Cuba vs Hong Kong: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Cuba
-0.4%
in 2025
Hong Kong
-0.3%
in 2025
Cuba rank
193rd
Hong Kong rank
191st
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Cuba
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports -0.3% against -0.4% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Cuba ranks 193rd and Hong Kong ranks 191st of 215 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Cuba or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at -0.3% against -0.4% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Cuba and Hong Kong?
- 0.1%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Hong Kong?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Hong Kong rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Cuba ranks 193rd and Hong Kong ranks 191st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.