Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 56.9% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.3 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.4% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 6.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 46.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.5% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.
be 19.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.
have 11.4% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cabo Verde: At a glance
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