Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

SERIAL · 132Africa

Cape Verde

CapitalPraia

CurrencyCVE · Cape Verdean escudo

LanguagePortuguese, Cape Verdean Creole

Area4,030 km²

Since1975

ISOCPV · CV

Population

527,326as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in West Africa

Cape Verde, also referred to in English by its Portuguese name Cabo Verde, and known officially as the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelagic country in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa. It consists of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi). These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometres west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa, after which they are named. Cape Verde forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Islands.

Text: Wikipedia — Cape VerdeCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-27

— FACTS —

Capital: Praia
Currency: Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Official language: Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +238
Licence plate code: CV
Top-level domain: .cv
Independence / founding: 05 Jul 1975
Highest point: Pico do Fogo (2,829 m)
Lowest point: Pedra de Lume salt ponds (-30 m)
Anthem: Cântico da Liberdade

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

12.5%% of land area

#155 of 2132024

39% of world average

Forest area

511km²

#167 of 2132025

0% of world average

Agricultural land

24.8%% of land area

#153 of 2092024

67% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

18.0%% of land area

#85 of 2062024

129% of world average

Land area

4,030km²

#171 of 2152024

1% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

527,326people

#172 of 2162025

1% of world average

Population growth

0.5%% per year

#140 of 2162025

47% of world average

Population density

130people per km²

#83 of 2152024

29% of world average

People living in cities

77.6%% of population

#67 of 2162025

123% of world average

Urban population growth

1.6%% per year

#89 of 2162025

103% of world average

People living rurally

22.4%% of population

#150 of 2162025

61% of world average

Population aged 0-14

24.7%% of population

#96 of 2162025

98% of world average

Population aged 15-64

68.2%% of population

#48 of 2162025

106% of world average

Population aged 65+

7.2%% of population

#122 of 2162025

66% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

46.7%% of working-age population

#169 of 2162025

81% of world average

Female population

49.1%% of population

#186 of 2162025

98% of world average

Births per woman

1.51births per woman

#150 of 2162024

64% of world average

Birth rate

12.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#116 of 2162024

71% of world average

Death rate

5.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#189 of 2162024

66% of world average

Net migration

-1,284people (5-year total)

#113 of 2162025

-1166% of world average

Migrants living in the country

3.1%% of population

#133 of 2152024

23% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$3.06Bcurrent US$

#182 of 2112025

1% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$6.42Bcurrent int'l $

#171 of 1992025

1% of world average

GDP per person

$5,796current US$

#133 of 2112025

24% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$12,165current int'l $

#133 of 1992025

36% of world average

GDP growth

6.3%% per year

#32 of 2102025

186% of world average

GDP per person growth

5.8%% per year

#19 of 2102025

244% of world average

Gross national income

$3.02Bcurrent US$

#179 of 2042025

1% of world average

Gross national income per person

$5,590current US$

#125 of 2032025

28% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$12,010current int'l $

#130 of 1972025

38% of world average

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Inflation

2.3%% per year

#73 of 1902025

27% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

1.7%% per year

#53 of 2092025

25% of world average

Real interest rate

5.9%%

#53 of 1342025

143% of world average

Lending interest rate

7.7%%

#80 of 1342025

69% of world average

Government revenue

21.6%% of GDP

#91 of 1492020

82% of world average

Government spending

30.9%% of GDP

#54 of 1492020

112% of world average

Government consumption

22.9%% of GDP

#33 of 1812025

130% of world average

Household consumption

71.1%% of GDP

#54 of 1812025

110% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

17.4%% of GDP

#142 of 1782025

75% of world average

Gross savings

21.1%% of GDP

#92 of 1682025

96% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$153.9Mcurrent US$

#146 of 2012025

2% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

5.0%% of GDP

#43 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.8%% of GDP

#63 of 1792025

39% of world average

Current account balance

3.6%% of GDP

#49 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$1.26Bcurrent US$

#139 of 1772025

1% of world average

External debt

$2.36Bcurrent US$

#25 of 1212024

3% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

42.40-100

not enough data to rank2015

119% of world average

People below the poverty line

14.6%% of population

not enough data to rank2015

114% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

32.3%%

not enough data to rank2015

116% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.2%%

not enough data to rank2015

79% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$356.8Mcurrent US$

#126 of 1862025

7% of world average

Foreign aid received

4.1%% of GNI

#48 of 1372023

68% of world average

Exchange rate

97.9local currency per US$

#67 of 2112025

7% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

5.0%% of GDP

#108 of 1992025

50% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

10.7%% of GDP

#183 of 2022025

44% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

5.2%% of GDP

#153 of 1952025

47% of world average

Services' share of the economy

67.9%% of GDP

#43 of 2022025

117% of world average

3 of 39 figures unavailable for Cape Verde.

— TRADE —

Exports

42.0%% of GDP

#74 of 1872025

97% of world average

Imports

53.4%% of GDP

#72 of 1872025

107% of world average

Trade balance

-11.4%% of GDP

#132 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

70.0%% of GDP

#69 of 2052025

108% of world average

Goods exported

$96.0Mcurrent US$

#186 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$2.04Bcurrent US$

#166 of 2072025

2% of world average

Services exported

$939.9Mcurrent US$

#141 of 1912025

2% of world average

Services imported

$349.3Mcurrent US$

#171 of 1912025

1% of world average

Goods and services exported

$1.28Bcurrent US$

#166 of 1912025

1% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$1.64Bcurrent US$

#167 of 1912025

1% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.2%% of manufactured exports

#151 of 1792023

9% of world average

Terms of trade

92.1index

#162 of 2062024

87% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

76.2 yrsyears

#97 of 2162024

103% of world average

Life expectancy, women

79.4 yrsyears

#95 of 2162024

104% of world average

Life expectancy, men

73.1 yrsyears

#95 of 2162024

102% of world average

Infant deaths

10.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#86 of 1962024

57% of world average

Deaths under age 5

11.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#80 of 1962024

46% of world average

Maternal deaths

40per 100,000 live births

#91 of 1942023

34% of world average

Health spending

5.8%% of GDP

#108 of 1932023

86% of world average

Health spending per person

$290current US$

#117 of 1932023

20% of world average

Physicians

0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#125 of 1872023

35% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

1.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#141 of 1962023

38% of world average

Hospital beds

2.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#87 of 1572022

75% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

92.3%% of population

#146 of 2142024

102% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

83.1%% of population

#147 of 2132024

103% of world average

Suicide rate

14.9per 100,000 people

#157 of 1852021

174% of world average

Adults who smoke

10.4%% of adults

#36 of 1662024

53% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.9%% aged 15-49

#108 of 1532024

66% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

47per 100,000 people

#111 of 2082024

47% of world average

Undernourishment

8.1%% of population

#125 of 1682024

80% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

95.0%% of children 12-23 months

#60 of 1932024

111% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.3%% of GDP

#85 of 1902023

100% of world average

Education spending

13.4%% of government spending

#85 of 1892024

99% of world average

Adult literacy

88.5%% aged 15+

#68 of 1192024

106% of world average

Youth literacy

98.3%% aged 15-24

#55 of 1262024

108% of world average

Primary school enrolment

103.0%% gross

#66 of 2002022

102% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

96.4%% gross

#75 of 1882022

111% of world average

University enrolment

24.3%% gross

#118 of 1672018

49% of world average

Primary school completion

99.1%% of relevant age group

#47 of 1802022

110% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

21.1pupils per teacher

#95 of 1602018

95% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#81 of 1972025

100% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

11.9%% of labour force

#160 of 1862025

173% of world average

Youth unemployment

28.4%% of labour force aged 15-24

#164 of 1862025

181% of world average

Labour force participation

57.0%% aged 15+

#129 of 1862025

94% of world average

Women in the labour force

50.5%% of women aged 15+

#117 of 1862025

99% of world average

Men in the labour force

63.4%% of men aged 15+

#140 of 1862025

91% of world average

Labour force

226,448people

#174 of 1862025

1% of world average

Working in agriculture

9.2%% of employment

#112 of 1862025

42% of world average

Working in industry

23.1%% of employment

#58 of 1862025

118% of world average

Working in services

67.7%% of employment

#68 of 1862025

116% of world average

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Self-employed

38.5%% of employment

#83 of 1862025

99% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

69.8%% of labour force

#140 of 1712019

92% of world average

Employed

50.2%% aged 15+

#138 of 1862025

89% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

74.7%% of population

#122 of 2072024

105% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

112per 100 people

#117 of 2102024

97% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

8.31per 100 people

#123 of 2082024

46% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11.7per 100 people

#94 of 2132024

79% of world average

Access to electricity

98.4%% of population

#139 of 2142024

111% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

89.0%% of population

#109 of 1892024

128% of world average

Energy used per person

208kg oil equivalent per person

not enough data to rank2007

9% of world average

Air passengers carried

71,784passengers

#143 of 1652023

0% of world average

Air freight

0.0941million tonne-km

#137 of 1632023

0% of world average

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Container port traffic

89,382TEU

#127 of 1672024

2% of world average

Research and development spending

0.1%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2011

7% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1count

#134 of 1422024

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

18.3count

#174 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

180,000count

#154 of 1942020

4% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$169.0Mcurrent US$

#133 of 1752020

5% of world average

3 of 18 figures unavailable for Cape Verde.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1.29tonnes per person

#72 of 2032024

29% of world average

Carbon emissions

0.676Mt CO2

#34 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

0.913Mt CO2-equivalent

#30 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

17.6%% of land area

#103 of 2132025

93% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.1%% of territorial waters

#139 of 1742025

1% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

59.7%% of internal resources

#150 of 1772022

47% of world average

Renewable water available per person

577m³ per person

#152 of 1832022

4% of world average

Renewable energy use

21.8%% of final energy consumption

#100 of 2122022

75% of world average

Electricity from renewables

18.3%% of total

#121 of 2062021

53% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

81.7%% of total

#133 of 2092021

138% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Cape Verde.

— STATE —

Military spending

0.7%% of GDP

#140 of 1562025

30% of world average

Military spending

$20.1Mcurrent US$

#155 of 1602025

0% of world average

Military spending

2.3%% of government spending

#137 of 1532025

32% of world average

Armed forces personnel

1,000people

#161 of 1702020

1% of world average

Armed forces

0.5%% of labour force

#114 of 1682020

40% of world average

Tax revenue

18.4%% of GDP

#61 of 1492020

110% of world average

Homicides

6.99per 100,000 people

#118 of 1582020

90% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Cape Verde.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Cântico da LiberdadeAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Praia · approx. UTC-2

Neighbours

Cape Verde has no land borders

Landmarks

People

Cesária ÉvoraCape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011)

Jorge Carlos FonsecaCape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde

VozinhaCape Verdean association football player (born 1986)

José Maria NevesCape Verdean politician and former prime minister of Cape Verde

Pedro PiresCape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde

Aristides PereiraCape Verdean politician, and first president of Cape Verde (1923-2011)

Ulisses Correia e SilvaCape Verdean politician

Gelson MartinsPortuguese and Cape-Verdean association football player

Ryan MendesCape Verdean footballer

Antonio Mascarenhas MonteiroCape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde (1944-2016)

Garry Mendes RodriguesDutch-born Cape Verdean footballer

Pedro MiguelQatari association football player

History

05 Jul 1975Cape Verde founded as a sovereign state

16 Sep 1975Joined the United Nations

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population527,3262025

GDP$3.06B2025

GDP per person$5,7962025