Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Poland, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
Life
be 94.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
have 15.2% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.7% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Poland, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 59.4% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Poland spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.0% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Poland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.2% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Poland: At a glance
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