# Cuba — national dossier Cuba — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 43 indicators, each with… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/CUB Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Republic of Cuba - Capital: Havana - Region: Caribbean, North America - Population: 11 m - Area: 109,884 km² - Languages: Spanish - Currency: Cuban convertible peso (CUC), Cuban peso (CUP) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $107 B | 2020 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $9,605 | 2020 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | -1.1% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 124.9% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 11 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 78.3 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 77.2% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 1.4 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Literacy rate | 97.7% | 2019 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 34.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 71.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 46.1 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 32.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 46.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 43.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 9.4% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 9.54 | 2021 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 8.6 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 99.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Adult literacy | 97.7% | 2019 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Education spending | 8.4% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 98.1% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 91.7% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 43.1% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 0.4% | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Researchers (per million) | 2,171 | 2024 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Internet users | 70.5% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 73 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 7.9% | 2022 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 103,800 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 31.2% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 61.7% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 1.9 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 20.9% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 0.6% | 2020 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 0.2% | 2020 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.2% | 2020 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.1% | 2020 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Cobalt (mined) | 2,000 t | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 2.9% | 2018 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $129 M | 2018 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 76,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:CUB::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/CUB.claims.json History: "From the Taino and the fortified key to the Indies to a sugar colony, a contested republic, and a socialist revolution at the edge of the Cold War." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/CUB/chronicle.md (6 eras, 22 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Cuba — national dossier", terralore.co/country/CUB, retrieved .