Is Cuba a developed or developing country?

Answer 1

Cuba is technically a developing country as it has a low GDP PPP figure. However many Cubans have access to universal education and healthcare, this combined with the fact that most Cubans adopt a vegetarian and car ownership is low, means that Cuba scores highly in the Human Development Index this is another way to measure if a country is developed or not. HDI looks at life expectancy, education, and a country GDP figure I think Cuba has a HDI figure of 8.7 a figure of over 9 indicates a country is developed. Measured this way Cuba is close to obtaining developed status. Other would argue that Cuba is very far from being developed as a taxi driver in Cuba earns more money then a doctor in Cuba, but Cuba does have a better health care system then the US as most socialist economies put a lot of money into public services like health care and education.

In short is Cuba a developing country or not? the definition of the words developed and developing or open to interpretation, at this present time 2009 Cuba is not developed however using the HDI measurement it could become developed by increasing its HDI figure to over 0.9. When measured by GDP Cuba would have to double the size if its economy to become developed this could take many decades or may never even happen.

Answer 2

Cuba is a developing country.