If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Czech Republic, you would:

Health

be 36.5% less likely to be obese

In Czech Republic, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 3.8 years less

In Czech Republic, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 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.

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see 86.8% less spent on your healthcare

Czech Republic spends $4,674 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.

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have 83.2% fewer doctors per person

Czech Republic has 43.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.

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have 15.5% less access to essential health services

Czech Republic scores 84 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.

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be 11.8% more likely to die by suicide

Czech Republic has a suicide rate of 13.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Czech Republic, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.

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be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Czech Republic, 10.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.

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make 83.9% less money

Czech Republic has a GDP per capita of $35,917 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.

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Life

have 58.7% more children

In Czech Republic, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 13.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Czech Republic, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Czech Republic, approximately 2.1 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.

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Basic Needs

be 14.8% less likely to have internet access

In Czech Republic, approximately 87.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 31.3% less on healthcare

Czech Republic spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 9.1 times more likely to be murdered

Czech Republic has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Czech Republic, road accidents kill 5.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 78.6% less home broadband

Czech Republic has 38.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.

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live with 2.7 times more strain on fresh water

Czech Republic withdraws 22% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 81.9% less CO2

Czech Republic emits 7.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 78.8% more likely to die from air pollution

In Czech Republic, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Cabo Verde: At a glance

Cabo Verde is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 4,033 sq km. The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cabo Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cabo Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cabo Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.
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