Country comparison South Africa vs Cuba

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-1.9%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€460,994M2021Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$545,218M2021Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€41,4482021GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$49,0212021GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart43,268.32021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart51,173.42021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart16.96%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart58,216.62021Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart68,852.72021Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart19.98%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,584.8chart2,436.72018Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,796.5chart2,877.62018Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€3,8902021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$4,6012021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€5,2342021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$6,1912021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€42chart€2172018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$2562018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Ca11/18/2021Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202341chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart59.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416º
Innovation Ranking [+]202469º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996K
NMW [+]2024$261.6
NMW [+]2024€234.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart36º2016Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]12/16/202519.7365
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/202516.8635
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/15/202539.67%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart2,280December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart0.27December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart42.572015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart18.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart1,613,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€1,793.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$1,939.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart0.36%2021Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€9,210.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$9,959.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart1.55%2021Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-7,417.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-6,980.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-1.19%2021Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart1002023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart98º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart0.03%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart15.72%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.71‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart63.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart10.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.442023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202463,016,000chart11,019,9312023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart3,0242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,757,3002020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7642022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart39º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart78.092023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart1,6002015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart14.192015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart5002019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart4.462019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart1.922023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart282024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart124.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart11,9512023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart15,3032023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/2025102,595chart8,53011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20254,073,065chart1,113,82711/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart10,053,65804/12/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20251,628.08chart774.0511/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart45,995,74804/12/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Cuba
  • Capital: Havana
  • Population: 11,019,931
  • Surface Area: 109,880 km2
  • Currency: Cuban pesos
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, OAS, UN