Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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.
be 19.6% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 87.7% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 82.6% fewer doctors per person
Italy has 41.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 15.5% less access to essential health services
Italy scores 84 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 die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 23.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 86.6% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 94.0% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 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 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.2% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 89.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 87.3% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 12.3 times more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 14.7% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Italy, 61% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 52% as of 2016.
be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 73.9% less home broadband
Italy has 31.8 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
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 74.6% less CO2
Italy emits 5.1 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 Italy, 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 (2016–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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