Bolivia vs Cuba
Bolivia vs Cuba: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.21% of the labour force in Bolivia and 1.54% of the labour force in Cuba, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cuba, by 0.33 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Bolivia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Bolivia.
- In 2020, Bolivia ranked 54 and Cuba ranked 40 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Bolivia | Cuba | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.21 | 1.54 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.19 | 1.46 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.26 | 1.46 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 1.44 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.72 | 1.46 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.75 | 1.47 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.79 | 1.47 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.82 | 1.48 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.86 | 1.47 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.89 | 1.52 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.93 | 1.53 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.97 | 1.54 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.7 | 1.55 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.68 | 1.55 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.73 | 1.51 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.76 | 1.52 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 1.53 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.86 | 1.8 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 1.97 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.96 | 1.72 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1.73 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.87 | 2.63 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.92 | 2.77 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.86 | 3.15 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.01 | 3.98 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.04 | 4 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.09 | 6.85 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.02 | 6.93 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Cuba
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Cuba: 78.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Cuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Cuba: 3.32% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Cuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Cuba: 11 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Cuba: -0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Cuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Cuba: 77.2% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Cuba: 41.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Cuba: 16.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Cuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Cuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Cuba: $11 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Cuba: 76,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Cuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Cuba: 8 million TIV in 2004