Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 23.7% less likely to die by suicide
Cuba has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mauritius, it is 10.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.5 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Mauritius, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 39.2% less spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mauritius spends $1,566 as of 2023.
have 85.0% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Mauritius has 14.4 as of 2022.
have 20.5% less access to essential health services
Cuba scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mauritius scores 66 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mauritius, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 19.5% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mauritius, there are 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 88.6% 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 Mauritius, 66.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.0 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 Mauritius, on the other hand, 13.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.6% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Mauritius spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 40.6% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mauritius, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.3% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Mauritius, that number is 177 km.
Safety
be 49.1% less likely to be murdered
Cuba has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mauritius, that number is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 79.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mauritius, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 9.1 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mauritius has 28.0 as of 2024.
use 68.6% more electricity
Cuba uses 1,462 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mauritius uses 2,465 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 85.3% more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mauritius emits 3.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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