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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cabo Verde: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Cabo Verde is placed joint 123rd of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.774 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 32.16 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint123rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.774GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 32.16Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -0.646Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 7.23Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cabo Verde on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.774
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Cabo Verde: 0.774. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.774 Cabo Verde
32.16
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 122nd of 195 by Oxford Insights
Cabo Verde: 32.16. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Western Africa
- 50.79 Nigeria
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-0.646
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Cabo Verde: -0.646. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.81 Côte d’Ivoire
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
7.23
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Cabo Verde: 7.23. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Western Africa
- 79.37 Guinea
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.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
Cabo VerdeWorld median
Cabo Verde fell from 35.7 in 2020 to 32.16 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Cabo Verde World median 2025 32.2 40.2 2024 40.7 43.3 2023 36.3 41.4 2022 34.3 40.3 2021 36.1 44.1 2020 35.7 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
Cabo VerdeWorld median
Cabo Verde rose from -0.786 in 2000 to -0.646 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Cabo Verde World median 2025 -0.6 0.20 2024 -0.6 0.11 2023 -0.6 0.14 2022 -0.6 0.16 2021 -0.6 0.12 2020 -0.8 0.12 2019 -0.8 0.10 2018 -0.8 -0.05 2017 -0.8 -0.08 2016 -0.8 -0.10 2015 -0.8 -0.17 2014 -0.8 -0.21 2013 -0.8 -0.21 2012 -0.8 -0.25 2011 -0.8 -0.32 2010 -0.8 -0.31 2009 -0.8 -0.50 2008 -0.8 -0.51 2007 -0.8 -0.51 2006 -0.8 -0.55 2005 -0.8 -0.55 2004 -0.8 -0.55 2003 -0.8 -0.55 2002 -0.8 -0.51 2001 -0.8 -0.51 2000 -0.8 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
Cabo VerdeWorld median
Cabo Verde rose from 6.025 in 2010 to 7.23 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Cabo Verde World median 2024 7.23 25.42 2023 7.59 26.03 2022 8.58 26.04 2021 15.29 29.80 2020 13.02 29.47 2019 5.84 18.36 2018 6.57 20.09 2017 8.93 18.32 2016 12.15 18.15 2015 8.50 19.57 2014 13.32 21.00 2013 9.35 20.50 2012 7.21 19.56 2011 7.33 19.21 2010 6.02 19.88
03In context
Cabo Verde beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, 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 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana | 66th | 0.708 | 47.42 | -0.055 | 58.69 |
 Nigeria | 82nd | 0.512 | 50.79 | 0.24 | 33.96 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 84th | 0.663 | 40.74 | 0.81 | 16.74 |
 Senegal | 89th | 0.434 | 40.64 | 0.675 | 29.46 |
 Guinea | 90th | 0.51 | 17.81 | 0.642 | 79.37 |
 Benin | 96th | 0.723 | 41.71 | 0.205 | 14.52 |
 Burkina Faso | 97th | 0.433 | 29.45 | 0.553 | 33.84 |
 Togo | 101st | 0.587 | 30.59 | 0.435 | — |
 Mauritania | =117th | 0.374 | 27.58 | 0.441 | — |
| Cabo Verde | =123rd | 0.774 | 32.16 | -0.646 | 7.23 |
 Niger | 132nd | 0.147 | 17.44 | -0.08 | 45.21 |
 Mali | =143rd | 0.326 | 23.78 | -1.602 | 42.01 |
 Sierra Leone | 169th | 0.421 | 19.68 | -1.153 | — |
 Gambia | 183rd | 0.199 | 23.64 | -0.925 | 0.377 |
 Liberia | 189th | 0.36 | 15.65 | -2.66 | — |
 Guinea-Bissau | 193rd | 0.177 | 12.12 | -1.181 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
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
12 more statistics filed under digital & technology, 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 median4
Statistics on which Cabo Verde does better than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.230.505▲ Improved since 2015
Cabo Verde: 1.23 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 58th of 176 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3526.8432.35No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 26.84 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 104th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.362-0.114▼ Worsened since 2015
Cabo Verde: 0.362 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 69th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.0471.023No real change since 2015
Cabo Verde: 1.047 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 86th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Cabo Verde does worse than the middle country measured.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.2520.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Cabo Verde: 0.252 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 50th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2246.7664.22No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 46.76 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3952.3162.39No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 52.31 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 117th of 181 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.2960.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Cabo Verde: 0.296 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 170 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4741.3257.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Cabo Verde: 1.325 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 118 · derived.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45412,997141,454No real change since 2020
Cabo Verde: 12,997 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,6707,52684,670No real change since 2020
Cabo Verde: 7,526 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,7147,176148,714Moved since 2020
Cabo Verde: 7,176 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Cabo Verde
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2022), Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2018) and Smartphone Ownership. 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
Digital & Technology among Cabo Verde’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Cabo Verde’s 9th 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 digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Cabo Verde can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
=1
South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius20th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Ghana66th4/4 keysThis page
Cabo Verde=123rd4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 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.
07Questions
Cabo Verde on digital & technology: 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 digital & technology?
Cabo Verde is placed joint 123rd of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Cabo Verde?
0.774 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Cabo Verde?
32.16 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How have Cabo Verde’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 35.7 in 2020 to 32.16 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -0.786 in 2000 to -0.646 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 6.025 in 2010 to 7.23 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Cabo Verde?
No current reading is published for Cabo Verde on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, ICT Goods Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Smartphone Ownership. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 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 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 12 statistics on this page come from 5 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
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cabo Verde: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cabo-verde/digital