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Cuba rankings 2026: where Cuba places in 65 global Top 10s

Cuba is #1 in Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 14 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Cuba appears in 65 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Cuba is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people, where it is measured at 9.54 per 1,000 people (Physicians) as of 2026-11-02. Cuba holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 14 rankings.

Where Cuba is number one

These are the rankings Cuba currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Cuba is inside the top 10 of 13 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 1 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Cuba by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Cuba holds 24 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people (9.54 per 1,000 people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest maternal death rates (1.89 per 100,000 people), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest respiratory infection death rates (151.27 per 100,000 people) and #2 of 50 in Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff (100 % of total). 20 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Cuba holds 19 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children (99 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants (99 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children (99 %) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children (99 %). 15 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Cuba holds 8 positions: #22 of 50 in Countries producing the most sugar cane (9.05 million tonnes), #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest soybean yields (2.5 tonnes per hectare), #34 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (0.37 tonnes per hectare) and #35 of 50 in Countries with the most arable land per person (0.26 hectares per person). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Cuba holds 5 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (8.44 % of GDP), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (99.03 %), #32 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (97.65 %) and #43 of 50 in Countries with the highest primary school completion rates (99.5 %). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Cuba holds 5 positions: #37 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened plant species (192), #40 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels (0 % of total energy), #45 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (35.59 %) and #46 of 50 in Countries gaining the most forest area each year (2.19 thousand hectares). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Cuba holds 3 positions: #15 of 50 in Countries with the lowest unemployment (1.75 %), #42 of 50 in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China (26.31 %) and #42 of 50 in Most trade-dependent economies (trade as share of GDP) (124.86 % of GDP).

Travel

In travel, Cuba holds 1 position: #47 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Cuba moved in 55 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Cuba ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Cuba's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks (33.33 %), 48th of 50 in Countries with the most planted forest (659.39 thousand hectares) and 48th of 50 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature (26.09 °C). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Cuba

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Cuba's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Cuba

What is Cuba's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people, with 9.54 per 1,000 people (Physicians) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Cuba?

65 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Cuba in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 14 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the most doctors per 1,000 people, #2 in Countries with the highest maternal death rates and #2 in Countries with the highest respiratory infection death rates.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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