Quality of life comparison

be 53.4% less likely to be obese

In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

live 7.9 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 93.4% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

have 61.3% more children

In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 26.3% less likely to have internet access

In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

spend 15.5% less on healthcare

Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on education

Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 33.4% less coastline

Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.