Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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.
be 25.9% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 4.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Vanuatu spends $141 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 51.1% more access to essential health services
Vanuatu scores 47 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
Economy
make 43.5% more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
be 56.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 100.0 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 26.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 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.
have 55.8% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 60.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 99% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 43.1% less on education
Vanuatu spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cabo Verde spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 42.0% more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 61.8% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 21.2 times more likely to be murdered
Vanuatu has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 32.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Vanuatu, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 7.2 times more home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 48.3% more CO2
Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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