Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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.
be 34.1% more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 81.8% more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 81.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 25.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 81.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.2% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 27.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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.
have 41.3% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 51.2% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.3% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 19.5% more on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.7% more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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
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