Cuba vs Jamaica

Cuba (North America) and Jamaica (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2020

Cuba Jamaica World

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 1970 Cuba: 645.14 Jamaica: 747.91 World: 817.68 1971 Cuba: 770.09 Jamaica: 808.87 World: 884.88 1972 Cuba: 891.63 Jamaica: 970.8 World: 1,002 1973 Cuba: 1,079.13 Jamaica: 971.8 World: 1,201.53 1974 Cuba: 1,216.74 Jamaica: 1,192.99 World: 1,362.19 1975 Cuba: 1,374.24 Jamaica: 1,416.78 World: 1,488.94 1976 Cuba: 1,440.73 Jamaica: 1,449.98 World: 1,589.73 1977 Cuba: 1,472.38 Jamaica: 1,569.42 World: 1,766.28 1978 Cuba: 1,837.39 Jamaica: 1,262.4 World: 2,055.49 1979 Cuba: 2,005.91 Jamaica: 1,144.18 World: 2,335.19 1980 Cuba: 2,030.93 Jamaica: 1,248.74 World: 2,587.01 1981 Cuba: 2,045.85 Jamaica: 1,370.41 World: 2,628.62 1982 Cuba: 2,113.81 Jamaica: 1,494.4 World: 2,554.08 1983 Cuba: 2,222.49 Jamaica: 1,619.48 World: 2,561.17 1984 Cuba: 2,386.45 Jamaica: 1,048.13 World: 2,614.33 1985 Cuba: 2,256.57 Jamaica: 916.87 World: 2,690.59 1986 Cuba: 2,364.9 Jamaica: 1,191.35 World: 3,118.57 1987 Cuba: 2,439.58 Jamaica: 1,410.85 World: 3,487.88 1988 Cuba: 2,632.04 Jamaica: 1,632.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Cuba: 2,565.54 Jamaica: 1,864.99 World: 3,930.51 1990 Cuba: 2,694.32 Jamaica: 1,929.6 World: 4,338.94 1991 Cuba: 2,268.83 Jamaica: 1,710.3 World: 4,453.9 1992 Cuba: 2,047.68 Jamaica: 1,458.1 World: 4,679.98 1993 Cuba: 2,063.2 Jamaica: 2,220.52 World: 4,685.3 1994 Cuba: 2,613.29 Jamaica: 2,202.86 World: 4,967.01 1995 Cuba: 2,785.24 Jamaica: 2,630.85 World: 5,463.2 1996 Cuba: 2,282.19 Jamaica: 2,928.9 World: 5,507.22 1997 Cuba: 2,306.42 Jamaica: 3,296.92 World: 5,408.57 1998 Cuba: 2,332.31 Jamaica: 3,419.49 World: 5,302.34 1999 Cuba: 2,561.78 Jamaica: 3,431.57 World: 5,401.23 2000 Cuba: 2,751.38 Jamaica: 3,453.09 World: 5,512.56 2001 Cuba: 2,842.97 Jamaica: 3,503.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Cuba: 3,005.21 Jamaica: 3,680.65 World: 5,539.32 2003 Cuba: 3,202.78 Jamaica: 3,549.71 World: 6,129.87 2004 Cuba: 3,399.22 Jamaica: 3,807.56 World: 6,818 2005 Cuba: 3,786.34 Jamaica: 4,184.44 World: 7,290.57 2006 Cuba: 4,329.98 Jamaica: 4,417 World: 7,803.19 2007 Cuba: 4,807.44 Jamaica: 4,716.49 World: 8,685.33 2008 Cuba: 4,986.12 Jamaica: 5,029.8 World: 9,425.74 2009 Cuba: 5,089.24 Jamaica: 4,428.38 World: 8,827.04 2010 Cuba: 5,272.27 Jamaica: 4,809.98 World: 9,555.07 2011 Cuba: 6,104.46 Jamaica: 5,232.64 World: 10,496.93 2012 Cuba: 6,470.84 Jamaica: 5,340.83 World: 10,597.85 2013 Cuba: 6,828.36 Jamaica: 5,124.21 World: 10,759.35 2014 Cuba: 7,146.7 Jamaica: 4,975.11 World: 10,912.24 2015 Cuba: 7,727.92 Jamaica: 5,339.31 World: 10,191.98 2016 Cuba: 8,110.56 Jamaica: 5,302.3 World: 10,239.47 2017 Cuba: 8,610.61 Jamaica: 5,605.44 World: 10,784.4 2018 Cuba: 8,911.46 Jamaica: 5,976.9 World: 11,344.73 2019 Cuba: 9,232.26 Jamaica: 6,030.69 World: 11,417.6 2020 Cuba: 9,605.28 Jamaica: 5,299.05 World: 10,999.49 1970 1986 1994 2002 2020

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Cuba Jamaica World

50 60 70 80 1960 Cuba: 63.32 Jamaica: 63.83 World: 50.94 1961 Cuba: 63.74 Jamaica: 64.26 World: 52.8 1962 Cuba: 64.37 Jamaica: 64.62 World: 55.29 1963 Cuba: 64.35 Jamaica: 65 World: 55.65 1964 Cuba: 65.26 Jamaica: 65.35 World: 56.1 1965 Cuba: 65.64 Jamaica: 65.66 World: 55.93 1966 Cuba: 66.07 Jamaica: 65.93 World: 56.45 1967 Cuba: 66.51 Jamaica: 66.09 World: 56.9 1968 Cuba: 66.94 Jamaica: 66.32 World: 57.34 1969 Cuba: 67.36 Jamaica: 66.52 World: 57.68 1970 Cuba: 67.94 Jamaica: 66.73 World: 57.94 1971 Cuba: 68.43 Jamaica: 67 World: 58.02 1972 Cuba: 68.95 Jamaica: 67.3 World: 58.84 1973 Cuba: 69.35 Jamaica: 67.61 World: 59.3 1974 Cuba: 69.87 Jamaica: 67.91 World: 59.7 1975 Cuba: 70.38 Jamaica: 68.17 World: 60.13 1976 Cuba: 70.88 Jamaica: 68.41 World: 60.45 1977 Cuba: 71.41 Jamaica: 68.59 World: 61.04 1978 Cuba: 71.89 Jamaica: 68.74 World: 61.39 1979 Cuba: 72.27 Jamaica: 68.81 World: 61.84 1980 Cuba: 72.6 Jamaica: 68.99 World: 62.15 1981 Cuba: 73 Jamaica: 69.12 World: 62.52 1982 Cuba: 73.44 Jamaica: 69.25 World: 62.87 1983 Cuba: 73.56 Jamaica: 69.55 World: 63.13 1984 Cuba: 73.55 Jamaica: 69.81 World: 63.44 1985 Cuba: 73.46 Jamaica: 70.1 World: 63.73 1986 Cuba: 73.56 Jamaica: 70.45 World: 64.12 1987 Cuba: 73.6 Jamaica: 70.87 World: 64.46 1988 Cuba: 73.72 Jamaica: 71.16 World: 64.67 1989 Cuba: 73.69 Jamaica: 71.51 World: 64.96 1990 Cuba: 73.82 Jamaica: 71.71 World: 65.11 1991 Cuba: 73.76 Jamaica: 71.79 World: 65.3 1992 Cuba: 73.85 Jamaica: 71.82 World: 65.55 1993 Cuba: 73.87 Jamaica: 71.76 World: 65.74 1994 Cuba: 74.09 Jamaica: 71.62 World: 65.96 1995 Cuba: 74.35 Jamaica: 71.49 World: 66.2 1996 Cuba: 74.69 Jamaica: 71.33 World: 66.52 1997 Cuba: 75.06 Jamaica: 71.22 World: 66.83 1998 Cuba: 75.41 Jamaica: 71.17 World: 67.07 1999 Cuba: 75.72 Jamaica: 71.19 World: 67.31 2000 Cuba: 75.92 Jamaica: 71.28 World: 67.65 2001 Cuba: 76.43 Jamaica: 71.29 World: 67.95 2002 Cuba: 76.77 Jamaica: 71.48 World: 68.23 2003 Cuba: 77.41 Jamaica: 71.59 World: 68.52 2004 Cuba: 77.33 Jamaica: 71.54 World: 68.77 2005 Cuba: 77.54 Jamaica: 71.49 World: 69.11 2006 Cuba: 77.41 Jamaica: 71.4 World: 69.47 2007 Cuba: 77.55 Jamaica: 71.41 World: 69.81 2008 Cuba: 77.59 Jamaica: 71.5 World: 70 2009 Cuba: 77.58 Jamaica: 71.72 World: 70.38 2010 Cuba: 77.88 Jamaica: 71.98 World: 70.68 2011 Cuba: 78.05 Jamaica: 72.25 World: 70.97 2012 Cuba: 78.16 Jamaica: 72.41 World: 71.26 2013 Cuba: 78.03 Jamaica: 72.44 World: 71.53 2014 Cuba: 77.83 Jamaica: 72.36 World: 71.78 2015 Cuba: 77.75 Jamaica: 72.21 World: 71.97 2016 Cuba: 77.57 Jamaica: 72.05 World: 72.19 2017 Cuba: 77.3 Jamaica: 71.88 World: 72.37 2018 Cuba: 77.43 Jamaica: 71.61 World: 72.64 2019 Cuba: 77.41 Jamaica: 71.53 World: 72.87 2020 Cuba: 77.41 Jamaica: 71.45 World: 72.18 2021 Cuba: 73.2 Jamaica: 69.09 World: 71.22 2022 Cuba: 77.63 Jamaica: 71.48 World: 72.97 2023 Cuba: 78.09 Jamaica: 71.48 World: 73.33 2024 Cuba: 78.26 Jamaica: 71.61 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Cuba Jamaica World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Cuba: 4.13 Jamaica: 5.54 World: 4.69 1961 Cuba: 4.27 Jamaica: 5.6 World: 4.56 1962 Cuba: 4.42 Jamaica: 5.64 World: 5.02 1963 Cuba: 4.56 Jamaica: 5.73 World: 5.31 1964 Cuba: 4.53 Jamaica: 5.79 World: 5.13 1965 Cuba: 4.5 Jamaica: 5.72 World: 5.08 1966 Cuba: 4.4 Jamaica: 5.69 World: 4.97 1967 Cuba: 4.29 Jamaica: 5.67 World: 4.87 1968 Cuba: 4.19 Jamaica: 5.58 World: 4.98 1969 Cuba: 4.12 Jamaica: 5.47 World: 4.88 1970 Cuba: 3.98 Jamaica: 5.35 World: 4.84 1971 Cuba: 3.8 Jamaica: 5.21 World: 4.69 1972 Cuba: 3.61 Jamaica: 5.06 World: 4.55 1973 Cuba: 3.4 Jamaica: 5 World: 4.42 1974 Cuba: 3.16 Jamaica: 4.67 World: 4.26 1975 Cuba: 2.82 Jamaica: 4.44 World: 4.07 1976 Cuba: 2.51 Jamaica: 4.21 World: 3.97 1977 Cuba: 2.21 Jamaica: 4 World: 3.84 1978 Cuba: 1.88 Jamaica: 3.84 World: 3.77 1979 Cuba: 1.77 Jamaica: 3.72 World: 3.76 1980 Cuba: 1.64 Jamaica: 3.59 World: 3.73 1981 Cuba: 1.59 Jamaica: 3.51 World: 3.71 1982 Cuba: 1.78 Jamaica: 3.46 World: 3.72 1983 Cuba: 1.8 Jamaica: 3.41 World: 3.59 1984 Cuba: 1.77 Jamaica: 3.32 World: 3.57 1985 Cuba: 1.77 Jamaica: 3.21 World: 3.53 1986 Cuba: 1.78 Jamaica: 3.11 World: 3.51 1987 Cuba: 1.8 Jamaica: 3.02 World: 3.48 1988 Cuba: 1.85 Jamaica: 2.98 World: 3.39 1989 Cuba: 1.83 Jamaica: 2.93 World: 3.35 1990 Cuba: 1.81 Jamaica: 2.96 World: 3.31 1991 Cuba: 1.66 Jamaica: 3 World: 3.13 1992 Cuba: 1.56 Jamaica: 3.03 World: 3.04 1993 Cuba: 1.49 Jamaica: 2.99 World: 2.97 1994 Cuba: 1.47 Jamaica: 2.93 World: 2.92 1995 Cuba: 1.48 Jamaica: 2.85 World: 2.87 1996 Cuba: 1.46 Jamaica: 2.77 World: 2.82 1997 Cuba: 1.59 Jamaica: 2.68 World: 2.78 1998 Cuba: 1.62 Jamaica: 2.57 World: 2.75 1999 Cuba: 1.64 Jamaica: 2.47 World: 2.72 2000 Cuba: 1.61 Jamaica: 2.35 World: 2.73 2001 Cuba: 1.6 Jamaica: 2.3 World: 2.69 2002 Cuba: 1.65 Jamaica: 2.27 World: 2.66 2003 Cuba: 1.63 Jamaica: 2.24 World: 2.64 2004 Cuba: 1.55 Jamaica: 2.2 World: 2.63 2005 Cuba: 1.49 Jamaica: 2.15 World: 2.61 2006 Cuba: 1.4 Jamaica: 2.09 World: 2.61 2007 Cuba: 1.44 Jamaica: 2.02 World: 2.6 2008 Cuba: 1.58 Jamaica: 1.95 World: 2.6 2009 Cuba: 1.68 Jamaica: 1.88 World: 2.59 2010 Cuba: 1.67 Jamaica: 1.8 World: 2.57 2011 Cuba: 1.73 Jamaica: 1.72 World: 2.55 2012 Cuba: 1.67 Jamaica: 1.65 World: 2.56 2013 Cuba: 1.68 Jamaica: 1.59 World: 2.53 2014 Cuba: 1.66 Jamaica: 1.54 World: 2.52 2015 Cuba: 1.69 Jamaica: 1.51 World: 2.49 2016 Cuba: 1.6 Jamaica: 1.46 World: 2.49 2017 Cuba: 1.59 Jamaica: 1.43 World: 2.46 2018 Cuba: 1.61 Jamaica: 1.4 World: 2.39 2019 Cuba: 1.54 Jamaica: 1.39 World: 2.35 2020 Cuba: 1.49 Jamaica: 1.38 World: 2.28 2021 Cuba: 1.43 Jamaica: 1.38 World: 2.25 2022 Cuba: 1.41 Jamaica: 1.37 World: 2.22 2023 Cuba: 1.44 Jamaica: 1.36 World: 2.2 2024 Cuba: 1.45 Jamaica: 1.35 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Cuba Jamaica World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1991 Cuba: 8.31 Jamaica: 6.23 World: 5.12 1992 Cuba: 8.78 Jamaica: 6.38 World: 5.28 1993 Cuba: 9.27 Jamaica: 6.24 World: 5.54 1994 Cuba: 8.81 Jamaica: 6.34 World: 5.79 1995 Cuba: 8.27 Jamaica: 6.33 World: 5.92 1996 Cuba: 7.61 Jamaica: 6.61 World: 5.98 1997 Cuba: 7.1 Jamaica: 6.69 World: 6.01 1998 Cuba: 6.23 Jamaica: 6.85 World: 6.16 1999 Cuba: 6.26 Jamaica: 6.81 World: 6.28 2000 Cuba: 5.45 Jamaica: 6.75 World: 6.11 2001 Cuba: 4.08 Jamaica: 6.64 World: 6.19 2002 Cuba: 3.31 Jamaica: 6.62 World: 6.41 2003 Cuba: 2.33 Jamaica: 6.53 World: 6.48 2004 Cuba: 1.85 Jamaica: 6.54 World: 6.33 2005 Cuba: 1.95 Jamaica: 6.58 World: 6.22 2006 Cuba: 1.91 Jamaica: 6.61 World: 5.97 2007 Cuba: 1.79 Jamaica: 6.61 World: 5.77 2008 Cuba: 1.58 Jamaica: 6.67 World: 5.82 2009 Cuba: 1.67 Jamaica: 7.31 World: 6.41 2010 Cuba: 2.5 Jamaica: 7.63 World: 6.28 2011 Cuba: 3.18 Jamaica: 8.03 World: 6.15 2012 Cuba: 3.46 Jamaica: 8.7 World: 6.15 2013 Cuba: 3.29 Jamaica: 9.7 World: 6.1 2014 Cuba: 2.7 Jamaica: 9.05 World: 5.96 2015 Cuba: 2.4 Jamaica: 8.83 World: 6 2016 Cuba: 2 Jamaica: 8.63 World: 5.97 2017 Cuba: 1.7 Jamaica: 7.4 World: 5.9 2018 Cuba: 1.7 Jamaica: 5.47 World: 5.76 2019 Cuba: 1.71 Jamaica: 4.99 World: 5.59 2020 Cuba: 2.23 Jamaica: 6.5 World: 6.59 2021 Cuba: 2.11 Jamaica: 5.19 World: 6.05 2022 Cuba: 1.83 Jamaica: 4.08 World: 5.23 2023 Cuba: 1.73 Jamaica: 3.02 World: 4.85 2024 Cuba: 1.76 Jamaica: 3.15 World: 4.81 2025 Cuba: 1.75 Jamaica: 3.29 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Cuba Jamaica World

1 2 3 4 5 1970 Cuba: 2.48 Jamaica: 4.29 World: 4.14 1971 Cuba: 2.46 Jamaica: 4.22 World: 4.04 1972 Cuba: 2.38 Jamaica: 4.15 World: 4.16 1973 Cuba: 2.53 Jamaica: 4.36 World: 4.32 1974 Cuba: 2.71 Jamaica: 4.45 World: 4.23 1975 Cuba: 2.75 Jamaica: 3.69 World: 4.14 1976 Cuba: 2.88 Jamaica: 3.23 World: 4.31 1977 Cuba: 3.11 Jamaica: 3.5 World: 4.36 1978 Cuba: 3.31 Jamaica: 3.54 World: 4.42 1979 Cuba: 3.34 Jamaica: 3.37 World: 4.46 1980 Cuba: 3.41 Jamaica: 3.21 World: 4.33 1981 Cuba: 3.42 Jamaica: 3.13 World: 4.18 1982 Cuba: 3.38 Jamaica: 2.63 World: 4.05 1983 Cuba: 3.61 Jamaica: 2.63 World: 4.01 1984 Cuba: 3.78 Jamaica: 2.42 World: 4.07 1985 Cuba: 3.48 Jamaica: 2.13 World: 4.05 1986 Cuba: 3.52 Jamaica: 2.01 World: 4.04 1987 Cuba: 3.8 Jamaica: 2.07 World: 4.1 1988 Cuba: 3.92 Jamaica: 2.16 World: 4.16 1989 Cuba: 3.96 Jamaica: 2.74 World: 4.16 1990 Cuba: 3.64 Jamaica: 3.24 World: 4.15 1991 Cuba: 2.81 Jamaica: 3.17 World: 4.1 1992 Cuba: 2.22 Jamaica: 3.42 World: 4.01 1993 Cuba: 2.02 Jamaica: 3.44 World: 3.97 1994 Cuba: 2.07 Jamaica: 3.44 World: 3.94 1995 Cuba: 2.19 Jamaica: 3.52 World: 3.99 1996 Cuba: 2.37 Jamaica: 3.64 World: 4.01 1997 Cuba: 2.58 Jamaica: 3.69 World: 4.02 1998 Cuba: 2.53 Jamaica: 3.85 World: 3.98 1999 Cuba: 2.59 Jamaica: 3.92 World: 3.95 2000 Cuba: 2.61 Jamaica: 3.93 World: 4.01 2001 Cuba: 2.5 Jamaica: 3.93 World: 4.01 2002 Cuba: 2.38 Jamaica: 3.89 World: 4.02 2003 Cuba: 2.3 Jamaica: 3.97 World: 4.15 2004 Cuba: 2.25 Jamaica: 3.97 World: 4.28 2005 Cuba: 2.33 Jamaica: 3.96 World: 4.39 2006 Cuba: 2.38 Jamaica: 4.56 World: 4.48 2007 Cuba: 2.45 Jamaica: 4.51 World: 4.59 2008 Cuba: 2.36 Jamaica: 3.62 World: 4.56 2009 Cuba: 2.39 Jamaica: 2.94 World: 4.45 2010 Cuba: 2.49 Jamaica: 2.8 World: 4.67 2011 Cuba: 2.46 Jamaica: 2.75 World: 4.76 2012 Cuba: 2.56 Jamaica: 2.53 World: 4.77 2013 Cuba: 2.57 Jamaica: 2.69 World: 4.81 2014 Cuba: 2.38 Jamaica: 2.58 World: 4.78 2015 Cuba: 2.61 Jamaica: 2.54 World: 4.7 2016 Cuba: 2.42 Jamaica: 2.71 World: 4.65 2017 Cuba: 2.36 Jamaica: 2.6 World: 4.67 2018 Cuba: 2.39 Jamaica: 3.08 World: 4.73 2019 Cuba: 1.99 Jamaica: 2.99 World: 4.7 2020 Cuba: 1.65 Jamaica: 2.09 World: 4.47 2021 Cuba: 1.96 Jamaica: 2.28 World: 4.68 2022 Cuba: 1.79 Jamaica: 2.65 World: 4.67 2023 Cuba: 1.82 Jamaica: 2.71 World: 4.68 2024 Cuba: 1.91 Jamaica: 2.84 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Cuba Jamaica World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Cuba: 9.74 Jamaica: 12.8 World: 15.6 2006 Cuba: 11.16 Jamaica: 16.4 World: 17.2 2007 Cuba: 11.69 Jamaica: 21.1 World: 20.2 2008 Cuba: 12.94 Jamaica: 23.6 World: 22.8 2009 Cuba: 14.33 Jamaica: 24.3 World: 25.3 2010 Cuba: 15.9 Jamaica: 27.67 World: 28.4 2011 Cuba: 16.02 Jamaica: 37.44 World: 30.9 2012 Cuba: 21.2 Jamaica: 33.79 World: 33.3 2013 Cuba: 27.93 Jamaica: 37.1 World: 35.3 2014 Cuba: 29.07 Jamaica: 40.4 World: 37.4 2015 Cuba: 37.31 Jamaica: 42.22 World: 39.9 2016 Cuba: 42.98 Jamaica: 44.37 World: 43.6 2017 Cuba: 57.15 Jamaica: 55.07 World: 46.3 2018 Cuba: 62.68 Jamaica: 68.21 World: 49.4 2019 Cuba: 67.97 Jamaica: 70.84 World: 53.9 2020 Cuba: 71.12 Jamaica: 76.38 World: 60.1 2021 Cuba: 67.64 Jamaica: 82.36 World: 63.8 2022 Cuba: 67.88 Jamaica: 85.84 World: 67 2023 Cuba: 69.56 Jamaica: 89.47 World: 69.2 2024 Cuba: 70.48 Jamaica: 90.11 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Population 10.9 mn 2025
87th of 215		 2.8 mn 2025
140th of 215
Population density 106.2 /km² 2023
97th of 214		 262.2 /km² 2023
46th of 214
Population growth -0.39 % 2025
192nd of 215		 -0.07 % 2025
175th of 215
Life expectancy 78.3 years 2024
64th of 215		 71.6 years 2024
140th of 215
Fertility rate 1.45 2024
164th of 215		 1.35 2024
185th of 215
Birth rate 8.6 ‰ 2024
176th of 215		 11.5 ‰ 2024
127th of 215
Infant mortality 6.8 ‰ 2024
58th of 196		 16.4 ‰ 2024
118th of 196
Urban population 77.2 % 2025
69th of 215		 59.4 % 2025
128th of 215
Aged 65+ 17.0 % 2025
55th of 215		 8.6 % 2025
109th of 215
Living in cities 46.7 % 2025
68th of 215		 46.1 % 2025
71st of 215
Living in towns 35.8 % 2025
83rd of 215		 26.7 % 2025
137th of 215
Living in rural areas 17.5 % 2025
153rd of 215		 27.2 % 2025
90th of 215

Human development

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Human Development Index 0.762 2023
97th of 193		 0.720 2023
117th of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.723 2023
51st of 156		 0.686 2023
73rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.296 2023
75th of 172		 0.358 2023
89th of 172
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.590 2023
97th of 169

Economy

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
GDP 107.4 bn US$ 2020 22.7 bn US$ 2025
123rd of 186
GDP per capita 9,605 US$ 2020 8,003 US$ 2025
92nd of 186
GNI per capita 9,010 US$ 2019 7,790 US$ 2025
88th of 182
GDP growth -1.1 % 2024 0.1 % 2025
176th of 186
Trade 124.9 % 2024 -
Exports 42.5 % 2024 -
Manufacturing 10.7 % 2024 7.7 % 2025
97th of 132
Agriculture 1.2 % 2024 8.7 % 2025
66th of 158
Military spending 2.9 % 2018 1.3 % 2024
94th of 147
GDP per capita (PPP) - 13,291 int. $ 2025
117th of 185
Inflation - 4.0 % 2025
51st of 165
FDI inflows - 1.4 % 2024
132nd of 192
Tax revenue - 23.7 % 2020
Government debt - 97.9 % 2020
48th of 56

Labour

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Unemployment 1.7 % 2025
15th of 181		 3.3 % 2025
50th of 181
Youth unemployment 4.3 % 2025
23rd of 181		 10.8 % 2025
80th of 181
Women in the labour force 40.0 % 2025
148th of 181		 63.0 % 2025
29th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 15.5 % 2025
89th of 181		 13.9 % 2025
94th of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.8 h 2025
73rd of 181		 43.4 h 2025
34th of 181
Youth NEET rate 11.5 % 2025
46th of 181		 20.0 % 2025
103rd of 181
Labour income share 41.3 % 2025
76th of 114		 53.9 % 2019
Output per hour 22.6 $ 2025
89th of 181		 8.8 $ 2025
135th of 181

Health

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Health spending 9.4 % 2023
37th of 192		 7.6 % 2023
68th of 192
Health spending per person 1,199 US$ 2020 520 US$ 2023
87th of 191
Physicians 9.54 /1,000 2021 0.46 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 8.6 ‰ 2024
62nd of 196		 17.8 ‰ 2024
116th of 196
Maternal mortality 35 /100k 2023
85th of 194		 130 /100k 2023
139th of 194
Tobacco use 16.1 % 2024
69th of 166		 11.5 % 2024
43rd of 166

Food

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Protein supply 97.3 g 2018 91.2 g 2022
88th of 174
Animal protein supply 43.6 g 2018 47.6 g 2022
81st of 174
Fat supply 79.2 g 2018 86.2 g 2022
102nd of 174
Cereal import dependency 76.6 % 2015 99.3 % 2022
18th of 160
Calories per person - 2,892 kcal 2023
88th of 155
Food insecurity - 55.8 % 2024
111th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 27.4 % 2024
116th of 124

Education

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Literacy 97.7 % 2019 -
Secondary enrolment 91.7 % 2024
59th of 108		 84.5 % 2024
82nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 43.1 % 2024
69th of 128		 26.2 % 2015
Education spending 8.4 % 2022 5.5 % 2024
17th of 121
Expected schooling 13.9 yrs 2023
89th of 195		 12.4 yrs 2023
131st of 195
Mean schooling 10.6 yrs 2023
81st of 193		 10.0 yrs 2023
96th of 193

Society

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Internet use 70.5 % 2024
118th of 182		 90.1 % 2024
55th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 72.9 /100 2024
134th of 151		 117.7 /100 2024
82nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
23rd of 213		 97.7 % 2024
141st of 213
Women in parliament 55.7 % 2025
2nd of 184		 30.2 % 2025
74th of 184
Income inequality - 39.9 2021
47th of 93
Extreme poverty - 1.4 % 2021
31st of 93

Refugees

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Refugees hosted 115 2025
144th of 177		 31 2022
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
156th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2022
Asylum-seekers hosted 40 2025
141st of 177		 0 2022
Refugees from the country 29,395 2025
43rd of 199		 2,642 2025
87th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 2.7 ‰ 2025
36th of 199		 0.9 ‰ 2025
63rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Control of corruption 43.3 /100 2024
104th of 207		 45.9 /100 2024
96th of 207
Government effectiveness 46.1 /100 2024
126th of 205		 54.7 /100 2024
90th of 205
Rule of law 46.2 /100 2024
142nd of 207		 55.6 /100 2024
101st of 207
Regulatory quality 32.2 /100 2024
192nd of 205		 56.3 /100 2024
86th of 205
Voice and accountability 34.6 /100 2024
174th of 205		 65.3 /100 2024
66th of 205
Political stability 71.3 /100 2024
88th of 207		 74.0 /100 2024
78th of 207

Environment

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
CO₂ per capita 1.91 t 2024
88th of 202		 2.84 t 2024
108th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 24.4 Mt 2024
80th of 204		 8.4 Mt 2024
115th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.06 % 2024
80th of 204		 0.02 % 2024
115th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 1.8 Gt 2024
70th of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
103rd of 204
GHG per capita 3.28 t 2024
87th of 202		 3.32 t 2024
89th of 202
Renewable energy 20.9 % 2021
104th of 211		 10.5 % 2021
144th of 211
Forest area 31.2 % 2023
106th of 212		 56.2 % 2023
36th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 9.4 µg/m³ 2023
42nd of 200		 21.7 µg/m³ 2023
125th of 200
Water stress 23.9 % 2022
116th of 176		 12.4 % 2022
95th of 176
Land area 103,800 km² 2023
104th of 214		 10,830 km² 2023
160th of 214

Energy

Indicator Cuba Jamaica
Renewable electricity 4.0 % 2024
166th of 190		 12.6 % 2024
140th of 190
Wind and solar 1.6 % 2024
135th of 190		 8.9 % 2024
79th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
61st of 180		 0.0 % 2024
96th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 4.0 % 2024
167th of 190		 12.6 % 2024
144th of 190
Fossil electricity 96.0 % 2024
167th of 190		 87.4 % 2024
144th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
26th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
51st of 188
Carbon intensity of power 643 g/kWh 2024
161st of 190		 562 g/kWh 2024
129th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.77 MWh 2024
116th of 191		 1.73 MWh 2024
118th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.