Country profile
Cape Verde
Republic of Cabo Verde · Western Africa
👥 Population
527,326
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Praia
🗺 Area
4,033 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$3.06B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.668
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
131 /km²
💱 Currency
CVE
Cape Verdean escudo
🗣 Languages
Portuguese
About Cape Verde
Cape Verde (officially Republic of Cabo Verde) is a country in Western Africa, with Praia as its capital. It is home to roughly 527.33 thousand people, giving a population density of about 131 people per square kilometre. The country covers 4,033 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $3.06B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.668. The official currency is the Cape Verdean escudo (CVE), and the main language is Portuguese.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$5.88B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$11,195
GDP growth
6.3%
Inflation
2.3%
Unemployment
11.9%
👥 People
Life expectancy
76.2 yrs
Fertility rate
1.51
Pop. growth
0.5%
Urban population
77.6%
Infant mortality /1k
10.6
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
74.7%
Literacy rate
88.5%
Physicians /1k
0.73
Renewable energy
21.8%
Travel & practical
Capital
Praia
Currency
CVE
Dialing code
+238
Internet TLD
.cv
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Fun facts about Cape Verde
- Cape Verde is the 167th most populous country in the world, with about 527.33 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 166th-largest country in the world, covering 4,033 km².
- It has the world's 167th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($3.06B).
- Cape Verde has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.668.
- Cape Verde has a population density of about 131 people per square kilometre.
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