Cuba vs Belarus

Cuba
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Havana
Population
11M
GDP
$107.4B
Belarus
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Capital: Minsk
Population
9.1M
GDP
$78.6B

POP 1.2x GDP 1.4x LE 3.9 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Cuba vs Belarus

GDP Growth Rate124.4%Maternal Mortality Ratio97.1%Net Migration86%Stunting Prevalence (und…83.1%Freshwater Withdrawal77.2%Infant Mortality Rate73.5%Under-5 Mortality Rate73.3%CO2 Emissions Per Capita67.8%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is GDP Growth Rate rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Cuba, 57% spread)

Indicator Cuba Belarus Year
Population Density 106.2 45.2 2023
Population 11M 9.1M 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Cuba and Belarus profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Belarus, 124% spread)

Indicator Cuba Belarus Year
GDP Growth Rate -1.1% 4.3% 2024
Unemployment Rate 1.8% 3.5% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $107.4B $78.6B 2020

5 closer economy rows sit on the Cuba and Belarus profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Belarus, 97% spread)

Indicator Cuba Belarus Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 35 1 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 7.1% 1.2% 2019
Infant Mortality Rate 6.8 1.8 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 8.6 2.3 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Cuba and Belarus profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Cuba, 40% spread)

Indicator Cuba Belarus Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 8.4% 5.0% 2022
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 43.1% 70.1% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Cuba and Belarus profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Cuba, 77% spread)

Indicator Cuba Belarus Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 18.3% 4.2% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 1.9 5.9 2024
Electric Power Consumption 1,462 4,198 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 20.9% 8.2% 2021

1 closer environment rows sit on the Cuba and Belarus profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Belarus, 44% spread)

Indicator Cuba Belarus Year
Mobile Subscriptions 72.9 131.1 2024
Access to Sanitation 45.9% 74.4% 2024
Internet Users 70.5% 94.3% 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Cuba and Belarus profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Belarus, 86% spread)

Indicator Cuba Belarus Year
Net Migration -22,356 -3,119 2024
Intentional Homicides 4.5 2.4 2019
Female Labor Participation 40.4% 57.2% 2024

3 closer social rows sit on the Cuba and Belarus profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Cuba vs Belarus comparison

Cuba vs Belarus is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band UMC: UMC/UMC). Look past the near-parity headers to GDP Growth Rate (~124% spread); 42 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Cuba vs Belarus figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · TIGHT scale band.