http://www.humantruth.info/cuba.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Cuba Republic of Cuba | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 82nd 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 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.952 |
5 | Australia | 0.951 |
... | ||
80 | Moldova | 0.767 |
81 | Dominican Rep. | 0.767 |
82 | Palau | 0.767 |
83 | Cuba | 0.764 |
84 | Peru | 0.762 |
85 | Armenia | 0.759 |
The Americas Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
4 | Luxembourg | $84 649 |
5 | Ireland | $76 169 |
... | ||
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 |
The Americas Avg | $16 628 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12,13 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12,13 | |
1 | Taiwan | 28.6 |
2 | Norway | 29.4 |
3 | Denmark | 31.2 |
4 | Sweden | 32.2 |
5 | Finland | 32.6 |
... | ||
79 | Bhutan | 80.5 |
80 | Philippines | 80.8 |
81 | Colombia | 81.5 |
82 | Cuba | 81.8 |
83 | Russia | 82.3 |
84 | Jordan | 82.4 |
The Americas Avg | 81.6 | |
World Avg | 86.1 | |
q=195. |
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 #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
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 is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., 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, 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.Population (2018)2 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
4 | Indonesia | 267.7m |
5 | Pakistan | 212.2m |
... | ||
77 | Benin | 11.5m |
78 | Belgium | 11.5m |
79 | Bolivia | 11.4m |
80 | Cuba | 11.3m |
81 | Burundi | 11.2m |
82 | Haiti | 11.1m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
73 | Nicaragua | 73.8 |
74 | Tunisia | 73.8 |
75 | Lithuania | 73.7 |
76 | Cuba | 73.7 |
77 | Ecuador | 73.7 |
78 | Vietnam | 73.6 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate (2013)14 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best14 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
89 | Italy | 1.47 |
90 | Cyprus | 1.46 |
91 | Moldova | 1.46 |
92 | Cuba | 1.45 |
93 | India | 2.55 |
94 | Germany | 1.44 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)15 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
4 | Burkina Faso | 04.7 |
5 | Sierra Leone | 04.8 |
... | ||
156 | Barbados | 35.6 |
157 | Lithuania | 36.0 |
158 | Czechia | 36.1 |
159 | Cuba | 36.2 |
160 | Poland | 36.3 |
161 | Singapore | 36.5 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)16 | ||
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Pos. | %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
4 | Liechtenstein | 65.1% |
5 | Monaco | 54.9% |
... | ||
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. |
Emigrants (2010)17 | ||
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Pos. | %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
4 | Grenada | 65.5% |
5 | St Kitts & Nevis | 61.1% |
... | ||
57 | Jordan | 11.3% |
58 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.2% |
59 | Tajikistan | 11.2% |
60 | Cuba | 10.9% |
61 | Mauritius | 10.9% |
62 | Greece | 10.8% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#cuba #equality #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)18,19 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18,19 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.2 |
2 | Norway | 14.7 |
3 | Denmark | 14.7 |
4 | Netherlands | 15.8 |
5 | New Zealand | 17.5 |
... | ||
112 | Benin | 95.9 |
113 | Tanzania | 95.9 |
114 | India | 96.9 |
115 | Cuba | 97.7 |
116 | Kazakhstan | 97.9 |
117 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 98.6 |
The Americas Avg | 74.2 | |
World Avg | 87.7 | |
q=199. |
When it comes to press and media freedom, Cuba is one of the worst 5 countries in the world20; it's one of those countries where 'compliance with international human rights standards would mean removal of those in power'21. .
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 (2020)22,23 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank22,23 | |
1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 75.6 |
2 | Brazil | 82.1 |
3 | Cuba | 82.4 |
4 | Canada | 83.5 |
5 | Barbados | 85.1 |
6 | Grenada | 86.6 |
7 | Trinidad & Tobago | 86.6 |
8 | Guyana | 87.5 |
9 | Nicaragua | 87.5 |
10 | St Lucia | 88.9 |
11 | Ecuador | 90.5 |
12 | El Salvador | 90.5 |
13 | St Kitts & Nevis | 91.8 |
The Americas Avg | 96.2 | |
q=35. |
Health (2020)22,23 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank22,23 | |
1 | Monaco | 13.0 |
2 | Hong Kong | 18.3 |
3 | Maldives | 41.0 |
4 | Singapore | 42.6 |
5 | Japan | 51.0 |
... | ||
53 | Solomon Islands | 82.0 |
54 | Israel | 82.1 |
55 | Brazil | 82.1 |
56 | Cuba | 82.4 |
57 | Macedonia | 82.5 |
58 | Croatia | 82.9 |
59 | Turkmenistan | 83.1 |
World Avg | 93.5 | |
q=196. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives22. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau22.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are 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, Asia and The Mediterranean22, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa22.
For more, see:
Health:
Cuba does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Cuba comes in the best 20 in terms of its fertility rate14 (the best in The Americas) and in its immunizations take-up24 (one of the best in The Americas). It does better than average in its average life expectancy11 and in its alcohol consumption rate25. Cuba doesn't do so well in other areas. Cuba does worse than average when it comes to its suicide rate26 (one of the highest in The Americas), its adolescent birth rate27 (still good for The Americas) and in its smoking rate28 (the worst in The Americas). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years.Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
73 | Nicaragua | 73.8 |
74 | Tunisia | 73.8 |
75 | Lithuania | 73.7 |
76 | Cuba | 73.7 |
77 | Ecuador | 73.7 |
78 | Vietnam | 73.6 |
The Americas Avg | 72.58 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)25 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita25 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
4 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
5 | Somalia | 0.0 |
... | ||
90 | Haiti | 5.8 |
91 | Colombia | 5.8 |
92 | Nauru | 6.0 |
93 | Cuba | 6.1 |
94 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.2 |
95 | Guyana | 6.3 |
The Americas Avg | 6.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)14 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best14 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
89 | Italy | 1.47 |
90 | Cyprus | 1.46 |
91 | Moldova | 1.46 |
92 | Cuba | 1.45 |
93 | India | 2.55 |
94 | Germany | 1.44 |
The Americas Avg | 2.29 | |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse28 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
179 | Macedonia | 2 732 |
178 | Russia | 2 690 |
... | ||
148 | Poland | 1 396 |
147 | Netherlands | 1 396 |
146 | Saudi Arabia | 1 395 |
145 | Cuba | 1 392 |
144 | Georgia | 1 378 |
143 | Denmark | 1 378 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Per 100k26 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
4 | Jordan | 0.2 |
5 | Maldives | 0.7 |
... | ||
59 | Norway | 23.8 |
60 | Denmark | 23.9 |
61 | Germany | 23.9 |
62 | Cuba | 24.5 |
63 | Romania | 24.5 |
64 | Bulgaria | 25 |
The Americas Avg | 13.57 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Overweight Adults (2016)29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %29 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
4 | Ethiopia | 20.9 |
5 | Nepal | 21.0 |
... | ||
123 | Norway | 58.3 |
124 | Poland | 58.3 |
125 | Ukraine | 58.4 |
126 | Cuba | 58.5 |
127 | Italy | 58.5 |
128 | Luxembourg | 58.7 |
The Americas Avg | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100027 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
4 | Hong Kong | 3.2 |
5 | Slovenia | 3.8 |
... | ||
100 | Antigua & Barbuda | 44.8 |
101 | Fiji | 44.8 |
102 | S. Africa | 45.5 |
103 | Cuba | 45.6 |
104 | Suriname | 46.1 |
105 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 46.6 |
The Americas Avg | 56.6 | |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %24 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
4 | Niue | 98.8 |
5 | Mongolia | 98.7 |
... | ||
15 | Luxembourg | 98.0 |
16 | Oman | 98.0 |
17 | Antigua & Barbuda | 98.0 |
18 | Cuba | 97.9 |
19 | Belgium | 97.8 |
20 | Thailand | 97.8 |
The Americas Avg | 91.3 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #intelligence #modernity #politics #research #science #technology #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)19 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
1 | Canada | 21.6 |
2 | USA | 29.3 |
3 | Argentina | 43.8 |
4 | Chile | 51.6 |
5 | Barbados | 54.2 |
... | ||
16 | Aruba | 71.5 |
17 | Colombia | 77.1 |
18 | Bahamas | 80.0 |
19 | Cuba | 80.3 |
20 | Cayman Islands | 82.0 |
21 | Dominican Rep. | 83.4 |
22 | Dominica | 83.8 |
The Americas Avg | 81.7 | |
q=41. |
Modernity and Learning (2020)19 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
1 | Finland | 8.4 |
2 | Taiwan | 10.0 |
3 | Switzerland | 15.1 |
4 | Estonia | 15.8 |
5 | Denmark | 16.0 |
... | ||
96 | Sri Lanka | 79.6 |
97 | Kenya | 79.8 |
98 | Bahamas | 80.0 |
99 | Cuba | 80.3 |
100 | Fiji | 80.8 |
101 | Jordan | 81.1 |
102 | Seychelles | 81.3 |
World Avg | 83.2 | |
q=205. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2930 |
2 | Israel | 4.1130 |
3 | Japan | 3.5830 |
4 | Finland | 3.1730 |
5 | Sweden | 3.1630 |
... | ||
61 | Cyprus | 0.4831 |
62 | Costa Rica | 0.4732 |
63 | Qatar | 0.4733 |
64 | Cuba | 0.4731 |
65 | Macedonia | 0.4431 |
66 | Puerto Rico | 0.4431 |
The Americas Avg | 0.47 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)34 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better34 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
4 | Canada | 100.0% |
5 | Finland | 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% |
The Americas Avg | 63.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2021)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years35 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
4 | Belgium | 19.6 |
5 | Sweden | 19.4 |
... | ||
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 |
The Americas Avg | 14.2 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
IQ (2006)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better36 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
4 | Japan | 105 |
5 | Taiwan | 105 |
... | ||
72 | Yemen | 85 |
73 | Trinidad & Tobago | 85 |
74 | Peru | 85 |
75 | Cuba | 85 |
76 | Venezuela | 84 |
77 | Colombia | 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)37
Internet Users (2016)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better38 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
4 | Bermuda | 97% |
5 | Andorra | 97% |
... | ||
127 | India | 35% |
128 | Kyrgyzstan | 34% |
129 | Egypt | 33% |
130 | Cuba | 32% |
131 | Micronesia | 31% |
132 | Vanuatu | 31% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
Freedom On The Internet (2012)39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better39 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
4 | Australia | 18 |
5 | Hungary | 19 |
... | ||
42 | 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 (2017)40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio40 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
4 | USA | 35.0 |
5 | Greece | 33.5 |
... | ||
166 | Lebanon | 0.0 |
167 | St Lucia | 0.0 |
168 | Dominica | 0.0 |
169 | Cuba | 0.0 |
170 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.0 |
171 | Montenegro | 0.0 |
The Americas Avg | 3.36 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Corruption (2022)41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Points41 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2 | Finland | 87.0 |
3 | New Zealand | 87.0 |
4 | Norway | 84.0 |
5 | Singapore | 83.0 |
... | ||
65 | China | 45.0 |
66 | Sao Tome & Principe | 45.0 |
67 | Montenegro | 45.0 |
68 | Cuba | 45.0 |
69 | Jamaica | 44.0 |
70 | Oman | 44.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
#human_development #peace #politics
Global Peace Index (2021)42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better42 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
4 | Portugal | 1.27 |
5 | Slovenia | 1.32 |
... | ||
84 | Trinidad & Tobago | 2.03 |
85 | Nepal | 2.03 |
86 | Peru | 2.03 |
87 | Cuba | 2.04 |
88 | Ecuador | 2.04 |
89 | Georgia | 2.05 |
The Americas Avg | 2.13 | |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %43 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
4 | Kuwait | +81.2 |
5 | Dominican Rep. | +79.5 |
6 | Egypt | +65.9 |
7 | Vietnam | +65.6 |
8 | Ireland | +62.2 |
9 | Tunisia | +61.9 |
10 | Cuba | +56.9 |
11 | Cape Verde | +55.7 |
12 | Rwanda | +50.9 |
The Americas Avg | -00.2 | |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better44 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
4 | Malta | 80.9 |
5 | Sweden | 80.5 |
... | ||
52 | Russia | 63.8 |
53 | Brunei | 63.6 |
54 | Morocco | 63.5 |
55 | Cuba | 63.4 |
56 | Panama | 62.7 |
57 | Tonga | 62.5 |
The Americas Avg | 58.8 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
4 | Vanuatu | 1993 Dec 29 |
5 | Papua New Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
48 | Paraguay | 1994 May 25 |
49 | Hungary | 1994 May 25 |
50 | Brazil | 1994 May 29 |
51 | Cuba | 1994 Jun 06 |
52 | Namibia | 1997 Aug 14 |
53 | Sri Lanka | 1994 Jun 21 |
The Americas Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
#health #inequality #life_expectancy
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse45 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
181 | Somalia | 38.90 |
180 | Nigeria | 37.10 |
... | ||
42 | Latvia | 5.40 |
41 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5.40 |
40 | UAE | 5.20 |
39 | Cuba | 5.10 |
38 | Slovakia | 5.00 |
37 | Serbia | 4.90 |
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)46 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better %46 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
4 | Czechia | 61 |
5 | Estonia | 49 |
... | ||
9 | Netherlands | 42 |
10 | Germany | 42 |
11 | UK | 42 |
12 | Cuba | 40 |
13 | Slovenia | 35 |
14 | Bulgaria | 34 |
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 below47:
Christian | 59.2% |
Muslim | 0.1% |
Hindu | 0.2% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 17.4% |
Jew | 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 power48.
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"49.
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