Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (81 years for men, 83 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 13.9% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 14.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 92.5% less spent on your healthcare
Netherlands spends $8,195 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 81.2% fewer doctors per person
Netherlands has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 16.5% less access to essential health services
Netherlands scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 29.6% more likely to die by suicide
Netherlands has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 71.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 92.1% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $73,684 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 32.8% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 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 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.0% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 41.6% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 10.1 times more likely to be murdered
Netherlands has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 4.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Netherlands, road accidents kill 3.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 80.7% less home broadband
Netherlands has 43.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 3.6 times more strain on fresh water
Netherlands withdraws 17% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 80.5% less CO2
Netherlands emits 6.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Netherlands, air pollution causes 13.0 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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