Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 52.0% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 51.2% less money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 82.9% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 61.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.0% less likely to be literate
In Cuba, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.3% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 56.6% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.2% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cabo Verde: At a glance
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