Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 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 13.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 10.7% more access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cuba scores 83 as of 2021.
be 59.8% more likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 67.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 84.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 43.4% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 33.4% more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 64.7% less likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 59.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 76.2% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 25.1% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 43.7% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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