Cuba in numbers
John has some interesting numbers on Cuban revolutionary progress. I sure hope he provides a link to the sources soon, though I promise to look for them myself when I have some time to spare.
Population in million inhabitants
1959: 6
2004: 12
Per capita income, $ per year
1959: 1200
2004: 70
Telephones per 100 inhabitants
1959: 15
2004: 3,5
Electricity consumption per capita, watts
1959: 450
2004: 75
Consumption of calories, calories per inhabitant and day
1959: 2800
2004: 1100
Meat consumption, pounds per inhabitant and year
1959: 76
2004: 12
Consumption of eggs, units per inhabitant and year
1959: 47
2004: 13
Consumption of chickens, pounds per inhabitant and year
1959: 12
2004: 5
Number of cars per 1000 inhabitants
1959: 38
2004: 10
1 city bus per ... inhabitants
1959: 300
2004: 25000
1 intercity bus per ... inhabitants
1959: 2000
2004: 35000
Number of televisions per 1000 inhabitants
1959: 66
2004: 15
Number of TV stations
1959: 7 (2 in colour)
2004: 2
1 medical doctor per ... inhabitants
1959: 950
2004: 750
1 dentist per ... inhabitants
1959: 2100
2004: 1850
Head of cattle, million
1959: 6
2004: 1,8
Rate of inflation, percent per year
1959: 1,8
2004: 25
Number of newspapers
1959: 18
2004: 2 (no dailies)
Number of tourists per year
1959: 750.000
2004: 1.200.000
Sugar harvest, million tons
1959: 7
2004: 1,8
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