Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Delaware instead of Utah, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 15.0 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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.
be 35.6% more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.
be 38.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2015.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 90.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 86.8% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.
be 68.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.
have 41.9% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.
be 32.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.5% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 31.8% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
