Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 78.9% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.1 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 85.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
have 36.5% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 98.5% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 52.7% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.6% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 63.7% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.1% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.