Quality of life comparison

be 65.9% less likely to be obese

In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

be 11.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cuba, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2020.

live 9.5 years less

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

make 70.7% less money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

have 3.3 times more children

In Cuba, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.0% less likely to be literate

In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 81.8% as of 2021.

be 8.8 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

be 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cuba, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Tanzania, 46% of the population do as of 2022.

be 54.9% less likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cuba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 72% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 74.2% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 69.6% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 61.9% less coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.