Country comparison
Cuba vs United States
United States is 89× the size of Cuba. United States has 31× the population of Cuba. United States has 9.7× as many castles and palaces as Cuba.
Side by side
| Cuba | Category | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 109,884 km² | Area (2024) United States: 89× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 9,831,510 km² more |
| 10.9 million | Population (2025) United States: 31× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 342 million more |
| 106 people/km² | Population density (2024) Cuba: 2.8× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 37 people/km² |
| – | GDP per capita (2025) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 90,027 |
| 78.3 years | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 78.9 years more |
| 70% | Internet users (2024) United States: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 95% more |
| 41.7 years | Median age (2023) Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 38 years |
| 1.45 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) United States: 1.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.63 births per woman |
| 1.9 t less | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) United States: 7.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 13.6 t |
| 7 | Castles, fortresses and palaces United States: 9.7× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 68 more |
| – | Ghost stories | 72 |
| – | UFO cases | 67 |
| 3 | VPN providers with servers in the country United States: 14× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 43 |
| Spanish | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | English |
| Cuban peso (CUP) | Currency ISO 4217 | US dollar (USD) |
| Type A, B, C, L · 110/220 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: A, B · different voltage | Type A, B · 120 V |
| UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer | Time zone of the capital Same time IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.