Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 60.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 62.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 6.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 43.2% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 35.9% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.9% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 80.4% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 13.1 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 4.4 times more electricity
Cuba uses 1,462 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 2.4 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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