Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 7.3 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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.
be 31.4% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 73.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 32.6% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 70.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 26.1% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 68.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% 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 Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 42.4% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 38.6% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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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