Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 57.7% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.5 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
be 60.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 39.4% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 20.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 32.9% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% less on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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
How big is Cabo Verde compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.