Quality of life comparison

be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 16.6 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 63.9% more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 5.5 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 23.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 66.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.2% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 61.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 51.0% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% 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 4.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 31.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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 21.1% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 20.6% more on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 60.9% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.