Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Japan, you would:
Health
be 14.5% less likely to die by suicide
Japan has a suicide rate of 17.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.8 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 88.5% less spent on your healthcare
Japan spends $5,365 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 72.4% fewer doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 14.5% less access to essential health services
Japan scores 83 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 83.9% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $35,951 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 3.0 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 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.8 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 12.6% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 85.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 30.2% more on education
Japan spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 30.4 times more likely to be murdered
Japan has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 38.0% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Japan, 83% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 52% as of 2016.
be 6.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 78.5% less home broadband
Japan has 38.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 62.9% more strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 83.5% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 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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