Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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 48.2% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 94.2% less spent on your healthcare
Switzerland spends $10,602 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 83.7% fewer doctors per person
Switzerland has 44.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 17.4% less access to essential health services
Switzerland scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 57.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 15.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 94.9% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 40.5% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 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 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 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 23.2% less likely to have internet access
In Switzerland, approximately 97.3% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 11.7 times more likely to be murdered
Switzerland has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 6.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Switzerland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 82.3% less home broadband
Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 9.2 times more strain on fresh water
Switzerland withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 65.6% less CO2
Switzerland emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Switzerland, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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