Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Delaware instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 16.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Delaware, that number is 38.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 57.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 11.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Delaware, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
be 60.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Delaware, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
make 13.9 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $5,796 as of 2025, while in Delaware, the GDP per capita is $80,523 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.4% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Delaware, about 91.5% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
