Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Angola, you would:

Health

be 72.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% 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 Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 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 43.9% more likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 75.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.1% more likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.

be 60.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 55.8% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 80.6% more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.

be 45.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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 2.6 times more on education

Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 96.0% more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 39.7% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 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

Cabo Verde is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 4,033 sq km. The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cabo Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cabo Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cabo Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.
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