Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 20.6% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 4.1 times more doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
be 82.4% more likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 47.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 36.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 37.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cuba, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2024.
have 41.8% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 24.1% more on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 67.0% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 76.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 82.1% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 3.5 times more strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 12.8% less electricity
Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 27.7% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 34.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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