Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 66.9% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 3.1 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 98.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 0.2% as of 2022.
be 53.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
make 39.2% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $7,400 as of 2022, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,500 as of 2022.
Life
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cambodia, 218.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.7% more 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 Cambodia, on the other hand, 29.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cabo Verde, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Cambodia, that number is 82% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cambodia, about 60.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 59.2% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cambodia spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 54.1% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cambodia: At a glance
How big is Cambodia compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.