Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Poland, you would:
Health
have 2.4 times more doctors per person
Poland has 40.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
see 34.6% less spent on your healthcare
Poland spends $3,939 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
Economy
be 41.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 3.0% 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 Poland, 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 17.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 88.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 3.6 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 20.4% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 88.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 95.8% more on education
Poland 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 16.4% more on healthcare
Poland spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 8.5 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 16.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Poland, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 26.3% less strain on fresh water
Poland withdraws 32% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
find 87.9% less home broadband
Poland has 25.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
use 66.5% less electricity
Poland uses 4,370 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 24.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Poland, air pollution causes 41.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 74.7% less CO2
Poland emits 7.5 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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