Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 78.4% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 2.1 times more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.6% more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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
How big is Cabo Verde compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.