Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru 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 Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 55.1% more spent on your healthcare
Cabo Verde spends $617 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Cabo Verde has 7.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.
be 89.7% less likely to die by suicide
Cabo Verde has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 74.2% more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 16.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 57.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 11.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 67.1% more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $5,796 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
Life
have 28.9% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.5% more 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 Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
Safety
be 23.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cabo Verde, road accidents kill 16.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 23.0% more likely to be murdered
Cabo Verde has a homicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 40.6% more home broadband
Cabo Verde has 8.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 91.9% less strain on fresh water
Cabo Verde withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
be 55.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cabo Verde, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.
emit 56.6% more CO2
Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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