Cuba
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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.
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Cuba vs Jamaica
98 shared metrics.
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Jamaica
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: from the Arawak word xaymaca, meaning "Land of Wood and Water" or possibly "Land of Springs".
CIA 2026
Geography
Size snapshot: about half the size of New Jersey.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Cuba leads in 60 of 98 shared metrics, while Jamaica leads in 38.
Cuba's Irrigated Land is 33.8x that of Jamaica (8.7K km² vs 250 km²).
Cuba's Doctors (per 1,000) is 19.7x that of Jamaica (9.5 per 1k vs 0.46 per 1k).
Cuba's Inflation Rate is 13.1x that of Jamaica (76.1% vs 5.4%).
Cuba's Armed Forces Personnel is 11.7x that of Jamaica (76.0K vs 6.0K).
Cuba's Land Area is 8.6x that of Jamaica (103.8K km² vs 10.8K km²).
Key Comparisons
Irrigated LandCuba leads
Cuba
8.7K km²
Jamaica
250 km²
Doctors (per 1,000)Cuba leads
Cuba
9.5 per 1k
Jamaica
0.46 per 1k
Inflation RateCuba leads
Cuba
76.1%
Jamaica
5.4%
Armed Forces PersonnelCuba leads
Cuba
76.0K
Jamaica
6.0K
Land AreaCuba leads
Cuba
103.8K km²
Jamaica
10.8K km²
Suicide RateCuba leads
Cuba
13.79 per 100k
Jamaica
1.7 per 100k
All Metrics
Irrigated Land
CubaCuba
8.7K km²
Jamaica
250 km²
3380% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
CubaCuba
9.5 per 1k
Jamaica
0.46 per 1k
1974% higher
Inflation Rate
CubaCuba
76.1%
Jamaica
5.4%
1309% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
CubaCuba
76.0K
Jamaica
6.0K
1167% higher
Land Area
CubaCuba
103.8K km²
Jamaica
10.8K km²
858% higher
Suicide Rate
CubaCuba
13.79 per 100k
Jamaica
1.7 per 100k
716% higher
Scientific Publications
CubaCuba
1.2K
Jamaica
168.07
636% higher
Capital Elevation
CubaCuba
59 m
Jamaica
9.0 m
556% higher
Airports
CubaCuba
120
Jamaica
20
500% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
CubaCuba
7.26M kW
Jamaica
1.24M kW
485% higher
Forest Area
CubaCuba
32.4K km²
Jamaica
6.1K km²
433% higher
Water Withdrawal
CubaCuba
7.0 B m³
Jamaica
1.3 B m³
419% higher
GDP (Nominal)
CubaCuba
$107,352,000,000
Jamaica
$22,014,397,089.77
388% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
CubaCuba
9.0 sites
Jamaica
2.0 sites
350% higher
Coastline Length
CubaCuba
3.7K km
Jamaica
1.0K km
265% higher
Population
CubaCuba
10.06M
Jamaica
2.94M
242% higher
Electricity Generation
CubaCuba
15.29 TWh
Jamaica
4.5 TWh
241% higher
Political Corruption Index
CubaCuba
0.64
Jamaica
0.21
210% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
CubaCuba
7.9%
Jamaica
2.6%
198% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
CubaCuba
21 Mt CO2e
Jamaica
8.1 Mt CO2e
160% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
CubaCuba
$1,199.35
Jamaica
$468.35
156% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
CubaCuba
4.2 per 1k
Jamaica
1.7 per 1k
147% higher
Military Spending
CubaCuba
2.9% of GDP
Jamaica
1.3% of GDP
126% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
CubaCuba
22 days/yr
Jamaica
10 days/yr
120% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
CubaCuba
55.74%
Jamaica
27.42%
103% higher
Elderly Population (%)
CubaCuba
16.57%
Jamaica
8.2%
102% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
CubaCuba
20.9%
Jamaica
10.5%
99% higher
Wind Electricity Share
JamaicaCuba
0.36%
Jamaica
5.9%
94% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
JamaicaCuba
0.06
Jamaica
0.68
92% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
JamaicaCuba
0.07
Jamaica
0.92
92% lower
Shipping Traffic
JamaicaCuba
261.1K
Jamaica
2.14M
88% lower
Broadband Access (%)
JamaicaCuba
3.0 per 100 people
Jamaica
16 per 100 people
81% lower
Smoking Rate
CubaCuba
17.4%
Jamaica
9.7%
79% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
JamaicaCuba
0.18
Jamaica
0.81
78% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
JamaicaCuba
6.1 kg/person/yr
Jamaica
26.42 kg/person/yr
77% lower
Alcohol Consumption
CubaCuba
5.4 L/adult/yr
Jamaica
3.1 L/adult/yr
74% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
JamaicaCuba
56.22 per 1k people
Jamaica
192.65 per 1k people
71% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
JamaicaCuba
5.4 per 100k
Jamaica
17.8 per 100k
70% lower
Unemployment Rate
JamaicaCuba
1.5%
Jamaica
4.9%
69% lower
Spirits Consumption
CubaCuba
2.4 L/person/yr
Jamaica
1.4 L/person/yr
66% higher
Infant Mortality
JamaicaCuba
6.6 per 1k births
Jamaica
18.3 per 1k births
64% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
CubaCuba
65
Jamaica
40
63% higher
Population Density
JamaicaCuba
106.17 /km²
Jamaica
262.21 /km²
60% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
CubaCuba
61.67%
Jamaica
38.5%
60% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
JamaicaCuba
4.3% of youth labor force
Jamaica
10.81% of youth labor force
60% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
JamaicaCuba
42.7% of GDP
Jamaica
106.3% of GDP
60% lower
Solar Electricity Share
JamaicaCuba
1.2%
Jamaica
3.0%
59% lower
Child Mortality
JamaicaCuba
8.3 per 1k births
Jamaica
19.3 per 1k births
57% lower
Death Rate
CubaCuba
11.42 per 1k
Jamaica
7.4 per 1k
55% higher
Beer Consumption
CubaCuba
1.6 L/person/yr
Jamaica
1.0 L/person/yr
54% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
CubaCuba
8.4% of GDP
Jamaica
5.5% of GDP
53% higher
Birth Rate
JamaicaCuba
7.8 per 1k
Jamaica
16.08 per 1k
52% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
CubaCuba
11.79% of GDP
Jamaica
7.8% of GDP
52% higher
Official Languages Count
JamaicaCuba
1.0
Jamaica
2.0
50% lower
Water Stress (%)
CubaCuba
18.25%
Jamaica
12.38%
47% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
JamaicaCuba
31.23%
Jamaica
56.19%
44% lower
Foreign Patents
CubaCuba
86
Jamaica
60
43% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
CubaCuba
15.6% of adults
Jamaica
11.2% of adults
39% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
JamaicaCuba
73 per 100 people
Jamaica
118 per 100 people
38% lower
Women in Senior Management
JamaicaCuba
39.55% of managers
Jamaica
63.91% of managers
38% lower
Teen Birth Rate
CubaCuba
48.67 per 1k
Jamaica
36.54 per 1k
33% higher
Median Age
CubaCuba
41.7 years
Jamaica
31.7 years
32% higher
Obesity Rate
JamaicaCuba
23.54%
Jamaica
34.18%
31% lower
Domestic Patents
CubaCuba
21
Jamaica
16
31% higher
Urban Population (%)
CubaCuba
77.17%
Jamaica
58.93%
31% higher
Dependency Ratio
CubaCuba
46.76% of working-age pop.
Jamaica
36.82% of working-age pop.
27% higher
CO2 Per Capita
JamaicaCuba
2.2 t/person/yr
Jamaica
3.0 t/person/yr
25% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
JamaicaCuba
0.71
Jamaica
0.93
24% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
CubaCuba
46.91% of adults
Jamaica
38.11% of adults
23% higher
Protected Land (%)
JamaicaCuba
15.6%
Jamaica
19.9%
22% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
CubaCuba
21.24 µg/m³
Jamaica
17.41 µg/m³
22% higher
Fertility Rate
JamaicaCuba
1.5 children/woman
Jamaica
1.9 children/woman
20% lower
Tourist Arrivals
JamaicaCuba
1.09M
Jamaica
1.33M
18% lower
Youth Population (%)
JamaicaCuba
15.29%
Jamaica
18.7%
18% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
JamaicaCuba
815.62 kg oil eq/person
Jamaica
968.88 kg oil eq/person
16% lower
Internet Users (%)
JamaicaCuba
71%
Jamaica
83%
14% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
CubaCuba
642.82 gCO2/kWh
Jamaica
563.01 gCO2/kWh
14% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
JamaicaCuba
39.9% of adults
Jamaica
45.5% of adults
12% lower
Highest Elevation
JamaicaCuba
2.0K m
Jamaica
2.3K m
12% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
CubaCuba
99.94 kg/person/yr
Jamaica
91.13 kg/person/yr
10% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
JamaicaCuba
40 pts
Jamaica
44 pts
9% lower
Life Expectancy
CubaCuba
78.1 years
Jamaica
71.5 years
9% higher
Human Development Index
CubaCuba
0.76
Jamaica
0.72
6% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
JamaicaCuba
55.48 kg/person/yr
Jamaica
58.97 kg/person/yr
6% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
JamaicaCuba
41 hrs/week
Jamaica
43.63 hrs/week
6% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
JamaicaCuba
1.1K kWh/person
Jamaica
1.1K kWh/person
4% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
CubaCuba
94.77%
Jamaica
91.63%
3% higher
Food Waste per Person
CubaCuba
157.86 kg/person/yr
Jamaica
152.69 kg/person/yr
3% higher
Electricity Access (%)
CubaCuba
100%
Jamaica
97.7%
2% higher
Time Zones Count
CubaCuba
2.0 time zones
Jamaica
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
CubaCuba
0%
Jamaica
0%
ranked higher
GDP Growth Rate
JamaicaCuba
-1.06%
Jamaica
-0.54%
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
CubaCuba
0 per 1M people
Jamaica
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
CubaCuba
0 m
Jamaica
0 m
ranked higher
Land Border Length
CubaCuba
28.5 km
Jamaica
0 km
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
JamaicaCuba
0 per 100k people
Jamaica
0.41 per 100k people
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
CubaCuba
0.10 per 1M people
Jamaica
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
CubaCuba
0
Jamaica
0
ranked higher
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