Quality of life comparison

live 6.7 years longer

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 75.2% less likely to be obese

In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 8.8 times more money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 62.5% less 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 11.1% fewer children

In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 28.2% more likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 78.1% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 51.2% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.8% less coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.