Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 48.7% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 91.3% less likely to die by suicide
Cuba has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.0 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 83.8% less spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 94.5% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 33.7% less access to essential health services
Cuba scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 85.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 82.8% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.2 times 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 84.8% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 71.2% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 14.6 times more coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 93.3% less likely to be murdered
Cuba has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.7% more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 24.1% more strain on fresh water
Cuba withdraws 24% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
be 87.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cuba, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 50.3% more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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