Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 36.4% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more 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 Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.2% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 11.8 times more coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greenland: At a glance
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