Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Taiwan, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 99.2% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 43.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 26.9% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.3% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.1% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Taiwan: At a glance
How big is Taiwan compared to Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.