Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 2.4 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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 40.5% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 36.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
be 30.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 85.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.5% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 42.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 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 42.0% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 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 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
be 29.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Togo, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 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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