Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 4.7 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 54.9% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 39.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
have 11.9% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.9% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 93.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 79.2% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 19.0 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 67.0% less strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
find 93.1% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
use 70.8% less electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 39.9% less CO2
Malta emits 3.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 47.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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