Quality of life comparison

live 11.5 years longer

In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 22.9% more likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 81.8% more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.

be 9.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.

be 85.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.

be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 55.1% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% 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 Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.

be 29.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% 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.

spend 56.7% more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.

see 8.0 times more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.