Quality of life comparison

be 84.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 11.6 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 22.9% more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 32.3% more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 40.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 20.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 13.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 85.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 282.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.7% more likely to be literate

In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.6% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 50.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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 37.6% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 91.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 12% 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 Republic of the Congo, approximately 32.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% 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 68.9% more on education

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.3% more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 5.7 times more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.