Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 18.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 55.6% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
live 3.6 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 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.
see 81.4% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 55.1% fewer doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
be 4.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 42.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 14.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 70.7% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 11.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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 23.0% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 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 29.8% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 76.1% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 61.2% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 40.3% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 56.7% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Panama, 33% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 52% as of 2016.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 54.2% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 66.3 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 52.9% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 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 (2016–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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