Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 71.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 3.9 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 41.4% more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
be 66.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 55.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.5% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Cuba, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 63.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
have 36.5% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.5% more likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 85.2% more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Jamaica? See an in-depth size comparison.