Cuba vs Guatemala
Cuba vs Guatemala: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 70.5% in Cuba and 60.2% in Guatemala, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Cuba, by 10.3 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Guatemala.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2024, Cuba ranked 118 and Guatemala ranked 135 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Cuba | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 70.5 | 60.2 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 69.6 | 56.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 67.9 | 54.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 67.6 | 50.8 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 71.1 | 47.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 68 | 44.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 62.7 | 41.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 57.2 | 37.9 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 43 | 34.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 37.3 | 28.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 29.1 | 23.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 27.9 | 19.7 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 21.2 | 16 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 16 | 12.3 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 8.4 | 5.1 | – |
| 2003 | 5.2 | 4.5 | – |
| 2002 | 3.8 | 3.4 | – |
| 2001 | 1.1 | 1.7 | – |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 0.7 | – |
| 1999 | 0.3 | 0.6 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 0.5 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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 Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023