If you lived in San Marino instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

Health

live 10.1 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 10.1 times more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $60,800 as of 2019.

be 10.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.

Life

be 15.1% more likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In San Marino, it is 99.9% as of 2018.

be 72.3% 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 San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.

have 52.1% fewer children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 27.7% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 30.6% more on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In San Marino, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

San Marino: At a glance

San Marino is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 61 sq km. Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the European Union, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy.
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