Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of United States, you would:
Health
be 59.2% less likely to be obese
In United States, 41.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
live 2.7 years less
In United States, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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.
see 95.4% less spent on your healthcare
United States spends $13,473 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 80.2% fewer doctors per person
United States has 36.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 17.4% less access to essential health services
United States scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In United States, 4.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
make 93.6% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $90,027 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
Life
have 15.3% more children
In United States, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 17.0 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 92.7% more likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In United States, approximately 94.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% less on education
United States spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 64.9% less on healthcare
United States spends 16.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 21.4% more likely to be murdered
United States has a homicide rate of 5.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 16.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In United States, road accidents kill 14.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 78.6% less home broadband
United States has 38.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 2.1 times more strain on fresh water
United States withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 90.5% less CO2
United States emits 13.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In United States, air pollution causes 14.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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