Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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.
Economy
be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 82.0% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.0% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.6% more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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
How big is Cabo Verde compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.