Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 92.5% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 86.8% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 16.5% less access to essential health services
Austria scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 67.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 90.8% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 45.5% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 18.7% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 91.9% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 50.5% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 7.9 times more likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 3.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 72.4% less home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 6.9 times more strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 79.6% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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