Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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
make 20.0% more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 11.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 12.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 92.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.2% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 53.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 34.1% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 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 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% 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 58.5% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
be 13.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% 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 2.5 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 48.5% more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.0% more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 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
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