If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

be 29.0% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 15.8% less spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.

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have 56.0% fewer doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.

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be 6.8 times more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Life

be 35.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 62.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 45.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 35.1% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 51.6% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 34.5% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 6.0 times more likely to be murdered

Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

live with 58.8% less strain on fresh water

Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.

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find 37.6% less home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 67.6% less CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 22.9% more likely to die from air pollution

In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

Cabo Verde: At a glance

Cabo Verde is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 4,033 sq km. The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cabo Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cabo Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cabo Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.
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