Cape Verde

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 8,415.16 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 593,149 HDI (2022): 0.66
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 80
Score: 51.1
Vulnerability 0.428
Readiness 0.450

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 90th most vulnerable country and the 78th 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
Ranking
72
73
74
75
75
74
82
84
84
84
78
85
84
83
82
82
78
79
82
78
72
77
78
80
81
80
81
80
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.428
Food
0.580
Projected change of cereal yields
0.769
Projected population change
0.247
Food import dependency
0.545
Rural population
0.350
Agriculture capacity
0.991
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
0.579
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
0.396
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.932
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
0.650
Age dependency ratio
0.449
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.313
Infrastructure
0.328
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
0.029
Disaster preparedness
0.300