Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 55.2% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 54.9% less spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 71.8% fewer doctors per person
Mexico has 25.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Mexico has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 16.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 29.6% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 58.3% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 12.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 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 21.0% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 83.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 71.9% less likely to be murdered
Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 37.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.8% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 32.8% more strain on fresh water
Mexico withdraws 45% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 64.6% less CO2
Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 96.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mexico, air pollution causes 30.0 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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