Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 41.1% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 39.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 4.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Fiji spends $548 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 43.1% more access to essential health services
Fiji scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cuba scores 83 as of 2021.
be 66.7% more likely to die by suicide
Fiji has a suicide rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 67.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 71.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 23.5 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.
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 30.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
have 51.7% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 98.6% more on education
Fiji spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Infrastructure
find 71.1% more home broadband
Fiji has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 79.8 times more strain on fresh water
Fiji withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
Environment
be 16.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Fiji, air pollution causes 37.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 17.9% more CO2
Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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