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Cabo Verde vs Benin

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GDP$3.45B vs $27.79BCabo Verde vs Benin
GDP per Capita$6,670 vs $1,809Cabo Verde vs Benin
Population527.33K vs 14.81MCabo Verde vs Benin

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Indicator Cabo Verde BeninPeriod
GDPEconomy$3.45B$27.79B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$6,670$1,8092026
Inflation RateEconomy2.2%2%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy94.39 LCU/USD565.82 LCU/USD2026-04
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.9%-2.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy11.9%1.6%2025
Public DebtEconomy95.9%57.2%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-347.73M$-739.95M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.8%7%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,590$1,6002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$12,010$4,7602025
GDP (PPP)Economy$6.42B$71.36B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy5%22.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy10.7%17.5%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.2%10.2%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy67.9%50.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.4%35.8%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$356.76M$338.54M2025/2023
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy11.7%1.7%2025/2023
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy86.9%66.6%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.26B—2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy54%19.8%2025
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57%76.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy50.5%75.2%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy—51.8%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy95.3%37.1%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy1.7%1.6%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-0.4%-5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$153.09M$481.66M2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4.9%2%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25%15%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy26.1%18.1%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy51.531.82024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.1%5.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$195$732023
Lending Interest RateEconomy7.7%—2025
Real Interest RateEconomy5.9%—2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy21.1%30.3%2025/2023
Employment in AgricultureEconomy9.2%40.2%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy23.1%18.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy67.7%41.4%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy34.3%78.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.1%58.3%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy34.82.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy59.442024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.8%5.5%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.7%5.4%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.28B$4.19B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.63B$4.93B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7630.8122025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.410.3972025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%0%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade13.6%7.4%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.4%39.7%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.2%30.5%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade42%17.1%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade53.4%20.1%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6680.5152023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.2980.5732023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4780.3162023
PopulationDemographics527.33K14.81M2025
Population GrowthDemographics0.5%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics76.2 years61 years2024
Median AgeDemographics29.5 years18.2 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics1.514.482024
Rural PopulationDemographics22.4%46.6%2025
Population Under 15Demographics24.7%41.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics77.6%53.4%2025
Population DensityDemographics131.4/km²134.5/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics1232.62026
Death RateDemographics5.218.562026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.53-0.422026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics79.4 years62.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics73.1 years59.5 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.6%3.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth10.645.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%0.7%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.8%3.3%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.730.222023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71382023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth25.7%42.4%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—16.4%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth40518.22023
Under-Five MortalityHealth11.174.72024
Neonatal MortalityHealth8.0427.22024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth47402024
Measles ImmunizationHealth95%49%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth93%69%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—51.9%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—5.9%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.8%8.1%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.80.612023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth37.976.42024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$290$472023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.4%7.4%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare5.3%33.2%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.3%3.2%2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.5%—2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation98.3%—2024
UndernourishmentFood Security13.5%14.3%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture19.6%41.8%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.12K t4.45M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture14 t55.13 t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—279.27K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—30.4K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture5 t2.09M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—500.61K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture40 kg/ha1,191 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—3,896 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture29.8K head2.8M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance62452024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.7450.4932025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.6310.3232025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2880.1912025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.94-0.242024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.42-0.192024
Rule of LawGovernance0.42-0.412024
Political StabilityGovernance0.77-0.42024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.05-0.282024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.79-0.382024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths160 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance012025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian016.97K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian027.29K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian011.95K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian11502025
Internet UsersTechnology74.7%34%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology111.8125.92024
4G CoverageTechnology90.9%85%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology8.30.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%6.9%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.5%85%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.1%21.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.6%5.4%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure98.4%59%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure71.78K—2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy73 MW35.8 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy32.7 MW35.3 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy40.3 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—0.5 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy83.9%6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—115 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—58.6%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.8 MW8.9 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy97.7%45%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%4%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy69.2%96%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.5 TWh2.3 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy462 gCO₂/kWh584 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy5,861 kWh1,897 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate1.29 t0.49 t2024
Forest AreaClimate11.6%26.5%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%28.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³39.7 µg/m³2023

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