Chile vs Cuba
Chile vs Cuba: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.06% in Chile and 3.32% in Cuba, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.74 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Cuba.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Chile ranked 28 and Cuba ranked 113 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Chile | Cuba | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.06 | 3.32 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.05 | 3.32 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.04 | 3.32 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.03 | 3.33 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.02 | 3.33 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.02 | 3.34 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.02 | 3.35 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.02 | 3.36 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.04 | 3.38 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.08 | 3.4 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.13 | 3.44 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.18 | 3.47 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.22 | 3.52 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.23 | 3.56 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.25 | 3.61 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.26 | 3.67 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.27 | 3.73 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.28 | 3.78 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.3 | 3.84 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.32 | 3.91 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.34 | 3.98 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.35 | 4.04 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.37 | 4.07 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.38 | 4.09 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.39 | 4.1 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.4 | 4.11 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.4 | 4.12 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.4 | 4.12 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Cuba
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Cuba: 78.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Cuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Cuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Cuba: 11 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Cuba: -0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Cuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Cuba: 77.2% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Cuba: 41.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Cuba: 16.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Cuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Cuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Cuba: $11 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Cuba: 76,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Cuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Cuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Cuba: 8 million TIV in 2004
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Cuba: 8 million TIV in 1980