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Cuba vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has a population of 11M (ranked 86/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Cuba's land area is 40,077 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 103rd vs. 159th).

By GDP, Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Cuba Jamaica
Population
10937204
2837071
Population rank 89/197 140/197
GDP
$107B
2020
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 69/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 87/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$12,300
2016
$11,662
2024
Government debt n/a
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,584
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
40,077 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
274 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.44
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Cuba and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Cuba and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Cuba

Jamaica
Year GDP
Cuba Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 $5,693,005,200 $1,404,720,442
1971 $6,914,658,400 $1,539,861,816
1972 $8,135,150,892 $1,875,146,587
1973 $9,987,709,650 $1,905,917,553
1974 $11,405,957,317 $2,375,122,375
1975 $13,027,415,244 $2,860,442,750
1976 $13,789,579,903 $2,966,042,856
1977 $14,206,158,675 $3,249,733,140
1978 $17,844,705,325 $2,644,527,822
1979 $19,584,443,288 $2,425,064,229
1980 $19,912,889,861 $2,679,379,372
1981 $20,150,254,096 $2,979,027,966
1982 $20,953,510,235 $3,293,496,312
1983 $22,204,940,512 $3,619,262,277
1984 $24,039,383,608 $2,373,564,549
1985 $22,920,490,774 $2,100,239,019
1986 $24,226,574,634 $2,754,549,582
1987 $25,213,935,012 $3,287,007,322
1988 $27,458,999,472 $3,828,342,820
1989 $27,023,468,666 $4,404,937,853
1990 $28,645,436,569 $4,592,208,087
1991 $24,316,556,026 $4,106,207,649
1992 $22,085,858,243 $3,535,460,090
1993 $22,367,254,865 $5,440,075,676
1994 $28,448,326,757 $5,452,558,947
1995 $30,429,803,651 $6,577,520,643
1996 $25,017,368,700 $7,393,891,921
1997 $25,365,908,100 $8,400,041,724
1998 $25,736,331,200 $8,787,195,622
1999 $28,364,615,200 $8,887,057,997
2000 $30,565,400,000 $9,005,064,475
2001 $31,682,400,000 $9,194,727,831
2002 $33,590,500,000 $9,719,009,495
2003 $35,901,200,000 $9,430,234,811
2004 $38,203,000,000 $10,174,664,854
2005 $42,643,836,100 $11,243,865,778
2006 $48,835,925,926 $11,930,179,090
2007 $54,262,870,370 $12,799,600,047
2008 $56,302,129,630 $13,709,401,520
2009 $57,481,481,481 $12,120,458,115
2010 $59,562,962,963 $13,220,549,908
2011 $68,990,000,000 $14,444,661,522
2012 $73,141,000,000 $14,807,086,556
2013 $77,148,000,000 $14,264,205,153
2014 $80,656,100,000 $13,899,217,680
2015 $87,132,800,000 $14,188,936,918
2016 $91,370,407,864 $14,077,096,677
2017 $96,850,649,692 $14,808,985,133
2018 $100,050,036,096 $15,730,792,876
2019 $103,427,600,000 $15,830,766,531
2020 $107,351,800,000 $13,812,421,836
2021 - $14,657,586,159
2022 - $17,097,760,687
2023 - $19,423,355,367
2024 - $19,930,288,337

Cuba and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Cuba

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Cuba Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 $645 $748
1971 $770 $809
1972 $892 $971
1973 $1,079 $972
1974 $1,217 $1,193
1975 $1,374 $1,417
1976 $1,441 $1,450
1977 $1,472 $1,569
1978 $1,837 $1,262
1979 $2,006 $1,144
1980 $2,031 $1,249
1981 $2,046 $1,370
1982 $2,114 $1,494
1983 $2,222 $1,619
1984 $2,386 $1,048
1985 $2,257 $917
1986 $2,365 $1,191
1987 $2,440 $1,411
1988 $2,632 $1,632
1989 $2,566 $1,865
1990 $2,694 $1,930
1991 $2,269 $1,710
1992 $2,048 $1,458
1993 $2,063 $2,221
1994 $2,613 $2,203
1995 $2,785 $2,631
1996 $2,282 $2,929
1997 $2,306 $3,297
1998 $2,332 $3,419
1999 $2,562 $3,432
2000 $2,751 $3,453
2001 $2,843 $3,504
2002 $3,005 $3,681
2003 $3,203 $3,550
2004 $3,399 $3,808
2005 $3,786 $4,184
2006 $4,330 $4,417
2007 $4,807 $4,716
2008 $4,986 $5,030
2009 $5,089 $4,428
2010 $5,272 $4,810
2011 $6,104 $5,233
2012 $6,471 $5,341
2013 $6,828 $5,124
2014 $7,147 $4,975
2015 $7,728 $5,063
2016 $8,111 $5,010
2017 $8,611 $5,259
2018 $8,911 $5,578
2019 $9,232 $5,607
2020 $9,605 $4,879
2021 - $5,165
2022 - $6,022
2023 - $6,840
2024 - $7,020

Cuba vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cuba

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Cuba Jamaica
1950 59 56.6
1951 59.4 57.1
1952 59.8 58.1
1953 60.2 58.9
1954 60.7 59.6
1955 61.2 60.4
1956 61.5 61.2
1957 61.9 61.9
1958 62.3 62.6
1959 62.8 63.2
1960 63.3 63.8
1961 63.7 64.3
1962 64.4 64.6
1963 64.3 65
1964 65.3 65.3
1965 65.6 65.7
1966 66.1 65.9
1967 66.5 66.1
1968 66.9 66.3
1969 67.4 66.5
1970 67.9 66.7
1971 68.4 67
1972 68.9 67.3
1973 69.3 67.6
1974 69.9 67.9
1975 70.4 68.2
1976 70.9 68.4
1977 71.4 68.6
1978 71.9 68.7
1979 72.3 68.8
1980 72.6 69
1981 73 69.1
1982 73.4 69.3
1983 73.6 69.5
1984 73.6 69.8
1985 73.5 70.1
1986 73.6 70.4
1987 73.6 70.9
1988 73.7 71.2
1989 73.7 71.5
1990 73.8 71.7
1991 73.8 71.8
1992 73.8 71.8
1993 73.9 71.8
1994 74.1 71.6
1995 74.3 71.5
1996 74.7 71.3
1997 75.1 71.2
1998 75.4 71.2
1999 75.7 71.2
2000 75.9 71.3
2001 76.4 71.3
2002 76.8 71.5
2003 77.4 71.6
2004 77.3 71.5
2005 77.5 71.5
2006 77.4 71.4
2007 77.6 71.4
2008 77.6 71.5
2009 77.6 71.7
2010 77.9 72
2011 78.1 72.2
2012 78.2 72.4
2013 78 72.4
2014 77.8 72.4
2015 77.7 72.2
2016 77.6 72.1
2017 77.3 71.9
2018 77.4 71.6
2019 77.4 71.5
2020 77.4 71.5
2021 73.2 69.1
2022 77.6 71.5
2023 78.1 71.5
2024 78.3 71.6
2025 78.4 71.7

Cuba and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Cuba

Jamaica
Year Population
Cuba Jamaica
1960 7,238,081 1,650,005
1961 7,387,117 1,673,261
1962 7,541,098 1,696,932
1963 7,701,660 1,721,099
1964 7,866,020 1,745,568
1965 8,030,797 1,769,192
1966 8,193,450 1,791,475
1967 8,352,625 1,812,865
1968 8,509,522 1,833,765
1969 8,666,640 1,855,127
1970 8,824,382 1,878,196
1971 8,979,085 1,903,728
1972 9,123,891 1,931,542
1973 9,255,328 1,961,219
1974 9,374,183 1,990,906
1975 9,479,726 2,018,981
1976 9,571,242 2,045,578
1977 9,648,440 2,070,657
1978 9,711,980 2,094,836
1979 9,763,355 2,119,486
1980 9,804,796 2,145,658
1981 9,849,320 2,173,818
1982 9,912,681 2,203,889
1983 9,991,026 2,234,832
1984 10,073,299 2,264,562
1985 10,157,228 2,290,656
1986 10,244,247 2,312,125
1987 10,335,342 2,329,813
1988 10,432,585 2,345,777
1989 10,533,243 2,361,916
1990 10,631,799 2,379,877
1991 10,717,640 2,400,869
1992 10,785,801 2,424,701
1993 10,841,031 2,449,916
1994 10,886,021 2,475,220
1995 10,925,362 2,500,151
1996 10,962,010 2,524,463
1997 10,997,934 2,547,848
1998 11,034,712 2,569,736
1999 11,072,230 2,589,795
2000 11,109,109 2,607,826
2001 11,144,132 2,624,403
2002 11,177,418 2,640,572
2003 11,209,383 2,656,623
2004 11,238,756 2,672,225
2005 11,262,554 2,687,066
2006 11,278,550 2,700,968
2007 11,287,272 2,713,800
2008 11,291,762 2,725,635
2009 11,294,719 2,736,995
2010 11,297,409 2,748,568
2011 11,301,571 2,760,494
2012 11,303,175 2,772,430
2013 11,298,167 2,783,687
2014 11,285,775 2,793,749
2015 11,275,065 2,802,534
2016 11,265,612 2,809,915
2017 11,247,829 2,815,764
2018 11,227,118 2,820,097
2019 11,202,846 2,823,271
2020 11,176,354 2,830,739
2021 11,122,168 2,837,682
2022 11,059,820 2,839,144
2023 11,019,931 2,839,786
2024 10,979,783 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Cuba and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Cuba

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Cuba Jamaica
1960 4.13 5.54
1961 4.26 5.6
1962 4.42 5.64
1963 4.56 5.73
1964 4.53 5.79
1965 4.5 5.72
1966 4.4 5.69
1967 4.29 5.67
1968 4.19 5.58
1969 4.12 5.47
1970 3.98 5.35
1971 3.8 5.21
1972 3.61 5.06
1973 3.4 5
1974 3.16 4.67
1975 2.82 4.44
1976 2.51 4.21
1977 2.21 4
1978 1.88 3.84
1979 1.77 3.72
1980 1.64 3.59
1981 1.59 3.51
1982 1.78 3.46
1983 1.8 3.41
1984 1.77 3.32
1985 1.77 3.21
1986 1.78 3.11
1987 1.8 3.02
1988 1.85 2.98
1989 1.83 2.93
1990 1.81 2.96
1991 1.66 3
1992 1.56 3.03
1993 1.49 2.99
1994 1.47 2.93
1995 1.48 2.85
1996 1.46 2.77
1997 1.59 2.68
1998 1.62 2.57
1999 1.64 2.47
2000 1.61 2.35
2001 1.6 2.3
2002 1.65 2.27
2003 1.63 2.24
2004 1.55 2.2
2005 1.49 2.15
2006 1.4 2.09
2007 1.44 2.02
2008 1.58 1.95
2009 1.68 1.88
2010 1.67 1.8
2011 1.73 1.72
2012 1.67 1.65
2013 1.68 1.59
2014 1.66 1.54
2015 1.69 1.51
2016 1.6 1.46
2017 1.59 1.43
2018 1.61 1.4
2019 1.54 1.39
2020 1.49 1.38
2021 1.43 1.38
2022 1.41 1.37
2023 1.44 1.36

Cuba and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Cuba

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Cuba Jamaica
1960 22.5 19.8
1961 22.5 19.5
1962 22.4 19.3
1963 22.3 19
1964 22.2 18.8
1965 22.1 18.5
1966 22 18.3
1967 21.9 18.1
1968 21.9 17.9
1969 21.8 17.8
1970 21.8 17.7
1971 21.9 17.7
1972 21.9 17.8
1973 22.1 17.9
1974 22.2 18
1975 22.5 18.2
1976 22.7 18.4
1977 23 18.6
1978 23.4 18.9
1979 23.7 19.1
1980 24.1 19.4
1981 24.5 19.6
1982 24.8 19.9
1983 25.1 20.1
1984 25.5 20.4
1985 25.9 20.6
1986 26.3 20.8
1987 26.7 21.1
1988 27.1 21.3
1989 27.5 21.6
1990 27.9 21.8
1991 28.3 22
1992 28.7 22.2
1993 29.2 22.3
1994 29.7 22.4
1995 30.3 22.5
1996 30.9 22.6
1997 31.4 22.7
1998 32 22.9
1999 32.5 23.1
2000 33.1 23.3
2001 33.6 23.6
2002 34.2 23.8
2003 34.7 24.1
2004 35.2 24.4
2005 35.7 24.6
2006 36.2 24.9
2007 36.8 25.3
2008 37.3 25.7
2009 37.7 26.1
2010 38.2 26.5
2011 38.6 27
2012 39.1 27.4
2013 39.7 27.9
2014 40.2 28.3
2015 40.6 28.8
2016 40.9 29.3
2017 41.3 29.8
2018 41.6 30.3
2019 41.9 30.8
2020 42.1 31.3
2021 42.3 31.7
2022 42.5 32.2
2023 42.8 32.8
2024 43.1 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cuba Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$101B
2019
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.44%
2022
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.88%
2018
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
76,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.7%
2018
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70%
2023
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.5%
2023
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
25.4
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$144M
1960
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,086,000
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

Cuba Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
816 kg
2022
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22.1 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.1%
2022
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.9%
2021
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.34%
2022
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share
62.8%
2022
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,102 kWh
2022
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.19%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Cuba Jamaica
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-22,356
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.4
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
52
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.42
2019
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
88.7%
2015
English speaking
6%
2025
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
71.3%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

Cuba Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,199
2020
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$107
2020
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
9.43
2021
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.3
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.6%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.4%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.4%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.38 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Cuba Jamaica
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
3,650 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
24,714 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,517 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
13,745 mi
2011

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