Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 10.0 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.6 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $7,400 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 57.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
be 73.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
Life
be 73.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.4% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 43.2% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.9% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 209.4 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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