Quality of life comparison

be 61.0% less likely to be obese

In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 8.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cuba, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 17.5 years less

In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 72.4% less money

Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.

be 13.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.

have 3.1 times more children

In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.

be 19.5% less likely to be literate

In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.

be 11.6 times 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cuba, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 72% of the population do as of 2019.

be 87.8% less likely to have internet access

In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.

be 14.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cuba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 69.5% less on education

Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 81.4% less on healthcare

Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 95.5% less coastline

Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.