Cape Verde or Eswatini: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Cape Verde wins on more indicators: 10 of 12 against 2.
- Safety and trust: Cape Verde 2:0
- Costs and work: Eswatini 0:1
- Climate and health: Cape Verde 6:1
- Law and institutions: Cape Verde 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cape Verde
Indicator
Eswatini
Safety and trust
Better: Cape Verde (2 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.40 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓7.0 per 100,000 residents
202044% lower
✗12.5 per 100,000 residents
202179% higher
Costs and work
Better: Eswatini (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$12,165
20253% lower
✓$12,529
20253% higher
Climate and health
Better: Cape Verde (6 : 1)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓76.2 years
202419% higher
✗64.3 years
202416% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓73.1 years
202419% higher
✗61.3 years
202416% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓79.4 years
202418% higher
✗67.1 years
202415% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓79.6 years
202315% higher
✗69.4 years
202313% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.94%
20243% higher
✗95.78%
20243% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.89%
20244% higher
✗95.49%
20243% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗20.2 µg/m³ per year
202321% higher
✓16.7 µg/m³ per year
202317% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Cape Verde (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.45 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.78 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.91 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.80 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Cape Verde, Eswatini.