Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
have 3.7 times more doctors per person
Cabo Verde has 7.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Lebanon has 26.8 as of 2020.
be 95.3% less likely to die by suicide
Cabo Verde has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Lebanon, it is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 83.7% more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 16.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lebanon, that number is 30.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 22.8% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $5,796 as of 2025, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $4,473 as of 2024.
Life
be 62.5% 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 Lebanon, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 30.6% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lebanon, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 44.3% more 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 Lebanon, on the other hand, 15.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 72.0% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Lebanon spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 76.7% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 68.0% less likely to be murdered
Cabo Verde has a homicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Lebanon, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 41.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cabo Verde, road accidents kill 16.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Lebanon, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 12.3% less home broadband
Cabo Verde has 8.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Lebanon has 7.3 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 47.3% more CO2
Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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