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Cuba vs Jamaica

100 shared metrics.

CubaLeads in 62

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JamaicaLeads in 38

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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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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.

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Analysis

Cuba leads in 62 of 100 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

Cuba

8.7K km²

Jamaica

250 km²

3380% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Cuba

9.5 per 1k

Jamaica

0.46 per 1k

1974% higher

Inflation Rate

Cuba

76.1%

Jamaica

5.4%

1309% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Cuba

76.0K

Jamaica

6.0K

1167% higher

Land Area

Cuba

103.8K km²

Jamaica

10.8K km²

858% higher

Suicide Rate

Cuba

13.79 per 100k

Jamaica

1.7 per 100k

716% higher

Scientific Publications

Cuba

1.2K

Jamaica

168.07

636% higher

Capital Elevation

Cuba

59 m

Jamaica

9.0 m

556% higher

Airports

Cuba

120

Jamaica

500% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Cuba

7.26M kW

Jamaica

1.24M kW

485% higher

Forest Area

Cuba

32.4K km²

Jamaica

6.1K km²

433% higher

Water Withdrawal

Cuba

7.0 B m³

Jamaica

1.3 B m³

419% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Cuba

$107,352,000,000

Jamaica

$22,014,397,089.77

388% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Cuba

9.0 sites

Jamaica

2.0 sites

350% higher

Coastline Length

Cuba

3.7K km

Jamaica

1.0K km

265% higher

Population

Cuba

10.06M

Jamaica

2.94M

242% higher

Electricity Generation

Cuba

15.29 TWh

Jamaica

4.5 TWh

241% higher

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Cuba

86 gold medals

Jamaica

27 gold medals

219% higher

Political Corruption Index

Cuba

0.64

Jamaica

0.21

210% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Cuba

7.9%

Jamaica

2.6%

198% higher

Comparison of Cuba and Jamaica across 100 metrics
				Winner
Irrigated Land	8.7K km²	250 km²	3380% higher	Cuba
Doctors (per 1,000)	9.5 per 1k	0.46 per 1k	1974% higher	Cuba
Inflation Rate	76.1%	5.4%	1309% higher	Cuba
Armed Forces Personnel	76.0K	6.0K	1167% higher	Cuba
Land Area	103.8K km²	10.8K km²	858% higher	Cuba
Suicide Rate	13.79 per 100k	1.7 per 100k	716% higher	Cuba
Scientific Publications	1.2K	168.07	636% higher	Cuba
Capital Elevation	59 m	9.0 m	556% higher	Cuba
Airports	120	20	500% higher	Cuba
Electric Generating Capacity	7.26M kW	1.24M kW	485% higher	Cuba
Forest Area	32.4K km²	6.1K km²	433% higher	Cuba
Water Withdrawal	7.0 B m³	1.3 B m³	419% higher	Cuba
GDP (Nominal)	$107,352,000,000	$22,014,397,089.77	388% higher	Cuba
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	9.0 sites	2.0 sites	350% higher	Cuba
Coastline Length	3.7K km	1.0K km	265% higher	Cuba
Population	10.06M	2.94M	242% higher	Cuba
Electricity Generation	15.29 TWh	4.5 TWh	241% higher	Cuba
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	86 gold medals	27 gold medals	219% higher	Cuba
Political Corruption Index	0.64	0.21	210% higher	Cuba
High-Tech Exports (%)	7.9%	2.6%	198% higher	Cuba
Total CO2 Emissions	21 Mt CO2e	8.1 Mt CO2e	160% higher	Cuba
All-Time Olympic Medals	244 medals	94 medals	160% higher	Cuba
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,199.35	$468.35	156% higher	Cuba
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	4.2 per 1k	1.7 per 1k	147% higher	Cuba
Military Spending	2.9% of GDP	1.3% of GDP	126% higher	Cuba
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	22 days/yr	10 days/yr	120% higher	Cuba
Women in Parliament (%)	55.74%	27.42%	103% higher	Cuba
Elderly Population (%)	16.57%	8.2%	102% higher	Cuba
Renewable Energy (%)	20.9%	10.5%	99% higher	Cuba
Wind Electricity Share	0.36%	5.9%	94% lower	Jamaica
Liberal Democracy Index	0.06	0.68	92% lower	Jamaica
Freedom of Expression Index	0.07	0.92	92% lower	Jamaica
Shipping Traffic	261.1K	2.14M	88% lower	Jamaica
Broadband Access (%)	3.0 per 100 people	16 per 100 people	81% lower	Jamaica
Smoking Rate	17.4%	9.7%	79% higher	Cuba
Electoral Democracy Index	0.18	0.81	78% lower	Jamaica
Seafood Consumption per Person	6.1 kg/person/yr	26.42 kg/person/yr	77% lower	Jamaica
Alcohol Consumption	5.4 L/adult/yr	3.1 L/adult/yr	74% higher	Cuba
Vehicles per 1,000 People	56.22 per 1k people	192.65 per 1k people	71% lower	Jamaica
Road Traffic Death Rate	5.4 per 100k	17.8 per 100k	70% lower	Jamaica
Unemployment Rate	1.5%	4.9%	69% lower	Jamaica
Spirits Consumption	2.4 L/person/yr	1.4 L/person/yr	66% higher	Cuba
Infant Mortality	6.6 per 1k births	18.3 per 1k births	64% lower	Jamaica
Merchant Fleet Size	65	40	63% higher	Cuba
Population Density	106.17 /km²	262.21 /km²	60% lower	Jamaica
Agricultural Land (%)	61.67%	38.5%	60% higher	Cuba
Youth Unemployment Rate	4.3% of youth labor force	10.81% of youth labor force	60% lower	Jamaica
Government Debt (% GDP)	42.7% of GDP	106.3% of GDP	60% lower	Jamaica
Solar Electricity Share	1.2%	3.0%	59% lower	Jamaica
Child Mortality	8.3 per 1k births	19.3 per 1k births	57% lower	Jamaica
Death Rate	11.42 per 1k	7.4 per 1k	55% higher	Cuba
Beer Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	1.0 L/person/yr	54% higher	Cuba
Education Spending (% GDP)	8.4% of GDP	5.5% of GDP	53% higher	Cuba
Birth Rate	7.8 per 1k	16.08 per 1k	52% lower	Jamaica
Health Spending (% GDP)	11.79% of GDP	7.8% of GDP	52% higher	Cuba
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	Jamaica
Water Stress (%)	18.25%	12.38%	47% higher	Cuba
Forest Coverage (%)	31.23%	56.19%	44% lower	Jamaica
Foreign Patents	86	60	43% higher	Cuba
Tobacco Use Prevalence	15.6% of adults	11.2% of adults	39% higher	Cuba
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	73 per 100 people	118 per 100 people	38% lower	Jamaica
Women in Senior Management	39.55% of managers	63.91% of managers	38% lower	Jamaica
Teen Birth Rate	48.67 per 1k	36.54 per 1k	33% higher	Cuba
Median Age	41.7 years	31.7 years	32% higher	Cuba
Obesity Rate	23.54%	34.18%	31% lower	Jamaica
Domestic Patents	21	16	31% higher	Cuba
Urban Population (%)	77.17%	58.93%	31% higher	Cuba
Dependency Ratio	46.76% of working-age pop.	36.82% of working-age pop.	27% higher	Cuba
CO2 Per Capita	2.2 t/person/yr	3.0 t/person/yr	25% lower	Jamaica
Women's Political Empowerment	0.71	0.93	24% lower	Jamaica
Insufficient Physical Activity	46.91% of adults	38.11% of adults	23% higher	Cuba
Protected Land (%)	15.6%	19.9%	22% lower	Jamaica
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	21.24 µg/m³	17.41 µg/m³	22% higher	Cuba
Fertility Rate	1.5 children/woman	1.9 children/woman	20% lower	Jamaica
Tourist Arrivals	1.09M	1.33M	18% lower	Jamaica
Youth Population (%)	15.29%	18.7%	18% lower	Jamaica
Energy Use (Per Capita)	815.62 kg oil eq/person	968.88 kg oil eq/person	16% lower	Jamaica
Internet Users (%)	71%	83%	14% lower	Jamaica
Electricity Carbon Intensity	642.82 gCO2/kWh	563.01 gCO2/kWh	14% higher	Cuba
Hypertension Prevalence	39.9% of adults	45.5% of adults	12% lower	Jamaica
Highest Elevation	2.0K m	2.3K m	12% lower	Jamaica
Milk Consumption per Person	99.94 kg/person/yr	91.13 kg/person/yr	10% higher	Cuba
Corruption Perceptions Index	40 pts	44 pts	9% lower	Jamaica
Life Expectancy	78.1 years	71.5 years	9% higher	Cuba
Human Development Index	0.76	0.72	6% higher	Cuba
Meat Consumption per Person	55.48 kg/person/yr	58.97 kg/person/yr	6% lower	Jamaica
Average Weekly Work Hours	41 hrs/week	43.63 hrs/week	6% lower	Jamaica
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	1.1K kWh/person	1.1K kWh/person	4% lower	Jamaica
Sanitation Access (%)	94.77%	91.63%	3% higher	Cuba
Food Waste per Person	157.86 kg/person/yr	152.69 kg/person/yr	3% higher	Cuba
Electricity Access (%)	100%	97.7%	2% higher	Cuba
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Cuba
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Cuba
GDP Growth Rate	-1.06%	-0.54%	ranked lower	Jamaica
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Cuba
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Cuba
Land Border Length	28.5 km	0 km	ranked higher	Cuba
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 100k people	0.41 per 100k people	ranked lower	Jamaica
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.10 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Cuba
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	Cuba

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Analysis

Cuba leads in 62 of 100 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

Irrigated Land

8.7K km²

250 km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

9.5 per 1k

0.46 per 1k

Inflation Rate

76.1%

5.4%

Armed Forces Personnel

76.0K

6.0K

Land Area

103.8K km²

10.8K km²

Suicide Rate

13.79 per 100k

1.7 per 100k

Scientific Publications

1.2K

168.07

Capital Elevation

59 m

9.0 m

Airports

120

Electric Generating Capacity

7.26M kW

1.24M kW

Forest Area

32.4K km²

6.1K km²

Water Withdrawal

7.0 B m³

1.3 B m³

GDP (Nominal)

$107,352,000,000

$22,014,397,089.77

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

9.0 sites

2.0 sites

Coastline Length

3.7K km

1.0K km

Population

10.06M

2.94M

Electricity Generation

15.29 TWh

4.5 TWh

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

86 gold medals

27 gold medals

Political Corruption Index

0.64

0.21

High-Tech Exports (%)

7.9%

2.6%

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Irrigated Land

Doctors (per 1,000)

Inflation Rate

Armed Forces Personnel

Land Area

Suicide Rate

Scientific Publications

Capital Elevation

Airports

Electric Generating Capacity

Forest Area

Water Withdrawal

GDP (Nominal)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Coastline Length

Population

Electricity Generation

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Political Corruption Index

High-Tech Exports (%)

Total CO2 Emissions

All-Time Olympic Medals

Health Spending Per Capita

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Military Spending

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Women in Parliament (%)

Elderly Population (%)

Renewable Energy (%)

Wind Electricity Share

Liberal Democracy Index

Freedom of Expression Index

Shipping Traffic

Broadband Access (%)

Smoking Rate

Electoral Democracy Index

Seafood Consumption per Person

Alcohol Consumption

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Road Traffic Death Rate

Unemployment Rate

Spirits Consumption

Infant Mortality

Merchant Fleet Size

Population Density

Agricultural Land (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Government Debt (% GDP)

Solar Electricity Share

Child Mortality

Death Rate

Beer Consumption

Education Spending (% GDP)

Birth Rate

Health Spending (% GDP)

Official Languages Count

Water Stress (%)

Forest Coverage (%)

Foreign Patents

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Women in Senior Management

Teen Birth Rate

Median Age

Obesity Rate

Domestic Patents

Urban Population (%)

Dependency Ratio

CO2 Per Capita

Women's Political Empowerment

Insufficient Physical Activity

Protected Land (%)