Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 57.6% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 11.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.
be 57.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 17.5% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 50.2% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 49.0% more on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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 Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.