Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 59.3% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 86.2% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 46.7% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 27.1% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 24.6% more on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cabo Verde: At a glance
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