Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 58.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.2% as of 2022.

be 54.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2019.

make 62.2% less money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $7,400 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2022.

Life

be 39.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 16.2% more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 26.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cabo Verde, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Vanuatu, that number is 70% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 69.7% less on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.3% less on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Vanuatu: At a glance

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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