Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
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 Dominican Republic, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.2% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominican Republic, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 38.2% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Dominican Republic, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 96.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 78.3% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominican Republic, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Dominican Republic, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.1 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 Dominican Republic, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 68.8% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 47.8% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Dominican Republic, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.5% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Dominican Republic, that number is 1,288 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Dominican Republic: At a glance
How big is Dominican Republic compared to Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.