Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 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 27.2% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
be 72.7% more likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 65.9% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 82.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 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 50.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 19.8% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.8% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.5% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 44.7% less likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 25.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 35.8% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 7.9 times more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 61.9% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 84.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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