Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 81.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 10.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 23.9% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.7% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Cabo Verde has 8.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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