Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
see 12.6% more spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 4.3 times more doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
have 36.1% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cuba scores 83 as of 2021.
live 3.0 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 28.7% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
be 9.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 61.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 44.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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 18.6% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 63.2% more on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 7.2 times more likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 4.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 84.3% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 52.8% more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 46.5% less CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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