Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 37.2% more likely to be obese
In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 16.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mali, 42.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
be 13.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 89.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 61.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 60.6 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 55.0% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 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 92.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
be 11.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.2% more on education
Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.6% more on healthcare
Mali spends 3.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP 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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