Quality of life comparison

be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 12.4 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 32.6% more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 43.9% more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 12.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 46.5% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 58.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 47.0% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 60.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 26% 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 27.3% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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 15.2 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.5% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 13.1% more coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.