Which has higher share in poverty vs. life expectancy, Cuba or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 78.14 years against 78.08 years in Cuba as of 2023.

What is the difference in share in poverty vs. life expectancy between Cuba and Uruguay?

0.06 years, with Uruguay ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Uruguay: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy

Cuba

78.08 years

in 2023

Uruguay

78.14 years

in 2023

Cuba rank

74th

Uruguay rank

73rd

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy over time

Cuba
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 78.14 years against 78.08 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Cuba ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	60.89 years	66.58 years	5.69 years	Uruguay
1960s	65.36 years	68.15 years	2.8 years	Uruguay
1970s	70.14 years	69.59 years	0.5462 years	Cuba
1980s	73.42 years	71.76 years	1.66 years	Cuba
1990s	74.46 years	73.52 years	0.939 years	Cuba
2000s	77.15 years	75.59 years	1.56 years	Cuba
2010s	77.74 years	77.14 years	0.597 years	Cuba
2020s	76.58 years	77.11 years	0.5247 years	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share in poverty vs. life expectancy, Cuba or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 78.14 years against 78.08 years in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in share in poverty vs. life expectancy between Cuba and Uruguay?: 0.06 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?: Cuba ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share in poverty vs. 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: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.