Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 16.2% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
have 45.1% more doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 3.6 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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.
see 25.4% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
have 30.6% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 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 Greece, 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 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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 18.3% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 11.8% more on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 72.7% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 26.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 93.1% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 17.8% more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 68.8% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 62.2% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 34.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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