Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 64.7% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 16.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 8.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Cabo Verde spends $617 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 3.6 times more doctors per person
Cabo Verde has 7.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
have 16.9% more access to essential health services
Cabo Verde scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Japan scores 83 as of 2021.
be 17.0% more likely to die by suicide
Cabo Verde has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 11.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
make 6.2 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $5,796 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 40.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 83.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 10.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 53.4% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Japan, about 85.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.2% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 83.6% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 30.8 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 96.7% less likely to be murdered
Cabo Verde has a homicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 61.3% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Cabo Verde, 52% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 83% as of 2019.
be 83.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cabo Verde, road accidents kill 16.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.6 times more home broadband
Cabo Verde has 8.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
live with 38.6% less strain on fresh water
Cabo Verde withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
Environment
be 79.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cabo Verde, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.1 times more CO2
Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2016–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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