Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belize fits inside Cuba 4.8 times.
Belize: 22,966 km² (2023) · Cuba: 109,880 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Cuba’s coastline is 9.7 times as long as Belize’s.
Belize: 386 km (2026 edition) · Cuba: 3,735 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Cuba’s highest peak towers 850 m above Belize’s.
Belize: 1,124 m (2026 edition) · Cuba: 1,974 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cuba has 26 times as many people as Belize.
Belize: 422,924 (2025) · Cuba: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cuba is 5.7 times as densely populated as Belize.
Belize: 19 per km² (2025) · Cuba: 105 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Cuba are 3.0 cm taller than in Belize.
Belize: 170.5 cm (2019) · Cuba: 173.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Cuba are 2.0 cm taller than in Belize.
Belize: 158.1 cm (2019) · Cuba: 160.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cuba is 16 years older than in Belize.
Belize: 25.9 years (2023) · Cuba: 41.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Belize have 0.6 more children on average than in Cuba.
Belize: 2.02 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 5.2% in Belize.
Belize: 5.2% (2025) · Cuba: 17% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belize: no data · Cuba: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belize has 3 official languages, Cuba 1.
Belize: 3 (2026) · Cuba: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cuba’s economy is 32 times the size of Belize’s.
Belize: $3.33 billion (2025) · Cuba: $107 billion (2020)
How much is produced per person?
Belize: Int$14,966 (2025) · Cuba: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Belize: 39.9 (2018) · Cuba: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.9% in Belize, versus 1.7% in Cuba.
Belize: 8.9% (2025) · Cuba: 1.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cuba spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Belize 0.9%.
Belize: 0.9% (2024) · Cuba: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Belize: 53% (2025) · Cuba: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cuba spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Belize.
Belize: $309 (2023) · Cuba: $1,199 (2020)
How long do people live?
People in Cuba live 4.5 years longer than in Belize.
Belize: 73.7 years (2024) · Cuba: 78.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Belize is 59% more likely to die before turning one than in Cuba.
Belize: 10.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Cuba: 6.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cuba has 8.8 times as many doctors per person as Belize.
Belize: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018) · Cuba: 9.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Belize are obese, versus 25% in Cuba.
Belize: 43.2% (2024) · Cuba: 25% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Cuba smoke, versus 8.5% in Belize.
Belize: 8.5% (2024) · Cuba: 16.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Belize: 6.71 (2025) · Cuba: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cuba drink 11% more alcohol than in Belize.
Belize: 5 litres (2023) · Cuba: 5.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Belize has 4% more meat per person than Cuba.
Belize: 68.2 kg (2023) · Cuba: 65.7 kg (2019)
How much food is there per day?
Cuba has 553 kcal more food per person per day than Belize.
Belize: 2,832 kcal (2023) · Cuba: 3,385 kcal (2019)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Cuba went to school 1.9 years longer than in Belize.
Belize: 8.8 years (2023) · Cuba: 10.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Belize welcomed 6.3 times as many tourists per resident as Cuba (2019).
Belize: 0.93 (2022) · Cuba: 0.15 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
80% of people in Belize are online, versus 70% in Cuba.
Belize: 80% (2024) · Cuba: 70% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Cuba and Belize are practically level.
Belize: 99.6% (2024) · Cuba: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Cuba live in cities, versus 42% in Belize.
Belize: 42% (2025) · Cuba: 77% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cuba has 73 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belize 67.
Belize: 67 (2022) · Cuba: 73 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Belize: no data · Cuba: 8,367 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Belize fly 147 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cuba.
Belize: 1.84 (2023) · Cuba: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 55% of Belize, but only 31% of Cuba.
Belize: 54.5% (2023) · Cuba: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Cuba emits 17% more CO₂ than someone in Belize.
Belize: 1.9 t (2024) · Cuba: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Belize’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Cuba.
Belize: 87.2% (2024) · Cuba: 4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Belize carries 45% more fine dust than in Cuba.
Belize: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Cuba: 9.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in Belize as in Cuba.
Belize: 28.1 per 100k (2022) · Cuba: 4.5 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Belize are 3.2 times as deadly as in Cuba.
Belize: 17.5 per 100k (2021) · Cuba: 5.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Belize is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Cuba.
Belize: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Cuba: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Belize gets 61% more rain than Cuba.
Belize: 1,553 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Cuba: 966 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Belize bigger than Cuba?
Cuba is larger. Belize fits inside Cuba 4.8 times.
Which has more people, Belize or Cuba?
Cuba has 26 times as many people as Belize (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belize or Cuba?
People in Cuba live 4.5 years longer than in Belize. Life expectancy at birth is 73.7 years in Belize and 78.3 in Cuba.
Are people taller in Belize or Cuba?
Men in Cuba are 3.0 cm taller than in Belize (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
