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 6.8 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

make 90.0% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $60,200 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.

be 2.3 times 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 35.0% as of 2015.

have 50.6% more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. 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 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 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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.

be 28.6% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.

spend 70.8% less on healthcare

United States spends 16.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.

see 95.2% less coastline

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