Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
have 17.2% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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