Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 65.3% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 28.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
make 36.7% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.2 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 Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.8% less likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 41.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.