Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of China, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 75.2% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
make 44.3% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 38.9% less likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
be 69.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 12.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 74.2% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
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