Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 67.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 2.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 7.7 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 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 26.2% less likely to be obese
In Gabon, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
have 40.1% more doctors per person
Gabon has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 44.9% more access to essential health services
Gabon scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Gabon has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 20.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 29.9% less money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 82.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 233.0 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 59.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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.
have 55.0% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 87.5% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 86.9% more on healthcare
Gabon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 32.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gabon, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 77.2% more home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 119.4 times more strain on fresh water
Gabon withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 37.1% less CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 11.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Gabon, air pollution causes 53.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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