Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 41.6% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 18.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 67.9% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 91.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
have 10.6% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 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 75.7% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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 Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.