Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 50.4% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.8 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 82.3% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 74.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 9.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 25.5% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 65.2% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.6% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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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