Quality of life comparison

be 45.4% less likely to be obese

In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

live 8.8 years less

In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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.

make 85.1% less money

France has a GDP per capita of $55,200 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 63.8% more likely to be unemployed

In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

have 64.2% more children

In France, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 7.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In France, approximately 3.1 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.

be 18.6% less likely to have internet access

In France, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

spend 50.8% less on healthcare

France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 38.2% more on education

France spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 80.1% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.