Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 28.8% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 1.7 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.6% less spent on your healthcare
Cuba spends $2,575 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 94.3% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 20.3% more likely to die by suicide
Cuba has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
Life
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 Thailand, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 28.9% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Thailand, about 90.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 70.1% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 51.6% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 13.8% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 4.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.8 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
use 2.0 times more electricity
Cuba uses 1,462 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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