Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 34.9% more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 16.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 22.6% of people as of 2024.
see 77.1% less spent on your healthcare
Cabo Verde spends $617 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vanuatu spends $141 as of 2023.
have 33.8% less access to essential health services
Cabo Verde scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vanuatu scores 47 as of 2021.
Economy
be 57.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 11.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
be 35.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.
make 30.3% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $5,796 as of 2025, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 40.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vanuatu, 100.0 women do as of 2023.
be 35.8% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 37.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cabo Verde, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 29.6% less on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 75.6% more on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Vanuatu spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Safety
be 95.3% less likely to be murdered
Cabo Verde has a homicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 24.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cabo Verde, road accidents kill 16.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vanuatu, they kill 12.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 86.0% less home broadband
Cabo Verde has 8.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 32.6% less CO2
Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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