Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 60.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
make 72.1% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
have 17.9% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 92.3% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 12.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.5 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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 Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.