If you lived in Denmark instead of Cuba, you would:

Health

live 2.0 years longer

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 19.9% less likely to be obese

In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.5 times more money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.

be 17.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.

Life

be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 26.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 11.0% more children

In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 31.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Denmark, about 97.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 39.1% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Denmark spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 11.5% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Denmark, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 95.8% more coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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