Cuba vs Dominican Republic
Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Cuba and 99.5% in Dominican Republic, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cuba, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Dominican Republic.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Cuba | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 99.5 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 99.6 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 98.1 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 98.1 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 99.9 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 99.8 | 99 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 99.6 | 98.9 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 99.4 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 99.2 | 98.9 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 99 | 98.6 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 98.3 | 97.9 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 98 | 97.9 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 97.8 | 98.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 97.3 | 97.6 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 97.1 | 96.9 | 82 |
| 2006 | 96.9 | 90.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 96.8 | 90.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 96.6 | 90.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | 96.5 | 89.2 | 80 |
| 2002 | 95.5 | 89.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 96.2 | 89.8 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 97 | 88.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 91 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 87.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 86.3 | – |
| 1996 | – | 85.6 | – |
| 1995 | – | 84.8 | – |
| 1994 | – | 84 | – |
| 1993 | – | 83.3 | – |
| 1992 | – | 82.5 | – |
| 1991 | – | 78.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Cuba vs Dominican Republic
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Dominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Dominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017Dominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Dominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Dominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Dominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Dominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Dominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Dominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Dominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Dominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Dominican Republic: $90 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Dominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Dominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Dominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Dominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCuba: 8 million TIV in 1980Dominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022