Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.4% more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 23.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 11.9% more likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Venezuela, it is 97.1% as of 2016.
be 24.7% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
be 2.2 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 Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Venezuela, about 72.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 72.3% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 10.2% more on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.