Quality of life comparison

be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 14.2 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 28.9% less likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

make 3.4 times more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.

be 25.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 16.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.

be 29.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 92.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 566.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.1% more likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 81.0% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 51.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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 21.8% fewer children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 89.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (81% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, that number is 95% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 45.8% more likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 48.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% 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.

spend 12.6% less on education

Lesotho spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 49.2% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.