Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 79.9% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 46.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 52.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.1% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 27.6% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 11.9% more on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.8% more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 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
How big is Cabo Verde compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.