Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
see 52.9% more spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Poland spends $3,939 as of 2024.
have 57.8% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Poland has 40.3 as of 2023.
Economy
be 70.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Poland, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 94.3% 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 Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 47.1% 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 Poland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2024.
have 20.0% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Poland, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.7% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Poland, about 88.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.9% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Poland spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 14.1% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Poland, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 88.2% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
Safety
be 20.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Poland, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.2 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Poland has 25.4 as of 2024.
use 3.0 times more electricity
Cuba uses 1,462 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Poland uses 4,370 kWh as of 2024.
live with 35.7% more strain on fresh water
Cuba withdraws 24% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Poland withdraws 32% as of 2022.
Environment
be 32.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cuba, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Poland, it causes 41.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.0 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Poland emits 7.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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