Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Jamaica fits inside Cuba 10 times
Cuba: 109,884 km² (2024) · Jamaica: 10,991 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Cuba’s coastline is 3.7 times as long as Jamaica’s
Cuba: 3,735 km (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 1,022 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Jamaica’s highest peak towers 282 m above Cuba’s
Cuba: 1,974 m (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 2,256 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 62% of Cuba, versus 39% of Jamaica
Cuba: 61.7% (2024) · Jamaica: 39% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cuba has 3.9 times as many people as Jamaica
Cuba: 10.9 million (2025) · Jamaica: 2.84 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Jamaica is 2.5 times as densely populated as Cuba
Cuba: 105 per km² (2025) · Jamaica: 262 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Jamaica are 3.4 cm taller than in Cuba
Cuba: 173.6 cm (2019) · Jamaica: 177 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Jamaica are 4.2 cm taller than in Cuba
Cuba: 160.1 cm (2019) · Jamaica: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cuba is 10 years older than in Jamaica
Cuba: 41.7 years (2023) · Jamaica: 31.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cuba have 0.1 more children on average than in Jamaica
Cuba: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Jamaica: 1.35 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Cuba are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Jamaica
Cuba: 17% (2025) · Jamaica: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Jamaica hosts 4% more refugees per resident than Cuba
Cuba: 0.011 per 1,000 (2025) · Jamaica: 0.011 per 1,000 (2022)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cuba and Jamaica are practically level
Cuba: 0 (2026) · Jamaica: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Jamaica has 2 official languages, Cuba 1
Cuba: 1 (2026) · Jamaica: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cuba’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Jamaica’s
Cuba: $107 billion (2020) · Jamaica: $22.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Cuba: no data · Jamaica: Int$13,291 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Cuba: no data · Jamaica: 39.9 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Cuba: no data · Jamaica: 1.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Jamaica, versus 1.7% in Cuba
Cuba: 1.7% (2025) · Jamaica: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cuba spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Jamaica 1.4%
Cuba: 2.9% (2018) · Jamaica: 1.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Cuba: no data · Jamaica: 23.7% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Cuba: no data · Jamaica: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cuba spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Jamaica
Cuba: $1,199 (2020) · Jamaica: $520 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cuba live 6.7 years longer than in Jamaica
Cuba: 78.3 years (2024) · Jamaica: 71.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Jamaica is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Cuba
Cuba: 6.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Jamaica: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cuba has 21 times as many doctors per person as Jamaica
Cuba: 9.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Jamaica: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Cuba has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Jamaica
Cuba: 4.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Jamaica: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Cuba is 7.3 times that in Jamaica
Cuba: 14.6 per 100k (2023) · Jamaica: 2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
36% of adults in Jamaica are obese, versus 25% in Cuba
Cuba: 25% (2024) · Jamaica: 35.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Cuba smoke, versus 12% in Jamaica
Cuba: 16.1% (2024) · Jamaica: 11.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Cuba: no data · Jamaica: 6.31 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cuba drink 27% more alcohol than in Jamaica
Cuba: 5.5 litres (2023) · Jamaica: 4.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Jamaica has 2% more meat per person than Cuba
Cuba: 65.7 kg (2019) · Jamaica: 67 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Cuba has 493 kcal more food per person per day than Jamaica
Cuba: 3,385 kcal (2019) · Jamaica: 2,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Cuba: no data · Jamaica: 1,963 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Cuba went to school 0.67 years longer than in Jamaica
Cuba: 10.6 years (2023) · Jamaica: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Jamaica welcomed 6 times as many tourists per resident as Cuba (2019)
Cuba: 0.15 (2022) · Jamaica: 0.87 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cuba has 7 more World Heritage sites than Jamaica (9 against 2)
Cuba: 9 (2026) · Jamaica: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Cuba has won 244 Olympic medals, Jamaica 94
Cuba: 244 (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 94 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Jamaica are online, versus 70% in Cuba
Cuba: 70% (2024) · Jamaica: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Cuba: no data · Jamaica: 138 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Cuba have electricity, versus 98% in Jamaica
Cuba: 100% (2024) · Jamaica: 97.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Cuba live in cities, versus 59% in Jamaica
Cuba: 77% (2025) · Jamaica: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Jamaica has 118 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cuba 73
Cuba: 73 (2024) · Jamaica: 118 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cuba: 8,367 km (2017) · Jamaica: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Jamaica fly 5.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cuba
Cuba: 0.01 (2023) · Jamaica: 0.06 (2018)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 57% of Jamaica, but only 35% of Cuba
Cuba: 34.9% (2024) · Jamaica: 56.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Jamaica emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Cuba
Cuba: 2.2 t (2024) · Jamaica: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Jamaica’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Cuba
Cuba: 4% (2024) · Jamaica: 12.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Jamaica carries 78% more fine dust than in Cuba
Cuba: 9.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Jamaica: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Jamaica as in Cuba
Cuba: 4.5 per 100k (2019) · Jamaica: 49.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Jamaica are 4.6 times as deadly as in Cuba
Cuba: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Jamaica: 31.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Jamaica is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Cuba
Cuba: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Jamaica: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Jamaica gets 14% more rain than Cuba
Cuba: 966 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Jamaica: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cuba bigger than Jamaica?
Cuba is larger. Jamaica fits inside Cuba 10 times.
Which has more people, Cuba or Jamaica?
Cuba has 3.9 times as many people as Jamaica (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cuba or Jamaica?
People in Cuba live 6.7 years longer than in Jamaica. Life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years in Cuba and 71.6 in Jamaica.
Are people taller in Cuba or Jamaica?
Men in Jamaica are 3.4 cm taller than in Cuba (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).