Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cayman Islands fits inside Cuba 416 times
Cayman Islands: 264 km² (2024) · Cuba: 109,884 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Cuba’s coastline is 23 times as long as Cayman Islands’
Cayman Islands: 160 km (2026 edition) · Cuba: 3,735 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Cuba’s highest peak towers 1,924 m above Cayman Islands’
Cayman Islands: 50 m (2026 edition) · Cuba: 1,974 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 62% of Cuba, versus 11% of Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 11.3% (2024) · Cuba: 61.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cuba has 144 times as many people as Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 75,844 (2025) · Cuba: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cayman Islands is 3 times as densely populated as Cuba
Cayman Islands: 316 per km² (2025) · Cuba: 105 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 173.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 160.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cuba is 3.8 years older than in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 37.9 years (2023) · Cuba: 41.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cayman Islands have 0.1 more children on average than in Cuba
Cayman Islands: 1.53 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 9.5% in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 9.5% (2025) · Cuba: 17% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Cayman Islands hosts 66 times as many refugees per resident as Cuba
Cayman Islands: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Cuba: 0.011 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cayman Islands and Cuba are practically level
Cayman Islands: 1 (2026) · Cuba: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cuba’s economy is 14 times the size of Cayman Islands’
Cayman Islands: $7.77 billion (2024) · Cuba: $107 billion (2020)
How much is produced per person?
Cayman Islands: Int$92,201 (2024) · Cuba: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 1.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Cayman Islands: 113% (2024) · Cuba: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: $1,199 (2020)
How long do people live?
People in Cayman Islands live 2.3 years longer than in Cuba
Cayman Islands: 80.5 years (2024) · Cuba: 78.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 6.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 9.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 4.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 14.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 25% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 16.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cayman Islands drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Cuba
Cayman Islands: 11.7 litres (2023) · Cuba: 5.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 65.7 kg (2019)
How much food is there per day?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 3,385 kcal (2019)
How long do people go to school?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 10.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cayman Islands welcomed 27 times as many tourists per resident as Cuba (2019)
Cayman Islands: 3.97 (2022) · Cuba: 0.15 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Cuba has won 244 Olympic medals, Cayman Islands none
Cayman Islands: 0 (2026 edition) · Cuba: 244 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Cayman Islands are online, versus 70% in Cuba
Cayman Islands: 81% (2017) · Cuba: 70% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Cayman Islands: 246 Mbps (2026) · Cuba: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Cayman Islands and Cuba are practically level
Cayman Islands: 100% (2024) · Cuba: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Cayman Islands live in cities, versus 77% in Cuba
Cayman Islands: 100% (2025) · Cuba: 77% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cayman Islands has 139 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cuba 73
Cayman Islands: 139 (2022) · Cuba: 73 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 8,367 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Cayman Islands, but only 35% of Cuba
Cayman Islands: 53% (2024) · Cuba: 34.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Cayman Islands and Cuba are practically level
Cayman Islands: 4.2% (2024) · Cuba: 4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cayman Islands carries 52% more fine dust than in Cuba
Cayman Islands: 15 µg/m³ (2024) · Cuba: 9.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2% more likely to be murdered in Cuba than in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 4.4 per 100k (2020) · Cuba: 4.5 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Cayman Islands: no data · Cuba: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cayman Islands is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Cuba
Cayman Islands: 27.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Cuba: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Cuba gets 6% more rain than Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 908 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Cuba: 966 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cayman Islands bigger than Cuba?
Cuba is larger. Cayman Islands fits inside Cuba 416 times.
Which has more people, Cayman Islands or Cuba?
Cuba has 144 times as many people as Cayman Islands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cayman Islands or Cuba?
People in Cayman Islands live 2.3 years longer than in Cuba. Life expectancy at birth is 80.5 years in Cayman Islands and 78.3 in Cuba.