Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 43.3% less spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kazakhstan spends $1,460 as of 2023.
have 60.7% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Kazakhstan has 37.5 as of 2023.
Economy
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kazakhstan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, 10.0 women do as of 2023.
have 2.3 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 32.5% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kazakhstan, about 93.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.4% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kazakhstan spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 59.8% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kazakhstan, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 42.8% less likely to be murdered
Cuba has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kazakhstan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.0 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kazakhstan has 15.3 as of 2024.
use 3.5 times more electricity
Cuba uses 1,462 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kazakhstan uses 5,146 kWh as of 2023.
live with 44.7% more strain on fresh water
Cuba withdraws 24% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kazakhstan withdraws 35% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Cuba, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kazakhstan, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.6 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kazakhstan emits 12.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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