Quality of life comparison

live 2.3 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Seychelles, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 18.6% more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Seychelles, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2016.

make 4.1 times more money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Seychelles, the GDP per capita is $24,400 as of 2020.

be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Seychelles, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.

be 27.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Seychelles, however, that number is 25.3% as of 2018.

be 10.5% more likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Seychelles, it is 95.9% as of 2018.

be 55.0% 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 Seychelles, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2022.

have 33.1% fewer children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Seychelles, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 21.5% more likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Seychelles, about 79.0% do as of 2020.

spend 17.0% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Seychelles spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 49.1% less coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 km.