Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of India, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 78.1% more spent on your healthcare
India spends $346 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 12.7% more access to essential health services
India scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In India, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
be 18.6% more likely to die by suicide
India has a suicide rate of 12.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $2,702 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 80.0 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 13.2% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 78.2% as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, it is 88.5% as of 2024.
be 54.5% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 23.3 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 23.5% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 75.1% more on healthcare
India spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to be murdered
India has a homicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
India has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 10.2% less strain on fresh water
India withdraws 66% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 28.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In India, air pollution causes 83.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.6% less CO2
India emits 2.2 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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