Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 50.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 19.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 74.3% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 56.4% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.6% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 48.1% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.