Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Kazakhstan, 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.
see 76.4% more spent on your healthcare
Kazakhstan spends $1,460 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 2.5 times more doctors per person
Kazakhstan has 37.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
Economy
be 63.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
have 55.8% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 19.5 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 24.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 93.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 73.7% more on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 55.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kazakhstan, road accidents kill 12.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 74.9% more likely to be murdered
Kazakhstan has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
live with 30.9% less strain on fresh water
Kazakhstan withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
find 79.9% less home broadband
Kazakhstan has 15.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
use 71.6% less electricity
Kazakhstan uses 5,146 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 54.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kazakhstan, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 84.8% less CO2
Kazakhstan emits 12.6 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). How we calculate this
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