Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Cuba instead of Argentina, you would:

Health

be 38.2% less likely to be obese

In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.

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have 86.9% more doctors per person

Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.

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see 16.6% less spent on your healthcare

Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.

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be 73.7% more likely to die by suicide

Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 75.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.

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Life

be 15.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cuba, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 22.3% fewer children

In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 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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Basic Needs

be 21.4% less likely to have internet access

In Argentina, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 68.8% more on education

Argentina spends 5.0% 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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Geography

see 25.1% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.

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Safety

be 38.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 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 88.2% less home broadband

Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.

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live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water

Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.

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use 48.2% less electricity

Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 52.4% less CO2

Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Compare further: Argentina vs. Cuba

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Cuba is 31.8% cheaper than Argentina overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Argentina is about 25 times bigger than Cuba.
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Moving from Argentina to Cuba · UN DESA 2020
35 people born in Argentina live in Cuba.
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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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