Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 64.0% less likely to die by suicide
Cuba has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Colombia, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 31.7% less spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Colombia spends $1,758 as of 2024.
have 73.4% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Colombia has 25.4 as of 2023.
Economy
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Colombia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
Life
have 53.7% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Colombia, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Colombia, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 54.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 6.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Colombia, on the other hand, 10.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Colombia, about 79.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.7% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Colombia spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.2% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Colombia, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 14.1% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Colombia, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.6 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Colombia has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 84.8% less strain on fresh water
Cuba withdraws 24% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Colombia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
be 22.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cuba, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Colombia, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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