Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Western Sahara, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 69.5% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Western Sahara, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2007.
Life
have 56.4% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Western Sahara, there are 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
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 Western Sahara, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.0% more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Western Sahara, that number is 1,110 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Western Sahara: At a glance
How big is Western Sahara compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.