Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 43.1% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
have 4.2 times more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 6.3 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 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.
be 6.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 19.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, 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.
have 14.0% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 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 29.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.1% more on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 89.1% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 41.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 17.8 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Cuba, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 3.0 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 99.4% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 91.1% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 31.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 91.9% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 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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