CUP
…
INR
…
Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Cuba
109,884 km²
3.3% of largest
India is 29.92× larger than Cuba
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Cuba
0.7% OF LARGEST
10.94M
PEOPLE
India has 133.84× the population of Cuba
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Cuba
2.8% OF LARGEST
$112.4B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Cuba
3.4% OF LARGEST
49K
TROOPS
India has 29.49× the active personnel of Cuba
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Cuba
4.2% OF LARGEST
92
AIRCRAFT
India has 23.72× the aircraft of Cuba
Naval Assets
India
Cuba
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Cuba
0.0% OF LARGEST
0.0
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Cuba
$0B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Cuba
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Cuba
$8.8B
Exports
$8.8B
Imports
$8.1B
Trade Balance
+$0.7B
Trade Surplus
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Cuba
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Cuba
Beer
litres / person / yr
India
supply
Cuba
Wine
litres / person / yr
India
consumption
Cuba
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
Cuba
consumption
India
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Cuba
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
Cuba
86
Gold
70
Silver
88
Bronze
244
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 244
❄ Winter: 0
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Cuba
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
Cuba
42.3
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Cuba is 14.1 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Cuba has the highest elderly population at 21.4% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Cuba
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations | — |
62
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year | — |
17.9M
|
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
0
|
10
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
9
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
Cuba
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
|
|
| Rent Index |
|
|
| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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|
| Local Purchasing Power |
|
|
| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $5 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $18 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $350 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $200 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $45 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $25 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $12 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Cuba
India
Physicians per 1,000
Cuba
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
Cuba
India
Diabetes prevalence
India
Cuba
Obesity prevalence
Cuba
India
Suicide rate per 100k
Cuba
India
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Cuba vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Cuba | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10937203 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 109884 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Havana | New Delhi |
| Official Language | Spanish | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (CUP) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Cuba | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 49,000 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 39,000 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 88,000 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $1,610,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 900 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 3,500 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 50 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 500 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 175 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Cuba | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $112,400,000,000 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $10,277 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 1.7% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 45.7 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (CUP) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 29.9 times larger in area than Cuba.
That's a massive difference!
India has 133.8 times more people than Cuba.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Cuba has the highest GDP per capita at $10,277 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Cuba vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 35.2x larger than Cuba's $112B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 133.8x larger than Cuba's 11M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 29.9x larger than Cuba.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Cuba's 49Thousand.
Trade: Cuba runs a trade surplus of $1B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: Cuba leads with a life expectancy of 78 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology