Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Finland, you would:
Health
have 2.6 times more doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 4.1 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 60.0% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
Economy
be 81.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
have 10.5% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 24.8% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.4% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 32.3% more on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 28.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.6% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 3.4 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 90.1% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 65.5% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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