Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 40.7% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.8 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 84.4% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 57.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.
be 75.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 Italy, 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 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on healthcare
Italy 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.
spend 76.7% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.3% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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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