Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 18.9% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
live 4.6 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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.
see 93.0% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 83.9% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 19.3% less access to essential health services
Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 15.5% more likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 67.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 90.4% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 50.9% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 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 Germany, 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 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 20.1% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% less on education
Germany spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 52.3% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 59.6% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 7.7 times more likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.8% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 68.8% more strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 81.4% less CO2
Germany emits 6.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 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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