Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 11.8% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 43.1% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 50.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
have 20.5% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 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 14.0% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% 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
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 20.2% more on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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 Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.