Bahamas
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
The Bahamas is not one island; it is an archipelago of nearly 700 islands and cays.
Matchup file
Bahamas vs Cuba
88 shared metrics.
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Cuba
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Cuba.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, which is why it dominates the regional map.
Analysis
Cuba leads in 46 of 88 shared metrics, while Bahamas leads in 42.
Bahamas's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 72.0x that of Cuba (7.2 per 1M people vs 0.10 per 1M people).
Bahamas's Merchant Fleet Size is 18.6x that of Cuba (1.3K vs 65).
Bahamas's Air Passengers is 9.7x that of Cuba (1.47M vs 137.0K).
Bahamas's Broadband Access (%) is 7.0x that of Cuba (24 per 100 people vs 3.0 per 100 people).
Bahamas's Shipping Traffic is 5.6x that of Cuba (1.72M vs 261.1K).
Key Comparisons
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleBahamas leads
Bahamas
7.2 per 1M people
Cuba
0.10 per 1M people
Merchant Fleet SizeBahamas leads
Bahamas
1.3K
Cuba
65
Air PassengersBahamas leads
Bahamas
1.47M
Cuba
137.0K
Broadband Access (%)Bahamas leads
Bahamas
24 per 100 people
Cuba
3.0 per 100 people
Shipping TrafficBahamas leads
Bahamas
1.72M
Cuba
261.1K
Unemployment RateBahamas leads
Bahamas
8.5%
Cuba
1.5%
All Metrics
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BahamasBahamas
7.2 per 1M people
Cuba
0.10 per 1M people
7197% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
BahamasBahamas
1.3K
Cuba
65
1860% higher
Air Passengers
BahamasBahamas
1.47M
Cuba
137.0K
970% higher
Broadband Access (%)
BahamasBahamas
24 per 100 people
Cuba
3.0 per 100 people
700% higher
Shipping Traffic
BahamasBahamas
1.72M
Cuba
261.1K
560% higher
Unemployment Rate
BahamasBahamas
8.5%
Cuba
1.5%
453% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
BahamasBahamas
19.25% of youth labor force
Cuba
4.3% of youth labor force
350% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
BahamasBahamas
23.42 kg/person/yr
Cuba
6.1 kg/person/yr
286% higher
CO2 Per Capita
BahamasBahamas
7.6 t/person/yr
Cuba
2.2 t/person/yr
244% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
BahamasBahamas
16.2 per 100k
Cuba
5.4 per 100k
200% higher
Protected Land (%)
BahamasBahamas
34.6%
Cuba
15.6%
122% higher
Beer Consumption
BahamasBahamas
3.4 L/person/yr
Cuba
1.6 L/person/yr
116% higher
Obesity Rate
BahamasBahamas
47.61%
Cuba
23.54%
102% higher
Irrigated Land
CubaBahamas
10 km²
Cuba
8.7K km²
100% lower
Highest Elevation
CubaBahamas
1.3 m
Cuba
2.0K m
100% lower
Inflation Rate
CubaBahamas
0.40%
Cuba
76.1%
99% lower
Scientific Publications
CubaBahamas
17.75
Cuba
1.2K
99% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
CubaBahamas
1.3%
Cuba
61.67%
98% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
CubaBahamas
2.0K
Cuba
76.0K
97% lower
Population
CubaBahamas
415.3K
Cuba
10.06M
96% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
CubaBahamas
1.1%
Cuba
20.9%
95% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
BahamasBahamas
$2,341.32
Cuba
$1,199.35
95% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
CubaBahamas
1.5 Mt CO2e
Cuba
21 Mt CO2e
93% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
CubaBahamas
608.0K kW
Cuba
7.26M kW
92% lower
Land Area
CubaBahamas
10.0K km²
Cuba
103.8K km²
90% lower
Electricity Generation
CubaBahamas
2.0 TWh
Cuba
15.29 TWh
87% lower
GDP (Nominal)
CubaBahamas
$15,832,800,000
Cuba
$107,352,000,000
85% lower
Forest Area
CubaBahamas
5.1K km²
Cuba
32.4K km²
84% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
CubaBahamas
1.9 per 1k
Cuba
9.5 per 1k
80% lower
Suicide Rate
CubaBahamas
3.3 per 100k
Cuba
13.79 per 100k
76% lower
Infant Mortality
BahamasBahamas
11.4 per 1k births
Cuba
6.6 per 1k births
73% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BahamasBahamas
73.7% of GDP
Cuba
42.7% of GDP
73% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
CubaBahamas
17.95%
Cuba
55.74%
68% lower
Birth Rate
BahamasBahamas
13.1 per 1k
Cuba
7.8 per 1k
68% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
CubaBahamas
2.7% of GDP
Cuba
8.4% of GDP
68% lower
Tourist Arrivals
BahamasBahamas
1.79M
Cuba
1.09M
65% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BahamasBahamas
50.94%
Cuba
31.23%
63% higher
Population Density
CubaBahamas
39.9 /km²
Cuba
106.17 /km²
62% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
BahamasBahamas
64 pts
Cuba
40 pts
60% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
CubaBahamas
10 days/yr
Cuba
22 days/yr
55% lower
Airports
CubaBahamas
54
Cuba
120
55% lower
Child Mortality
BahamasBahamas
12.7 per 1k births
Cuba
8.3 per 1k births
53% higher
Death Rate
CubaBahamas
5.4 per 1k
Cuba
11.42 per 1k
52% lower
Teen Birth Rate
CubaBahamas
24.56 per 1k
Cuba
48.67 per 1k
50% lower
Imports (% GDP)
CubaBahamas
41.46% of GDP
Cuba
82.39% of GDP
50% lower
Capital Elevation
CubaBahamas
34 m
Cuba
59 m
42% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
CubaBahamas
7.2% of GDP
Cuba
11.79% of GDP
39% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
CubaBahamas
2.7 per 1k
Cuba
4.2 per 1k
36% lower
Smoking Rate
CubaBahamas
11.3%
Cuba
17.4%
35% lower
Internet Users (%)
BahamasBahamas
95%
Cuba
71%
34% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
BahamasBahamas
97 per 100 people
Cuba
73 per 100 people
33% higher
Alcohol Consumption
CubaBahamas
3.6 L/adult/yr
Cuba
5.4 L/adult/yr
32% lower
Elderly Population (%)
CubaBahamas
11.78%
Cuba
16.57%
29% lower
Solar Electricity Share
CubaBahamas
0.89%
Cuba
1.2%
28% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
BahamasBahamas
67.05 kg/person/yr
Cuba
55.48 kg/person/yr
21% higher
Women in Senior Management
BahamasBahamas
47.89% of managers
Cuba
39.55% of managers
21% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
CubaBahamas
37.29% of adults
Cuba
46.91% of adults
21% lower
Median Age
CubaBahamas
34.6 years
Cuba
41.7 years
17% lower
Youth Population (%)
BahamasBahamas
17.91%
Cuba
15.29%
17% higher
Spirits Consumption
BahamasBahamas
2.7 L/person/yr
Cuba
2.4 L/person/yr
14% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
BahamasBahamas
17.6% of adults
Cuba
15.6% of adults
13% higher
Tourism Revenue
CubaBahamas
$1,007,000,000
Cuba
$1,152,000,000
13% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BahamasBahamas
44.5% of adults
Cuba
39.9% of adults
12% higher
Exports (% GDP)
CubaBahamas
37.78% of GDP
Cuba
42.47% of GDP
11% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
CubaBahamas
18.94 µg/m³
Cuba
21.24 µg/m³
11% lower
Dependency Ratio
CubaBahamas
42.22% of working-age pop.
Cuba
46.76% of working-age pop.
10% lower
Human Development Index
BahamasBahamas
0.82
Cuba
0.76
8% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
CubaBahamas
37.65 hrs/week
Cuba
41 hrs/week
8% lower
Food Waste per Person
CubaBahamas
145.58 kg/person/yr
Cuba
157.86 kg/person/yr
8% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
BahamasBahamas
104.76 kg/person/yr
Cuba
99.94 kg/person/yr
5% higher
Coastline Length
CubaBahamas
3.5K km
Cuba
3.7K km
5% lower
Life Expectancy
CubaBahamas
74.6 years
Cuba
78.1 years
5% lower
Urban Population (%)
BahamasBahamas
81.32%
Cuba
77.17%
5% higher
Fertility Rate
CubaBahamas
1.4 children/woman
Cuba
1.5 children/woman
3% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
BahamasBahamas
653.33 gCO2/kWh
Cuba
642.82 gCO2/kWh
2% higher
Time Zones Count
BahamasBahamas
2.0 time zones
Cuba
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
BahamasBahamas
0%
Cuba
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
CubaBahamas
0%
Cuba
0.36%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
BahamasBahamas
100%
Cuba
100%
equal
GDP Growth Rate
BahamasBahamas
3.4%
Cuba
-1.06%
ranked higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
CubaBahamas
0%
Cuba
7.9%
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BahamasBahamas
0 per 1M people
Cuba
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
BahamasBahamas
0 m
Cuba
0 m
ranked higher
Land Border Length
CubaBahamas
0 km
Cuba
28.5 km
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
BahamasBahamas
1.0
Cuba
1.0
equal
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
CubaBahamas
0 sites
Cuba
9.0 sites
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BahamasBahamas
0 per 100k people
Cuba
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
BahamasBahamas
0
Cuba
0
ranked higher
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