Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 51.0% less likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 39.3% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,300 as of 2024, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2024.
be 21.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2024.
be 21.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 6.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.5% less likely to be literate
In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 88.5% as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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 21.1% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 40.7% more on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.3% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 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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