Cape Verde or Lebanon: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Cape Verde wins on more indicators: 7 of 12 against 5.
- Safety and trust: tie 1:1
- Costs and work: Cape Verde 1:0
- Climate and health: Lebanon 3:4
- 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
Lebanon
Safety and trust
Tie (1 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗76.28 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✗7.0 per 100,000 residents
2020212% higher
✓2.2 per 100,000 residents
202068% lower
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
10%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Cape Verde (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
✓$12,165
20252% higher
✗$11,917
20242% lower
Climate and health
Better: Lebanon (3 : 4)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗76.2 years
20242% lower
✓77.9 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗73.1 years
20244% lower
✓75.9 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
79.4 years
2024almost equal
✓79.9 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
✗79.6 years
20232% lower
✓81.2 years
20232% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.94%
2024almost equal
98.47%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.89%
2024almost equal
98.24%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓20.2 µg/m³ per year
202324% lower
✗26.7 µg/m³ per year
202332% higher
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
✗-1.06 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
✗-1.22 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, Lebanon.