Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 87.3% more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 98.0% more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2024, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $19,600 as of 2024.
be 35.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 7.7% as of 2024.
be 88.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 43.4% 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
be 67.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 40.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
have 25.5% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Brazil, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 13.5% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Brazil, about 84.0% do as of 2023.
be 10.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cabo Verde, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 71.7% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.8 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brazil: At a glance
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