Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 48.0% more spent on your healthcare
Indonesia spends $417 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 39.3% more doctors per person
Indonesia has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 29.1% more access to essential health services
Indonesia scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 41.8% more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
be 12.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Indonesia has a suicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 14.6% more money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $5,060 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 8.5% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 140.0 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 30.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 15.2 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 22.5% fewer children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 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 3.4 times more on education
Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 23.3 times more likely to be murdered
Indonesia has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 46.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Indonesia, road accidents kill 11.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 68.9% more home broadband
Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 2.0 times more strain on fresh water
Indonesia withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 55.1% less CO2
Indonesia emits 2.9 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 (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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