Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 82.5% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 86.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.0% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 31.3% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 8.0 times more coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
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