Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.0% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.2% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
Life
have 54.1% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Argentina, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 15.9% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.6% more coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Argentina: At a glance
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