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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 6,716.96 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 587,925 | HDI (2021): 0.66 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
77
Score: 51.2
Vulnerability
0.427
Readiness
0.452
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Cape Verde places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Cape Verde is well positioned to adapt. Cape Verde is the 88th most vulnerable country and the 76th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 73 | 73 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 87 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 79 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.427 | |
| Food | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.769 | |
| Projected population change | 0.247 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.347 | |
| Rural population | 0.355 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.988 | |
| Child malnutrition | - | |
| Water | 0.268 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | - | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.072 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 1.000 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.596 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.333 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.657 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.469 | |
| Slum population | - | |
| Medical staff | 0.926 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.455 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | - | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.487 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.046 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.260 | |
| Protected biome | 0.646 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.834 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.359 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.382 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.645 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.457 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | - | |
| Paved roads | 0.313 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.345 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.594 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.390 | |
| Electricity access | 0.059 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.338 |