Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 40.7% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.1% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
be 39.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 36.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 56.9% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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
How big is Cabo Verde compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.