Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 16.1% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cabo Verde, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 8.3 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 68.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 76.7% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 45.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 98.2% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.4 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 Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.4% less likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
be 89.4% 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 Liberia, on the other hand, 44.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 87.5% 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 Liberia, that number is 12% of people on average (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 60.0% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 13.1% 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 Liberia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.1% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.5% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 40.0% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
How big is Liberia compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.