Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
11.10 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 91/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Cabo Verde
Sub-Saharan Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Praia
Rank #122 of scored countries.
Survival
53.4
Living
49.5
Governance
60.4
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.73 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 12/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
24.80 %(2023)
Normalized: 65/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
13.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 68/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
11.94 %(2025)
Normalized: 46/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
28.41 %(2025)
Normalized: 38/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
4.35 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 41/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
11,195 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 8/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
5.85 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 30/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
1.05 %(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
76.22 years(2024)
Normalized: 70/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
42.40 0–100 index(2015)
Normalized: 35/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.94 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 70/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.42 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 59/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.42 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 63/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.79 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 74/100 · higher is better
History
Cabo Verde — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: -2.3 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53.7 | 122 | 52.4 | 50.1 | 60.8 |
| 2025 | 53.8 | 122 | 53.4 | 49.5 | 60.4 |
| 2024 | 53.9 | 120 | 54.0 | 49.3 | 60.1 |
| 2023 | 52.8 | 123 | 53.5 | 48.0 | 58.4 |
| 2022 | 51.4 | 124 | 49.8 | 48.3 | 58.3 |
| 2021 | 51.7 | 116 | 46.9 | 53.2 | 57.3 |
| 2020 | 53.0 | 110 | 45.8 | 57.4 | 58.5 |
| 2019 | 51.3 | 121 | 49.6 | 46.8 | 60.1 |
| 2018 | 51.7 | 115 | 49.5 | 48.2 | 60.0 |
| 2017 | 50.4 | 125 | 47.8 | 47.1 | 58.9 |
| 2016 | 51.3 | 121 | 48.5 | 49.0 | 59.1 |
| 2015 | 51.2 | 123 | 48.3 | 48.5 | 59.7 |
| 2014 | 48.9 | 130 | 44.3 | 49.4 | 55.5 |
| 2013 | 48.4 | 129 | 45.8 | 46.9 | 54.5 |
| 2012 | 49.8 | 121 | 47.3 | 48.6 | 55.6 |
| 2011 | 48.4 | 127 | 47.4 | 43.5 | 56.7 |
| 2010 | 49.1 | 124 | 47.1 | 46.4 | 56.1 |
| 2009 | 47.5 | 134 | 41.9 | 46.1 | 58.3 |
| 2008 | 47.7 | 121 | 45.2 | 42.3 | 59.2 |
| 2007 | 48.6 | 122 | 46.6 | 43.2 | 59.6 |
| 2006 | 48.3 | 126 | 45.4 | 46.6 | 55.4 |
| 2005 | 50.1 | 122 | 47.2 | 52.1 | 52.0 |
| 2004 | 49.8 | 120 | 48.6 | 53.7 | 46.4 |
| 2003 | 49.2 | 118 | 46.4 | 53.5 | 47.8 |
| 2002 | 49.9 | 114 | 46.5 | 55.1 | 48.1 |
| 2001 | 51.3 | 110 | 46.7 | 51.9 | 57.8 |
| 2000 | 55.5 | 79 | 47.0 | 54.6 | 70.5 |
| 1999 | 58.0 | 77 | 46.0 | 62.1 | 71.1 |
| 1998 | 57.6 | 86 | 45.5 | 61.7 | 71.1 |
| 1997 | 56.0 | 93 | 45.7 | 55.1 | 73.7 |
| 1996 | 56.0 | 92 | 45.8 | 54.9 | 73.7 |
| 1995 | — | — | 45.5 | 53.2 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 45.7 | 54.3 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 45.1 | 54.0 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 44.8 | 53.7 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 44.3 | 52.2 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 43.9 | 51.0 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 43.7 | 77.6 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 43.4 | 78.4 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 42.8 | 78.6 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 42.3 | 75.5 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 40.5 | 78.2 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 40.3 | 74.1 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 40.2 | 58.5 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 39.9 | 58.1 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 40.1 | 58.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 40.0 | 59.0 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 39.2 | 59.8 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 39.1 | 59.2 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 38.4 | 59.3 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 38.0 | 58.2 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 37.5 | 57.7 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 37.1 | 56.8 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 36.6 | 56.4 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 36.1 | 55.7 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 35.8 | 54.8 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 35.2 | 54.0 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 34.3 | 52.8 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 33.7 | 51.5 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 33.1 | 50.2 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 32.5 | 48.6 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 31.9 | 46.9 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Cabo Verde.