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Caribbean · sovereign state

Cuba

Republic of Cuba

Capital
Havana
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Cuban peso
People
10.9 million (2025)
Neighbours
none by land
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Cuba

  • Highest doctors 9.5 per 1,000 · #1 of 190 · 2021
  • 15th lowest unemployment 1.7% · #15 of 186 · 2025
  • 21st highest olympic medals (all time) 244 · #21 of 202 · 2026 edition

Surprising facts about Cuba

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Cuba’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Cuba among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Cuba sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Cuba across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Nearest countries

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Cuba has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Cuba.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people