Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
have 3.4 times more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 3.8 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.3% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
be 46.1% more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 74.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 25.3% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 74.4% more on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 14.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 92.8% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 6.4 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 89.6% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 86.4% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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