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Cabo Verde vs Guinea-Bissau

104 shared metrics.

Cabo VerdeLeads in 71

vs104 shared

Guinea-BissauLeads in 33

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Cabo Verde

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Cabo Verde.

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Identity

Name origin: the name derives from the Cape Verde (Green Cape) peninsula on the Senegalese coast, the westernmost point of Africa and the nearest mainland to the islands.

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Guinea-Bissau

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

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Identity

Name origin: the country is partly named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea.

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Analysis

Cabo Verde leads in 71 of 104 shared metrics, while Guinea-Bissau leads in 33.

Cabo Verde's Water Stress (%) is 53.6x that of Guinea-Bissau (59.68% vs 1.1%).

Cabo Verde's Highest Elevation is 9.2x that of Guinea-Bissau (2.8K m vs 277 m).

Cabo Verde's Youth Unemployment Rate is 9.0x that of Guinea-Bissau (28.41% of youth labor force vs 2.8% of youth labor force).

Cabo Verde's Seafood Consumption per Person is 8.0x that of Guinea-Bissau (10.31 kg/person/yr vs 1.1 kg/person/yr).

Cabo Verde's CO2 Per Capita is 6.3x that of Guinea-Bissau (1.1 t/person/yr vs 0.16 t/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Cabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

59.68%

Guinea-Bissau

1.1%

Highest ElevationCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

2.8K m

Guinea-Bissau

277 m

Youth Unemployment RateCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

28.41% of youth labor force

Guinea-Bissau

2.8% of youth labor force

Seafood Consumption per PersonCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

10.31 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

1.1 kg/person/yr

CO2 Per CapitaCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

1.1 t/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

0.16 t/person/yr

ATMs per 100,000 AdultsCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

49.03 per 100k

Guinea-Bissau

7.1 per 100k

All Metrics

Water Stress (%)

Cabo Verde

59.68%

Guinea-Bissau

1.1%

5357% higher

Highest Elevation

Cabo Verde

2.8K m

Guinea-Bissau

277 m

921% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Cabo Verde

28.41% of youth labor force

Guinea-Bissau

2.8% of youth labor force

899% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Cabo Verde

10.31 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

1.1 kg/person/yr

804% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Cabo Verde

1.1 t/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

0.16 t/person/yr

628% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Cabo Verde

49.03 per 100k

Guinea-Bissau

7.1 per 100k

592% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Cabo Verde

200.0K kW

Guinea-Bissau

29.0K kW

590% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Cabo Verde

0.63

Guinea-Bissau

0.10

564% higher

Electricity Generation

Cabo Verde

0.50 TWh

Guinea-Bissau

0.08 TWh

525% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Cabo Verde

115.64 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

19.88 kg/person/yr

482% higher

GNI Per Capita

Cabo Verde

$4,950

Guinea-Bissau

$990

400% higher

Beer Consumption

Cabo Verde

2.1 L/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

0.46 L/person/yr

360% higher

Unemployment Rate

Cabo Verde

11.88%

Guinea-Bissau

2.6%

353% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Cabo Verde

$285.97

Guinea-Bissau

$66.05

333% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Cabo Verde

38.89%

Guinea-Bissau

9.8%

297% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Cabo Verde

126.73 per 1k people

Guinea-Bissau

33.98 per 1k people

273% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Cabo Verde

42.5% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

11.85% of GDP

259% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Cabo Verde

$11,195.12

Guinea-Bissau

$3,119.37

259% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Cabo Verde

26.67% of firms

Guinea-Bissau

7.5% of firms

254% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Cabo Verde

4.0% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

1.2% of GDP

236% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Cabo Verde

0.74

Guinea-Bissau

0.25

196% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Cabo Verde

62 pts

Guinea-Bissau

21 pts

195% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Cabo Verde

0.73 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

0.25 per 1k

192% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Cabo Verde

83.13%

Guinea-Bissau

28.94%

187% higher

Coastline Length

Cabo Verde

965 km

Guinea-Bissau

350 km

176% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Cabo Verde

98.6%

Guinea-Bissau

40.5%

143% higher

Internet Users (%)

Cabo Verde

74%

Guinea-Bissau

33%

124% higher

Spirits Consumption

Cabo Verde

1.0 L/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

0.46 L/person/yr

121% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Cabo Verde

Guinea-Bissau

120% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Cabo Verde

127.6% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

57.9% of GDP

120% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Cabo Verde

6.9%

Guinea-Bissau

3.2%

115% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Cabo Verde

18.39% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

8.6% of GDP

113% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Cabo Verde

54.01% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

26.96% of GDP

100% higher

Official Languages Count

Cabo Verde

2.0

Guinea-Bissau

1.0

100% higher

Forest Area

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

466.2 km²

Guinea-Bissau

19.5K km²

98% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Cabo Verde

0.68 Mt CO2e

Guinea-Bissau

0.34 Mt CO2e

98% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

0.59% of firms

Guinea-Bissau

26.74% of firms

98% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

7.0 per 100 people

Guinea-Bissau

202 per 100 people

97% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

1.4% of firms

Guinea-Bissau

27.64% of firms

95% lower

Suicide Rate

Cabo Verde

14.9 per 100k

Guinea-Bissau

7.7 per 100k

94% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Cabo Verde

32.18 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

17.29 kg/person/yr

86% higher

Land Area

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

4.0K km²

Guinea-Bissau

28.1K km²

86% lower

Irrigated Land

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

35 km²

Guinea-Bissau

250 km²

86% lower

Child Mortality

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

11.6 per 1k births

Guinea-Bissau

69.3 per 1k births

83% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

11.57%

Guinea-Bissau

69.51%

83% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Cabo Verde

31.23% of adults

Guinea-Bissau

17.73% of adults

76% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

21.8%

Guinea-Bissau

87.4%

75% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

1.0K

Guinea-Bissau

4.0K

75% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Cabo Verde

7.2%

Guinea-Bissau

4.1%

75% higher

Inflation Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

1.0%

Guinea-Bissau

3.8%

74% lower

Infant Mortality

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

11 per 1k births

Guinea-Bissau

43.1 per 1k births

74% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Cabo Verde

0.33 per 100k people

Guinea-Bissau

0.19 per 100k people

74% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Population

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

611.0K

Guinea-Bissau

2.13M

71% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Cabo Verde

0.85

Guinea-Bissau

0.50

70% higher

Population Density

Cabo Verde

129.61 /km²

Guinea-Bissau

76.58 /km²

69% higher

Urban Population (%)

Cabo Verde

76.77%

Guinea-Bissau

46.11%

66% higher

Political Corruption Index

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

0.29

Guinea-Bissau

0.83

65% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Cabo Verde

1.6 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

0.99 per 1k

61% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Cabo Verde

6.0 L/adult/yr

Guinea-Bissau

3.7 L/adult/yr

61% higher

Fertility Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

2.1 children/woman

Guinea-Bissau

4.6 children/woman

55% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Cabo Verde

0.86

Guinea-Bissau

0.55

55% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

38.76 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

81.98 per 1k

53% lower

Birth Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

17.51 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

35.82 per 1k

51% lower

Obesity Rate

Cabo Verde

15.09%

Guinea-Bissau

10.08%

50% higher

Time Zones Count

Cabo Verde

3.0 time zones

Guinea-Bissau

2.0 time zones

50% higher

Scientific Publications

Cabo Verde

22.01

Guinea-Bissau

14.77

49% higher

Military Spending

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

0.62% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

1.2% of GDP

49% lower

Median Age

Cabo Verde

27.9 years

Guinea-Bissau

18.9 years

47% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

16.5 per 100k

Guinea-Bissau

30.5 per 100k

46% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

39.56% of firms

Guinea-Bissau

72.18% of firms

45% lower

Adult Literacy Rate

Cabo Verde

88.47%

Guinea-Bissau

63.93%

38% higher

Informal Employment Share

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

60.59% of employed people

Guinea-Bissau

94.77% of employed people

36% lower

Smoking Rate

Cabo Verde

11%

Guinea-Bissau

8.2%

34% higher

Dependency Ratio

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

47.94% of working-age pop.

Guinea-Bissau

72.35% of working-age pop.

34% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

19.6%

Guinea-Bissau

29.89%

34% lower

Youth Population (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

25.55%

Guinea-Bissau

38.79%

34% lower

Protected Land (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

17.6%

Guinea-Bissau

26.2%

33% lower

Human Development Index

Cabo Verde

0.67

Guinea-Bissau

0.51

30% higher

Airports

Cabo Verde

9.0

Guinea-Bissau

7.0

29% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

461.54 gCO2/kWh

Guinea-Bissau

625 gCO2/kWh

26% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Cabo Verde

$2,725,414,150.73

Guinea-Bissau

$2,218,393,804.55

23% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Cabo Verde

10.1% of adults

Guinea-Bissau

8.3% of adults

22% higher

Life Expectancy

Cabo Verde

76.1 years

Guinea-Bissau

64.1 years

19% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Cabo Verde

45.7% of adults

Guinea-Bissau

38.8% of adults

18% higher

Death Rate

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

5.7 per 1k

Guinea-Bissau

7.0 per 1k

18% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

6.7% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

8.1% of GDP

18% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

42.32 µg/m³

Guinea-Bissau

50.21 µg/m³

16% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

112 per 100 people

Guinea-Bissau

128.11 per 100 people

13% lower

Women in Senior Management

Cabo Verde

28.98% of managers

Guinea-Bissau

25.58% of managers

13% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Cabo Verde

45.26 hrs/week

Guinea-Bissau

42.99 hrs/week

5% higher

Food Waste per Person

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

129.25 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

133.09 kg/person/yr

3% lower

Water Withdrawal

Cabo Verde

0.18 B m³

Guinea-Bissau

0.17 B m³

2% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Cabo Verde

22 days/yr

Guinea-Bissau

22 days/yr

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Cabo Verde

Guinea-Bissau

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Cabo Verde

15.38%

Guinea-Bissau

ranked higher

Solar Electricity Share

Cabo Verde

15.38%

Guinea-Bissau

ranked higher

Capital Elevation

Cabo Verde

1.0 m

Guinea-Bissau

0 m

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Cabo Verde

0 per 1M people

Guinea-Bissau

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Cabo Verde

0 m

Guinea-Bissau

0 m

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

0 km

Guinea-Bissau

762 km

ranked lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Cabo Verde

3.6% of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

-6.2% of GDP

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Cabo Verde

1.0 sites

Guinea-Bissau

1.0 sites

equal

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Cabo Verde

0 per 1M people

Guinea-Bissau

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Border Neighbors

Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

Guinea-Bissau

2.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau across 104 metrics
				Winner
Water Stress (%)	59.68%	1.1%	5357% higher	Cabo Verde
Highest Elevation	2.8K m	277 m	921% higher	Cabo Verde
Youth Unemployment Rate	28.41% of youth labor force	2.8% of youth labor force	899% higher	Cabo Verde
Seafood Consumption per Person	10.31 kg/person/yr	1.1 kg/person/yr	804% higher	Cabo Verde
CO2 Per Capita	1.1 t/person/yr	0.16 t/person/yr	628% higher	Cabo Verde
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	49.03 per 100k	7.1 per 100k	592% higher	Cabo Verde
Electric Generating Capacity	200.0K kW	29.0K kW	590% higher	Cabo Verde
Liberal Democracy Index	0.63	0.10	564% higher	Cabo Verde
Electricity Generation	0.50 TWh	0.08 TWh	525% higher	Cabo Verde
Milk Consumption per Person	115.64 kg/person/yr	19.88 kg/person/yr	482% higher	Cabo Verde
GNI Per Capita	$4,950	$990	400% higher	Cabo Verde
Beer Consumption	2.1 L/person/yr	0.46 L/person/yr	360% higher	Cabo Verde
Unemployment Rate	11.88%	2.6%	353% higher	Cabo Verde
Health Spending Per Capita	$285.97	$66.05	333% higher	Cabo Verde
Women in Parliament (%)	38.89%	9.8%	297% higher	Cabo Verde
Vehicles per 1,000 People	126.73 per 1k people	33.98 per 1k people	273% higher	Cabo Verde
Exports (% GDP)	42.5% of GDP	11.85% of GDP	259% higher	Cabo Verde
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$11,195.12	$3,119.37	259% higher	Cabo Verde
Firms with Female Top Manager	26.67% of firms	7.5% of firms	254% higher	Cabo Verde
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	4.0% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	236% higher	Cabo Verde
Electoral Democracy Index	0.74	0.25	196% higher	Cabo Verde
Corruption Perceptions Index	62 pts	21 pts	195% higher	Cabo Verde
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.73 per 1k	0.25 per 1k	192% higher	Cabo Verde
Sanitation Access (%)	83.13%	28.94%	187% higher	Cabo Verde
Coastline Length	965 km	350 km	176% higher	Cabo Verde
Electricity Access (%)	98.6%	40.5%	143% higher	Cabo Verde
Internet Users (%)	74%	33%	124% higher	Cabo Verde
Spirits Consumption	1.0 L/person/yr	0.46 L/person/yr	121% higher	Cabo Verde
Merchant Fleet Size	44	20	120% higher	Cabo Verde
Government Debt (% GDP)	127.6% of GDP	57.9% of GDP	120% higher	Cabo Verde
Elderly Population (%)	6.9%	3.2%	115% higher	Cabo Verde
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	18.39% of GDP	8.6% of GDP	113% higher	Cabo Verde
Imports (% GDP)	54.01% of GDP	26.96% of GDP	100% higher	Cabo Verde
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Cabo Verde
Forest Area	466.2 km²	19.5K km²	98% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Total CO2 Emissions	0.68 Mt CO2e	0.34 Mt CO2e	98% higher	Cabo Verde
Firms Making Informal Payments	0.59% of firms	26.74% of firms	98% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Broadband Access (%)	7.0 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	97% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Firms Asked for Bribes	1.4% of firms	27.64% of firms	95% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Suicide Rate	14.9 per 100k	7.7 per 100k	94% higher	Cabo Verde
Meat Consumption per Person	32.18 kg/person/yr	17.29 kg/person/yr	86% higher	Cabo Verde
Land Area	4.0K km²	28.1K km²	86% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Irrigated Land	35 km²	250 km²	86% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Child Mortality	11.6 per 1k births	69.3 per 1k births	83% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Forest Coverage (%)	11.57%	69.51%	83% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Insufficient Physical Activity	31.23% of adults	17.73% of adults	76% higher	Cabo Verde
Renewable Energy (%)	21.8%	87.4%	75% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Armed Forces Personnel	1.0K	4.0K	75% lower	Guinea-Bissau
GDP Growth Rate	7.2%	4.1%	75% higher	Cabo Verde
Inflation Rate	1.0%	3.8%	74% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Infant Mortality	11 per 1k births	43.1 per 1k births	74% lower	Guinea-Bissau
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.33 per 100k people	0.19 per 100k people	74% higher	Cabo Verde
Population	611.0K	2.13M	71% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Women's Political Empowerment	0.85	0.50	70% higher	Cabo Verde
Population Density	129.61 /km²	76.58 /km²	69% higher	Cabo Verde
Urban Population (%)	76.77%	46.11%	66% higher	Cabo Verde
Political Corruption Index	0.29	0.83	65% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Nurses & Midwives	1.6 per 1k	0.99 per 1k	61% higher	Cabo Verde
Alcohol Consumption	6.0 L/adult/yr	3.7 L/adult/yr	61% higher	Cabo Verde
Fertility Rate	2.1 children/woman	4.6 children/woman	55% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Freedom of Expression Index	0.86	0.55	55% higher	Cabo Verde
Teen Birth Rate	38.76 per 1k	81.98 per 1k	53% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Birth Rate	17.51 per 1k	35.82 per 1k	51% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Obesity Rate	15.09%	10.08%	50% higher	Cabo Verde
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	Cabo Verde
Scientific Publications	22.01	14.77	49% higher	Cabo Verde
Military Spending	0.62% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	49% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Median Age	27.9 years	18.9 years	47% higher	Cabo Verde
Road Traffic Death Rate	16.5 per 100k	30.5 per 100k	46% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Firms Hit by Power Outages	39.56% of firms	72.18% of firms	45% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Adult Literacy Rate	88.47%	63.93%	38% higher	Cabo Verde
Informal Employment Share	60.59% of employed people	94.77% of employed people	36% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Smoking Rate	11%	8.2%	34% higher	Cabo Verde
Dependency Ratio	47.94% of working-age pop.	72.35% of working-age pop.	34% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Agricultural Land (%)	19.6%	29.89%	34% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Youth Population (%)	25.55%	38.79%	34% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Protected Land (%)	17.6%	26.2%	33% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Human Development Index	0.67	0.51	30% higher	Cabo Verde
Airports	9.0	7.0	29% higher	Cabo Verde
Electricity Carbon Intensity	461.54 gCO2/kWh	625 gCO2/kWh	26% lower	Guinea-Bissau
GDP (Nominal)	$2,725,414,150.73	$2,218,393,804.55	23% higher	Cabo Verde
Tobacco Use Prevalence	10.1% of adults	8.3% of adults	22% higher	Cabo Verde
Life Expectancy	76.1 years	64.1 years	19% higher	Cabo Verde
Hypertension Prevalence	45.7% of adults	38.8% of adults	18% higher	Cabo Verde
Death Rate	5.7 per 1k	7.0 per 1k	18% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Health Spending (% GDP)	6.7% of GDP	8.1% of GDP	18% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	42.32 µg/m³	50.21 µg/m³	16% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	112 per 100 people	128.11 per 100 people	13% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Women in Senior Management	28.98% of managers	25.58% of managers	13% higher	Cabo Verde
Average Weekly Work Hours	45.26 hrs/week	42.99 hrs/week	5% higher	Cabo Verde
Food Waste per Person	129.25 kg/person/yr	133.09 kg/person/yr	3% lower	Guinea-Bissau
Water Withdrawal	0.18 B m³	0.17 B m³	2% higher	Cabo Verde
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	22 days/yr	22 days/yr	equal	Cabo Verde
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Cabo Verde
Wind Electricity Share	15.38%	0%	ranked higher	Cabo Verde
Solar Electricity Share	15.38%	0%	ranked higher	Cabo Verde
Capital Elevation	1.0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Cabo Verde
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Cabo Verde
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Cabo Verde
Land Border Length	0 km	762 km	ranked lower	Guinea-Bissau
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	3.6% of GDP	-6.2% of GDP	ranked higher	Cabo Verde
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	1.0 sites	equal	Cabo Verde
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Cabo Verde
Border Neighbors	0	2.0	ranked lower	Guinea-Bissau

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Cabo Verde Guinea-Bissau

Analysis

Cabo Verde leads in 71 of 104 shared metrics, while Guinea-Bissau leads in 33.

Cabo Verde's Water Stress (%) is 53.6x that of Guinea-Bissau (59.68% vs 1.1%).

Cabo Verde's Highest Elevation is 9.2x that of Guinea-Bissau (2.8K m vs 277 m).

Cabo Verde's Youth Unemployment Rate is 9.0x that of Guinea-Bissau (28.41% of youth labor force vs 2.8% of youth labor force).

Cabo Verde's Seafood Consumption per Person is 8.0x that of Guinea-Bissau (10.31 kg/person/yr vs 1.1 kg/person/yr).

Cabo Verde's CO2 Per Capita is 6.3x that of Guinea-Bissau (1.1 t/person/yr vs 0.16 t/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Cabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

59.68%

Guinea-Bissau

1.1%

Highest ElevationCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

2.8K m

Guinea-Bissau

277 m

Youth Unemployment RateCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

28.41% of youth labor force

Guinea-Bissau

2.8% of youth labor force

Seafood Consumption per PersonCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

10.31 kg/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

1.1 kg/person/yr

CO2 Per CapitaCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

1.1 t/person/yr

Guinea-Bissau

0.16 t/person/yr

ATMs per 100,000 AdultsCabo Verde leads

Cabo Verde

49.03 per 100k

Guinea-Bissau

7.1 per 100k

Water Stress (%)

59.68%

1.1%

Highest Elevation

2.8K m

277 m

Youth Unemployment Rate

28.41% of youth labor force

2.8% of youth labor force

Seafood Consumption per Person

10.31 kg/person/yr

1.1 kg/person/yr

CO2 Per Capita

1.1 t/person/yr

0.16 t/person/yr

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

49.03 per 100k

7.1 per 100k

Electric Generating Capacity

200.0K kW

29.0K kW

Liberal Democracy Index

0.63

0.10

Electricity Generation

0.50 TWh

0.08 TWh

Milk Consumption per Person

115.64 kg/person/yr

19.88 kg/person/yr

GNI Per Capita

$4,950

$990

Beer Consumption

2.1 L/person/yr

0.46 L/person/yr

Unemployment Rate

11.88%

2.6%

Health Spending Per Capita

$285.97

$66.05

Women in Parliament (%)

38.89%

9.8%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

126.73 per 1k people

33.98 per 1k people

Exports (% GDP)

42.5% of GDP

11.85% of GDP

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$11,195.12

$3,119.37

Firms with Female Top Manager

26.67% of firms

7.5% of firms

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

4.0% of GDP

1.2% of GDP

Electoral Democracy Index

0.74

0.25

Corruption Perceptions Index

62 pts

21 pts

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.73 per 1k

0.25 per 1k

Sanitation Access (%)

83.13%

28.94%

Coastline Length

965 km

350 km

Electricity Access (%)

98.6%

40.5%

Internet Users (%)

74%

33%

Spirits Consumption

1.0 L/person/yr

0.46 L/person/yr

Merchant Fleet Size

Government Debt (% GDP)

127.6% of GDP

57.9% of GDP

Elderly Population (%)

6.9%

3.2%

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

18.39% of GDP

8.6% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

54.01% of GDP

26.96% of GDP

Official Languages Count

2.0

1.0

Forest Area

466.2 km²

19.5K km²

Total CO2 Emissions

0.68 Mt CO2e

0.34 Mt CO2e

Firms Making Informal Payments

0.59% of firms

26.74% of firms

Broadband Access (%)

7.0 per 100 people

202 per 100 people

Firms Asked for Bribes

1.4% of firms

27.64% of firms

Suicide Rate

14.9 per 100k

7.7 per 100k

Meat Consumption per Person

32.18 kg/person/yr

17.29 kg/person/yr

Land Area

4.0K km²

28.1K km²

Irrigated Land

35 km²

250 km²

Child Mortality

11.6 per 1k births

69.3 per 1k births

Forest Coverage (%)

11.57%

69.51%

Insufficient Physical Activity

31.23% of adults

17.73% of adults

Renewable Energy (%)

21.8%

87.4%

Armed Forces Personnel

1.0K

4.0K

GDP Growth Rate

7.2%

4.1%

Inflation Rate

1.0%

3.8%

Infant Mortality

11 per 1k births

43.1 per 1k births

0.33 per 100k people

0.19 per 100k people

Population

611.0K

2.13M

Women's Political Empowerment

0.85

0.50

Population Density

129.61 /km²

76.58 /km²

Urban Population (%)

76.77%

46.11%

Political Corruption Index

0.29

0.83

Nurses & Midwives

1.6 per 1k

0.99 per 1k

Alcohol Consumption

6.0 L/adult/yr

3.7 L/adult/yr

Fertility Rate

2.1 children/woman

4.6 children/woman

Freedom of Expression Index

0.86

0.55

Teen Birth Rate

38.76 per 1k

81.98 per 1k

Birth Rate

17.51 per 1k

35.82 per 1k

Obesity Rate

15.09%

10.08%

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Scientific Publications

22.01

14.77

Military Spending

0.62% of GDP

1.2% of GDP

Median Age

27.9 years

18.9 years

Road Traffic Death Rate

16.5 per 100k

30.5 per 100k

Firms Hit by Power Outages

39.56% of firms

72.18% of firms

Adult Literacy Rate

88.47%

63.93%

Informal Employment Share

60.59% of employed people

94.77% of employed people

Smoking Rate

11%

8.2%

Dependency Ratio

47.94% of working-age pop.

72.35% of working-age pop.

Agricultural Land (%)

19.6%

29.89%

Youth Population (%)

25.55%

38.79%

Protected Land (%)

17.6%

26.2%

Human Development Index

0.67

0.51

Airports

9.0

7.0

Electricity Carbon Intensity

461.54 gCO2/kWh

625 gCO2/kWh

GDP (Nominal)

$2,725,414,150.73

$2,218,393,804.55

Tobacco Use Prevalence

10.1% of adults

8.3% of adults

Life Expectancy

76.1 years

64.1 years

Hypertension Prevalence

45.7% of adults

38.8% of adults

Death Rate

5.7 per 1k

7.0 per 1k

Health Spending (% GDP)

6.7% of GDP

8.1% of GDP

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

42.32 µg/m³

50.21 µg/m³

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

112 per 100 people

128.11 per 100 people

Women in Senior Management

28.98% of managers

25.58% of managers

Average Weekly Work Hours

45.26 hrs/week

42.99 hrs/week

Food Waste per Person

129.25 kg/person/yr

133.09 kg/person/yr

Water Withdrawal

0.18 B m³

0.17 B m³

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

22 days/yr

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

15.38%

Solar Electricity Share

15.38%

Capital Elevation

1.0 m

0 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

762 km

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

3.6% of GDP

-6.2% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

0 per 1M people

Border Neighbors

2.0