Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 73.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 7.8 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 48.0% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Haiti 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 18.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.
be 39.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 88.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.2% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.
be 41.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 15.6% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 97.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 3% 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 79.5% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% 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.
Expenditures
spend 5.4 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 81.8% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 45.5% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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
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