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Cabo Verde vs Nigeria

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GDP$3.45B vs $377.37BCabo Verde vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$6,670 vs $1,556Cabo Verde vs Nigeria
Population527.33K vs 237.53MCabo Verde vs Nigeria

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Indicator Cabo Verde NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$3.45B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$6,670$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy2.2%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy94.39 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-04
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.9%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy11.9%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy95.9%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-347.73M$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.8%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,590$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$12,010$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$6.42B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy5%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy10.7%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.2%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy67.9%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.4%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$356.76M$22.79B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy11.7%7.8%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy86.9%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.26B$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy54%9.6%2025/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.4%—2020
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy50.5%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.433.92015/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy14.6%41.8%2015/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy—63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy28%11.9%2019/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy95.3%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy1.7%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$169M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy180K5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-0.4%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$63.81M$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.3%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy26.1%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy12.9%5.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy51.530.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy17.7%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.1%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$195$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy7.7%14%2025/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy5.9%2.9%2025/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy21.1%—2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$3,210$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy9.2%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy23.1%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy67.7%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy34.3%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.1%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy5.7%7.5%2015/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy34.83.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy59.412.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.8%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.7%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy29.7%64%2015/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy65%92.9%2015/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.28B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.63B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7280.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3730.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade4.220.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%88.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade13.6%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.4%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.2%2.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade42%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade53.4%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6680.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.2980.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4780.3792023
PopulationDemographics527.33K237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics0.5%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics76.2 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics29.5 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics1.514.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics22.4%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics24.7%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics77.6%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics131.4/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics1231.82026
Death RateDemographics5.2111.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.53-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics79.4 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics73.1 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.6%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth10.669.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.8%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.730.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth16.517.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.2%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth25.7%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth40992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth11.6104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth8.3233.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth472192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth95%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth93%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.8%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.210.52022/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth55.8%21.6%2018/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth97.3%50.7%2018/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.81.652023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth37.9842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$290$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth64.1%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.4%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth98.8%67%2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare5.3%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare2.4%11.6%2018/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare91.4%39.7%2010/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare8.4%33.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare6.1%1.5%2018/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.3%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation24.3%9.7%2018/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.5%70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation98.3%81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation—77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation—74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation58.2%75.7%2022/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation33.7%—2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation83.2%—2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation55.6%68.5%2020/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%62.2%2022/2018
Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.4%46.9%2022/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security13.5%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture19.6%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture74.8119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.12K t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture14 t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture5 t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture40 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture29.8K head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance715.72020/2023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance62262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.7450.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.6310.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2880.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.94-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.42-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance0.42-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance0.77-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.05-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.79-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian0123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian018.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian11502025
Internet UsersTechnology74.7%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology111.870.82024
4G CoverageTechnology88.5%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology8.30.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.3%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.1%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.6%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.3%2011/2019 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure98.4%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure71.78K5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure46.4%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy73 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy32.7 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy40.3 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy21.8%80.3%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy83.9%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.8 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy97.7%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy69.2%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.5 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy462 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy5,861 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate1.29 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate18.3%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate11.6%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate59.7%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Cabo Verde or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $3.45B for Cabo Verde versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Cabo Verde and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Cabo Verde and Nigeria on 203 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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