Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 29.7% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 18.0 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 81.7% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 58.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 54.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.8 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 Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.6% 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 79.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 96.1% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.