Quality of life comparison

be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 10.1 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, 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 24.2% more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 3.4 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 26.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 94.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 71.6% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 52.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 50.9% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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 100.0% more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 32.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 28.6% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 2.8 times more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.