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Cuba · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

133rd of 149 · 21st in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedCuba's air transport, passengers carried fell from 873,500 in 1970 to 136,998 in 2023.1970198019902000201020200500k1M1.5M2M136,998

Cuba's air transport, passengers carried fell from 873,500 in 1970 to 136,998 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

96th of 137 · 15th in Latin America
Air transport, freightCuba's air transport, freight fell from 9 in 1970 to 5 in 2023.1970198019902000201020200204060805

Cuba's air transport, freight fell from 9 in 1970 to 5 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

25th of 81 · 2nd in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)Cuba's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 4,693 km in 1995 to 5,076 km in 2007.1996199820002002200420064,0004,2004,4004,6004,8005,0005,2005,076 km

Cuba's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 4,693 km in 1995 to 5,076 km in 2007.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

52nd of 83 · 2nd in Latin America*
Railways, passengers carriedCuba's railways, passengers carried fell from 2,188 in 1995 to 1,285 in 2007.1996199820002002200420061,0001,5002,0001,285

Cuba's railways, passengers carried fell from 2,188 in 1995 to 1,285 in 2007.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

64th of 88 · 4th in Latin America*
Railways, goods transportedCuba's railways, goods transported rose from 886 in 1995 to 1,351 in 2007.1996199820002002200420068001,0001,2001,4001,351

Cuba's railways, goods transported rose from 886 in 1995 to 1,351 in 2007.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

91st of 110 · 18th in Latin America
Container port trafficCuba's container port traffic rose from 228,346 in 2010 to 281,140 in 2023.2010201220142016201820202022250k300k350k281,140

Cuba's container port traffic rose from 228,346 in 2010 to 281,140 in 2023.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

115th of 165 · 22nd in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexCuba's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 7.7 in 2006 to 8.0 in 2021.20102015202078910118.0

Cuba's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 7.7 in 2006 to 8.0 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

131st of 138 · 24th in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallCuba's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2010 to 2.2 in 2022.20102012201420162018202020222.12.22.32.42.2

Cuba's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.1 in 2010 to 2.2 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Cuba's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 97.0 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.2000200520102015202096%98%100%100.0 %

Cuba's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 97.0 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

53rd of 183 · 6th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryCuba's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 15.8 /100k in 2000 to 8.9 /100k in 2019.20002005201020156810121416188.9 /100k

Cuba's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 15.8 /100k in 2000 to 8.9 /100k in 2019.

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