Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.1 years longer

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.8 times more money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.

Life

be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.

be 48.4% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 24.3% more likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Finland, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 50.8% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 18.6% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 66.5% less coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

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

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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