Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in California instead of Cuba, you would:
Economy
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 30.4% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In California, about 92.6% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
