Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 59.3% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 87.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 74.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 50.3% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.5% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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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