Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 11.2 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 82.6% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 66.1% less spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 28.9% less access to essential health services
Cuba scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.4 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.3 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.0% more on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 90.1% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 23.7% less home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Marshall Islands: At a glance
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