Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 16.0 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
have 27.7% less access to essential health services
Cuba scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.8 times more 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.2% more 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.8% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.5% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 94.1% more on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 48.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.2 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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