Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Honduras is 2% bigger than Cuba.
Cuba: 109,880 km² (2023) · Honduras: 112,490 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Cuba’s coastline is 4.5 times as long as Honduras’.
Cuba: 3,735 km (2026 edition) · Honduras: 823 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Honduras’ highest peak towers 896 m above Cuba’s.
Cuba: 1,974 m (2026 edition) · Honduras: 2,870 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Honduras and Cuba are nearly identical here.
Cuba: 10.9 million (2025) · Honduras: 11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cuba is 7% more densely populated than Honduras.
Cuba: 105 per km² (2025) · Honduras: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Cuba are 4.0 cm taller than in Honduras.
Cuba: 173.6 cm (2019) · Honduras: 169.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Cuba are 4.9 cm taller than in Honduras.
Cuba: 160.1 cm (2019) · Honduras: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cuba is 18 years older than in Honduras.
Cuba: 41.7 years (2023) · Honduras: 23.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Honduras have 1.0 more children on average than in Cuba.
Cuba: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Honduras: 2.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Cuba are 65 or older, versus 4.5% in Honduras.
Cuba: 17% (2025) · Honduras: 4.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cuba and Honduras are practically level.
Cuba: 0 (2025) · Honduras: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Cuba and Honduras are practically level.
Cuba: 1 (2026) · Honduras: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cuba’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Honduras’.
Cuba: $107 billion (2020) · Honduras: $39.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Cuba: no data · Honduras: Int$7,871 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Cuba: no data · Honduras: 45.7 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.9% in Honduras, versus 1.7% in Cuba.
Cuba: 1.7% (2025) · Honduras: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cuba spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Honduras 1.6%.
Cuba: 2.9% (2018) · Honduras: 1.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Cuba: no data · Honduras: 46% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cuba spends 4.8 times as much on health per person as Honduras.
Cuba: $1,199 (2020) · Honduras: $249 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cuba live 5.2 years longer than in Honduras.
Cuba: 78.3 years (2024) · Honduras: 73 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Honduras is 88% more likely to die before turning one than in Cuba.
Cuba: 6.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Honduras: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cuba has 20 times as many doctors per person as Honduras.
Cuba: 9.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Honduras: 0.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Honduras are obese, versus 25% in Cuba.
Cuba: 25% (2024) · Honduras: 30.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Cuba smoke, versus 12% in Honduras.
Cuba: 16.1% (2024) · Honduras: 12.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Cuba: no data · Honduras: 6.10 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cuba drink 59% more alcohol than in Honduras.
Cuba: 5.5 litres (2023) · Honduras: 3.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Cuba has 74% more meat per person than Honduras.
Cuba: 65.7 kg (2019) · Honduras: 37.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Cuba has 757 kcal more food per person per day than Honduras.
Cuba: 3,385 kcal (2019) · Honduras: 2,628 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Cuba went to school 3.1 years longer than in Honduras.
Cuba: 10.6 years (2023) · Honduras: 7.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cuba welcomed 81% more tourists per resident than Honduras (2019).
Cuba: 0.15 (2022) · Honduras: 0.08 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in Cuba are online, versus 59% in Honduras.
Cuba: 70% (2024) · Honduras: 59% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Cuba have electricity, versus 96% in Honduras.
Cuba: 100% (2024) · Honduras: 95.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Cuba live in cities, versus 59% in Honduras.
Cuba: 77% (2025) · Honduras: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cuba has 73 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Honduras 71.
Cuba: 73 (2024) · Honduras: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cuba’s railway network is 12 times as long as Honduras’.
Cuba: 8,367 km (2017) · Honduras: 699 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Honduras fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cuba.
Cuba: 0.01 (2023) · Honduras: 0.04 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Honduras, but only 31% of Cuba.
Cuba: 31.2% (2023) · Honduras: 56.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Cuba emits 87% more CO₂ than someone in Honduras.
Cuba: 2.2 t (2024) · Honduras: 1.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
55% of Honduras’ electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Cuba.
Cuba: 4% (2024) · Honduras: 55.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Honduras carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Cuba.
Cuba: 9.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Honduras: 31.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7 times as likely to be murdered in Honduras as in Cuba.
Cuba: 4.5 per 100k (2019) · Honduras: 31.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Honduras are 3.4 times as deadly as in Cuba.
Cuba: 5.4 per 100k (2021) · Honduras: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cuba is on average 1.8 °C warmer than Honduras.
Cuba: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Honduras: 24.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Honduras gets 76% more rain than Cuba.
Cuba: 966 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Honduras: 1,703 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Cuba bigger than Honduras?
Honduras is larger. Honduras is 2% bigger than Cuba.
Which has more people, Cuba or Honduras?
Honduras and Cuba are nearly identical here (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cuba or Honduras?
People in Cuba live 5.2 years longer than in Honduras. Life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years in Cuba and 73.0 in Honduras.
Are people taller in Cuba or Honduras?
Men in Cuba are 4.0 cm taller than in Honduras (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
