Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.0 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 83.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 85.4% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 29.6% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 37.1% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 66.7% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.7 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
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