Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 70.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 4.4 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 13.2% more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 24.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 49.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 81.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 35.2% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 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 12.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% 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 12.1% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% more on education
Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.1% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.0% more coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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