Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 8.3 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 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 19.2% more likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 31.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 91.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 79.7% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 47.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 49.5% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 36.6 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 8.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
be 15.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% 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 42.4% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.0 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.7% more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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