Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Cuba, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 7.2 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 43.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 53.6% less money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 35.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% less likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Russia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 98.2% more on healthcare
Russia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.1% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 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
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