Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Syria, you would:
Health
be 57.6% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 82.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 57.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 87.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 18.6% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 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 80.6% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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
How big is Cabo Verde compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.