Quality of life comparison

live 12.6 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 48.3% less likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 15.5 times more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

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 Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.4% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 50.8% fewer children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 30.0% more likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 63.2% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 80.0% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.