Quality of life comparison

be 18.6% less likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 6.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cabo Verde, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 11.6 years less

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 24.4% less money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 67.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 16.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 60.3% more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.7 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 Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.2% less likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 90.8% as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 2.0 times 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 47.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 54.1% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 12.9% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 40.8% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.0% less on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 82.5% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.