Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 63.7% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.4 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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
be 70.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 41.7% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 19.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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.
have 14.2% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 45.5% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 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 Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.