Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.2 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $85,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 84.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Qatar, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.9% 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 Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 49.5% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.8% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 40.8% less on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Qatar, that number is 2.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.7% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.