Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.2% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.0% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
be 77.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 67.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.6% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Cuba, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 79.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 45.4% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 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 17.5% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 82.3% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% 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
Algeria has a total of 998 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 Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.