Cuba (Republic of Cuba)

Cuba Republic of Cuba
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	87th 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

1. Overview
2. Cuba National and Social Development
3. Cuba's Demographics and Migration
4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Cuba's Health
6. Cuba's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Cuba's Modernity and Learning
8. National Culture
9. Peace Versus Instability
10. Economic Inequality and Poverty
11. Religion and Beliefs
12. Links

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1. Overview

“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.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Cuba National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
80=	Moldova	0.767
80=	Dominican Rep.	0.767
80=	Palau	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
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	27.4
2	Norway	27.6
3	Sweden	30.4
	...
84	India	84.6
85	Palau	84.7
86	S. Africa	84.8
87	Cuba	85.3
88	UAE	85.3
89	Qatar	85.4
90	Fiji	85.9
91	Kuwait	86.3
	The Americas Avg	81.5
	World Avg	89.7
q=198.

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.

3. Cuba's Demographics and Migration

#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 8.86.₁₃

Population2
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
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
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
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.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration:

Immigrants16
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
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.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#cuba #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #press_freedom #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18
1	Sweden	8.5
2	Denmark	13.5
3	Norway	13.5
	...
126	Jordan	104.4
127=	S. Sudan	105.0
127=	Morocco	105.0
127=	Cuba	105.0
130	Micronesia	107.2
131	Cambodia	107.7
	The Americas Avg	71.8
	World Avg	87.8
q=200.

When it comes to press and media freedom, Cuba is one of the worst 5 countries in the world₁₉; it's one of those countries where 'compliance with international human rights standards would mean removal of those in power'₂₀. .

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

• Human Rights and Freedom in Cuba

5. Cuba's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #cuba #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2020)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank21
1	St Martin	67.5
2	Antigua & Barbuda	74.9
3	Grenada	77.3
	...
20	Dominica	93.2
21=	Guatemala	93.4
22	Colombia	94.0
23	Cuba	94.1
24	Suriname	94.8
25=	Mexico	95.3
25=	St Lucia	95.3
27	Costa Rica	97.9
28	Bahamas	99.1
	The Americas Avg	92.7
q=36.

Health (2020)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank21
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Maldives	41.7
3	Sri Lanka	43.1
	...
97=	Georgia	93.4
98	Colombia	94.0
99	Kyrgyzstan	94.1
100	Cuba	94.1
101	Burundi	94.4
102	San Marino	94.5
103=	Albania	94.6
103=	Mongolia	94.6
	World Avg	95.1
q=198.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, The Maldives and Sri Lanka₂₂. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, The Marshall Islands and Nigeria₂₂.

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, Africa and Australasia₂₂.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Cuba does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Cuba comes in the best 20 in its immunizations take-up₂₃ (one of the highest in The Americas). It does better than average in its average life expectancy₁₁, its alcohol consumption rate₂₄ and in its fertility rate₁₄ (but high for The Americas). But, things could still be better. Cuba does worse than average for its suicide rate₂₅ (one of the highest in The Americas), its adolescent birth rate₂₆ (still good for The Americas) and in its smoking rate₂₇ (the highest in The Americas). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 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
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
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.		2015 Per 100026
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
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
106	Chile	47.8
107	Solomon Islands	48.4
	The Americas Avg	56.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

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.

6. Cuba's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #cuba #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2023)29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank29
1	Uruguay	48.0
2	Peru	48.2
3	Costa Rica	49.6
	...
7	Venezuela	58.0
8=	Colombia	58.8
9	Paraguay	61.0
10	Cuba	64.7
11	Belize	65.3
12	Brazil	66.8
13	El Salvador	71.8
14	Trinidad & Tobago	73.5
15	Nicaragua	75.5
	The Americas Avg	80.1
q=35.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank29
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
37	New Zealand	63.8
38	Luxembourg	64.2
39	Burkina Faso	64.3
40	Cuba	64.7
41	Ethiopia	64.8
42	Belize	65.3
43	Netherlands	65.8
44	Australia	66.4
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

Cuba ranks 40th in the world regarding its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 4 data sets. Cuba comes in the best 20 in its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₀. It does better than average in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity, its environmental performance₃₁ and in reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₂.

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.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	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
54	Ethiopia	1994 Jul 04
55	Dominica	1994 Jul 05
	The Americas Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
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

7. Cuba's Modernity and Learning

#burundi #cuba #education #intelligence #modernity #politics #research #science #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)33
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank33
1	Canada	21.9
2	USA	28.2
3	Argentina	43.6
	...
16	Aruba	71.5
17	Colombia	74.9
18	Bahamas	80.0
19	Cuba	80.3
20	Cayman Islands	82.0
21	Dominican Rep.	82.4
22	Ecuador	82.9
23	Dominica	83.8
24	Antigua & Barbuda	84.0
	The Americas Avg	81.3
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)33
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank33
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
95	Kuwait	76.3
96	Philippines	79.3
97	Bahamas	80.0
98	Cuba	80.3
99	Kenya	80.7
100	Sri Lanka	80.8
101=	Fiji	80.8
101=	Jordan	80.8
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

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. ₃₄

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.2935
2	Israel	4.1135
3	Japan	3.5835
	...
61=	Cyprus	0.4836
62	Costa Rica	0.4737
63=	Qatar	0.4738
63=	Cuba	0.4736
65	Macedonia	0.4436
66=	Puerto Rico	0.4436
67	Jordan	0.4339
68	Mozambique	0.4240
	The Americas Avg	0.47
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education Higher is better41
Pos.		201841
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 better42
Pos.		2021 Years42
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 better43
Pos.		200643
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)₄₄

Internet Users Higher is better45
Pos.		201645
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 better46
Pos.		201246
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 better47
Pos.		2017 Ratio47
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.

8. National Culture

#corruption #politics

Corruption Higher is better48
Pos.		2022 Points48
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.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#human_development #peace #politics

Global Peace Index Lower is better49
Pos.		2023 Score49
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.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#health #inequality #life_expectancy

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better50
Pos.		201950
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.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #cuba #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #USA

Disbelief In God (2007)51
Pos.		Higher is better %51
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 below₅₂:

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 power₅₃.

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"₅₄.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?
• Human Rights and Freedom in Cuba: 4.2. Freedom of Thought