Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Benin, 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 22.9% more likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 81.8% more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 9.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 85.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 55.1% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 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 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
be 29.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% 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 56.7% more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.0 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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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