Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 24.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 4.8 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.5% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
Economy
be 57.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 17.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cuba, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2024.
have 19.4% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.7% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 66.8% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 85.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 20.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.6% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 5.1 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 85.1% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 86.5% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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