Quality of life comparison

live 4.3 years less

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

make 23.6% less money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

have 72.7% more children

In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.6% less likely to be literate

In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2021. In El Salvador, it is 89.1% as of 2019.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

be 11.3% less likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 68.0% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. El Salvador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 20.8% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 91.8% less coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.