Cape Verde

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 6,376.64 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 555,988 HDI (2020): 0.67
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 72
Score: 51.5
Vulnerability 0.413
Readiness 0.444

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 103rd most vulnerable country and the 80th 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
Ranking
66
67
68
69
67
69
79
80
81
81
75
84
81
81
78
78
76
77
80
76
70
74
76
76
75
72
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.413
Food
0.518
Projected change of cereal yields
0.769
Projected population change
0.247
Food import dependency
0.225
Rural population
0.359
Agriculture capacity
0.989
Child malnutrition
-
Water
0.268
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.071
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.548
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
0.247
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.953
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.452
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.487
Natural capital dependency
0.046
Ecological footprint
0.248
Protected biome
0.646
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.834
Human Habitat
0.364
Projected change of warm periods
0.382
Projected change of flood hazard
0
Urban concentration
0.641
Age dependency ratio
0.484
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.313
Infrastructure
0.329
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
0.326
Electricity access
0.059
Disaster preparedness
0.338