Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 17.9% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 7.1 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 35.8% less money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
be 53.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 84.1% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.4 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 Bolivia, on the other hand, 22.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.9% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.0% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 38.9% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bolivia: At a glance
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