Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 86.6% more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $15,300 as of 2023.
be 84.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
Life
be 16.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Algeria, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
have 12.8% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 85.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.4% less likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 90.8% as of 2021. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Algeria: At a glance
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