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

Health

be 21.5% less likely to be obese

In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.

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be 32.6% less likely to die by suicide

Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 1.0 years less

In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 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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see 85.1% less spent on your healthcare

Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.

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have 83.7% fewer doctors per person

Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 77.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.

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be 18.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.

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make 82.4% less money

Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.

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Life

have 85.2% more children

In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 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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be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Lithuania, approximately 8.0 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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be 11.4% less likely to be literate

In Lithuania, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 88.5% as of 2024.

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be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Lithuania, approximately 2.8 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.

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Basic Needs

be 16.2% less likely to have internet access

In Lithuania, approximately 89.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 23.0% less on healthcare

Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 10.7 times more coastline

Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.

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Safety

be 2.7 times more likely to be murdered

Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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be 19.1% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night

In Lithuania, 64% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2013. In Cabo Verde, that number is 52% as of 2016.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 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 70.2% less home broadband

Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.

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live with 27.5 times more strain on fresh water

Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 71.3% less CO2

Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 51.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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