Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 18.0% more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 65.3% less money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 9.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 82.3% more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 56.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.7% more on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 28.9% more on healthcare
Thailand spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.0% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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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