Cuba vs Paraguay

Cuba and Paraguay compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Cuba has about 1.6 times as many people as Paraguay: 10.9 million against 7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Cuba ($9,605 in 2020) is 37% higher than in Paraguay ($7,027 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in Paraguay (6.6% in 2025) than in Cuba (-1.1% in 2024), a difference of 7.7 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Paraguay (4.8%) than in Cuba (1.7%), a difference of 3.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cuba can expect to live 4.3 years longer than one born in Paraguay: 78.3 years against 74 years in 2024.
• The population of Cuba is older: half of its people are over 41.7 years, against 26.3 years in Paraguay in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Paraguay (81.6%) than in Cuba (70.5%), a difference of 11.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Cuba (1.9 tonnes) are 58% higher than in Paraguay (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Paraguay (36.5%) than in Cuba (34.9%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2024.