Cuba vs Peru

Cuba and Peru 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.

• Peru has about 3.2 times as many people as Cuba: 34.6 million against 10.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Cuba ($9,605 in 2020) and Peru ($9,684 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in Peru (3.4% in 2025) than in Cuba (-1.1% in 2024), a difference of 4.5 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Peru (5.1%) than in Cuba (1.7%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Cuba can expect to live 0.4 years longer than one born in Peru: 78.3 years against 77.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Cuba is older: half of its people are over 41.7 years, against 29.5 years in Peru in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Peru (82%) than in Cuba (70.5%), a difference of 11.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Peru (2 tonnes) are 5% higher than in Cuba (1.9 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Peru (52.7%) than in Cuba (34.9%), a difference of 17.8 percentage points in 2024.