Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.3 years less
In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 71.4% less likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
make 77.3% less money
United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $54,100 as of 2023, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United Kingdom, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% less likely to have internet access
In United Kingdom, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
United Kingdom spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
Geography
see 69.9% less coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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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