Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Taiwan, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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 30.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
make 49.8% less money
Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $24,502 as of 2018, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
Life
have 36.8% more children
In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% less likely to have internet access
In Taiwan, approximately 89.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cuba, about 74.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Taiwan? See an in-depth size comparison.