Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 43.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 11.1 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 5.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 2.5 times more doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 31.5% more access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 50.2% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
be 90.8% more likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 20.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 2.2 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.
be 72.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2024.
have 44.3% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 92.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 99% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 56.2% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
be 25.9% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 92% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.5 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 83.4% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 45.5% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 83.0% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 47.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.8 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 4.5 times more strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 18.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.3 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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