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Topic 14 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cabo Verde: Poverty & Inequality
How is a country’s income shared, and how many live below a line?
Cabo Verde is placed joint 128th of 159 countries on poverty & inequality in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Gini Index 42.38 (2023); Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day 3.92 (2023).
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Poverty & Inequality
joint128th
of 159 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cabo Verde on poverty & inequality — 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 1 of 3
Gini Index
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2013–2023 · Cabo Verde’s is from 2015 · CC BY 4.0
42.38
Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
Lower is better
Cabo Verde: 42.38. Across the 159 countries at their latest reading, values run from 23 (India) to 59.07 (Namibia); the world median is 33.72.
- World median
- 33.72
- Best in Western Africa
- 29.59 Guinea
Key 2 of 3
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2013–2023 · Cabo Verde’s is from 2015 · CC BY 4.0
3.92
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Lower is better
Cabo Verde: 3.92. Across the 159 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0 (Czechia) to 48.69 (DR Congo); the world median is 0.345.
- World median
- 0.345
- Best in Western Africa
- 2.46 Guinea
Key 3 of 3
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
49.3
Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%)
Lower is better
Cabo Verde: 49.3. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Belarus) to 93.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 26.4.
- World median
- 26.4
- Best in Western Africa
- 43.7 Gambia
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.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet
Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%) · lower is better
Cabo VerdeWorld median
Cabo Verde fell from 56.5 in 2017 to 49.3 in 2025; the world median went from 32.4 to 26.4.
Every year’s figures
Year Cabo Verde World median 2025 49.3 26.40 2024 51.0 27.10 2023 54.0 27.15 2022 54.5 27.90 2021 58.4 29.65 2020 60.6 31.80 2019 52.3 29.05 2018 54.8 29.85 2017 56.5 32.40
03In context
Cabo Verde beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 159 countries on poverty & inequality, 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 159; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Gini IndexGini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) | Poverty Gap at $3.00 a DayPoverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%) | Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietShare of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guinea | 81st | 29.59 | 2.46 | 50.3 |
 Mauritania | 95th | 32 | 2.48 | 50.9 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 106th | 35.28 | 4.7 | 46.6 |
 Senegal | 108th | 36.16 | 4.2 | 45.5 |
 Benin | 112th | 34.4 | 7.06 | 53.5 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 116th | 33.44 | 11.49 | 66.4 |
 Gambia | 117th | 38.76 | 5.85 | 43.7 |
 Liberia | =119th | 35.27 | 9.88 | 59.6 |
 Mali | 122nd | 35.65 | 9.61 | 60.8 |
 Sierra Leone | 124th | 35.69 | 11.25 | 61.9 |
 Niger | =125th | 32.86 | 18.63 | 85.8 |
 Togo | 127th | 37.86 | 10.38 | 53.7 |
| Cabo Verde | =128th | 42.38 | 3.92 | 49.3 |
 Nigeria | =128th | 33.89 | 12.98 | 80.5 |
 Burkina Faso | 134th | 37.39 | 12.49 | 65.5 |
 Ghana | 149th | 43.51 | 15.85 | 65.8 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 159.
Placed either side on poverty & inequality
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
14 more statistics filed under poverty & inequality, 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 median2
Statistics on which Cabo Verde does better than the middle country measured.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.30.446No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 0.3 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 139th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusion by Socio-Economic GroupV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2023 · world median 0.4130.3950.413▼ Worsened since 2013
Cabo Verde: 0.395 · world median 0.413 · Exclusion by socio-economic group index (0–1; higher = more exclusion). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.014 to 0.969; lower is better.
Position 89th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Cabo Verde does worse than the middle country measured.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8855.6254.885No real change since 2015
Cabo Verde: 5.625 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
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.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.932.120.9▲ Improved since 2017
Cabo Verde: 32.1 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 46th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
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.
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.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8004,86212,800▼ Worsened since 2017
Cabo Verde: 4,862 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 131st of 173 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.250.25▲ Improved since 2014
Cabo Verde: 0.25 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
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.
Poverty Headcount at National Poverty LinesWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 21.824.821.8No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 24.8 · world median 21.8 · Population below the national poverty line (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 82.3.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.553.884.55Moved since 2017
Cabo Verde: 3.88 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.882.0476.88No earlier reading
Cabo Verde: 2.047 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
No current reading for Cabo Verde
Gini Index (last 2015), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2015), Gini Index of Monthly Earnings (last 2015), Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Income Growth of the Poorest 40%, Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2015), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2015), Low Pay Rate, Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person (last 2015), Palma Ratio (last 2015), 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), Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Societal Poverty Rate (last 2015) and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. 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
Poverty & Inequality among Cabo Verde’s 16 topics
Poverty & Inequality is Cabo Verde’s 13th 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 poverty & inequality
The three countries placed highest of 159, and the leaders Cabo Verde can most readily be measured against.
1
BelarusEastern Europe
1st of 159 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
SloveniaSouthern Europe
2nd of 159 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Z.K. derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
=3
UkraineEastern Europe
Joint 3rd of 159 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: uploaded by Chern038 · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Tunisia43rd3/3 keysHighest in Western Africa
Guinea81st3/3 keysThis page
Cabo Verde=128th3/3 keys
Positions out of 159 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 poverty & inequality: 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 poverty & inequality?
Cabo Verde is placed joint 128th of 159 countries on Poverty & Inequality in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Gini Index, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Gini Index figure for Cabo Verde?
42.38 in 2023 (gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 33.72.
What is the latest Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day figure for Cabo Verde?
3.92 in 2023 (poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.345.
How have Cabo Verde’s poverty & inequality figures changed?
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet fell from 56.5 in 2017 to 49.3 in 2025.
Which poverty & inequality statistics are missing for Cabo Verde?
No current reading is published for Cabo Verde on Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Income Growth of the Poorest 40%, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Low Pay Rate, Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person, Palma Ratio, 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, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Societal Poverty Rate and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. 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
These figures come from household surveys, which most countries run every few years rather than every year. So the subject's standing is read from each country's most recent survey of the last decade, with the year of every reading shown, rather than from one year in which only a minority of countries were surveyed. Two readings decide it — how unequally income is shared and how deep extreme poverty runs — because the other poverty and inequality measures here largely repeat one of those two or repeat average income, which already counts under Economy and Development. Countries with no survey in the last decade have no standing here. What work pays is under Work & Labour; wealth, as opposed to income, has no global source this site is permitted to republish.
How the Poverty & Inequality 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 poverty & inequality method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Gini Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 14 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
- Belarus — zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Slovenia — Z.K. derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 3.0
- Ukraine — uploaded by Chern038, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cabo Verde: Poverty & Inequality — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cabo-verde/poverty