World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country is 1% bigger than Cuba
Cuba: 109,884 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Cuba’s coastline is 8.5 times as long as the median country’s
Cuba: 3,735 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 361 m above Cuba’s
Cuba: 1,974 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 62% of Cuba, versus 38% of the median country
Cuba: 61.7% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Cuba has 48% more people than the median country
Cuba: 10.9 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cuba is 7% more densely populated than the median country
Cuba: 105 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Cuba and the median country are practically level
Cuba: 173.6 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Cuba are practically level
Cuba: 160.1 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cuba is 11 years older than in the median country
Cuba: 41.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.5 more children on average than in Cuba
Cuba: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Cuba are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Cuba: 17% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 78 times as many refugees per resident as Cuba
Cuba: 0.011 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cuba and the median country are practically level
Cuba: 0 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cuba and the median country are practically level
Cuba: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cuba’s economy is 2.4 times the size of the median country’s
Cuba: $107 billion (2020) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Cuba: no data · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Cuba: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Cuba: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 1.7% in Cuba
Cuba: 1.7% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cuba spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.8%
Cuba: 2.9% (2018) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Cuba: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Cuba: no data · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cuba spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as the median country
Cuba: $1,199 (2020) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cuba live 3.6 years longer than in the median country
Cuba: 78.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 86% more likely to die before turning one than in Cuba
Cuba: 6.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cuba has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Cuba: 9.5 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Cuba has 79% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Cuba: 4.3 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Cuba is 46% higher than in the median country
Cuba: 14.6 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Cuba are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Cuba: 25% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 16% in Cuba
Cuba: 16.1% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Cuba: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cuba drink 27% more alcohol than in the median country
Cuba: 5.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Cuba has 17% more meat per person than the median country
Cuba: 65.7 kg (2019) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Cuba has 447 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Cuba: 3,385 kcal (2019) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Cuba: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Cuba went to school 0.7 years longer than in the median country
Cuba: 10.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Cuba (2019)
Cuba: 0.15 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cuba has 6 more World Heritage sites than the median country (9 against 3)
Cuba: 9 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Cuba has won 244 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Cuba: 244 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 70% in Cuba
Cuba: 70% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Cuba: no data · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Cuba and the median country are practically level
Cuba: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Cuba live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Cuba: 77% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Cuba 73
Cuba: 73 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cuba’s railway network is 3.9 times as long as the median country’s
Cuba: 8,367 km (2017) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Cuba
Cuba: 0.01 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Cuba, but only 33% of the median country
Cuba: 34.9% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 34% more CO₂ than someone in Cuba
Cuba: 2.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.0% in Cuba
Cuba: 4% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 68% more fine dust than in Cuba
Cuba: 9.9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Cuba as in the median country
Cuba: 4.5 per 100k (2019) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2.7 times as deadly as in Cuba
Cuba: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cuba is on average 3.0 °C warmer than the median country
Cuba: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 5% more rain than Cuba
Cuba: 966 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Cuba bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. The median country is 1% bigger than Cuba.
Which has more people, Cuba or the median country?
Cuba has 48% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cuba or the median country?
People in Cuba live 3.6 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years in Cuba and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Cuba or the median country?
Cuba and the median country are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).