Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Bahamas fits inside Cuba 7.9 times.
Bahamas: 13,880 km² (2023) · Cuba: 109,880 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Cuba’s coastline is 5% longer than the Bahamas’.
Bahamas: 3,542 km (2026 edition) · Cuba: 3,735 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Cuba’s highest peak towers 1,910 m above the Bahamas’.
Bahamas: 64 m (2026 edition) · Cuba: 1,974 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cuba has 27 times as many people as the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 403,033 (2025) · Cuba: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cuba is 2.6 times as densely populated as the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 40 per km² (2025) · Cuba: 105 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The Bahamas and Cuba are practically level.
Bahamas: 174.4 cm (2019) · Cuba: 173.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Bahamas are 3.3 cm taller than in Cuba.
Bahamas: 163.5 cm (2019) · Cuba: 160.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cuba is 7.1 years older than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 34.6 years (2023) · Cuba: 41.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cuba have 0.1 more children on average than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · Cuba: 1.45 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Cuba are 65 or older, versus 12% in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 12.1% (2025) · Cuba: 17% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bahamas: no data · Cuba: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Bahamas and Cuba are practically level.
Bahamas: 1 (2026) · Cuba: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cuba’s economy is 6.8 times the size of the Bahamas’.
Bahamas: $15.8 billion (2024) · Cuba: $107 billion (2020)
How much is produced per person?
Bahamas: Int$41,258 (2024) · Cuba: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.2% in the Bahamas, versus 1.7% in Cuba.
Bahamas: 9.2% (2025) · Cuba: 1.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bahamas: no data · Cuba: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Bahamas: 96% (2024) · Cuba: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Bahamas spends 89% more on health per person than Cuba.
Bahamas: $2,262 (2023) · Cuba: $1,199 (2020)
How long do people live?
People in Cuba live 3.6 years longer than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 74.7 years (2024) · Cuba: 78.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Bahamas is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Cuba.
Bahamas: 11.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Cuba: 6.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cuba has 5 times as many doctors per person as the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Cuba: 9.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in the Bahamas are obese, versus 25% in Cuba.
Bahamas: 48.4% (2024) · Cuba: 25% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
17% of adults in the Bahamas smoke, versus 16% in Cuba.
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · Cuba: 16.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Bahamas drink 46% more alcohol than in Cuba.
Bahamas: 8.1 litres (2023) · Cuba: 5.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Bahamas has 75% more meat per person than Cuba.
Bahamas: 114.9 kg (2023) · Cuba: 65.7 kg (2019)
How much food is there per day?
Cuba has 713 kcal more food per person per day than the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 2,672 kcal (2023) · Cuba: 3,385 kcal (2019)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Bahamas went to school 2.2 years longer than in Cuba.
Bahamas: 12.8 years (2023) · Cuba: 10.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Bahamas welcomed 32 times as many tourists per resident as Cuba (2019).
Bahamas: 4.66 (2024) · Cuba: 0.15 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in the Bahamas are online, versus 70% in Cuba.
Bahamas: 92% (2024) · Cuba: 70% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The Bahamas and Cuba are practically level.
Bahamas: 100% (2024) · Cuba: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in the Bahamas live in cities, versus 77% in Cuba.
Bahamas: 81% (2025) · Cuba: 77% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Bahamas has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cuba 73.
Bahamas: 97 (2024) · Cuba: 73 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bahamas: no data · Cuba: 8,367 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Bahamas fly 290 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cuba.
Bahamas: 3.64 (2023) · Cuba: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of the Bahamas, but only 31% of Cuba.
Bahamas: 50.9% (2023) · Cuba: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Bahamas emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Cuba.
Bahamas: 7.6 t (2024) · Cuba: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
4.0% of Cuba’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.9% in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 0.9% (2024) · Cuba: 4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cuba carries 90% more fine dust than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Cuba: 9.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.2 times as likely to be murdered in the Bahamas as in Cuba.
Bahamas: 32.2 per 100k (2022) · Cuba: 4.5 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Bahamas are 3 times as deadly as in Cuba.
Bahamas: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Cuba: 5.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Bahamas and Cuba are practically level.
Bahamas: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Cuba: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Cuba gets 3% more rain than the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Cuba: 966 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Bahamas bigger than Cuba?
Cuba is larger. The Bahamas fits inside Cuba 7.9 times.
Which has more people, the Bahamas or Cuba?
Cuba has 27 times as many people as the Bahamas (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Bahamas or Cuba?
People in Cuba live 3.6 years longer than in the Bahamas. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in the Bahamas and 78.3 in Cuba.
Are people taller in the Bahamas or Cuba?
The Bahamas and Cuba are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).