Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 12.4 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 32.6% more likely to be obese
In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.4% more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 16.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 12.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 93.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nigeria, approximately 917.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.0% more likely to be literate
In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 58.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 45.9% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 34.2 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 54.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 30% 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 80.6% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.3% more on healthcare
Nigeria spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.1% more coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 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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