Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 96.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 67.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.0% more likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Ukraine, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 68.8% 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 Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
have 48.1% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 45.4% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% more on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.9% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ukraine, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ukraine: At a glance
How big is Ukraine compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.