Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 43.2% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
have 2.9 times more doctors per person
Chile has 33.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 3.1 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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 28.7% less spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
be 79.3% more likely to die by suicide
Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 80.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 5.8 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 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 95.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% less on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 71.9% more on education
Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 42.0% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 47.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 87.0% less home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 2.7 times more strain on fresh water
Chile withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 66.6% less electricity
Chile uses 4,373 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 51.5% less CO2
Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 72.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 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
Compare further: Chile vs. Cuba
Cuba: At a glance
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