Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 82.2% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.1% more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2023.
be 86.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
be 86.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
Life
be 37.3% 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 Vietnam, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
be 3.0 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 Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
have 16.8% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.1% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vietnam spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.7% less on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.