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 51.6% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 31.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 92.6% more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.0% less likely to be literate
In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
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.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 31.0% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
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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