Quality of life comparison

be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 15.0 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 35.6% more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 4.6 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.

be 38.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.

be 90.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 86.8% more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 68.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 41.9% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, that number is 95% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 5.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 32.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% 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 16.5% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 31.8% less on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.4 times more coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.