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Life expectancy at birth, total (years)0 (217)
GDP growth (annual %)186 (210)
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100)0 (206)
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)0 (206)
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)0 (206)
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)0 (204)
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)185 (199)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)182 (187)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)10 (186)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)11 (163)
Gini index4 (107)
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2025

Comparative Statistics (Korea, Republic Of vs Cuba)

ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.

Korea, Republic Of leads against Cuba in 8 of 9 comparable indicators, while Cuba leads in 1. Korea, Republic Of's strongest global position is 14th (2024) in Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Cuba's strongest global position is 15th (2025) in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate).

  • Korea, Republic Of wins against Cuba in GDP growth (annual %): 1.01 (2025, ranked 180th) vs -1.06 (2024, ranked 197th).
  • Korea, Republic Of wins against Cuba in Individuals using the Internet (% of population): 97.90 (2024, ranked 16th) vs 70.48 (2024, ranked 134th).
  • Korea, Republic Of wins against Cuba in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 83.63 (2024, ranked 14th) vs 78.26 (2024, ranked 66th).
  • Korea, Republic Of wins against Cuba in Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group): 97.27 (2024, ranked 51st) vs 89.23 (2024, ranked 93rd).
  • Cuba wins against Korea, Republic Of in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 1.75 (2025, ranked 15th) vs 2.68 (2025, ranked 29th).
  • Korea, Republic Of wins against Cuba in Political Stability - Governance score (0-100): 76.82 (2024, ranked 60th) vs 71.28 (2024, ranked 87th).
  • Korea, Republic Of wins against Cuba in Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100): 70.85 (2024, ranked 34th) vs 32.20 (2024, ranked 191st).
  • Korea, Republic Of wins against Cuba in Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100): 76.20 (2024, ranked 29th) vs 46.23 (2024, ranked 141st).
  • Korea, Republic Of wins against Cuba in Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100): 65.05 (2024, ranked 43rd) vs 43.27 (2024, ranked 103rd).
Metric
Korea, Republic Of(8)
Cuba(1)
GDP growth (annual %)
(2025)
1.01 (180/214)
(2024)
-1.06 (197/214)
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)
(2025)
55,697.08 (32/199)
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Gini index
(2021)
32.90 (60/171)
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Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
(2024)
97.90 (16/213)
(2024)
70.48 (134/213)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
(2024)
83.63 (14/217)
(2024)
78.26 (66/217)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
(2024)
97.27 (51/197)
(2024)
89.23 (93/197)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
(2025)
2.68 (29/187)
(2025)
1.75 (15/187)
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
(2024)
76.82 (60/206)
(2024)
71.28 (87/206)
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
(2024)
70.85 (34/204)
(2024)
32.20 (191/204)
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
(2024)
76.20 (29/206)
(2024)
46.23 (141/206)
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100)
(2024)
65.05 (43/206)
(2024)
43.27 (103/206)