Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Jamaica fits inside Cuba 10 times.
Cuba: 109,880 km² (2023) · Jamaica: 10,990 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Cuba and Jamaica are practically level.
Cuba: 0 (2025) · Jamaica: 0 (2025)
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 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 1.3%.
Cuba: 2.9% (2018) · Jamaica: 1.3% (2024)
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 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)
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)
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 56% of Jamaica, but only 31% of Cuba.
Cuba: 31.2% (2023) · Jamaica: 56.2% (2023)
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 3.3 times as deadly as in Cuba.
Cuba: 5.4 per 100k (2021) · Jamaica: 17.8 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).