Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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.
be 16.7% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 91.5% less spent on your healthcare
Denmark spends $7,262 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 83.8% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 13.4% less access to essential health services
Denmark scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 42.4% more likely to die by suicide
Denmark has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 100.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 92.5% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 28.6% more children
In Denmark, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 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 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 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 25.1% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 99.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 37.7% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 8.3 times more likely to be murdered
Denmark 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.
be 7.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 80.8% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 2.4 times more strain on fresh water
Denmark withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 69.9% less CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Denmark, air pollution causes 13.0 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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