Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Iraq, you would:

Health

be 61.2% less likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.

make 35.5% less money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.

be 52.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.

Life

be 26.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.

be 73.3% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.

be 19.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 19.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.

have 25.1% fewer children

In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Geography

see 16.6 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 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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