Population
556.0K
Unitary Semi-presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,375
in 2031
Passport power
#132
39 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
10
Top: Mindelo
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Cabo Verde
- Capital
- Praia
- Continent
- Africa / Western Africa
- Area
- 4,033 km²
- Population
- 556.0K
- Density
- 137.9/km²
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .cv
- Calling code
- +238
- Timezone
- UTC-01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #132 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 39
- Total accessible
- 64
- Digital nomad visa
- Remote Working Program $1,615/month · 6 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad
Culture and society
- Languages
- Portuguese (Português)
- Religions
- Christianity 81.7%, No religion 15.6%, Islam 1.3%, Others 1.2%
- Currencies
- Esc CVE — Cape Verdean escudo
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.668
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $19,375
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.2 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 74.7%
- Gini index (2015)
- 42.4
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 8.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 77.6%
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 17.0 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 7.0/100k