Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
be 97.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 8.1 years longer
In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 37.6% less likely to be obese
In Botswana, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 47.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 23.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 52.3% less money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Botswana, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 77.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Botswana, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 29.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Botswana, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, that number is 95% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.6% less on education
Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cabo Verde: At a glance
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