Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 47.1% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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.
Economy
be 14.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 55.2% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 30.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
have 21.6% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.9% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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 Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.