Country Profile

Cabo Verde

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa.

ISO CPV · CV · Region Africa · Figures for 2024

Key Statistics

World Bank · 2024

524.9K

Growth 0.5%

2.7B

Growth 7.2%

$5,192

11,000.0

76.1 yrs

11.0

per 1,000 births

11.9%

1.4

tons per capita

Net Migration

-1.2K

1.5

births per woman

76.8%

6.9%

Population 0–14

25.5%

Geography & Terrain

4,030 km²

130.2 /km²

Satellite · Mapbox

Physical terrain of Cabo Verde.

Political · Mapbox

Political boundaries, neighbours and principal cities.

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Health System

Health Outcomes

76.1 yrs

11.0

per 1,000 live births

Maternal Mortality

40.0

91st lowest

per 100,000 live births

Spending & Access

$290

5.8%

25.7%

of health spending

System Capacity

0.7

per 1,000 people

1.8

per 1,000 people

2.2

per 1,000 people

Preventive Care

93.0%

children 12–23 mo.

95.0%

children 12–23 mo.

Age Structure

Distribution by age and sex, 2024.Source: PopulationPyramid.net

Economy

2.7B

$5,192

11.9%

GDP composition by sector.Source: World Bank

Trade balance, % of GDP.Source: World Bank

Composition of goods exports, 2022.Source: OEC

Composition of goods imports, 2022.Source: OEC

Education

88.5%

24.3%

4.3%

% of GDP

Society & Equality

42.4

14.6%

at $2.15/day

7.0

per 100,000 people

38.9%

Female Labor Participation

50.4%

118th in the world

Military Spending

0.6%

147th in the world

% of GDP

Technology & Infrastructure

73.5%

113.0

per 100 people

Access to Electricity

98.6%

92.3%

83.1%

21.8%

% of consumption

11.6%

% of land area

Historical Trends

Population, 1960–2024.

Gross domestic product, US$.

Life expectancy at birth.

About Cabo Verde

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state in the central 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 it is named. Cape Verde forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles.

Source: Wikipedia

Detailed Map

Cities, roads and terrain of Cabo Verde.Source: Geoapify · OSM

Population Density

Modelled population density, by 1 km cell.Source: WorldPop

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