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Cabo Verde

Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle incomeCapital: Praia196,313 observations

Population

527,326

world rank #172 / 217

GDP

3.06B

world rank #162 / 186

GDP / capita

10,395.7

world rank #122 / 185

Life expectancy

76.2

world rank #98 / 217

Governance

580 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile66.9#36 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile59.4#71 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79#51 Rule of Law0-100 percentile64.3#74

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Economy

1,387 indicators

GDPcurrent US$3.06B#162 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $10,395.7#122 GDP growth%6.3%#29 Inflation%2.3%#67

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Trade

123 indicators

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Health

1,460 indicators

Life expectancyyears76.2#98 Infant mortalityper 1k births10.6#53 Maternal mortalityper 100k40#32 Health spending% GDP5.8%#106

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Education

2,482 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross96.4%#71 Education spending% GDP4.3%#42 Adult literacy%88.5%#22 Primary enrollment% gross103%#52

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Demography

412 indicators

Populationpeople527,326#172 Population growth%0.47%#140 Urban population%77.6%#56 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#148

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Climate

244 indicators

Electricity access% pop98.4%#12 Renewable energy share%21.8%#30 Forest area% land11.6%#155 CO₂ per capitat1.1#147

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Energy

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Environment

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Agriculture

258 indicators

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Technology

124 indicators

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Society

1,849 indicators

Gini indexindex42.4#53 Extreme poverty% pop14.6%#36 Internet users% pop74.7%#108 Homicide rateper 100k7#93

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Risk

342 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.6#15 Hazard & exposure0-101#5 Vulnerability0-104.2#31

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Other

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