Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 26.7% less likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
be 29.8% less likely to die by suicide
Ukraine has a suicide rate of 21.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 55.4% less spent on your healthcare
Ukraine spends $1,382 per person on healthcare as of 2021 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 79.3% fewer doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 15.0 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 11.5% 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 39.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 28.7% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.3% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 84.9% more likely to be murdered
Ukraine has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 57.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.6% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 9.5 times more strain on fresh water
Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 10.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ukraine, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 58.8% less CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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