Perhaps, it’s difficult to argue that it’s better to live in a rich country than in a poor one. As of 2024 year data, the basic indicator of the economic development - GDP by purchasing power parity per capita - was:

● In Cape Verde - 11,1 thousand dollars,

● In Seychelles - 30,3 thousand dollars.

Thus, according to the gross production per one person, Seychelles leaves Cape Verde behind by %.

Where do they earn more?

Let’s compare the data about minimum labor level pay in both countries.

● The minimum wage in Cape Verde set at 13,000 escudos (approximately US$ 145);

● The minimum wage in Seychelles set at 38.27 Seychelles rupees per hour (US$ 486 per month for a five-day week).

Where is the crime rate lower?     up↑

To estimate the population law-abidingness and law enforcement activity, let’s pay attention to the statics of premeditated murders and to the data about the number of Residents Cape Verdeans and Seychellois, being imprisoned.

Yearly out of 100 thousand people, murders kill:

● in Cape Verde - 6.18 people;

● in Seychelles - 4.70 people

As of 2023 year, in prisons and criminal camps the number of inmates is:

● in Cape Verde - 1.55 thousand, or 296 prisoners per 100,000 people;

● in Seychelles - 320, or 360 prisoners per 100,000 people

Where do people get sick less and live longer?     up↑

The life quality is greatly defined by how long the people live. According to the latest data, the life expectancy is:

Where do people drink and smoke less?     up↑

It’s considered that It’s more comfortable to live in that country where people are less exposed to bad habits. The following WHO data show that the situation with the alcohol consumption (pure alcohol) runs as this:

● in Cape Verde - 5.6 liters per every person older 15 years old (about 8.8 litres per every man and 2.4 litres per every woman);

● in Seychelles - 20.5 liters per every person older 15 years old (about 32 litres per every man and 9.5 litres per every woman)

How noticeable are the differences in alcoholic beverages of the Residents Cape Verdeans and the Seychellois?

● in Cape Verde, in terms of pure alcohol, beer accounts for 44.4% % of consumption, wine accounts for 1.2% of consumption, strong drinks (vodka and cognac, etc.) account for 0.2% of consumption, other drinks (including home-made ones) - 54.2% of consumption;

● in Seychelles beer accounts for 67% from the total amount of alcohol consumption, wine accounts for 22.2%, strong drinks - 10.8%

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Addiction to smoking in the countries under consideration is seen like that:

● in Cape Verde there are 11 % of active smokers among the adults (16,7 % of adult males and 5,2 % of adult females smoke there);

● in Seychelles 20,2 % of adult population smoke on a constant base (34,7 % of men and 5,8 % of women)

Where do people have more reasons to be satisfied with their lives?     up↑

Perhaps, it’s very difficult to make up an indicator, with the help of which one can define how much the people of this or that country are satisfied by their lives. Nevertheless, there have been a couple of researches.

There is an overall index, is used by UNO - Human Development Index (HDI). This index considers various reasons why citizens feel comfortable. According to 2022 data, HDI in Cape Verde is 0.662; in Seychelles - 0.785.

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To indirectly evaluate how much the people are satisfied with their lives, one can consider the number of suicides. It comes logically that the better the lives of the people are arranged, the fewer reasons for the suicides there are. In the countries under consideration, per 100 000 people there are:

● in Cape Verde - 15,2 suicides (27,4 among men and 5,1 among women) ;

● in Seychelles - 7,7 suicides (14,0 among men and 1,3 among women)