If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Lebanon, you would:

Health

be 45.6% less likely to be obese

In Lebanon, 30.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 1.7 years less

In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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.

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have 72.8% fewer doctors per person

Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.

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be 21.3 times more likely to die by suicide

Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 29.6% more money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.

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Life

be 30.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Lebanon, approximately 15.3 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.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Lebanon, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 23.4% fewer children

In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.6 times more on education

Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 4.3 times more coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.

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Safety

be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered

Lebanon has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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be 70.1% more likely to die in a road accident

In Lebanon, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 14.0% more home broadband

Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 32.1% less CO2

Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Cabo Verde: At a glance

Cabo Verde is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 4,033 sq km. The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cabo Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cabo Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cabo Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.
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