Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Haiti fits inside Cuba 4 times.
Cuba: 109,880 km² (2023) · Haiti: 27,750 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Cuba’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Haiti’s.
Cuba: 3,735 km (2026 edition) · Haiti: 1,771 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Haiti’s highest peak towers 700 m above Cuba’s.
Cuba: 1,974 m (2026 edition) · Haiti: 2,674 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Haiti has 9% more people than Cuba.
Cuba: 10.9 million (2025) · Haiti: 11.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Haiti is 4.1 times as densely populated as Cuba.
Cuba: 105 per km² (2025) · Haiti: 432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Cuba are 1.3 cm taller than in Haiti.
Cuba: 173.6 cm (2019) · Haiti: 172.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Haiti and Cuba are practically level.
Cuba: 160.1 cm (2019) · Haiti: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cuba is 18 years older than in Haiti.
Cuba: 41.7 years (2023) · Haiti: 23.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Haiti have 1.2 more children on average than in Cuba.
Cuba: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Haiti: 2.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Cuba are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Haiti.
Cuba: 17% (2025) · Haiti: 4.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cuba and Haiti are practically level.
Cuba: 0 (2025) · Haiti: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Haiti has 2 official languages, Cuba 1.
Cuba: 1 (2026) · Haiti: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cuba’s economy is 3.3 times the size of Haiti’s.
Cuba: $107 billion (2020) · Haiti: $32.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Cuba: no data · Haiti: Int$3,134 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Haiti, versus 1.7% in Cuba.
Cuba: 1.7% (2025) · Haiti: 14.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cuba spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Haiti 0.1%.
Cuba: 2.9% (2018) · Haiti: 0.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Cuba: no data · Haiti: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cuba spends 22 times as much on health per person as Haiti.
Cuba: $1,199 (2020) · Haiti: $54 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cuba live 13 years longer than in Haiti.
Cuba: 78.3 years (2024) · Haiti: 65.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Haiti is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Cuba.
Cuba: 6.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Haiti: 39 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cuba has 33 times as many doctors per person as Haiti.
Cuba: 9.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Haiti: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Cuba are obese, versus 11% in Haiti.
Cuba: 25% (2024) · Haiti: 10.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Cuba smoke, versus 8.0% in Haiti.
Cuba: 16.1% (2024) · Haiti: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Cuba: no data · Haiti: 3.62 (2020)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cuba drink 60% more alcohol than in Haiti.
Cuba: 5.5 litres (2023) · Haiti: 3.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Cuba has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Haiti.
Cuba: 65.7 kg (2019) · Haiti: 20.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Cuba has 1,426 kcal more food per person per day than Haiti.
Cuba: 3,385 kcal (2019) · Haiti: 1,959 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Cuba went to school 5.2 years longer than in Haiti.
Cuba: 10.6 years (2023) · Haiti: 5.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cuba welcomed 5.7 times as many tourists per resident as Haiti (2019).
Cuba: 0.15 (2022) · Haiti: 0.03 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in Cuba are online, versus 48% in Haiti.
Cuba: 70% (2024) · Haiti: 48% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Cuba have electricity, versus 54% in Haiti.
Cuba: 100% (2024) · Haiti: 53.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Cuba live in cities, versus 56% in Haiti.
Cuba: 77% (2025) · Haiti: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cuba has 73 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Haiti 65.
Cuba: 73 (2024) · Haiti: 65 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Cuba: 8,367 km (2017) · Haiti: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Cuba fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Haiti.
Cuba: 0.01 (2023) · Haiti: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Cuba, but only 12% of Haiti.
Cuba: 31.2% (2023) · Haiti: 12.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Cuba emits 8.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Haiti.
Cuba: 2.2 t (2024) · Haiti: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Haiti’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Cuba.
Cuba: 4% (2024) · Haiti: 18.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Haiti carries 41% more fine dust than in Cuba.
Cuba: 9.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Haiti: 14 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.2 times as likely to be murdered in Haiti as in Cuba.
Cuba: 4.5 per 100k (2019) · Haiti: 41.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Haiti are 5.8 times as deadly as in Cuba.
Cuba: 5.4 per 100k (2021) · Haiti: 31.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cuba is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Haiti.
Cuba: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Haiti: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Cuba gets 3% more rain than Haiti.
Cuba: 966 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Haiti: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Cuba bigger than Haiti?
Cuba is larger. Haiti fits inside Cuba 4 times.
Which has more people, Cuba or Haiti?
Haiti has 9% more people than Cuba (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cuba or Haiti?
People in Cuba live 13 years longer than in Haiti. Life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years in Cuba and 65.1 in Haiti.
Are people taller in Cuba or Haiti?
Men in Cuba are 1.3 cm taller than in Haiti (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
