Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 41.9% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.6 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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 51.2% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 57.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 48.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 31.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
have 13.3% more children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 34.3% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
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 Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.