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

Cabo Verde is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 4,033 sq km. The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cabo Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cabo Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cabo Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.
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