Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 30.2% more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 47.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 64.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 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 89.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 76.6% more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% 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
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