Bolivia or Cape Verde: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Cape Verde wins on more indicators: 10 of 12 against 2.
- Safety and trust: tie 1:1
- Costs and work: Bolivia 1:0
- Climate and health: Cape Verde 0:7
- Law and institutions: Cape Verde 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Bolivia
Indicator
Cape Verde
Safety and trust
Tie (1 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.01 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓4.4 per 100,000 residents
202337% lower
✗7.0 per 100,000 residents
202058% higher
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
9%
2022
no data
Costs and work
Better: Bolivia (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$12,873
20256% higher
✗$12,165
20255% lower
Climate and health
Better: Cape Verde (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗68.7 years
202410% lower
✓76.2 years
202411% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗66.3 years
20249% lower
✓73.1 years
202410% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗71.3 years
202410% lower
✓79.4 years
202411% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗74.2 years
20237% lower
✓79.6 years
20237% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
98.58%
2024almost equal
✓98.94%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
98.43%
2024almost equal
✓98.89%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗28.1 µg/m³ per year
202339% higher
✓20.2 µg/m³ per year
202328% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Cape Verde (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.35 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.45 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.19 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.91 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Bolivia, Cape Verde.