Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Iceland, 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.
be 12.3% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2022.
make 77.9% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $55,600 as of 2022, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 13.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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.
have 21.4% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 66.2% more on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 30.2% more on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 12.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.8% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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 Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.