Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 8.7 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 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.
have 32.0% more doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 12.7% more access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
see 42.3% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
be 73.5% more likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 38.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 18.9% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 71.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 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 70.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 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 52.8% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 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 73.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% 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 15.2% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.1% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 38.3% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 38.6% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 37.6% less likely to be murdered
Namibia has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 25.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.9 times more home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 192.5 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 37.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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