Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 12.8% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 63.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 67.4% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 50.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 18.7% less likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 61.4% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 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
How big is Cuba compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.