Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 77.3% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 73.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 20.4% more spent on your healthcare
Tonga spends $512 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 24.6% more access to essential health services
Tonga scores 57 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
have 28.0% fewer doctors per person
Tonga has 10.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Tonga has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 20.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 11.5% less money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
be 40.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 67.0 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 11.1% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.5% as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, it is 88.5% as of 2024.
be 35.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 7.8 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 47.0% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 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 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.1% less on education
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 20.5% less on healthcare
Tonga spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 7.4 times more likely to be murdered
Tonga has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 94.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tonga, road accidents kill 8.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Environment
emit 20.9% less CO2
Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Tonga, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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