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Cabo Verde vs Kenya

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GDP$3.45B vs $147.27BCabo Verde vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$6,670 vs $2,714Cabo Verde vs Kenya
Population527.33K vs 57.53MCabo Verde vs Kenya

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Indicator Cabo Verde KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$3.45B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$6,670$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy2.2%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy94.39 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-04
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.9%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy11.9%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy95.9%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-347.73M$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.8%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,590$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$12,010$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$6.42B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy5%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy10.7%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.2%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy67.9%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.4%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$356.76M$5B2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy11.7%4.2%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy86.9%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.26B$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy54%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.4%14.1%2020/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy50.5%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.438.52015/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy14.6%45.5%2015/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy—90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy28%27.8%2019/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy95.3%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy1.7%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$169M$1.76B2020/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy180K2.05M2020/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-0.4%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$63.81M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.3%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy26.1%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy12.9%16.7%2019/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy51.536.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy17.7%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.1%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$195$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy7.7%16.6%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy5.9%13%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy21.1%15.6%2025/2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$3,210$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy9.2%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy23.1%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy67.7%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy34.3%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.1%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy5.7%7.1%2015/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy34.84.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy59.46.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.8%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.7%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy29.7%65.5%2015/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy65%90.1%2015/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.28B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.63B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7280.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3730.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade4.216.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade13.6%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.4%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.2%3.2%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade42%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade53.4%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6680.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.2980.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4780.4562023
PopulationDemographics527.33K57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics0.5%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics76.2 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics29.5 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics1.513.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics22.4%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics24.7%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics77.6%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics131.4/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics1226.62026
Death RateDemographics5.217.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.53-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics79.4 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics73.1 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.6%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth10.634.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.8%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.730.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth16.528.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.2%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth25.7%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth40378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth11.639.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth8.3221.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth472072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth95%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth93%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth—5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.8%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.211.332022/2019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth55.8%62.5%2018/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth97.3%70.2%2018/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.82.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth37.954.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$290$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth64.1%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.4%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth98.8%92.8%2018/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare5.3%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare2.4%4.5%2018/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare91.4%76%2010/2022 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare8.4%12.5%2018/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare6.1%3.4%2018/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.3%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation24.3%10.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.5%82.2%2024/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation98.3%93.2%2024/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation—90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation—86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation58.2%94.3%2022/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation33.7%95.6%2022/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation83.2%62.4%2022/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation55.6%65%2020/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%100%2022/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.4%84.3%2022/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security13.5%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture19.6%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture74.8112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.12K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture14 t49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture5 t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture40 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture29.8K head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance74.92020/2022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance62322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.7450.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.6310.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2880.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.94-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.42-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance0.42-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance0.77-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.05-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.79-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian0617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian0218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian1159.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology74.7%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology111.8126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology88.5%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology8.332024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.3%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.1%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.6%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.8%2011/2024 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure98.4%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure71.78K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure46.4%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy73 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy32.7 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy40.3 MW436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy21.8%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy83.9%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.8 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy97.7%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy69.2%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.5 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy462 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy5,861 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate1.29 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate18.3%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate11.6%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate59.7%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Cabo Verde or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $3.45B for Cabo Verde versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Cabo Verde and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Cabo Verde and Kenya on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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