Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 54.8% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 9.6 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 84.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 59.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 19.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.2% less likely to be literate
In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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
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