Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 1.3 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.0 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 32.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 83.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.8% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 29.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 33.8% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 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 7.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.8% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 62.1% more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cabo Verde: At a glance
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