Quality of life comparison

live 4.8 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cabo Verde, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

be 95.8% more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

make 2.1 times more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.

be 12.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 53.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.

be 14.7% more likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Barbados, it is 99.6% as of 2014.

be 59.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.

have 41.4% fewer children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 26.2% more likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

spend 28.6% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 89.9% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.