Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 42.6% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
live 1.7 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 35.5% less spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 56.8% fewer doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
be 9.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 40.1% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 21.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 51.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 60.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 18.7% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 29.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.9% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 12.4 times more strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 36.1% less CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 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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