Cape Verde or Philippines: 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: Philippines 0:1
- Climate and health: Cape Verde 7:0
- 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
Philippines
Safety and trust
Tie (1 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.62 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗7.0 per 100,000 residents
202061% higher
✓4.4 per 100,000 residents
202338% lower
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
5%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Philippines (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$12,165
20253% lower
✓$12,577
20253% higher
Climate and health
Better: Cape Verde (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓76.2 years
20249% higher
✗69.9 years
20248% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓73.1 years
20249% higher
✗67.0 years
20248% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓79.4 years
20249% higher
✗73.0 years
20248% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓79.6 years
20237% higher
✗74.3 years
20237% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.94%
20241% higher
✗97.83%
20241% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.89%
20242% higher
✗97.35%
20242% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓20.2 µg/m³ per year
20239% lower
✗22.2 µg/m³ per year
202310% 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
✗-0.47 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
✗-0.57 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, Philippines.