Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 24.7% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
live 7.0 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 84.7% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 80.8% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 16.5% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 3.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 90.4% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 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 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 34.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 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 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.6% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 17.6% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 4.3 times more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 54.8% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
find 71.5% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 77.6% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
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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