Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 14.9% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 68.6% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 37.8% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 19.0 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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 Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.