Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.6 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 20.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 63.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.3% less 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 57.4% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% more on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 48.1% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.