General information
| Cuba | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Area: | 109,880 km² | 505,935 km² |
| Official language: | Spanish | Spanish |
| Government form: | Republic (communist one-party system) | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Independent since: | 1902 n.Chr. | 1492 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Havana | Madrid |
Population
| Cuba | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 11,333,000 | 47,077,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 103.1 | 93.0 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 77 years | Ø 81 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 81 years | Ø 86 years |
| Average age: | Ø 40.1 years | Ø 41.4 years |
| Birthrate: | 10.17 ‰ | 7.90 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 8.99 ‰ | 9.10 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -3.32 ‰ | 1.39 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Cuba | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 71 | 65 |
| Civil rights: | 30 | 75 |
| Health: | 85 | 88 |
| Climate: | 71 | 73 |
| Cost of Living: | 11 | 43 |
| Popularity: | 26 | 72 |
Economy
| Cuba | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Cuban Peso (1 CUP = 100 Centavos) | Euro (1 EUR =100 Cent) |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.9 % | 15.7 % |
| Average income: | 7,480 US$ | 30,390 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 47 (bad) | 62 (moderate) |
| CUB: total | per 1000 inh. | ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 100,023 M US$ | 8.83 M US$ | 1,393,491 M US$ | 29.60 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 84,812 M US$ | 7.48 M US$ | 1,430,767 M US$ | 30.39 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 2,630 M US$ | 0.23 M US$ | 486,150 M US$ | 10.33 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 11,060 M US$ | 0.98 M US$ | 444,308 M US$ | 9.44 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| CUB: total | per 1000 inh. | ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 60,000 km | 5.29 km | 683,175 km | 14.51 km |
| Railways: | 8,367 km | 0.74 km | 15,333 km | 0.33 km |
| Waterways: | 240 km | 0.02 km | 1,000 km | 0.02 km |
| Harbours: | 52 | 0.005 | 119 | 0.003 |
| Airports: | 133 | 0.012 | 135 | 0.003 |
Energy balance
| CUB: total | per 1000 inh. | ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 16.16 bn kWh | 1.43 m kWh | 239.50 bn kWh | 5.09 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 19.28 bn kWh | 1.70 m kWh | 258.60 bn kWh | 5.49 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 14.18 bn kWh | 301,210.06 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 21.85 bn kWh | 464,135.39 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 28.28 m t | 2,495.58 t | 244.00 m t | 5,183.07 t |
Telecommunication
| Cuba | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +53 | +34 |
| Internet domain: | .cu | .es |
| CUB total | CUB per 1000 inh. | ESP total | ESP per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 1,508,070 | 133 | 19,816,900 | 421 |
| Mobile phones: | 6,042,630 | 533 | 55,267,600 | 1174 |
| Internet server: | 3,244 | 0 | 4,228,000 | 90 |
| Internet users: | 7,008,207 | 618 | 42,707,444 | 907 |
Healthcare system
| Cuba | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 5.20 | 3.00 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 8.19 | 4.07 |
| Diabetes: | 9.6 % | 6.9 % |
| HIV: | 0.26 % | 0.12 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.1 % | 0.1 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 82.0 % | 45.0 % |
| Smokers: | 27.1 % | 27.9 % |
Climate
Detailed info for: Cuba and Spain| Cuba | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 29.9 °C | 21.1 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 22.5 °C | 11.2 °C |
| Water temperature: | 26.6 °C | 16.7 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 78 % | 68 % |
| Rain days: | 7.3 | 5.9 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 7.8 | 7.0 |
Native languages
Religions
| Cuba | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 71.0 % | 94.0 % |
| nondenominational: | 24.0 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | 1.0 % | n/a |
| other: | 4.0 % | 6.0 % |