Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 31.7% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $16,200 as of 2023.
be 8.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ukraine, that number is 9.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ukraine, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 77.5% 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 Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.1% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 57.8% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.2% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 12.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ukraine, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 25.5% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ukraine: At a glance
How big is Ukraine compared to Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.