I would never want to be governed by Fidel Castro. But he should get credit where credit is due.  

Measure                       Cuba today     U.S.                 Latin America countries

with a better reading

Life Expectancy          77.7                 78.4                 Costa Rica                  

Infant Mortality          4.6                   5.8                   None

Adult Literacy            96.6%             92.6%              Costa Rica; Mexico

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Sources:  UNESCO for Literacy; World Fact Book for the others. These results can differ by the organization compiling the data. But the differences are small. In general, by these measures, Cuba compares favorably with the U.S. and much better than the bulk of Latin America.

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