Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.0% more likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 46.4% more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
be 13.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 62.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.5% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 80.8% as of 2018. In Cuba, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 84.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
have 54.7% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.0% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.9 times more on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 82.3% more on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.3 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Guatemala? See an in-depth size comparison.