Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Austria, you would:
Health
have 73.0% more doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 3.7 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 39.0% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 68.8% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
Economy
be 68.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.3% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 91.9% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.7% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 59.8% more on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 17.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 89.8% less home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 2.8 times more strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 81.5% less electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 69.8% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 82.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 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). How we calculate this
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