Quality of life comparison

be 93.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 10.0 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 47.5% more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

be 20.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

make 51.5% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 38.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 80.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 70.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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 40.2% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 44.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% 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 29.6% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 43.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 57.9% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.3 times more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.