Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 48.9% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.0 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 80.4% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% more on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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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