https://www.humantruth.info/cuba.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Cuba Republic of Cuba | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 103rd best |
Capital | Havana |
Land Area | 106 440km21 |
Location | North America, The Americas, The Caribbean |
Population | 11.3m2 |
Life Expectancy | 73.68yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $7 879 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | CU, CUB, 1925 |
Internet Domain | .cu6 |
Currency | Peso (CUP)7 |
Telephone | +538 |
“The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from the US in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually. Cuba at times portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source if its difficulties. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the US's southwest border - is a continuing problem. The US Coast Guard interdicted 1,275 Cuban nationals attempting to cross the Straits of Florida in 2012.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Trapped in a time-warp, Cuba is like a prince in a poor man´s coat. Behind the sometimes shabby facades of communist but culturally rich Cuba, gold dust lingers. Cuba is a country with no historical precedents: economically poor, but culturally rich; visibly mildewed, but architecturally magnificent; infuriating, yet at the same time, strangely uplifting.
Halfway between the US in the north and Latin America in the south, Cuba has long struggled to work out where it fits in. Yet, as a former Spanish colony liberally colored with French, African, American, Jamaican, and indigenous Taíno influences, there´s no denying the breadth of its historical heritage. When Castro pressed the pause button on economic development in the 1960s, he inadvertently saved many endangered traditions and important historical heirlooms.
It is the Cubans themselves who have kept the country alive as the infrastructure crumbled: survivors and improvisers, poets and dreamers, cynics and sages. It is also they who have ensured that Cuba continues to be the fascinating, perplexing, paradoxical nation it is.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
80= | Moldova | 0.767 |
80= | Palau | 0.767 |
80= | Dominican Rep. | 0.767 |
83 | Cuba | 0.764 |
84 | Peru | 0.762 |
85 | Armenia | 0.759 |
86 | Mexico | 0.758 |
87 | Brazil | 0.754 |
The Americas Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
118 | El Salvador | $8 296 |
119 | Bolivia | $8 111 |
120 | Uzbekistan | $7 917 |
121 | Cuba | $7 879 |
122 | Vietnam | $7 867 |
123 | Laos | $7 700 |
124 | Swaziland | $7 679 |
125 | Morocco | $7 303 |
The Americas Avg | $16 628 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
100 | Jordan | 88.8 |
101 | Maldives | 88.9 |
102 | St Lucia | 89.3 |
103 | Cuba | 89.5 |
104 | Nepal | 90.0 |
105 | Belize | 90.1 |
106 | Kazakhstan | 90.7 |
107 | Bahrain | 91.1 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Cuba's population is predicted to fall to 10 983 000 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 1.45. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
77 | Benin | 11.5m |
78 | Belgium | 11.5m |
79 | Bolivia | 11.4m |
80 | Cuba | 11.3m |
81 | Burundi | 11.2m |
82 | Haiti | 11.1m |
83 | S. Sudan | 11.0m |
84 | Czechia | 10.7m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
73 | Nicaragua | 73.8 |
74 | Tunisia | 73.8 |
75 | Lithuania | 73.7 |
76 | Cuba | 73.7 |
77 | Ecuador | 73.7 |
78 | Vietnam | 73.6 |
79 | Latvia | 73.6 |
80 | Mauritius | 73.6 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
94 | Channel Islands | 1.47 |
95 | Germany | 1.46 |
96 | Guam | 2.55 |
97 | Cuba | 1.45 |
98 | UAE | 1.44 |
99 | Oman | 2.57 |
100= | Greece | 1.43 |
100= | Portugal | 1.43 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
156 | Barbados | 35.6 |
157 | Lithuania | 36.0 |
158 | Czechia | 36.1 |
159 | Cuba | 36.2 |
160 | Poland | 36.3 |
161 | Singapore | 36.5 |
162 | Latvia | 36.7 |
163= | Sweden | 37.0 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
188 | N. Korea | 0.2% |
189 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% |
190 | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.1% |
191 | Madagascar | 0.1% |
192 | Indonesia | 0.1% |
193 | Cuba | 0.1% |
194 | Vietnam | 0.1% |
195 | China | 0.1% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
57 | Jordan | 11.3% |
58 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.2% |
59 | Tajikistan | 11.2% |
60 | Cuba | 10.9% |
61 | Mauritius | 10.9% |
62 | Greece | 10.8% |
63 | Mexico | 10.7% |
64 | Andorra | 10.7% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#cuba #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #press_freedom #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
154 | Niger | 117.3 |
155 | Rwanda | 117.3 |
156 | Egypt | 118.4 |
157 | Cuba | 119.1 |
158 | Liberia | 119.5 |
159 | Algeria | 119.6 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #cuba #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2025)21 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank21 | |
1 | Greenland | 34.3 |
2 | Curaço | 49.7 |
3 | Aruba | 49.9 |
... | ||
10= | Puerto Rico | 70.9 |
11 | Barbados | 71.0 |
12 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 74.3 |
13 | Cuba | 75.7 |
14 | Chile | 75.8 |
15 | Uruguay | 76.4 |
16 | Grenada | 77.9 |
17 | British Virgin Islands | 78.7 |
18 | Trinidad & Tobago | 79.4 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)21 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank21 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
72 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 75.0 |
73= | Lithuania | 75.5 |
73= | Armenia | 75.5 |
75 | Cuba | 75.7 |
76 | Chile | 75.8 |
77 | Georgia | 75.9 |
78 | Latvia | 76.0 |
79 | Uruguay | 76.4 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man22. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria22.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans22, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia22.
For more, see:
Health:
Cuba has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Cuba comes in the best 20 in terms of its immunizations take-up23 (one of the best in The Americas). It does better than average in terms of its average life expectancy11, its alcohol consumption rate24 and in its fertility rate14 (but bad for The Americas). But, things could still be better. Cuba does worse than average in terms of its suicide rate25 (one of the highest in The Americas), its adolescent birth rate26 and in its smoking rate27 (the highest in The Americas). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Cuba improved by +3.6yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Cuba's peak fertility rate was 4.56 in 1963.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
73 | Nicaragua | 73.8 |
74 | Tunisia | 73.8 |
75 | Lithuania | 73.7 |
76 | Cuba | 73.7 |
77 | Ecuador | 73.7 |
78 | Vietnam | 73.6 |
79 | Latvia | 73.6 |
80 | Mauritius | 73.6 |
The Americas Avg | 72.58 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita24 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
90= | Haiti | 5.8 |
90= | Colombia | 5.8 |
92 | Nauru | 6.0 |
93 | Cuba | 6.1 |
94 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.2 |
95= | Guyana | 6.3 |
95= | Peru | 6.3 |
97 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6.4 |
The Americas Avg | 6.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
94 | Channel Islands | 1.47 |
95 | Germany | 1.46 |
96 | Guam | 2.55 |
97 | Cuba | 1.45 |
98 | UAE | 1.44 |
99 | Oman | 2.57 |
100= | Greece | 1.43 |
100= | Portugal | 1.43 |
The Americas Avg | 1.80 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201427 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
142 | Argentina | 1 359 |
143 | Denmark | 1 378 |
144 | Georgia | 1 378 |
145 | Cuba | 1 392 |
146 | Saudi Arabia | 1 395 |
147 | Netherlands | 1 396 |
148 | Poland | 1 396 |
149 | Italy | 1 443 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate25 | ||
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Pos. | 2013 Per 100k25 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
59 | Norway | 23.8 |
60= | Denmark | 23.9 |
60= | Germany | 23.9 |
62 | Cuba | 24.5 |
63= | Romania | 24.5 |
64 | Bulgaria | 25 |
65 | Sweden | 25.5 |
66 | Slovakia | 25.7 |
The Americas Avg | 13.57 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %28 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
123= | Norway | 58.3 |
123= | Poland | 58.3 |
125 | Ukraine | 58.4 |
126= | Cuba | 58.5 |
126= | Italy | 58.5 |
128 | Luxembourg | 58.7 |
129 | Panama | 58.8 |
130 | Suriname | 58.9 |
The Americas Avg | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100026 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
119 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 46.5 |
120 | Philippines | 48.1 |
121 | Botswana | 48.3 |
122 | Cuba | 48.9 |
123 | Haiti | 51.8 |
124 | Seychelles | 52.1 |
125 | Yemen | 52.5 |
126 | Burundi | 52.6 |
The Americas Avg | 48.1 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %23 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
15= | Luxembourg | 98.0 |
15= | Oman | 98.0 |
17 | Antigua & Barbuda | 98.0 |
18 | Cuba | 97.9 |
19 | Belgium | 97.8 |
20 | Thailand | 97.8 |
21= | Mauritius | 97.6 |
21= | Fiji | 97.6 |
The Americas Avg | 91.3 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #cuba #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)29 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29 | |
1 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 47.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 49.7 |
... | ||
12 | Colombia | 70.9 |
13 | Argentina | 78.5 |
14 | Dominica | 78.5 |
15 | Cuba | 79.4 |
16 | Nicaragua | 80.5 |
17 | Bolivia | 81.8 |
18 | Panama | 82.5 |
19 | Honduras | 84.6 |
20 | Venezuela | 86.1 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)29 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
87 | Argentina | 78.5 |
88 | Dominica | 78.5 |
89 | Iran | 79.0 |
90 | Cuba | 79.4 |
91 | Algeria | 79.7 |
92 | Nicaragua | 80.5 |
93 | Slovakia | 80.8 |
94 | Poland | 81.0 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
With regard to its responsibility towards the environment, Cuba ranks 90th in the world. This rank is calculated from 5 data sets. Cuba comes in the best 20 when it comes to its forested percent change 2000-202030. It does better than average in its environmental performance31 and in reducing annual meat consumption per person32. Cuba doesn't do so well in other areas. Cuba does worse than average for energy to GDP efficiency33 and in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better30 | ||
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Pos. | Total30 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
4 | Burundi | 44.2% |
5 | Uruguay | 43.8% |
6 | Montenegro | 32.1% |
7 | Malta | 31.4% |
8 | Cuba | 31.0% |
9 | Kuwait | 28.9% |
10 | Uzbekistan | 23.3% |
11 | Algeria | 23.1% |
12 | China | 23.0% |
The Americas Avg | -2.1% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
From 2000 to 2010, Cuba restored its forest cover by 20%, from 2435 thousand hectares to 2932 thousand. By 2020, it added a further 11%, setting an important example for the rest of the world.
Environmental Performance Higher is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201831 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
52 | Russia | 63.8 |
53 | Brunei | 63.6 |
54 | Morocco | 63.5 |
55 | Cuba | 63.4 |
56 | Panama | 62.7 |
57 | Tonga | 62.5 |
58 | Tunisia | 62.4 |
59 | Azerbaijan | 62.3 |
The Americas Avg | 58.8 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg33 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
108 | Mauritania | 1.24 |
109 | Iraq | 1.24 |
110 | Australia | 1.25 |
111 | Cuba | 1.25 |
112 | Thailand | 1.26 |
113 | Slovakia | 1.26 |
114 | Sweden | 1.30 |
115 | USA | 1.36 |
The Americas Avg | 1.42 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
109 | Slovenia | 56% |
110 | S. Korea | 56% |
111 | Sudan | 56% |
112 | Cuba | 55% |
113 | Israel | 55% |
114 | Vietnam | 55% |
115 | Malta | 55% |
116 | Rwanda | 55% |
The Americas Avg | 60.7% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg32 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
85 | Chad | 47.1 |
86 | Oman | 48.0 |
87 | Ukraine | 48.5 |
88 | Cuba | 49.6 |
89 | Libya | 50.0 |
90 | Ecuador | 50.9 |
91 | Albania | 52.0 |
92 | Kiribati | 52.4 |
The Americas Avg | 70.3 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
In the 2010s, Cuba increased its meat consumption by over 20kgs per person per year, one of only 11 countries to do so, and putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.32
#burundi #corruption #cuba #education #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #life_expectancy #modernity #peace #politics #research #science #technology #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)34 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank34 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
... | ||
10 | Mexico | 64.5 |
11 | Peru | 68.2 |
12 | Costa Rica | 69.8 |
13 | Cuba | 72.8 |
14 | Trinidad & Tobago | 74.5 |
15 | Ecuador | 74.8 |
16 | Colombia | 77.3 |
17 | Bolivia | 79.5 |
18= | Antigua & Barbuda | 79.6 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
q=35. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)34 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank34 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
69 | Tunisia | 70.8 |
70 | China | 71.4 |
71 | Fiji | 71.5 |
72 | Cuba | 72.8 |
73 | Trinidad & Tobago | 74.5 |
74 | Kuwait | 74.7 |
75 | Ecuador | 74.8 |
76 | Qatar | 74.8 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark35. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone35. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots36.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)37
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe35, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia35.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education:
In the 2000s, Cuba increased its expected duration of education by almost 5 years, more than any other country in that decade except Burundi, and becoming the country with the world 7th-longest period of education, although in the 2010s, this dropped back down by two years. 38
Research & Development Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2939 |
2 | Israel | 4.1139 |
3 | Japan | 3.5839 |
... | ||
61= | Cyprus | 0.4840 |
62 | Costa Rica | 0.4741 |
63= | Qatar | 0.4742 |
63= | Cuba | 0.4740 |
65 | Macedonia | 0.4440 |
66= | Puerto Rico | 0.4440 |
67 | Jordan | 0.4343 |
68 | Mozambique | 0.4244 |
The Americas Avg | 0.47 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education Higher is better45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201845 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
47 | Bahamas | 88.4% |
48 | Ireland | 88.3% |
49 | Netherlands | 88.3% |
50 | Cuba | 87.4% |
51 | Poland | 85.3% |
52 | Belgium | 84.8% |
53 | UK | 84.5% |
54 | Jordan | 84.0% |
The Americas Avg | 63.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years46 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
73 | Slovakia | 14.5 |
74 | Dominican Rep. | 14.5 |
75 | Albania | 14.4 |
76 | Cuba | 14.4 |
77 | Colombia | 14.4 |
78 | Moldova | 14.4 |
79 | Serbia | 14.4 |
80 | Luxembourg | 14.4 |
The Americas Avg | 14.2 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
IQ Higher is better47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200647 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
72= | Yemen | 85 |
72= | Trinidad & Tobago | 85 |
72= | Peru | 85 |
72= | Cuba | 85 |
76 | Venezuela | 84 |
77= | Colombia | 84 |
77= | Jordan | 84 |
77= | Afghanistan | 84 |
The Americas Avg | 85.3 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
“The government controls virtually all media outlets in Cuba and restricts access to outside information. A small number of [independent] journalists and bloggers... manage to write articles for websites or blogs, or publish tweets. The government routinely blocks access within Cuba to these websites and only a fraction of Cubans can read independent websites and blogs because of the high cost of, and limited access to, the internet. In September 2017, Cuba announced it would gradually extend the home internet service to all the provinces in the country.”
"World Report 2018" by Human Rights Watch (2018)48
Internet Users Higher is better49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201649 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
127 | India | 35% |
128 | Kyrgyzstan | 34% |
129 | Egypt | 33% |
130 | Cuba | 32% |
131 | Micronesia | 31% |
132 | Vanuatu | 31% |
133 | Syria | 30% |
134 | Sri Lanka | 29% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
Freedom On The Internet Lower is better50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201250 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
... | ||
40 | Vietnam | 73 |
41= | Ethiopia | 75 |
41= | Myanmar (Burma) | 75 |
43 | Uzbekistan | 77 |
44 | Syria | 83 |
45 | China | 85 |
46 | Cuba | 86 |
47 | Iran | 90 |
The Americas Avg | 39.3 | |
World Avg | 46.7 | |
q=47. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio51 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
166= | Lebanon | 0.0 |
166= | St Lucia | 0.0 |
166= | Dominica | 0.0 |
166= | Cuba | 0.0 |
166= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.0 |
166= | Montenegro | 0.0 |
166= | Libya | 0.0 |
166= | Jamaica | 0.0 |
The Americas Avg | 3.36 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
National Culture:
Corruption Higher is better52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points52 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
65 | China | 45.0 |
66= | Sao Tome & Principe | 45.0 |
66= | Montenegro | 45.0 |
66= | Cuba | 45.0 |
69 | Jamaica | 44.0 |
70= | Oman | 44.0 |
70= | Bahrain | 44.0 |
72 | Senegal | 43.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score53 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
96= | Papua New Guinea | 2.10 |
96= | Azerbaijan | 2.10 |
98 | Ecuador | 2.10 |
99 | Cuba | 2.10 |
100 | Turkmenistan | 2.11 |
101 | Tajikistan | 2.11 |
102 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.12 |
103= | Peru | 2.13 |
The Americas Avg | 2.13 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201954 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
36 | Malta | 4.60 |
37 | Serbia | 4.90 |
38 | Slovakia | 5.00 |
39 | Cuba | 5.10 |
40 | UAE | 5.20 |
41= | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5.40 |
41= | Latvia | 5.40 |
43 | Lithuania | 5.50 |
The Americas Avg | 12.03 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #cuba #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #USA
Disbelief In God (2007)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %55 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
9= | Netherlands | 42 |
9= | Germany | 42 |
9= | UK | 42 |
12 | Cuba | 40 |
13 | Slovenia | 35 |
14 | Bulgaria | 34 |
15 | Hungary | 32 |
16 | Norway | 31 |
17 | S. Korea | 30 |
18 | Finland | 28 |
19 | Russia | 27 |
20 | Australia | 25 |
21 | Taiwan | 24 |
22= | New Zealand | 22 |
22= | Canada | 22 |
24 | Latvia | 20 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below56:
Christian | 59.2% |
Muslim | 0.1% |
Hindu | 0.2% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 17.4% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 23% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria. note: prior to CASTRO assuming power57.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: Cuba's Constitution affirms religious liberty and freedom (Article 15 and Article 57), and outlaws discrimination based on religion (Article 43). Despite this, things are not well. As recently as 2020, the USA has again put Cuba on its "Special Watch List for having engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom"58.
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