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Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde / CV

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Cabo Verde in numbers.

Area4,030 kmยฒWorld # 171 โ†’Population527.3KWorld # 171 โ†’Population density130.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 81 โ†’Life expectancy76.2 yearsWorld # 96 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 5,796World # 132 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Cabo Verde across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area4,030 kmยฒWorld # 171 / 2023 โ†’Population527.3KWorld # 171 / 2025 โ†’Population density130.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 81 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,975World # 39 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.5%World # 140 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 149 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 116 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 188 / 2024 โ†’Median age27.9 yearsWorld # 147 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+7.2%World # 121 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1424.7%World # 96 / 2025 โ†’Urban population77.6%World # 67 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-1.3KWorld # 113 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 169 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share3.1%World # 133 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.2 yearsWorld # 96 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 77 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 129 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate10.4%World # 131 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 5,796World # 132 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 3.1BWorld # 182 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 12,165World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.3%World # 33 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.3%World # 118 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment11.9%World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment28.4%World # 23 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)42.4World # 30 / 2015 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.3%World # 85 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people124.9 per million peopleWorld # 106 / 2014 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 131 / 2011 โ†’Patent applications per million people1.9 per million peopleWorld # 110 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,794 kcal/dayWorld # 123 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person43.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 113 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production14 tWorld # 75 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area11.6%World # 155 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.1 tWorld # 155 / 2024 โ†’Internet use74.7%World # 121 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions111.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 117 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 49 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate26.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 40 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 142 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament44.4%World # 17 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals180KWorld # 158 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 169MWorld # 139 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 81.7%Main languagekeaMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryPrepared food and beverages2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal294 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightkeaLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyCabo Verde EscudoCVEDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsCap-Vert