Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Cuba instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 45.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2024.

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be 33.5% less likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 34.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends $1,241 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.

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be 9.4 times more likely to die by suicide

Antigua and Barbuda has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Life

have 26.6% fewer children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.7 times more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 24.4 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.

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Safety

be 28.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Antigua and Barbuda, road accidents kill 7.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 71.2% less home broadband

Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.

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live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water

Antigua and Barbuda withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 49.7% less CO2

Antigua and Barbuda emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 63.2% more likely to die from air pollution

In Antigua and Barbuda, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Cuba: At a glance

Cuba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 109,820 sq km. The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. Subsequently, the 1901 Platt Amendment to the Cuban constitution authorized the US to intevene in Cuba in the event of instability. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from the US in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4-6 billion annually. Cuba at times portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source if its difficulties. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the US's southwest border - is a continuing problem. The US Coast Guard interdicted 1,357 Cuban nationals attempting to cross the Straits of Florida in 2013. Also in 2013, 14,251 Cuban migrants presented themselves at various land border ports of entry through out the US.
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