Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 52.0% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.6 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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.
Economy
make 27.4% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.
be 32.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 93.8% more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.4% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 85.4% more on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cabo Verde: At a glance
How big is Cabo Verde compared to El Salvador? See an in-depth size comparison.