Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 52.8% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.8 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 72.6% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
be 53.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 90.0% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 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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