Quality of life comparison

be 64.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 9.9 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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.

be 53.2% more likely to be obese

In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 2.2 times more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.

be 19.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.

be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.

be 89.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.2 times more likely to be literate

In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.

be 52.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 48.2% fewer children

In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 24% 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.

be 13.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 22.5% more on healthcare

Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.

see 3.0 times more coastline

Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.