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🇨🇻 Cape Verde

Republic of Cabo Verde

CPV CV Esc Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)

Every statistic we track for Cape Verde — 79 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$13,314

#123 of 191

Life expectancy

74.2 yrs

#87 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.63

#40 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Bank Branches 34.8 #10/153 2024
Current Account Balance -0.4% #69/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 101.9 #58/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #83/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -0.9% #41/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 3.4 #166/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 6.9 #169/191 2026
GDP per Capita 6,670 #114/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 7,203 #110/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 13,314 #123/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.8% #87/184 2019
Government Debt 95.9% #23/185 2026
Income per Person 4,734 #122/183 2018
Income per Person 4,734 #122/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.2% #155/191 2026
Real GDP Growth 4.8% #33/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #169/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 4,251,154,554 #155/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 8.5% #20/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.5 #150/217 2024
Median Age 29.5 #138/235 2026
Population 0.5 #172/229 2013
Population 0.5 #165/191 2026
Population Density 131.4 #97/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 15 #177/195 2025
Urban Population 76.8% #68/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 98.6% #144/214 2023
Internet Users 74.7% #110/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 113.3 #103/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 15.6% #139/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 4.2 #108/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.1 #116/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 6.7% #92/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 44.1% #35/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 11 #106/191 2023
Life Expectancy 74.2 #87/188 2013
Life Expectancy 73.1 #95/186 2020
Suicide Rate 16.6 #20/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 11% #133/167 2022
Undernourishment 13.5% #42/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 71 #100/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 4.3% #40/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 1.3 #132/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 30.8% #98/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #30/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.8 #54/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.9 #36/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 62 #35/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 62 #34/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #49/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #45/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #40/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #124/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 92 #30/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #39/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #51/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.4 #63/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.9 #35/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #40/179 2025
Military Spending 0.7% #130/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #50/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 53.1% #14/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #125/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 72.8 #41/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #51/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 85.1% #4/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 66.5% #6/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.8 #48/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 72 #40/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 11.2 #43/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 16.5 #62/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.1 #184/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 2.6 #141/191 2025
World Risk Index 1.2 #175/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.7 #135/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 13.5% #56/151 2017
Trade Union Membership 12.7% #51/120 2017
Trust in parliament 4.8 #64/151 2017
Trust in the legal system 5.6 #46/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.