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Niger vs Cabo Verde

Niger and Cabo Verde side by side across 200 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$24.81B vs $3.45BNiger vs Cabo Verde
GDP per Capita$822 vs $6,670Niger vs Cabo Verde
Population27.92M vs 527.33KNiger vs Cabo Verde

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Indicator Niger Cabo VerdePeriod
GDPEconomy$24.81B$3.45B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$822$6,6702026
Inflation RateEconomy0.4%2.2%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%—2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD94.39 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.7%-0.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy0.4%11.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy45.5%95.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-515.61M$-347.73M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy6.7%4.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$750$5,5902025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,150$12,0102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.78B$6.42B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy47.6%5%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy18.7%10.7%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%5.2%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy31.1%67.9%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy22%17.4%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$650.39M$356.76M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3.3%11.7%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy27.5%86.9%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$1.26B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%54%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy11.8%18.4%1980/2020 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy79.7%57%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy72.8%50.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy32.942.42021/2015 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy60.5%14.6%2021/2015 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy14.8%—2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy15.7%28%2022/2019
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.2%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.9%95.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy-1.6%1.7%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$130M$169M2019/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy85K180K2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.1%-0.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$526.45M$63.81M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy3%2.3%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy9.2%25%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy13.4%26.1%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy0.4%12.9%2022/2019
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy19.851.52024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy6.4%17.7%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.8%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.7%4.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$49$1952023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%7.7%2016/2025 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy2.6%5.9%2016/2025 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy17.5%21.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$592$3,2102021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy73%9.2%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.3%23.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy17.7%67.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%34.3%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy68.2%71.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy8.7%5.7%2021/2015 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.534.82024
ATMs per 100,000Economy1.459.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%5.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy79.7%29.7%2021/2015 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy96.1%65%2021/2015 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.41B$1.28B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.93B$1.63B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8180.7282024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.480.3732024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—4.22021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88%0%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.3%13.6%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade4.1%86.4%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade8.6%1.2%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%42%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade18.1%53.4%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4190.6682023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5910.2982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2650.4782023
PopulationDemographics27.92M527.33K2025
Population GrowthDemographics3.2%0.5%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61.4 years76.2 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.7 years29.5 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics5.941.512024
Rural PopulationDemographics81.6%22.4%2025
Population Under 15Demographics46.2%24.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics18.4%77.6%2025
Population DensityDemographics22.7/km²131.4/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics40.2122026
Death RateDemographics8.445.212026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.37-2.532026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics62.4 years79.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years73.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5%1.6%2025
Infant MortalityHealth65.610.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.2%0.9%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4%5.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.040.732023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth39712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth24.916.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.2%17.2%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth51.5%25.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth9.1%—2024
Maternal MortalityHealth350.3402023
Under-Five MortalityHealth114.811.62023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.88.322023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth86472024
Measles ImmunizationHealth82%95%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth87%93%2025
Basic SanitationHealth7.2%—2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.1%6.8%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.282.212020/2022
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth15.3%55.8%2023/2018 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth43.7%97.3%2021/2018
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.421.82023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth141.637.92024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$26$2902023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth23.9%64.1%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.4%10.4%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth83.5%98.8%2021/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare48.3%5.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare10.9%2.4%2022/2018
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare65.9%91.4%2021/2010 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare76.3%8.4%2012/2018 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.2%6.1%2022/2018
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.1%4.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4.2%24.3%2019/2018
Adult Literacy RateEducation35.6%88.5%2022/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation53.9%98.3%2022/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation35.8%—2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation12.4%—2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation59.6%58.2%2024/2022
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation20.3%33.7%2024/2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation11.5%83.2%2024/2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation3.5%55.6%2022/2020
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation98.8%100%2024/2022
Secondary EnrollmentEducation19.9%96.4%2024/2022
UndernourishmentFood Security12.9%13.5%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.25M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture36.8%19.6%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture132.674.82022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.12M t2.12K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—14 t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.91M t—2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture3.84M t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture44.3K t5 t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture164.77K t—2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture6.8K t—2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,215 kg/ha40 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,382 kg/ha—2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,069 kg/ha—2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.4M head29.8K head2024
Homicide RateGovernance4.472012/2020 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance34622024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2270.7452025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1770.6312025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5910.2882025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.620.942024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.770.422024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.950.422024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.760.772024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.760.052024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.970.792024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian385.99K02025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian459.59K02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian50K02025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian01152025
Internet UsersTechnology15.6%74.7%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology60.6111.82024
4G CoverageTechnology40%88.5%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.18.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology13.9%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology44%95.3%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology51%2.1%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.4%1.6%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.1%2011
Electricity AccessInfrastructure21.3%98.4%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.78K71.78K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure70.4%46.4%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy82.9 MW73 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy82.9 MW32.7 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—40.3 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.6%21.8%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy5.1%83.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy68 kWh—2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy45.8%—2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy10.9 MW1.8 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy10.8%97.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.2%15.4%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%15.4%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy96.8%69.2%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy2.2 TWh0.5 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy674 gCO₂/kWh462 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy519 kWh5,861 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.12 t1.29 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate7.8%18.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.8%11.6%2023
Protected AreasClimate21%0.2%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate73.8%59.7%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.2 µg/m³20.2 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Niger or Cabo Verde have the larger economy?

Niger has the larger economy: $24.81B for Niger versus $3.45B for Cabo Verde (GDP, current US$).

How do Niger and Cabo Verde compare across indicators?

This page compares Niger and Cabo Verde on 200 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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