Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 92.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 12.4 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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 4.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 4.2 times more doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 61.4% more access to essential health services
Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 57.1% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
be 40.4% more likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 61.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 9.2 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 80.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 59.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 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 43.5% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, it is 88.5% as of 2024.
be 75.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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.
have 67.0% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 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 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 99% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
be 38.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 92% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 31.2% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 60.9% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 17.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.4 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 34.1 times more strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 4.4 times more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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