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Cabo Verde vs South Africa

Cabo Verde and South Africa side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$3.45B vs $479.96BCabo Verde vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$6,670 vs $7,503Cabo Verde vs South Africa
Population527.33K vs 64.75MCabo Verde vs South Africa

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Indicator Cabo Verde South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$3.45B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$6,670$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy2.2%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy94.39 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-04
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.9%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy11.9%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy95.9%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-347.73M$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.8%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,590$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$12,010$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$6.42B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy5%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy10.7%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.2%12.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy67.9%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.4%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$356.76M$1B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy11.7%0.2%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy86.9%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.26B$76.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy54%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.4%25.9%2020/2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy50.5%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.454.12015/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy14.6%17.4%2015/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy—81.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy28%34.6%2019/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy95.3%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy1.7%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$169M$2.72B2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy180K3.89M2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-0.4%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$63.81M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.3%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25%27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy26.1%33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy12.9%60.1%2019/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy51.551.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy17.7%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy4.1%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$195$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy7.7%10.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy5.9%7.7%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy21.1%12.9%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$3,210$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy9.2%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy23.1%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy67.7%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy34.3%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.1%65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy5.7%3.7%2015/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy34.882024
ATMs per 100,000Economy59.4462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.8%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.7%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy29.7%30.2%2015/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy65%59.6%2015/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.28B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.63B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7280.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3730.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade4.239.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%8.2%2023/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade13.6%38.3%2024/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.4%12.8%2024/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.2%5.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade42%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade53.4%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6680.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.2980.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4780.4762023
PopulationDemographics527.33K64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics0.5%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics76.2 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics29.5 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics1.512.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics22.4%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics24.7%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics77.6%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics131.4/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics1217.82026
Death RateDemographics5.219.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.532.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics79.4 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics73.1 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.6%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth10.624.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.8%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.730.792023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth71742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth16.524.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.2%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth25.7%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth40117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth11.634.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth8.3211.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth473892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth95%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth93%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth—3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.8%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.212.252022/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth55.8%54.6%2018/2016
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth97.3%96.7%2018/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.86.392023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth37.951.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$290$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth64.1%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.4%23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth98.8%93.7%2018/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare5.3%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare2.4%3.6%2018/2017
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare91.4%88.6%2010/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare8.4%3.6%2018/2016
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare6.1%11.8%2018/2017
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.3%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation24.3%23.5%2018/2023 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation88.5%91.2%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation98.3%97.2%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation—97.6%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation—92.5%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation58.2%93.9%2022/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation33.7%90.4%2022/2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation83.2%86.9%2022/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation55.6%62.2%2020/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%77.9%2022/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.4%104.1%2022/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security13.5%10%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture19.6%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture74.8113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.12K t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture14 t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture5 t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture40 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture29.8K head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance743.72020/2022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance62412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.7450.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.6310.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2880.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.94-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.42-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance0.420.022024
Political StabilityGovernance0.77-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.05-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.790.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian055.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian082.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian11502025
Internet UsersTechnology74.7%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology111.8179.32024
4G CoverageTechnology88.5%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology8.35.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology95.3%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.1%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.6%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.6%2011/2022 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure98.4%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure71.78K15.45M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure46.4%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy73 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy32.7 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy40.3 MW4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy21.8%9.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy83.9%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.8 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy97.7%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy69.2%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.5 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy462 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy5,861 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate1.29 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate18.3%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate11.6%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate59.7%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Cabo Verde or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $3.45B for Cabo Verde versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Cabo Verde and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Cabo Verde and South Africa 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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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=CV,ZA with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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