Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 75.5% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 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.
Economy
be 8.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 55.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 12.7% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 89.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 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 58.5% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.2% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 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 Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.