Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
see 21.6% more spent on your healthcare
Sri Lanka spends $507 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
live 1.5 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 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 49.1% more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
have 35.7% fewer doctors per person
Sri Lanka has 11.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
Economy
make 15.9% more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $5,002 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
Life
have 21.0% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 18.0 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 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 5.2 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 36.9% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 54.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 59.0% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 28.0% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered
Sri Lanka has a homicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 43.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Sri Lanka, road accidents kill 11.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 34.3% less strain on fresh water
Sri Lanka withdraws 91% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 59.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Sri Lanka, air pollution causes 37.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 21.7% more CO2
Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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