Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 25.0% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 79.7% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 78.5% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
Economy
be 81.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 10.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 78.0% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 77.1% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 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 11.4% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 88.5% as of 2024.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 19.4% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 92.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.8% more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 68.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 67.7% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 58.5 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 64.7% less CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 47.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 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), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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