Cabo Verde

Sub-Saharan Africa·Upper middle income

Population: 522K; 172nd of 217
GDP: $2.77B; 182nd of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $5,273; 135th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 76.1; 96th of 217
Human development: 0.662; 126th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Cabo Verde

South Africa

Namibia

Equatorial Guinea

Eswatini

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stable, middle-income, developing island economy; strong GDP growth led by tourism sector recovery; sustained poverty reduction through PEDS II development plan; high reliance on foreign remittances and aid to finance external debt

Area: 4,033 km²
Languages: Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a Portuguese-based creole language with two main dialects)
Resources: salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian78.3%▼ 7.4pt
Unaffiliated20.6%▲ 7.0pt
Other0.8%

Religious diversity: 4.02 / 10 · moderate · 78th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

CPV

ZAF

NAM

GNQ

GDP

current US$

$2.77B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$108M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

67.8%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

4.7%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

10.5%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.626–––

Population

people

522K–––

Population density

people per km²

129–––

Urban population

% of total

68%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.5–––

Net migration

people

-1,209–––

Population under 15

% of total

25.5%–––

Population 65+

% of total

6.9%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

6.7%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

4.7%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

5,861.1–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

962–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.5–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

4.02–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

20.6%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

0.5%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#182/214

$2.77B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#135/214

$5,2732024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#137/203

$10,300latest

GDP growth

annual %

#15/214

7.3%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#128/207

$5,0002024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#41/213

1.7%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#147/201

$108M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#66/205

67.8%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#114/206

4.7%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#185/208

10.5%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#159/187

12%latest

Gini index

0–100

#134/168

42.4latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#118/168

14.6%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#109/165

$7,2032022

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#18/139

0.6262023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#172/217

522Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#84/216

129latest

Urban population

% of total

#98/215

68%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#96/217

76.1latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#150/217

1.5latest

Net migration

people

#113/217

-1,2092024

Population under 15

% of total

#95/217

25.5%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#123/217

6.9%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#88/196

11latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#79/196

11.6latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#94/192

6.7%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#127/195

0.8latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#92/160

91%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#78/199

4.7%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#132/194

20.2%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#125/210

73.5%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#107/214

1132023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#127/208

7.22023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#112/215

857.32024

Access to electricity

% of population

#145/215

98.6%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#134/198

5,861.12023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#137/202

9622022

Electricity generation

TWh

#171/202

0.52022

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#104/202

28%2022

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#114/202

72%2022

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#26/204

0.62024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#59/204

1.12024

Share of global CO₂

#175/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#18/193

1.62023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#68/210

0.1%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#152/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#158/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#133/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#157/210

0.6072024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#40/175

0.7452025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#39/175

0.6312025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#30/175

0.9072025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#54/175

0.2882025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#28/175

0.8662025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#35/178

602022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#33/193

0.9832022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#87/193

-0.02622022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#68/193

0.3652022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#31/193

0.9292022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#49/175

0.8552025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#78/193

4.022020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#35/193

20.6%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#126/189

0.6622021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#84/170

0.3492021

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#150/161

0.5%latest

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