Cape Verde

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 10,308.68 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 522,331 HDI (2023): 0.67
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 67
Score: 51.9
Vulnerability 0.420
Readiness 0.458

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 95th most vulnerable country and the 63rd 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 22 23
Ranking
46
47
48
50
49
49
57
72
71
76
60
71
70
71
69
71
65
68
70
64
64
65
67
71
69
71
64
65
67
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.420
Food
0.462
Projected change of cereal yields
0.769
Projected population change
0.247
Food import dependency
0.319
Rural population
0.345
Agriculture capacity
0.991
Child malnutrition
0.099
Water
0.372
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.490
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.547
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
0.274
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
0.362
Projected change of warm periods
0.382
Projected change of flood hazard
0
Urban concentration
0.655
Age dependency ratio
0.461
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.313
Infrastructure
0.324
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
0.014
Disaster preparedness
0.300