Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
see 35.1% less spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 85.9% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 37.3% less access to essential health services
Cuba scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.9 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.4 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% more on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 46.8% more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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