Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 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.
be 47.3% less likely to be obese
In Honduras, 31.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 11.4% more spent on your healthcare
Honduras spends $553 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 49.3% more doctors per person
Honduras has 4.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 10.9% more access to essential health services
Honduras scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 5.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Honduras has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 58.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Honduras, 60.1% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 61.1% more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $3,598 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 17.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 12.8 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 43.6% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 21.6 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 27.5% more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 58.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on healthcare
Honduras spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 17.3% more coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 77.8% less likely to be murdered
Honduras has a homicide rate of 31.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 10.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Honduras, road accidents kill 18.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.4% more home broadband
Honduras has 4.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 12.9 times more strain on fresh water
Honduras withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 20.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Honduras, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 13.2% more CO2
Honduras emits 1.1 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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