Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 87.5% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 87.5% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 19.3% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 29.3% more likely to die by suicide
Portugal 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 93.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 51.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 81.9% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 54.7% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 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 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.9% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 46.2% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 9.7 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.6% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 4.8 times more strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 61.1% less CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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