Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.0% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 76.4% less money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 11.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
Life
be 23.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 2.2 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.3% less likely to be literate
In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2021. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 3.8 times 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 Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cuba, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Syria, 89% of the population do as of 2022.
be 34.4% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 60.2% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 94.8% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.