Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 20.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cuba, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 45.6% more spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cuba spends $2,575 as of 2023.
have 4.3 times more doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cuba has 95.4 as of 2021.
be 5.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cuba, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cuba, that number is 1.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 15.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 8.0 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.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cuba, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
have 21.6% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.5% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Cuba, about 70.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cuba spends 8.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 48.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
Safety
be 16.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, 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 50.0% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cuba withdraws 24% as of 2022.
find 86.9% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cuba has 3.1 as of 2024.
use 60.8% less electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cuba uses 1,462 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 20.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cuba, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 64.5% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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