Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
have 2.8 times more doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
have 10.7% more access to essential health services
Latvia scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cuba scores 83 as of 2021.
see 15.1% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
Economy
be 73.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
have 24.9% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 84.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 24.0% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 92.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 95.4% more on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 28.8% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% 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
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 44.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 88.0% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 23.5 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
use 61.2% less electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 22.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 47.7% less CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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