Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bolivia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years less

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 71.2% more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 31.7% more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.

be 55.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 55.3% more on education

Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.

spend 40.8% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Bolivia: At a glance

Bolivia is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,083,301 sq km. Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. In December 2005, Bolivians elected Movement Toward Socialism leader Evo MORALES president - by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of civilian rule in 1982 - after he ran on a promise to change the country's traditional political class and empower the nation's poor, indigenous majority. In December 2009, President MORALES easily won reelection, and his party took control of the legislative branch of the government, which will allow him to continue his process of change. In October 2011, the country held its first judicial elections to select judges for the four highest courts.
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