Quality of life comparison

live 8.5 years longer

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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.

make 39.6% more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2022, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.

be 15.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.

be 10.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 91.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.5% more likely to be literate

In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 67.0% as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 90.8% as of 2021.

be 53.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 34.2% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 100.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritania, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 1% 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 18.6% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 13.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% 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 4.0 times more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.5% more on healthcare

Mauritania spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 28.0% more coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.