Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.5 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $61,600 as of 2021.
be 32.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 10.0% more likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 90.8% as of 2021. In San Marino, it is 99.9% as of 2018.
be 72.3% 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 50.6% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 55.3% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.0% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In San Marino, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
San Marino: At a glance
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