Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.5% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 65.0% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 44.4% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
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 Mexico, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 66.4% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 50.4% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
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