Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Grenada instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Grenada, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 80.5% more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Grenada, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Grenada, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Grenada, that number is 24.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 56.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Grenada, 25.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.6% more likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Grenada, it is 98.6% as of 2014.
be 60.1% 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 Grenada, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2022.
have 24.6% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Grenada, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Grenada, about 57.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Grenada spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 87.5% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Grenada, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Grenada: At a glance
How big is Grenada compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.