Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 10.1% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In District of Columbia, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 28.1% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
