Quality of life comparison

be 40.7% less likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

live 3.8 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

make 42.7% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 39.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 36.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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.

spend 29.4% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 56.9% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.