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Cabo Verde vs Burkina Faso

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GDP$3.45B vs $32.51BCabo Verde vs Burkina Faso
GDP per Capita$6,670 vs $1,319Cabo Verde vs Burkina Faso
Population527.33K vs 24.07MCabo Verde vs Burkina Faso

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Indicator Cabo Verde Burkina FasoPeriod
GDPEconomy$3.45B$32.51B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$6,670$1,3192026
Inflation RateEconomy2.2%1.5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy94.39 LCU/USD565.82 LCU/USD2026-04
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.9%-3.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy11.9%7.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy95.9%48.8%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-347.73M$1.37B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.8%4.9%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,590$9802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$12,010$2,8902025
GDP (PPP)Economy$6.42B$73.95B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy5%19.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy10.7%30.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.2%6.6%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy67.9%41.5%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.4%17.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$356.76M$595.24M2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy11.7%2.6%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy86.9%48.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.26B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy54%22.7%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.7%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57%70%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy50.5%64.1%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy51.4%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy24.5%2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%4.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy95.3%65%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy1.7%8.8%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-0.4%8.6%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$153.09M$311.88M2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4.9%1.1%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25%22%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy26.1%27.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy14%2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy51.526.12024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.1%7.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$195$622023
Lending Interest RateEconomy7.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy5.9%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy21.1%15.9%2025/2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy9.2%51.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy23.1%16.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy67.7%31.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy34.3%80.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.1%60%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy34.82.72024
ATMs per 100,000Economy59.44.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.8%3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.7%4.1%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.28B$9.67B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.63B$8.29B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7630.8912025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.410.8412025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%0%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade13.6%2.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.4%7.1%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.2%1.6%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade42%35%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade53.4%30%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6680.4592023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.2980.5552023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4780.2732023
PopulationDemographics527.33K24.07M2025
Population GrowthDemographics0.5%2.2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics76.2 years61.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics29.5 years18 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics1.514.112024
Rural PopulationDemographics22.4%71.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics24.7%41.2%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics77.6%28.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics131.4/km²89.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics1230.42026
Death RateDemographics5.217.772026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.53-1.152026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics79.4 years63.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics73.1 years59.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.6%4.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth10.643.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%0.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.8%7.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.732023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth25.7%43.8%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth24.7%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth40241.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth11.174.92024
Neonatal MortalityHealth8.0423.82024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth47572024
Measles ImmunizationHealth95%88%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth93%91%2025
Basic SanitationHealth7.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.8%4.5%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.80.952023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth37.985.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$290$722023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.4%11.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare5.3%19.5%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.3%5.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.5%41.6%2024/2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation98.3%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation65.7%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation40.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.7%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation91%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation30%2024
UndernourishmentFood Security13.5%13.1%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture19.6%53.4%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.12K t16.61K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture14 t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.9M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture931.11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture5 t1.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture513.23K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture40 kg/ha1,682 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,230 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture29.8K head10.3M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance62412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.7450.1342025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.6310.1032025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2880.3732025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.94-0.252024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.42-0.872024
Rule of LawGovernance0.42-0.882024
Political StabilityGovernance0.77-1.912024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.05-0.532024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.79-0.962024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths4.44K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance022025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance032025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian041K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02.06M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian01.96K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian11502025
Internet UsersTechnology74.7%28.3%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology111.8116.62024
4G CoverageTechnology90.9%68.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology8.30.92024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%8.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.5%81.2%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.1%31.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.6%0.2%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure98.4%34%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure71.78K103.59K2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy73 MW240.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy32.7 MW205.6 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy40.3 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy34 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy83.9%17%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy133 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy17.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.8 MW22.2 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy97.7%12.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%6.5%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%5.3%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy69.2%82.8%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.5 TWh3.2 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy462 gCO₂/kWh562 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy5,861 kWh1,020 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate1.29 t0.27 t2024
Forest AreaClimate11.6%22.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%16.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³37.3 µg/m³2023

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