Quality of life comparison

be 67.4% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

live 7.1 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2020.

make 88.3% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2017.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.

be 98.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 30.0% as of 2000.

have 54.0% more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, 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 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2020.

be 33.3% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, about 58.2% do as of 2018.

see 95.2% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.