Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 77 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.
be 20.6% less likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 21.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 60.6% less spent on your healthcare
Mauritius spends $1,566 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 49.2% fewer doctors per person
Mauritius has 14.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
be 41.6% more likely to die by suicide
Mauritius has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 8.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 55.4% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $12,991 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 39.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 66.0 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 23.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 13.8 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.
have 18.6% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered
Mauritius has a homicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 70.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mauritius, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 70.3% less home broadband
Mauritius has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 2.6 times more strain on fresh water
Mauritius withdraws 23% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 63.6% less CO2
Mauritius emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Mauritius, air pollution causes 28.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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