Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.0 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $61,600 as of 2021.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 57.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 10.6% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 73.4% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 30.4% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In San Marino, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
San Marino: At a glance
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