Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 58.7% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
live 5.1 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 82.9% less spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 78.1% fewer doctors per person
Chile has 33.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 13.4% less access to essential health services
Chile scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 93.8% more likely to die by suicide
Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 33.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 6.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 67.8% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 40.1% more children
In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.
be 82.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 5.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.8% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 95.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.4% less on education
Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 44.4% less on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.0% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 10.1% more likely to be murdered
Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 60.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 65.0% less home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 6.6 times more strain on fresh water
Chile withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 67.3% less CO2
Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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