Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
have 16.4% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
live 5.1 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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.
see 73.1% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
be 10.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 60.3% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 15.4% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 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 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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 12.3% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 36.8% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 49.8% more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 11.3 times more likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 12.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 57.7% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 63.9% less CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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