Quality of life comparison

live 8.1 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 87.3% more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 7.8 times more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 54.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 65.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 88.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 86.4% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 39.7% fewer children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 30.0% more likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 11.8% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 85.0% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 93.1% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.