Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Economy
make 6.0 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
be 80.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 22.7% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Alabama, about 85.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.