,134.33 World: 8,685.33 2008 Cuba: 4,986.12 Mexico: 10,523.77 World: 9,425.74 2009 Cuba: 5,089.24 Mexico: 8,423.57 World: 8,827.04 2010 Cuba: 5,272.27 Mexico: 9,728.8 World: 9,555.07 2011 Cuba: 6,104.46 Mexico: 10,664.49 World: 10,496.93 2012 Cuba: 6,470.84 Mexico: 10,744.13 World: 10,597.85 2013 Cuba: 6,828.36 Mexico: 11,216.8 World: 10,759.35 2014 Cuba: 7,146.7 Mexico: 11,391.38 World: 10,912.24 2015 Cuba: 7,727.92 Mexico: 10,021.24 World: 10,191.98 2016 Cuba: 8,110.56 Mexico: 9,097.92 World: 10,239.47 2017 Cuba: 8,610.61 Mexico: 9,649.28 World: 10,784.4 2018 Cuba: 8,911.46 Mexico: 10,084.79 World: 11,344.73 2019 Cuba: 9,232.26 Mexico: 10,369.56 World: 11,417.6 2020 Cuba: 9,605.28 Mexico: 8,841.27 World: 10,999.49 1970 1986 1994 2002 2020

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Cuba Mexico World

50 60 70 80 1960 Cuba: 63.32 Mexico: 53.57 World: 50.94 1961 Cuba: 63.74 Mexico: 54.42 World: 52.8 1962 Cuba: 64.37 Mexico: 55.06 World: 55.29 1963 Cuba: 64.35 Mexico: 55.5 World: 55.65 1964 Cuba: 65.26 Mexico: 55.92 World: 56.1 1965 Cuba: 65.64 Mexico: 56.69 World: 55.93 1966 Cuba: 66.07 Mexico: 57.36 World: 56.45 1967 Cuba: 66.51 Mexico: 57.96 World: 56.9 1968 Cuba: 66.94 Mexico: 58.22 World: 57.34 1969 Cuba: 67.36 Mexico: 58.41 World: 57.68 1970 Cuba: 67.94 Mexico: 58.89 World: 57.94 1971 Cuba: 68.43 Mexico: 59.42 World: 58.02 1972 Cuba: 68.95 Mexico: 60.05 World: 58.84 1973 Cuba: 69.35 Mexico: 60.52 World: 59.3 1974 Cuba: 69.87 Mexico: 61.18 World: 59.7 1975 Cuba: 70.38 Mexico: 61.88 World: 60.13 1976 Cuba: 70.88 Mexico: 62.48 World: 60.45 1977 Cuba: 71.41 Mexico: 62.99 World: 61.04 1978 Cuba: 71.89 Mexico: 63.44 World: 61.39 1979 Cuba: 72.27 Mexico: 63.86 World: 61.84 1980 Cuba: 72.6 Mexico: 64.28 World: 62.15 1981 Cuba: 73 Mexico: 64.72 World: 62.52 1982 Cuba: 73.44 Mexico: 65.26 World: 62.87 1983 Cuba: 73.56 Mexico: 65.76 World: 63.13 1984 Cuba: 73.55 Mexico: 66.22 World: 63.44 1985 Cuba: 73.46 Mexico: 66.78 World: 63.73 1986 Cuba: 73.56 Mexico: 67.38 World: 64.12 1987 Cuba: 73.6 Mexico: 67.9 World: 64.46 1988 Cuba: 73.72 Mexico: 68.3 World: 64.67 1989 Cuba: 73.69 Mexico: 68.62 World: 64.96 1990 Cuba: 73.82 Mexico: 69.03 World: 65.11 1991 Cuba: 73.76 Mexico: 69.37 World: 65.3 1992 Cuba: 73.85 Mexico: 69.66 World: 65.55 1993 Cuba: 73.87 Mexico: 69.96 World: 65.74 1994 Cuba: 74.09 Mexico: 70.3 World: 65.96 1995 Cuba: 74.35 Mexico: 70.7 World: 66.2 1996 Cuba: 74.69 Mexico: 71.09 World: 66.52 1997 Cuba: 75.06 Mexico: 71.47 World: 66.83 1998 Cuba: 75.41 Mexico: 71.79 World: 67.07 1999 Cuba: 75.72 Mexico: 72.2 World: 67.31 2000 Cuba: 75.92 Mexico: 72.56 World: 67.65 2001 Cuba: 76.43 Mexico: 72.91 World: 67.95 2002 Cuba: 76.77 Mexico: 73.11 World: 68.23 2003 Cuba: 77.41 Mexico: 73.31 World: 68.52 2004 Cuba: 77.33 Mexico: 73.43 World: 68.77 2005 Cuba: 77.54 Mexico: 73.63 World: 69.11 2006 Cuba: 77.41 Mexico: 73.75 World: 69.47 2007 Cuba: 77.55 Mexico: 73.8 World: 69.81 2008 Cuba: 77.59 Mexico: 73.7 World: 70 2009 Cuba: 77.58 Mexico: 73.63 World: 70.38 2010 Cuba: 77.88 Mexico: 73.72 World: 70.68 2011 Cuba: 78.05 Mexico: 73.92 World: 70.97 2012 Cuba: 78.16 Mexico: 74.13 World: 71.26 2013 Cuba: 78.03 Mexico: 74.29 World: 71.53 2014 Cuba: 77.83 Mexico: 74.4 World: 71.78 2015 Cuba: 77.75 Mexico: 74.43 World: 71.97 2016 Cuba: 77.57 Mexico: 74.38 World: 72.19 2017 Cuba: 77.3 Mexico: 74.26 World: 72.37 2018 Cuba: 77.43 Mexico: 74.3 World: 72.64 2019 Cuba: 77.41 Mexico: 74.53 World: 72.87 2020 Cuba: 77.41 Mexico: 70.45 World: 72.18 2021 Cuba: 73.2 Mexico: 69.75 World: 71.22 2022 Cuba: 77.63 Mexico: 73.97 World: 72.97 2023 Cuba: 78.09 Mexico: 75.07 World: 73.33 2024 Cuba: 78.26 Mexico: 75.26 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Cuba Mexico World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Cuba: 4.13 Mexico: 6.76 World: 4.69 1961 Cuba: 4.27 Mexico: 6.78 World: 4.56 1962 Cuba: 4.42 Mexico: 6.8 World: 5.02 1963 Cuba: 4.56 Mexico: 6.82 World: 5.31 1964 Cuba: 4.53 Mexico: 6.83 World: 5.13 1965 Cuba: 4.5 Mexico: 6.82 World: 5.08 1966 Cuba: 4.4 Mexico: 6.79 World: 4.97 1967 Cuba: 4.29 Mexico: 6.75 World: 4.87 1968 Cuba: 4.19 Mexico: 6.71 World: 4.98 1969 Cuba: 4.12 Mexico: 6.63 World: 4.88 1970 Cuba: 3.98 Mexico: 6.53 World: 4.84 1971 Cuba: 3.8 Mexico: 6.42 World: 4.69 1972 Cuba: 3.61 Mexico: 6.28 World: 4.55 1973 Cuba: 3.4 Mexico: 6.12 World: 4.42 1974 Cuba: 3.16 Mexico: 5.95 World: 4.26 1975 Cuba: 2.82 Mexico: 5.74 World: 4.07 1976 Cuba: 2.51 Mexico: 5.54 World: 3.97 1977 Cuba: 2.21 Mexico: 5.36 World: 3.84 1978 Cuba: 1.88 Mexico: 5.2 World: 3.77 1979 Cuba: 1.77 Mexico: 4.96 World: 3.76 1980 Cuba: 1.64 Mexico: 4.74 World: 3.73 1981 Cuba: 1.59 Mexico: 4.57 World: 3.71 1982 Cuba: 1.78 Mexico: 4.43 World: 3.72 1983 Cuba: 1.8 Mexico: 4.3 World: 3.59 1984 Cuba: 1.77 Mexico: 4.18 World: 3.57 1985 Cuba: 1.77 Mexico: 4.09 World: 3.53 1986 Cuba: 1.78 Mexico: 3.97 World: 3.51 1987 Cuba: 1.8 Mexico: 3.8 World: 3.48 1988 Cuba: 1.85 Mexico: 3.64 World: 3.39 1989 Cuba: 1.83 Mexico: 3.53 World: 3.35 1990 Cuba: 1.81 Mexico: 3.44 World: 3.31 1991 Cuba: 1.66 Mexico: 3.36 World: 3.13 1992 Cuba: 1.56 Mexico: 3.29 World: 3.04 1993 Cuba: 1.49 Mexico: 3.21 World: 2.97 1994 Cuba: 1.47 Mexico: 3.13 World: 2.92 1995 Cuba: 1.48 Mexico: 3.04 World: 2.87 1996 Cuba: 1.46 Mexico: 2.96 World: 2.82 1997 Cuba: 1.59 Mexico: 2.89 World: 2.78 1998 Cuba: 1.62 Mexico: 2.82 World: 2.75 1999 Cuba: 1.64 Mexico: 2.76 World: 2.72 2000 Cuba: 1.61 Mexico: 2.71 World: 2.73 2001 Cuba: 1.6 Mexico: 2.67 World: 2.69 2002 Cuba: 1.65 Mexico: 2.63 World: 2.66 2003 Cuba: 1.63 Mexico: 2.58 World: 2.64 2004 Cuba: 1.55 Mexico: 2.54 World: 2.63 2005 Cuba: 1.49 Mexico: 2.5 World: 2.61 2006 Cuba: 1.4 Mexico: 2.46 World: 2.61 2007 Cuba: 1.44 Mexico: 2.42 World: 2.6 2008 Cuba: 1.58 Mexico: 2.39 World: 2.6 2009 Cuba: 1.68 Mexico: 2.36 World: 2.59 2010 Cuba: 1.67 Mexico: 2.34 World: 2.57 2011 Cuba: 1.73 Mexico: 2.32 World: 2.55 2012 Cuba: 1.67 Mexico: 2.29 World: 2.56 2013 Cuba: 1.68 Mexico: 2.27 World: 2.53 2014 Cuba: 1.66 Mexico: 2.21 World: 2.52 2015 Cuba: 1.69 Mexico: 2.14 World: 2.49 2016 Cuba: 1.6 Mexico: 2.09 World: 2.49 2017 Cuba: 1.59 Mexico: 2.04 World: 2.46 2018 Cuba: 1.61 Mexico: 2.03 World: 2.39 2019 Cuba: 1.54 Mexico: 2.02 World: 2.35 2020 Cuba: 1.49 Mexico: 1.99 World: 2.28 2021 Cuba: 1.43 Mexico: 1.97 World: 2.25 2022 Cuba: 1.41 Mexico: 1.94 World: 2.22 2023 Cuba: 1.44 Mexico: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 Cuba: 1.45 Mexico: 1.89 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Cuba Mexico World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1991 Cuba: 8.31 Mexico: 3.15 World: 5.12 1992 Cuba: 8.78 Mexico: 3.24 World: 5.28 1993 Cuba: 9.27 Mexico: 3.37 World: 5.54 1994 Cuba: 8.81 Mexico: 4.44 World: 5.79 1995 Cuba: 8.27 Mexico: 7.1 World: 5.92 1996 Cuba: 7.61 Mexico: 5.47 World: 5.98 1997 Cuba: 7.1 Mexico: 4.24 World: 6.01 1998 Cuba: 6.23 Mexico: 3.73 World: 6.16 1999 Cuba: 6.26 Mexico: 2.6 World: 6.28 2000 Cuba: 5.45 Mexico: 2.65 World: 6.11 2001 Cuba: 4.08 Mexico: 2.63 World: 6.19 2002 Cuba: 3.31 Mexico: 3 World: 6.41 2003 Cuba: 2.33 Mexico: 3.46 World: 6.48 2004 Cuba: 1.85 Mexico: 3.94 World: 6.33 2005 Cuba: 1.95 Mexico: 3.56 World: 6.22 2006 Cuba: 1.91 Mexico: 3.57 World: 5.97 2007 Cuba: 1.79 Mexico: 3.63 World: 5.77 2008 Cuba: 1.58 Mexico: 3.87 World: 5.82 2009 Cuba: 1.67 Mexico: 5.36 World: 6.41 2010 Cuba: 2.5 Mexico: 5.3 World: 6.28 2011 Cuba: 3.18 Mexico: 5.18 World: 6.15 2012 Cuba: 3.46 Mexico: 4.89 World: 6.15 2013 Cuba: 3.29 Mexico: 4.92 World: 6.1 2014 Cuba: 2.7 Mexico: 4.82 World: 5.96 2015 Cuba: 2.4 Mexico: 4.31 World: 6 2016 Cuba: 2 Mexico: 3.85 World: 5.97 2017 Cuba: 1.7 Mexico: 3.42 World: 5.9 2018 Cuba: 1.7 Mexico: 3.28 World: 5.76 2019 Cuba: 1.71 Mexico: 3.48 World: 5.59 2020 Cuba: 2.23 Mexico: 4.44 World: 6.59 2021 Cuba: 2.11 Mexico: 4.02 World: 6.05 2022 Cuba: 1.83 Mexico: 3.26 World: 5.23 2023 Cuba: 1.73 Mexico: 2.77 World: 4.85 2024 Cuba: 1.76 Mexico: 2.68 World: 4.81 2025 Cuba: 1.75 Mexico: 2.67 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Cuba Mexico World

1 2 3 4 5 1970 Cuba: 2.48 Mexico: 2.38 World: 4.14 1971 Cuba: 2.46 Mexico: 2.31 World: 4.04 1972 Cuba: 2.38 Mexico: 2.47 World: 4.16 1973 Cuba: 2.53 Mexico: 2.58 World: 4.32 1974 Cuba: 2.71 Mexico: 2.76 World: 4.23 1975 Cuba: 2.75 Mexico: 2.82 World: 4.14 1976 Cuba: 2.88 Mexico: 2.93 World: 4.31 1977 Cuba: 3.11 Mexico: 2.95 World: 4.36 1978 Cuba: 3.31 Mexico: 3.22 World: 4.42 1979 Cuba: 3.34 Mexico: 3.32 World: 4.46 1980 Cuba: 3.41 Mexico: 3.58 World: 4.33 1981 Cuba: 3.42 Mexico: 3.76 World: 4.18 1982 Cuba: 3.38 Mexico: 3.94 World: 4.05 1983 Cuba: 3.61 Mexico: 3.63 World: 4.01 1984 Cuba: 3.78 Mexico: 3.61 World: 4.07 1985 Cuba: 3.48 Mexico: 3.66 World: 4.05 1986 Cuba: 3.52 Mexico: 3.53 World: 4.04 1987 Cuba: 3.8 Mexico: 3.6 World: 4.1 1988 Cuba: 3.92 Mexico: 3.51 World: 4.16 1989 Cuba: 3.96 Mexico: 3.61 World: 4.16 1990 Cuba: 3.64 Mexico: 3.5 World: 4.15 1991 Cuba: 2.81 Mexico: 3.64 World: 4.1 1992 Cuba: 2.22 Mexico: 3.62 World: 4.01 1993 Cuba: 2.02 Mexico: 3.65 World: 3.97 1994 Cuba: 2.07 Mexico: 3.88 World: 3.94 1995 Cuba: 2.19 Mexico: 3.59 World: 3.99 1996 Cuba: 2.37 Mexico: 3.7 World: 4.01 1997 Cuba: 2.58 Mexico: 3.84 World: 4.02 1998 Cuba: 2.53 Mexico: 4.02 World: 3.98 1999 Cuba: 2.59 Mexico: 3.84 World: 3.95 2000 Cuba: 2.61 Mexico: 4.02 World: 4.01 2001 Cuba: 2.5 Mexico: 3.94 World: 4.01 2002 Cuba: 2.38 Mexico: 3.95 World: 4.02 2003 Cuba: 2.3 Mexico: 4.09 World: 4.15 2004 Cuba: 2.25 Mexico: 4.12 World: 4.28 2005 Cuba: 2.33 Mexico: 4.23 World: 4.39 2006 Cuba: 2.38 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.48 2007 Cuba: 2.45 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.59 2008 Cuba: 2.36 Mexico: 4.28 World: 4.56 2009 Cuba: 2.39 Mexico: 4.12 World: 4.45 2010 Cuba: 2.49 Mexico: 4.2 World: 4.67 2011 Cuba: 2.46 Mexico: 4.22 World: 4.76 2012 Cuba: 2.56 Mexico: 4.33 World: 4.77 2013 Cuba: 2.57 Mexico: 4.17 World: 4.81 2014 Cuba: 2.38 Mexico: 4.01 World: 4.78 2015 Cuba: 2.61 Mexico: 4.05 World: 4.7 2016 Cuba: 2.42 Mexico: 4.06 World: 4.65 2017 Cuba: 2.36 Mexico: 4.06 World: 4.67 2018 Cuba: 2.39 Mexico: 3.84 World: 4.73 2019 Cuba: 1.99 Mexico: 3.93 World: 4.7 2020 Cuba: 1.65 Mexico: 3.46 World: 4.47 2021 Cuba: 1.96 Mexico: 3.55 World: 4.68 2022 Cuba: 1.79 Mexico: 3.52 World: 4.67 2023 Cuba: 1.82 Mexico: 3.67 World: 4.68 2024 Cuba: 1.91 Mexico: 3.64 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Cuba Mexico World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Cuba: 9.74 Mexico: 17.21 World: 15.6 2006 Cuba: 11.16 Mexico: 19.52 World: 17.2 2007 Cuba: 11.69 Mexico: 20.81 World: 20.2 2008 Cuba: 12.94 Mexico: 21.71 World: 22.8 2009 Cuba: 14.33 Mexico: 26.34 World: 25.3 2010 Cuba: 15.9 Mexico: 31.05 World: 28.4 2011 Cuba: 16.02 Mexico: 37.18 World: 30.9 2012 Cuba: 21.2 Mexico: 39.75 World: 33.3 2013 Cuba: 27.93 Mexico: 43.46 World: 35.3 2014 Cuba: 29.07 Mexico: 44.39 World: 37.4 2015 Cuba: 37.31 Mexico: 57.43 World: 39.9 2016 Cuba: 42.98 Mexico: 59.54 World: 43.6 2017 Cuba: 57.15 Mexico: 53.03 World: 46.3 2018 Cuba: 62.68 Mexico: 56.66 World: 49.4 2019 Cuba: 67.97 Mexico: 69.63 World: 53.9 2020 Cuba: 71.12 Mexico: 71.49 World: 60.1 2021 Cuba: 67.64 Mexico: 75.63 World: 63.8 2022 Cuba: 67.88 Mexico: 78.63 World: 67 2023 Cuba: 69.56 Mexico: 81.18 World: 69.2 2024 Cuba: 70.48 Mexico: 83.12 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Population 10.9 mn 2025
87th of 215		 131.9 mn 2025
11th of 215
Population density 106.2 /km² 2023
97th of 214		 66.7 /km² 2023
135th of 214
Population growth -0.39 % 2025
192nd of 215		 0.83 % 2025
111th of 215
Life expectancy 78.3 years 2024
64th of 215		 75.3 years 2024
103rd of 215
Fertility rate 1.45 2024
164th of 215		 1.89 2024
111th of 215
Birth rate 8.6 ‰ 2024
176th of 215		 15.5 ‰ 2024
102nd of 215
Infant mortality 6.8 ‰ 2024
58th of 196		 12.1 ‰ 2024
96th of 196
Urban population 77.2 % 2025
69th of 215		 80.0 % 2025
57th of 215
Aged 65+ 17.0 % 2025
55th of 215		 8.5 % 2025
111th of 215
Living in cities 46.7 % 2025
68th of 215		 53.2 % 2025
45th of 215
Living in towns 35.8 % 2025
83rd of 215		 24.3 % 2025
153rd of 215
Living in rural areas 17.5 % 2025
153rd of 215		 22.5 % 2025
128th of 215

Human development

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Human Development Index 0.762 2023
97th of 193		 0.789 2023
82nd of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.723 2023
51st of 156		 0.721 2023
53rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.296 2023
75th of 172		 0.358 2023
90th of 172
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.646 2023
73rd of 169

Economy

Indicator Cuba Mexico
GDP 107.4 bn US$ 2020 1.8 tn US$ 2025
14th of 186
GDP per capita 9,605 US$ 2020 13,889 US$ 2025
71st of 186
GNI per capita 9,010 US$ 2019 13,730 US$ 2025
66th of 182
GDP growth -1.1 % 2024 0.6 % 2025
169th of 186
Trade 124.9 % 2024 79.9 % 2025
68th of 138
Exports 42.5 % 2024 39.6 % 2025
64th of 138
Manufacturing 10.7 % 2024 20.0 % 2025
16th of 132
Agriculture 1.2 % 2024 3.9 % 2025
98th of 158
Military spending 2.9 % 2018 0.9 % 2024
118th of 147
GDP per capita (PPP) - 25,868 int. $ 2025
79th of 185
Inflation - 3.8 % 2025
60th of 165
FDI inflows - 2.4 % 2025
94th of 192
Tax revenue - 14.8 % 2024
61st of 89
Government debt - 50.3 % 2024
21st of 56

Labour

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Unemployment 1.7 % 2025
15th of 181		 2.7 % 2025
28th of 181
Youth unemployment 4.3 % 2025
23rd of 181		 5.7 % 2025
31st of 181
Women in the labour force 40.0 % 2025
148th of 181		 47.5 % 2025
126th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 15.5 % 2025
89th of 181		 11.4 % 2025
101st of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.8 h 2025
73rd of 181		 41.1 h 2025
67th of 181
Youth NEET rate 11.5 % 2025
46th of 181		 16.0 % 2025
78th of 181
Labour income share 41.3 % 2025
76th of 114		 36.4 % 2023
Output per hour 22.6 $ 2025
89th of 181		 22.7 $ 2025
88th of 181

Health

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Health spending 9.4 % 2023
37th of 192		 5.5 % 2023
117th of 192
Health spending per person 1,199 US$ 2020 761 US$ 2023
72nd of 191
Physicians 9.54 /1,000 2021 2.59 /1,000 2022
60th of 125
Under-5 mortality 8.6 ‰ 2024
62nd of 196		 13.1 ‰ 2024
92nd of 196
Maternal mortality 35 /100k 2023
85th of 194		 42 /100k 2023
94th of 194
Tobacco use 16.1 % 2024
69th of 166		 15.7 % 2024
67th of 166
Safe drinking water - 43.0 % 2024
115th of 147

Food

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Protein supply 97.3 g 2018 99.4 g 2022
74th of 174
Animal protein supply 43.6 g 2018 56.8 g 2022
59th of 174
Fat supply 79.2 g 2018 107.7 g 2022
74th of 174
Cereal import dependency 76.6 % 2015 37.6 % 2022
87th of 160
Calories per person - 3,309 kcal 2024
50th of 155
Food insecurity - 16.5 % 2024
61st of 134
Severe food insecurity - 2.7 % 2024
40th of 124

Education

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Literacy 97.7 % 2019 95.6 % 2024
10th of 29
Secondary enrolment 91.7 % 2024
59th of 108		 103.1 % 2024
29th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 43.1 % 2024
69th of 128		 48.2 % 2024
70th of 128
Education spending 8.4 % 2022 4.1 % 2022
Expected schooling 13.9 yrs 2023
89th of 195		 14.5 yrs 2023
77th of 195
Mean schooling 10.6 yrs 2023
81st of 193		 9.3 yrs 2023
106th of 193

Society

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Internet use 70.5 % 2024
118th of 182		 83.1 % 2024
86th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 72.9 /100 2024
134th of 151		 116.5 /100 2024
85th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
23rd of 213		 99.8 % 2024
126th of 213
Women in parliament 55.7 % 2025
2nd of 184		 50.2 % 2025
5th of 184
Income inequality - 42.6 2024
86th of 93
Extreme poverty - 1.6 % 2024
62nd of 93

Refugees

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Refugees hosted 115 2025
144th of 177		 152,002 2025
39th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
156th of 177		 1.2 ‰ 2025
85th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 40 2025
141st of 177		 173,532 2025
10th of 177
Refugees from the country 29,395 2025
43rd of 199		 41,307 2025
37th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 2.7 ‰ 2025
36th of 199		 0.3 ‰ 2025
87th of 199

Governance

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Control of corruption 43.3 /100 2024
104th of 207		 28.8 /100 2024
163rd of 207
Government effectiveness 46.1 /100 2024
126th of 205		 47.1 /100 2024
119th of 205
Rule of law 46.2 /100 2024
142nd of 207		 37.1 /100 2024
174th of 207
Regulatory quality 32.2 /100 2024
192nd of 205		 51.8 /100 2024
111th of 205
Voice and accountability 34.6 /100 2024
174th of 205		 50.9 /100 2024
119th of 205
Political stability 71.3 /100 2024
88th of 207		 53.7 /100 2024
163rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Cuba Mexico
CO₂ per capita 1.91 t 2024
88th of 202		 3.64 t 2024
124th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 24.4 Mt 2024
80th of 204		 461.0 Mt 2024
14th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.06 % 2024
80th of 204		 1.19 % 2024
14th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 1.8 Gt 2024
70th of 204		 22.0 Gt 2024
14th of 204
GHG per capita 3.28 t 2024
87th of 202		 5.25 t 2024
122nd of 202
Renewable energy 20.9 % 2021
104th of 211		 13.0 % 2021
129th of 211
Forest area 31.2 % 2023
106th of 212		 33.6 % 2023
97th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 9.4 µg/m³ 2023
42nd of 200		 16.6 µg/m³ 2023
96th of 200
Water stress 23.9 % 2022
116th of 176		 44.9 % 2022
137th of 176
Land area 103,800 km² 2023
104th of 214		 1.9 mn km² 2023
13th of 214

Energy

Indicator Cuba Mexico
Renewable electricity 4.0 % 2024
166th of 190		 23.1 % 2025
115th of 190
Wind and solar 1.6 % 2024
135th of 190		 13.4 % 2025
59th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
61st of 180		 2.8 % 2025
25th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 4.0 % 2024
167th of 190		 25.9 % 2025
115th of 190
Fossil electricity 96.0 % 2024
167th of 190		 74.1 % 2025
115th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
26th of 188		 3.0 % 2025
127th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 643 g/kWh 2024
161st of 190		 474 g/kWh 2025
99th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.77 MWh 2024
116th of 191		 2.70 MWh 2025
94th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.