Quality of life comparison

be 72.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 6.2 years longer

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 14.6% more likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 2.8 times more money

Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 34.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 85.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 90.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 56.3% more likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 36.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 34.4% fewer children

In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 48.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 31% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

spend 2.7 times more on education

Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 12.1 times more coastline

Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.