Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2022.
make 79.0% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $58,500 as of 2022, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
have 30.3% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 62.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 23.7% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 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
How big is Cuba compared to Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.