Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 1.0 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 31.2% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
Economy
be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
have 21.4% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cuba, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.6% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 92.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.0% more on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 19.6% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 22.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.3% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 83.4% more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 72.4% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 75.4% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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