Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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.
be 12.6% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 65.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 76.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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.
have 16.9% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 10.2% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 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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