Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 44.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2024.
have 31.4% more children
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 98.8% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 37.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 54.5% less home broadband
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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