Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 16.3% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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
be 54.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 73.2% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 23.7% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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 Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.