Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 43.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 13.3 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 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.
see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Togo spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 9.1 times more doctors per person
Togo has 0.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 61.4% more access to essential health services
Togo scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 24.9% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 13.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
be 59.5% more likely to die by suicide
Togo has a suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 43.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 43.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 4.2 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 6.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 88.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 349.0 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 21.9% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 72.6% as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, it is 88.5% as of 2024.
be 69.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 34.8 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.
have 61.9% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 66.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 99% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 89.3% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
be 42.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Togo, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water (74% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 92% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Geography
see 17.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 27.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Togo, road accidents kill 22.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.9 times more home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 17.6 times more strain on fresh water
Togo withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 35.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Togo, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.2 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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