Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.3% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 62.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
make 80.1% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
have 11.2% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.0% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
Geography
see 56.3% more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
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