Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 45.3% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
have 3.2 times more doctors per person
Qatar has 30.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
live 4.3 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 11.2% less spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Qatar has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 13.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 8.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 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 28.1% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 3.7 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.6 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 26.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Qatar, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cuba, they kill 5.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 63.7 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
live with 94.4% less strain on fresh water
Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
find 73.9% less home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
use 92.7% less electricity
Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 65.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 96.0% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 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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