Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 10.3% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 75.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 56.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 64.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 33.5% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 46.8% more on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.4% more coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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 Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.