Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macedonia instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Macedonia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 28.5% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Macedonia, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2020.
be 6.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Macedonia, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 80.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Macedonia, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.2% 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 Macedonia, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Macedonia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macedonia: At a glance
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