Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 13.1% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 73.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 37.6% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 55.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 35.1% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 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 14.0% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 18.9% more on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.1% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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 Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.