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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cabo Verde: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Cabo Verde is placed 109th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 60.3 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 40.04 (2023).
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Development & Human Capital
109th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cabo Verde on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
40.04
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Cabo Verde: 40.04. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Western Africa
- 40.04 Cabo Verde
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.668
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 135th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Cabo Verde: 0.668. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.668 Cabo Verde
02Over time
Which way Cabo Verde is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
Cabo VerdeWorld median
Cabo Verde fell from 110.21 in 2000 to 40.04 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Cabo Verde World median 2023 40.0 46.7 2022 41.7 53.0 2021 55.8 76.6 2020 56.0 56.0 2019 40.7 48.4 2018 42.8 49.3 2017 42.9 47.2 2016 44.3 50.6 2015 46.4 51.9 2014 47.9 52.8 2013 49.8 53.3 2012 51.0 54.6 2011 54.5 55.0 2010 60.8 56.1 2009 62.2 56.3 2008 68.1 55.8 2007 73.0 56.8 2006 75.6 58.1 2005 74.9 60.1 2004 79.9 63.0 2003 85.9 66.8 2002 92.5 66.0 2001 101.3 68.1 2000 110.2 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
Cabo VerdeWorld median
Cabo Verde rose from 0.585 in 2000 to 0.668 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Cabo Verde World median 2023 0.668 0.7620 2022 0.664 0.7610 2021 0.651 0.7450 2020 0.647 0.7425 2019 0.667 0.7515 2018 0.663 0.7520 2017 0.663 0.7480 2016 0.661 0.7500 2015 0.658 0.7430 2014 0.659 0.7410 2013 0.660 0.7390 2012 0.655 0.7350 2011 0.654 0.7250 2010 0.648 0.7250 2009 0.644 0.7220 2008 0.643 0.7180 2007 0.636 0.7100 2006 0.631 0.7045 2005 0.616 0.6960 2004 0.610 0.6960 2003 0.606 0.6910 2002 0.600 0.6845 2001 0.591 0.6770 2000 0.585 0.6720
03In context
Cabo Verde beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Cabo Verde and Western Africa
Cabo Verde has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verde | 109th | 60.3 | 40.04 | 0.668 |
 Ghana | 150th | 25.2 | 234.32 | 0.628 |
 Togo | 152nd | 38.7 | 348.9 | 0.571 |
 Mauritania | 158th | 23.1 | 381.05 | 0.563 |
 Senegal | 160th | 19.9 | 237.44 | 0.53 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 171st | 12.1 | 358.95 | 0.582 |
 Niger | 175th | 20.6 | 350.27 | 0.419 |
 Nigeria | 179th | 14.8 | 992.83 | 0.56 |
 Burkina Faso | 180th | 9.7 | 241.79 | 0.459 |
 Gambia | 184th | 6.5 | 354.35 | 0.524 |
 Mali | 185th | 12.6 | 367.33 | 0.419 |
 Benin | 186th | 8.4 | 518.23 | 0.515 |
 Sierra Leone | 188th | 4.4 | 353.56 | 0.467 |
 Liberia | 190th | 6.2 | 627.72 | 0.51 |
 Guinea | =191st | 3.7 | 494.12 | 0.5 |
 Guinea-Bissau | =191st | 2.5 | 505.37 | 0.514 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Cabo Verde in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Cabo Verde is ahead of the world, and behind
38 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median18
Statistics on which Cabo Verde does better than the middle country measured.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2463.8753.246▼ Worsened since 2015
Cabo Verde: 3.875 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 6th of 78 · derived.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.8613.8No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 6 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 129th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.18.417.1No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 8.4 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 104th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909590▲ Improved since 2015
Cabo Verde: 95 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5462.43.546No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 2.4 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 110th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.7547.823.75No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 47.8 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8581.8572.858▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 1.857 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 132nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 060No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 6 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6750.5646.67No real change since 2012
Cabo Verde: 50.56 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 75th of 195 · derived.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5411.1414.54▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 11.14 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 119th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919391▲ Improved since 2015
Cabo Verde: 93 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6376.0674.63▲ Improved since 2013
Cabo Verde: 76.06 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 97th of 222 · derived.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.952.743.9No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 52.7 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2610.6312.26▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 10.63 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 113th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.2980.351No real change since 2015
Cabo Verde: 0.298 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 77th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7441.840.74No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 41.8 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 65th of 136 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1638.1238.163▲ Improved since 2013
Cabo Verde: 8.123 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 102nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1348.0368.134▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 8.036 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 101st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Cabo Verde does worse than the middle country measured.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.944.745.9No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 44.7 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.876.780.8No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 76.7 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9640.971▼ Worsened since 2013
Cabo Verde: 0.964 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 96th of 184 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27310,24314,273▲ Improved since 2015
Cabo Verde: 10,243 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 60th of 102 · derived.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.6514.7418.65No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 14.74 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10097.7100▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 97.7 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10098.4100▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 98.4 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26510,39617,265▲ Improved since 2015
Cabo Verde: 10,396 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 185 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8907,20312,890No real change since 2012
Cabo Verde: 7,203 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 110th of 166 · derived.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.25216.994.252No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 16.99 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 53rd of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.491.498.4No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 91.4 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.4780.609▼ Worsened since 2015
Cabo Verde: 0.478 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 115th of 169 · derived.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0526.8117.05▼ Worsened since 2015
Cabo Verde: 26.81 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 53rd of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.19.32.1No real change since 2014
Cabo Verde: 9.3 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.359.8769.3▼ Worsened since 2016
Cabo Verde: 59.87 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 135th of 188 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3411.3713.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Cabo Verde: 11.37 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 152nd of 195 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9336.099.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Cabo Verde: 6.09 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 152nd of 193 · derived.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,072233,072No real change since 2013
Cabo Verde: 23 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 179th of 179 · derived.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5794.1132.579Moved since 2013
Cabo Verde: 4.113 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 46th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.265.19111.26Moved since 2015
Cabo Verde: 5.191 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 114th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Cabo Verde
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Children with Functional Difficulties, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Foundational ID Ownership, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Human Capital Index, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2019), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) (last 2019), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2015), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2015), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2015), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2015), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2015), Prosperity Gap (last 2015) and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Cabo Verde’s 16 topics
Development & Human Capital is Cabo Verde’s 8th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security6th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 34th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties37th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions48th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience54th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing80th of 2004/4 keys
- Energy80th of 1652/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital109th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 123rd of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability125th of 1862/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge142nd of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation129th of 1762/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 128th of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labour161st of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture165th of 1843/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade163rd of 1772/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Cabo Verde can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Seychelles74th3/3 keysHighest in Western Africa
Cabo Verde109th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Cabo Verde and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Cabo Verde on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Cabo Verde rank on development & human capital?
Cabo Verde is placed 109th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Cabo Verde?
60.3 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Cabo Verde?
40.04 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How have Cabo Verde’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 110.21 in 2000 to 40.04 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.585 in 2000 to 0.668 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Cabo Verde?
No current reading is published for Cabo Verde on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Children with Functional Difficulties, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Foundational ID Ownership, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Human Capital Index, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day, Prosperity Gap and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 38 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Cabo Verde’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Cabo Verde (banner) — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cabo Verde: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cabo-verde/development