Quality of life comparison

live 4.3 years longer

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 44.6% less likely to be obese

In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 95.2% more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 78.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 192.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.4% more likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 29.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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.

have 36.3% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 14% 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% 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 5.4 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 81.3% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.