Quality of life comparison

be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 14.6 years longer

In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

be 93.4% more likely to be obese

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

make 4.6 times more money

Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 16.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Chad, 42.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 11.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Chad, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Chad, approximately 63.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.4 times more likely to be literate

In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 64.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Chad, approximately 65.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.

have 54.3% fewer children

In Chad, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (43% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Chad, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 58.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on education

Chad spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.1% more on healthcare

Chad spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.