Quality of life comparison

be 55.1% less likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uganda, that number is 5.3% of people as of 2016.

be 10.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cabo Verde, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2020.

live 4.8 years less

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Uganda, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 38.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Uganda, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2017.

make 63.3% less money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Uganda, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

have 2.2 times more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uganda, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uganda, 375.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.9% less likely to be literate

In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Uganda, it is 76.5% as of 2018.

be 29.4% more 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 Uganda, on the other hand, 30.4 children do as of 2022.

be 69.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cabo Verde, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 29% of people on average (66% in urban areas, and 17% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 69.2% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uganda, about 20.0% do as of 2020.

be 14.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Uganda, that number is 83% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 36.2% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Uganda spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 22.4% less on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uganda, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.