Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.6% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.8% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
be 66.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 40.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 77.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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.
have 44.1% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 47.1% more on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 12.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 67.0% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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 Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.