Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 57.6% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
live 6.9 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 73.3% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 42.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
have 46.2% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.3 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 Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.8% less likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
be 76.4% more 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 41.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cabo Verde, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 98.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 40.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Eritrea, that number is 58% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
How big is Eritrea compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.