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Sierra Leone vs Cabo Verde

Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde side by side across 197 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$8.27B vs $3.45BSierra Leone vs Cabo Verde
GDP per Capita$919 vs $6,670Sierra Leone vs Cabo Verde
Population8.82M vs 527.33KSierra Leone vs Cabo Verde

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Indicator Sierra Leone Cabo VerdePeriod
GDPEconomy$8.27B$3.45B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$919$6,6702026
Inflation RateEconomy7.5%2.2%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy24.09 LCU/USD94.39 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.2%-0.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.2%11.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy44.3%95.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-545.92M$-347.73M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%4.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$830$5,5902025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,690$12,0102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$32.78B$6.42B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy29.5%5%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.7%10.7%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%5.2%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy41.6%67.9%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy23.2%17.4%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$320.83M$356.76M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.6%11.7%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy31.1%86.9%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$433.27M$1.26B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.5%54%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—18.4%2020
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy53.4%57%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.6%50.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy35.742.42018/2015
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.5%14.6%2018/2015
Account OwnershipEconomy38.6%—2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy25.9%28%2018/2019
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.5%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy49.1%95.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.7%1.7%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$39M$169M2018/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy71K180K2019/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.3%-0.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$274M$63.81M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4%2.3%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—25%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—26.1%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy2.2%12.9%2018/2019
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy24.751.52024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy9%17.7%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.2%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy—0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.8%4.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$59$1952023
Lending Interest RateEconomy21.4%7.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy18.3%5.9%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.2%21.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$426$3,2102021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy44.5%9.2%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%23.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy44%67.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy86%34.3%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy78.2%71.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.9%5.7%2018/2015
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.134.82024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.559.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.5%5.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.2%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy65%29.7%2018/2015
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy91.5%65%2018/2015
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.56B$1.28B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.11B$1.63B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8190.7282024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3890.3732024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade7.34.22021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.1%0%2018/2023 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade25.1%13.6%2018/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade45.6%86.4%2018/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.7%1.2%2018/2023 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade20.9%42%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.2%53.4%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4670.6682023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5660.2982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2810.4782023
PopulationDemographics8.82M527.33K2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%0.5%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62 years76.2 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.9 years29.5 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.71.512024
Rural PopulationDemographics54.1%22.4%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.7%24.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics45.9%77.6%2025
Population DensityDemographics125.4/km²131.4/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29122026
Death RateDemographics8.055.212026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.37-2.532026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.7 years79.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.2 years73.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.6%2025
Infant MortalityHealth54.610.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.4%0.9%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.7%5.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.130.732022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth13.816.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23.9%17.2%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth54.5%25.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.8%—2024
Maternal MortalityHealth353.6402023
Under-Five MortalityHealth94.311.62023
Neonatal MortalityHealth29.38.322023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth372472024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%95%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%93%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth57.2%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth8.1%—2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.8%6.8%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.42.212006/2022 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.2%55.8%2019/2018
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86.9%97.3%2019/2018
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.161.82022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth91.237.92024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$36$2902023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth34.5%64.1%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.3%10.4%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.9%98.8%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare25.2%5.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare6.3%2.4%2021/2018
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare90.4%91.4%2019/2010 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.6%8.4%2019/2018
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.8%6.1%2021/2018
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.6%4.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2%24.3%2002/2018 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation43.6%88.5%2019/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation73%98.3%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation69.4%—2019
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47%—2019
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation97.4%58.2%2023/2022
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.2%33.7%2024/2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation71.8%83.2%2024/2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.6%55.6%2019/2020
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation69.8%100%2024/2022
Secondary EnrollmentEducation86.9%96.4%2023/2022
UndernourishmentFood Security24.1%13.5%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture54.7%19.6%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture104.774.82022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.86M t2.12K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture2.21K t14 t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture93.75K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture60K t—2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture7.44K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture27.44K t5 t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.39M t—2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,704 kg/ha40 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,409 kg/ha—2024
Cattle StockAgriculture682.1K head29.8K head2024
Homicide RateGovernance2.272020
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance33622024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4710.7452025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3480.6312025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5710.2882025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.70.942024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.970.422024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.840.422024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.450.772024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.060.052024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.510.792024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian002025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian002025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian01152025
Internet UsersTechnology25.1%74.7%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology107.9111.82022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology81.6%88.5%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology08.32021/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.2%95.3%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology38.2%2.1%2017/2025 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.1%1.6%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.1%2011
Electricity AccessInfrastructure39.2%98.4%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure50.19K71.78K2012/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure49.3%46.4%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy112.1 MW73 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy17.4 MW32.7 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—40.3 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy60.9 MW—2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy71.6%21.8%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.9%83.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy16.2 MW1.8 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.9%97.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy9.5%15.4%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%15.4%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy85.7%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy4.8%69.2%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.2 TWh0.5 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy48 gCO₂/kWh462 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy674 kWh5,861 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.17 t1.29 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate75.3%18.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate34.3%11.6%2023
Protected AreasClimate5.1%0.2%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%59.7%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate22.5 µg/m³20.2 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Sierra Leone or Cabo Verde have the larger economy?

Sierra Leone has the larger economy: $8.27B for Sierra Leone versus $3.45B for Cabo Verde (GDP, current US$).

How do Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde compare across indicators?

This page compares Sierra Leone and Cabo Verde on 197 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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