Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 13.9 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 76.6% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
have 18.3% more access to essential health services
Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
see 75.1% less spent on your healthcare
Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
Economy
make 60.4% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 85.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nauru, approximately 273.0 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 37.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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 50.2% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.7% less on education
Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 67.9% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 32.2 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 16.6% less home broadband
Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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