Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Cuba, you would:

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 18.3% less likely to be obese

In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.2 times more money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.

Life

be 86.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 21.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 18.9% more likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Austria, about 88.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 59.4% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Austria: At a glance

Austria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 82,445 sq km. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
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