Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 11.4% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cyprus, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 83.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.7% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 38.1% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.7% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.