Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 39.5% less likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 9.5 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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
make 91.2% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 78.5% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 30.9% less likely to have internet access
In Switzerland, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cabo Verde: At a glance
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