Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 88.6% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 7.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 89.6% more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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 22.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guernsey, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.3 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 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 Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.