Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 85.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 22.2% less money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
be 43.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Macedonia, approximately 7.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Macedonia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 54.8% more on healthcare
Macedonia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Macedonia? See an in-depth size comparison.