Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 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 88.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
make 24.1% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 43.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 24.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 64.5% more on healthcare
Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 12.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 34.3% more coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 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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