Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 23.4% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 88.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2022.
make 62.8% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $33,100 as of 2022, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 78.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
have 28.3% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 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 12.3% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.8 times more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 12.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 48.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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 Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.