Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 46.1% less likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 9.9 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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.
Economy
make 86.7% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $55,600 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 42.1% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.6% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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
How big is Cabo Verde compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.