Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Tunisia, 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
make 26.8% more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
be 83.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cuba, that number is 2.6% as of 2017.
Life
be 16.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cuba, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.0% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Cuba, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 65.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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.
have 30.8% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cuba, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 75.3% more on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
spend 61.4% more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cuba, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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 Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.