Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 35.6% less likely to be obese
In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 53.4% more spent on your healthcare
Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 69.1% more doctors per person
Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
have 22.1% more access to essential health services
Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cuba scores 83 as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 85.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
have 23.6% fewer children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% less likely to have internet access
In Georgia, approximately 83.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 36.7% more on healthcare
Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.0 times more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 57.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered
Georgia has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 89.9% less home broadband
Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 5.7 times more strain on fresh water
Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 56.8% less electricity
Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 55.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 45.9% less CO2
Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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