Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 57.7% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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.
Economy
make 72.2% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2020.
be 18.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
Life
have 45.5% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, 58.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.1% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it is 86.8% as of 2015.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 24.4% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.2% more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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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