Quality of life comparison

be 75.5% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% 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 Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 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 21.3% more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2021, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $7,400 as of 2022.

be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.

be 56.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 89.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Tonga, approximately 12.4 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.

spend 15.2% more on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 13.2% more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.3 times more coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.