Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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.
be 74.0% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 29.9% more spent on your healthcare
Samoa spends $475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 30.1% more doctors per person
Samoa has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 29.1% more access to essential health services
Samoa scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 24.2% more likely to die by suicide
Samoa has a suicide rate of 12.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 60.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 101.0 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 13.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 12.3 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.
be 10.7% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 88.5% as of 2024.
have 51.1% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 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 20.3% less on education
Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 13.7% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 11.7% more likely to be murdered
Samoa has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 71.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Samoa, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 9.4 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 19.4% less CO2
Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 73.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Samoa, air pollution causes 34.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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