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Nigeria vs Cabo Verde

Nigeria and Cabo Verde side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$377.37B vs $3.45BNigeria vs Cabo Verde
GDP per Capita$1,556 vs $6,670Nigeria vs Cabo Verde
Population237.53M vs 527.33KNigeria vs Cabo Verde

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Indicator Nigeria Cabo VerdePeriod
GDPEconomy$377.37B$3.45B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,556$6,6702026
Inflation RateEconomy15.9%2.2%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,376.34 LCU/USD94.39 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.4%-0.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.1%11.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy32.3%95.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-322.41M$-347.73M1960/2025 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%4.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,360$5,5902025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$9,230$12,0102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.26T$6.42B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23%5%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.4%10.7%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%5.2%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy58.2%67.9%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.4%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$22.79B$356.76M2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.8%11.7%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%86.9%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B$1.26B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%54%2022/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.4%2020
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.5%57%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.7%50.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.942.42022/2015 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.8%14.6%2022/2015 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%28%2024/2019 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy26.2%95.3%1960/2025 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy13.9%1.7%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$321M$169M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy5.27M180K2016/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy5.8%-0.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.08B$63.81M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.4%2.3%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%25%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%26.1%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%12.9%2024/2019 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.751.52024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy8.6%17.7%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.2%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy1.2%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.8%4.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$16$1952023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%7.7%2023/2025
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%5.9%2023/2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy21.1%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,663$3,2102021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy33.5%9.2%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17%23.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy49.5%67.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.5%34.3%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.5%5.7%2022/2015 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.334.82024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.859.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.9%5.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64%29.7%2022/2015 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy92.9%65%2022/2015 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$387.79M$1.28B1960/2025 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$710.2M$1.63B1960/2025 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.7282024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6940.3732024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade20.84.22021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88.6%0%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade3.5%13.6%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%86.4%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.7%1.2%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade9.2%42%1960/2025 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade16.9%53.4%1960/2025 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.560.6682023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6770.2982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3790.4782023
PopulationDemographics237.53M527.33K2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%0.5%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics54.6 years76.2 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years29.5 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.381.512024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.2%22.4%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.5%24.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.8%77.6%2025
Population DensityDemographics266.2/km²131.4/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics31.8122026
Death RateDemographics11.55.212026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.01-2.532026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics54.9 years79.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.3 years73.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.6%2025
Infant MortalityHealth69.810.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%0.9%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%5.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.380.732023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth17.216.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.7%17.2%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth70.9%25.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth992.8402023
Under-Five MortalityHealth104.911.62023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.78.322023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth219472024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%95%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%93%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3%6.8%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.52.212004/2022 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.6%55.8%2021/2018
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth50.7%97.3%2022/2018
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.651.82022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth8437.92024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$67$2902023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth27.7%64.1%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%10.4%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth67%98.8%2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.8%5.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare11.6%2.4%2021/2018
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%91.4%2024/2010 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%8.4%2024/2018 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%6.1%2021/2018
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.3%4.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.7%24.3%2011/2018 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%88.5%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%98.3%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%58.2%2023/2022
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation33.7%2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation83.2%2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%55.6%2024/2020
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.2%100%2018/2022
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%96.4%2023/2022
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%13.5%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.2%19.6%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.974.82022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t2.12K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t14 t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t5 t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha40 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.9M head29.8K head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.772023/2020
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26622024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5050.7452025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3110.6312025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8340.2882025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.110.942024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.010.422024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.010.422024
Political StabilityGovernance-20.772024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.630.052024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.730.792024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian123.85K02025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.54M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.19K02025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian01152025
Internet UsersTechnology41.2%74.7%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.8111.82024
4G CoverageTechnology84.6%88.5%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.18.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.4%95.3%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.5%2.1%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.7%1.6%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.1%2019/2011 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62.5%98.4%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M71.78K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.5%46.4%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.2K MW73 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy284.5 MW32.7 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy40.3 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy80.3%21.8%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy26.2%83.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy118.1 MW1.8 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy23.5%97.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%15.4%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%15.4%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy30.9%0%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy68.7%69.2%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy39 TWh0.5 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy456 gCO₂/kWh462 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,343 kWh5,861 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.57 t1.29 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate22.2%18.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate23.2%11.6%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%0.2%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate5.6%59.7%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.7 µg/m³20.2 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Nigeria or Cabo Verde have the larger economy?

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

How do Nigeria and Cabo Verde compare across indicators?

This page compares Nigeria and Cabo Verde on 203 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=NG,CV with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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