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Cabo Verde

Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle incomeCapital: Praia196,313 observations
Population
527,326
world rank #172 / 217
GDP
3.06B
world rank #162 / 186
GDP / capita
10,395.7
world rank #122 / 185
Life expectancy
76.2
world rank #98 / 217

Governance

580 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile66.9#36Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile59.4#71Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79#51Rule of Law0-100 percentile64.3#74
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,385 indicators
GDPcurrent US$3.06B#162GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $10,395.7#122GDP growth%6.3%#29Inflation%2.3%#67
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

125 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$96M#183Merchandise importscurrent US$2.04B#165Exports of goods & services% GDP42%#54Imports of goods & services% GDP53.4%#50
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,460 indicators
Life expectancyyears76.2#98Infant mortalityper 1k births10.6#53Maternal mortalityper 100k40#32Health spending% GDP5.8%#106
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,482 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross96.4%#71Education spending% GDP4.3%#42Adult literacy%88.5%#22Primary enrollment% gross103%#52
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

412 indicators
Populationpeople527,326#172Population growth%0.47%#140Urban population%77.6%#56Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#148
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

244 indicators
Electricity access% pop98.4%#12Renewable energy share%21.8%#30Forest area% land11.6%#155CO₂ per capitat1.1#147
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

200 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop97.7%#12Electricity access, urban% urban pop98.6%#12Energy use per capitakg oil eq.207.6#165Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

331 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area17.6%#86Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources59.7%#149Capture fisheries productiontonnes5,546.9#151
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

258 indicators
Agricultural land% land area19.6%#153Cereal yieldkg per hectare40.3#79Aquaculture productiontonnes40#163Food production index2014-16 = 10074.8#191
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

124 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people111.8#97Secure internet serversper 1M people857.3#112Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people11.7#64
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,849 indicators
Gini indexindex42.4#53Extreme poverty% pop14.6%#36Internet users% pop74.7%#108Homicide rateper 100k7#93
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

342 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.6#15Hazard & exposure0-101#5Vulnerability0-104.2#31
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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