Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of France, you would:
Health
be 45.4% less likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.8 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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
make 85.7% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 10.8% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 58.6% more children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% less likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 55.9% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.1% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 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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