Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 56.1% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.1 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 41.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 38.1% less money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 26.5% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 34.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 98.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 30.0% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.9% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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 Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.