Which has higher life expectancy, Cuba or Slovakia?

Slovakia, at 78.34 years against 78.09 years in Cuba as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Cuba and Slovakia?

0.25 years, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Slovakia?

75 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Slovakia: Life expectancy

Cuba

78.09 years

in 2023

Slovakia

78.34 years

in 2023

Cuba rank

74th

Slovakia rank

72nd

Life expectancy over time

Cuba
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 78.34 years against 78.09 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Slovakia ahead.

Cuba ranks 74th and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1930s	42 years	49.9 years	7.9 years	Slovakia
1950s	60.89 years	66.06 years	5.18 years	Slovakia
1960s	65.36 years	70.52 years	5.16 years	Slovakia
1970s	70.14 years	70.24 years	0.1077 years	Slovakia
1980s	73.42 years	70.77 years	2.65 years	Cuba
1990s	74.46 years	72.05 years	2.41 years	Cuba
2000s	77.15 years	74.17 years	2.99 years	Cuba
2010s	77.74 years	76.71 years	1.03 years	Cuba
2020s	76.58 years	76.71 years	0.1272 years	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Cuba or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 78.34 years against 78.09 years in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Cuba and Slovakia?: 0.25 years, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Slovakia?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Slovakia rank globally for life expectancy?: Cuba ranks 74th and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.