Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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 4.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Philippines spends $560 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 12.0 times more doctors per person
Philippines has 7.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
have 43.1% more access to essential health services
Philippines scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cuba scores 83 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Philippines has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 21.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 84.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 68.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 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 45.8% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Philippines spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2025. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 83.9% more on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.7% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 44.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Philippines, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 14.0% less strain on fresh water
Philippines withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 58.1% more electricity
Philippines uses 925 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
find 56.9% less home broadband
Philippines has 7.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
Environment
be 66.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Philippines, air pollution causes 92.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 27.3% more CO2
Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
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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