Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.3% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
be 7.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 79.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.3% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.
be 30.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 39.7% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 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 79.5% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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.
Expenditures
spend 39.4% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 81.0% more on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 36.7% more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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