Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cuba fits inside Niger 12 times
Cuba: 109,884 km² (2024) · Niger: 1,267,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Cuba: 3,735 km (2026 edition) · Niger: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Niger’s highest peak towers 48 m above Cuba’s
Cuba: 1,974 m (2026 edition) · Niger: 2,022 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 62% of Cuba, versus 37% of Niger
Cuba: 61.7% (2024) · Niger: 36.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Niger has 2.6 times as many people as Cuba
Cuba: 10.9 million (2025) · Niger: 27.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cuba is 4.8 times as densely populated as Niger
Cuba: 105 per km² (2025) · Niger: 22 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Cuba are 3.3 cm taller than in Niger
Cuba: 173.6 cm (2019) · Niger: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Cuba and Niger are practically level
Cuba: 160.1 cm (2019) · Niger: 159.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cuba is 26 years older than in Niger
Cuba: 41.7 years (2023) · Niger: 15.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Niger have 4.5 more children on average than in Cuba
Cuba: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Niger: 5.94 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Cuba are 65 or older, versus 2.6% in Niger
Cuba: 17% (2025) · Niger: 2.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Niger hosts 1,315 times as many refugees per resident as Cuba
Cuba: 0.011 per 1,000 (2025) · Niger: 13.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cuba and Niger are practically level
Cuba: 0 (2026) · Niger: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cuba and Niger are practically level
Cuba: 1 (2026) · Niger: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cuba’s economy is 5 times the size of Niger’s
Cuba: $107 billion (2020) · Niger: $21.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Cuba: no data · Niger: Int$2,177 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Cuba: no data · Niger: 32.9 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Cuba: no data · Niger: 60.5% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 1.7% in Cuba, versus 0.4% in Niger
Cuba: 1.7% (2025) · Niger: 0.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cuba spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Niger 2.1%
Cuba: 2.9% (2018) · Niger: 2.1% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Cuba: no data · Niger: 36% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cuba spends 46 times as much on health per person as Niger
Cuba: $1,199 (2020) · Niger: $26 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cuba live 17 years longer than in Niger
Cuba: 78.3 years (2024) · Niger: 61.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Niger is 9.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Cuba
Cuba: 6.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Niger: 65.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cuba has 251 times as many doctors per person as Niger
Cuba: 9.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Niger: 0.038 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Cuba has 15 times as many hospital beds per person as Niger
Cuba: 4.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Niger: 0.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Cuba is 16% higher than in Niger
Cuba: 14.6 per 100k (2023) · Niger: 12.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Cuba are obese, versus 6.0% in Niger
Cuba: 25% (2024) · Niger: 6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Cuba smoke, versus 7.4% in Niger
Cuba: 16.1% (2024) · Niger: 7.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Cuba: no data · Niger: 4.94 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cuba drink 43 times as much alcohol as in Niger
Cuba: 5.5 litres (2023) · Niger: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Cuba has 8.6 times as much meat per person as Niger
Cuba: 65.7 kg (2019) · Niger: 7.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Cuba has 731 kcal more food per person per day than Niger
Cuba: 3,385 kcal (2019) · Niger: 2,654 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Cuba: no data · Niger: 2,069 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Cuba went to school 9.2 years longer than in Niger
Cuba: 10.6 years (2023) · Niger: 1.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cuba welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Niger (2019)
Cuba: 0.15 (2022) · Niger: 0.01 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cuba has 6 more World Heritage sites than Niger (9 against 3)
Cuba: 9 (2026) · Niger: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Cuba has won 244 Olympic medals, Niger 2
Cuba: 244 (2026 edition) · Niger: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in Cuba are online, versus 16% in Niger
Cuba: 70% (2024) · Niger: 16% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Cuba: no data · Niger: 38 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Cuba have electricity, versus 21% in Niger
Cuba: 100% (2024) · Niger: 21.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Cuba live in cities, versus 18% in Niger
Cuba: 77% (2025) · Niger: 18% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cuba has 73 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Niger 61
Cuba: 73 (2024) · Niger: 61 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cuba: 8,367 km (2017) · Niger: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Cuba fly 61 times as many passengers per resident as those from Niger
Cuba: 0.01 (2023) · Niger: 0.00021 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Cuba, but only 0.8% of Niger
Cuba: 34.9% (2024) · Niger: 0.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Cuba emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Niger
Cuba: 2.2 t (2024) · Niger: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
4.0% of Cuba’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.2% in Niger
Cuba: 4% (2024) · Niger: 3.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Niger carries 4.8 times as much fine dust as in Cuba
Cuba: 9.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Niger: 47.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Cuba: 4.5 per 100k (2019) · Niger: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Niger are 4.6 times as deadly as in Cuba
Cuba: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Niger: 31.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Niger is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Cuba
Cuba: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 28°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Cuba gets 10 times as much rain as Niger
Cuba: 966 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 97 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cuba bigger than Niger?
Niger is larger. Cuba fits inside Niger 12 times.
Which has more people, Cuba or Niger?
Niger has 2.6 times as many people as Cuba (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cuba or Niger?
People in Cuba live 17 years longer than in Niger. Life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years in Cuba and 61.4 in Niger.
Are people taller in Cuba or Niger?
Men in Cuba are 3.3 cm taller than in Niger (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
