Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 46.8% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.0 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 87.3% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 35.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 77.4% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.4% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 46.7% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.8% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 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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