Country comparison
Jamaica vs Cuba
Cuba is 10× the size of Jamaica. Cuba has 3.9× the population of Jamaica.
Side by side
| Jamaica | Category | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| 10,991 km² | Area (2024) Cuba: 10× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 109,884 km² more |
| 2.8 million | Population (2025) Cuba: 3.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 10.9 million more |
| 262 people/km² | Population density (2024) Jamaica: 2.5× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 106 people/km² |
| US$ 8,003 | GDP per capita (2025) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | – |
| 71.6 years | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 78.3 years more |
| 90% more | Internet users (2024) Jamaica: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 70% |
| 31.7 years | Median age (2023) Cuba: 1.3× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 41.7 years |
| 1.35 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.45 births per woman |
| 2.8 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Jamaica: 1.5× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.9 t less |
| – | Castles, fortresses and palaces Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 7 |
| 1 | Ghost stories | – |
| 7 | VPN providers with servers in the country Jamaica: 2.3× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 3 |
| English | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Spanish |
| Jamaican dollar (JMD) | Currency ISO 4217 | Cuban peso (CUP) |
| Type A, B · 110 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: A, B · different voltage | Type A, B, C, L · 110/220 V |
| UTC−5 | Time zone of the capital Same time in winter 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.