http://www.humantruth.info/cape_verde.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Cape Verde Republic of Cape Verde | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 116th best |
Capital | Praia |
Land Area | 4 030km21 |
Location | Africa |
Groupings | Small Islands |
Population | 0.5m2 |
Life Expectancy | 74.05yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $6 230 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | CV, CPV, 1325 |
Internet Domain | .cv6 |
Currency | Escudo (CVE)7 |
Telephone | +2388 |
“The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Rising from the Atlantic 500km off the coast of West Africa, the islands of Cape Verde are at once unmistakeably African and a world away from the continent. Set sail with the Saharan trade winds and rock and roll across stormy Atlantic seas for days. Then, just before you´re halfway to Brazil, an island rises into view. You have reached Cape Verde, an arrow-shaped archipelago that is the region´s most Westernised country, where the people are richer and better educated than almost anywhere on the continent. Though it may appear as a set of flyspecks poking out of the eastern Atlantic, this 10-island archipelago packs a punch. On Santo Antão, craggy peaks hide piercing green valleys of flowers and sugar cane, ideal for epic hikes. São Vicente is home to the cultural capital of the islands, Mindelo, which throbs with bars and music clubs. On Boa Vista, Sal and Maio, wispy white dunes merge with indigo-blue seas on unspoiled beaches of soft sand. Throw in the constant beat of music that Cape Verde is famed for and the renowned morabeza (Creole for hospitality) of its people and you´ll see why many have come - and never left.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.952 |
5 | Australia | 0.951 |
... | ||
125 | El Salvador | 0.675 |
126 | Nicaragua | 0.667 |
127 | Bhutan | 0.666 |
128 | Cape Verde | 0.662 |
129 | Bangladesh | 0.661 |
130 | Tuvalu | 0.641 |
Africa Avg | 0.56 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
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Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
4 | Luxembourg | $84 649 |
5 | Ireland | $76 169 |
... | ||
128 | Palestine | $6 583 |
129 | Tuvalu | $6 351 |
130 | Belize | $6 309 |
131 | Cape Verde | $6 230 |
132 | Ghana | $5 745 |
133 | Nicaragua | $5 625 |
Africa Avg | $5 339 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12,13 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12,13 | |
1 | Taiwan | 28.6 |
2 | Norway | 29.4 |
3 | Denmark | 31.2 |
4 | Sweden | 32.2 |
5 | Finland | 32.6 |
... | ||
113 | Oman | 92.7 |
114 | Indonesia | 93.2 |
115 | Senegal | 93.2 |
116 | Cape Verde | 93.8 |
117 | Grenada | 94.2 |
118 | Egypt | 94.3 |
Africa Avg | 108.3 | |
World Avg | 86.1 | |
q=195. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Cape Verde's population is predicted to rise to 588 297 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.29. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.Population (2018)2 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
4 | Indonesia | 267.7m |
5 | Pakistan | 212.2m |
... | ||
164 | Montenegro | 0.6m |
165 | Luxembourg | 0.6m |
166 | Suriname | 0.6m |
167 | Cape Verde | 0.5m |
168 | Maldives | 0.5m |
169 | Malta | 0.4m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
66 | Jordan | 74.3 |
67 | Serbia | 74.2 |
68 | Romania | 74.2 |
69 | Cape Verde | 74.1 |
70 | Morocco | 74.0 |
71 | Iran | 73.9 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate (2013)14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best14 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
44 | Jamaica | 2.28 |
45 | Suriname | 2.28 |
46 | Uzbekistan | 2.29 |
47 | Cape Verde | 2.29 |
48 | Estonia | 1.71 |
49 | UAE | 1.70 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
4 | Burkina Faso | 04.7 |
5 | Sierra Leone | 04.8 |
... | ||
66 | Saudi Arabia | 09.5 |
67 | Haiti | 09.6 |
68 | Vanuatu | 09.9 |
69 | Cape Verde | 10.0 |
70 | Philippines | 10.3 |
71 | Cambodia | 10.4 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
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Migration:
Immigrants (2017)16 | ||
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Pos. | %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
4 | Liechtenstein | 65.1% |
5 | Monaco | 54.9% |
... | ||
105 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.3% |
106 | Chad | 3.3% |
107 | Tajikistan | 3.1% |
108 | Cape Verde | 2.8% |
109 | Burundi | 2.8% |
110 | Chile | 2.7% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)17 | ||
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Pos. | %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
4 | Grenada | 65.5% |
5 | St Kitts & Nevis | 61.1% |
... | ||
13 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 38.9% |
14 | Palau | 38.8% |
15 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 37.7% |
16 | Cape Verde | 37.6% |
17 | Jamaica | 36.1% |
18 | Armenia | 28.2% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women
Compared to Africa (2020)18,19 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18,19 | |
1 | S. Africa | 56.3 |
2 | Seychelles | 67.0 |
3 | Namibia | 69.7 |
4 | Mauritius | 72.6 |
5 | Senegal | 74.0 |
6 | Cape Verde | 75.3 |
7 | Burkina Faso | 76.3 |
8 | Mali | 82.4 |
9 | Ghana | 88.1 |
10 | S. Sudan | 90.5 |
11 | Tunisia | 91.8 |
12 | Kenya | 92.6 |
13 | Niger | 94.0 |
Africa Avg | 108.4 | |
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Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)18,19 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18,19 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.2 |
2 | Norway | 14.7 |
3 | Denmark | 14.7 |
4 | Netherlands | 15.8 |
5 | New Zealand | 17.5 |
... | ||
69 | Liechtenstein | 73.9 |
70 | Senegal | 74.0 |
71 | Nicaragua | 74.5 |
72 | Cape Verde | 75.3 |
73 | Burkina Faso | 76.3 |
74 | Venezuela | 76.7 |
75 | Philippines | 78.4 |
World Avg | 87.7 | |
q=199. |
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark18. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu18.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe18, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia18.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance:
Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)20 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Treaties20 | |
1 | Argentina | 24 |
2 | Chile | 23 |
3 | Costa Rica | 23 |
4 | Ecuador | 23 |
5 | Germany | 23 |
... | ||
106 | Libya | 15 |
107 | Maldives | 15 |
108 | Andorra | 15 |
109 | Cape Verde | 15 |
110 | Bangladesh | 15 |
111 | Mozambique | 15 |
Africa Avg | 14.8 | |
World Avg | 15.1 | |
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HR Treaties Lag (2019)21 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty21 | |
1 | Ecuador | 2.15 |
2 | Uruguay | 2.25 |
3 | Tunisia | 3.65 |
4 | Colombia | 3.68 |
5 | Costa Rica | 4.05 |
... | ||
32 | Hungary | 5.91 |
33 | Mongolia | 6.26 |
34 | Poland | 6.34 |
35 | Cape Verde | 6.40 |
36 | Venezuela | 6.51 |
37 | Italy | 6.56 |
Africa Avg | 9.88 | |
World Avg | 10.02 | |
q=195. |
Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)22 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank22 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1 |
2 | Switzerland | 2 |
3 | New Zealand | 3 |
4 | Ireland | 4 |
5 | Denmark | 5 |
... | ||
89 | Kenya | 88 |
90 | Bahrain | 88 |
91 | Jordan | 91 |
92 | Cape Verde | 92 |
93 | Botswana | 93 |
94 | Liberia | 94 |
Africa Avg | 114.2 | |
World Avg | 79.7 | |
q=159. |
Press Freedom (2013)23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better23 | |
1 | Finland | 638 |
2 | Netherlands | 648 |
3 | Norway | 652 |
4 | Luxembourg | 668 |
5 | Andorra | 682 |
... | ||
22 | Poland | 1311 |
23 | Slovakia | 1325 |
24 | Cyprus | 1383 |
25 | Cape Verde | 1433 |
26 | Australia | 1524 |
27 | Uruguay | 1592 |
Africa Avg | 3511 | |
World Avg | 3249 | |
q=178. |
Slavery (2018)24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better % Victims24 | |
1 | Japan | 0.03 |
2 | Canada | 0.05 |
3 | Taiwan | 0.05 |
4 | Australia | 0.06 |
5 | New Zealand | 0.06 |
... | ||
79 | Latvia | 0.39 |
80 | Dominican Rep. | 0.40 |
81 | Kosovo | 0.40 |
82 | Cape Verde | 0.41 |
83 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.41 |
84 | Cyprus | 0.42 |
Africa Avg | 0.96 | |
World Avg | 0.65 | |
q=167. |
Gender Equality:
See:
Year Women Can Vote | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Year | |
1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
2 | Australia | 1902 |
3 | Finland | 1906 |
4 | Norway | 1913 |
5 | Denmark | 1915 |
... | ||
164 | Jordan | 1974 |
165 | Solomon Islands | 1974 |
166 | Sao Tome & Principe | 1975 |
167 | Cape Verde | 1975 |
168 | Angola | 1975 |
169 | Mozambique | 1975 |
Africa Avg | 1961 | |
World Avg | 1930 | |
q=189. |
Prejudice:
LGBT Equality (2017)25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Score25 | |
1 | Netherlands | 103 |
2 | Belgium | 90 |
3 | Sweden | 86 |
4 | Brazil | 81 |
5 | Spain | 79 |
... | ||
69 | Mongolia | 25 |
70 | Liechtenstein | 25 |
71 | Macedonia | 25 |
72 | Cape Verde | 25 |
73 | Moldova | 25 |
74 | Turkey | 25 |
Africa Avg | -10.4 | |
World Avg | 12.6 | |
q=196. |
Freedom of Thought (2021)26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better26 | |
1 | Belgium | 1.0 |
2 | Netherlands | 1.0 |
3 | Taiwan | 1.0 |
4 | Sao Tome & Principe | 1.3 |
5 | Ecuador | 1.3 |
... | ||
36 | Japan | 2.3 |
37 | Kiribati | 2.3 |
38 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.3 |
39 | Cape Verde | 2.3 |
40 | Botswana | 2.3 |
41 | Uruguay | 2.3 |
Africa Avg | 3.1 | |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#alcohol #birth_control #Cape_Verde #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines
Compared to Africa (2020)27,28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank27,28 | |
1 | Mauritius | 64.5 |
2 | Morocco | 73.1 |
3 | Eritrea | 77.0 |
4 | Tunisia | 80.1 |
5 | Algeria | 87.3 |
... | ||
10 | Ethiopia | 93.3 |
11 | Sao Tome & Principe | 93.6 |
12 | Djibouti | 95.7 |
13 | Cape Verde | 97.3 |
14 | Seychelles | 97.3 |
15 | Gambia | 101.3 |
16 | Egypt | 101.8 |
Africa Avg | 108.2 | |
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Health (2020)27,28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank27,28 | |
1 | Monaco | 13.0 |
2 | Hong Kong | 18.3 |
3 | Maldives | 41.0 |
4 | Singapore | 42.6 |
5 | Japan | 51.0 |
... | ||
107 | Peru | 96.5 |
108 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 96.8 |
109 | Vanuatu | 97.1 |
110 | Cape Verde | 97.3 |
111 | Seychelles | 97.3 |
112 | Andorra | 97.8 |
113 | Dominica | 98.0 |
World Avg | 93.5 | |
q=196. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives27. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau27.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean27, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa27.
For more, see:
Health:
Cape Verde has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Cape Verde does better than average for its average life expectancy11 (one of the highest in Africa), its smoking rate29 (but high for Africa), its alcohol consumption rate30 (but bad for Africa) and in its immunizations take-up31. But, there's bad news too. Cape Verde does worse than average in terms of its fertility rate14 (still good for Africa) and in its adolescent birth rate32 (still low for Africa). And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance33. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years.Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
66 | Jordan | 74.3 |
67 | Serbia | 74.2 |
68 | Romania | 74.2 |
69 | Cape Verde | 74.1 |
70 | Morocco | 74.0 |
71 | Iran | 73.9 |
Africa Avg | 62.79 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
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Alcohol Consumption (2016)30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita30 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
4 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
5 | Somalia | 0.0 |
... | ||
85 | Venezuela | 5.6 |
86 | Sierra Leone | 5.7 |
87 | India | 5.7 |
88 | Cape Verde | 5.7 |
89 | Liberia | 5.8 |
90 | Haiti | 5.8 |
Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best14 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
44 | Jamaica | 2.28 |
45 | Suriname | 2.28 |
46 | Uzbekistan | 2.29 |
47 | Cape Verde | 2.29 |
48 | Estonia | 1.71 |
49 | UAE | 1.70 |
Africa Avg | 4.31 | |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse29 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
179 | Macedonia | 2 732 |
178 | Russia | 2 690 |
... | ||
88 | Iceland | 551 |
87 | S. Africa | 537 |
86 | Tajikistan | 533 |
85 | Cape Verde | 515 |
84 | Pakistan | 511 |
83 | Senegal | 504 |
Africa Avg | 340 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
4 | UK | 4 |
5 | Norway | 5 |
... | ||
151 | St Lucia | 151 |
152 | Trinidad & Tobago | 152 |
153 | Mozambique | 153 |
154 | Cape Verde | 154 |
155 | Bahamas | 155 |
156 | Libya | 156 |
Africa Avg | 117.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %34 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
4 | Ethiopia | 20.9 |
5 | Nepal | 21.0 |
... | ||
56 | Thailand | 32.6 |
57 | Cameroon | 33.6 |
58 | Mauritania | 34.4 |
59 | Cape Verde | 34.8 |
60 | Sao Tome & Principe | 35.4 |
61 | Seychelles | 36.8 |
Africa Avg | 33.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100032 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
4 | Hong Kong | 3.2 |
5 | Slovenia | 3.8 |
... | ||
137 | Swaziland | 70.4 |
138 | Bolivia | 70.8 |
139 | Nepal | 71.9 |
140 | Cape Verde | 73.4 |
141 | Afghanistan | 74.0 |
142 | Sudan | 74.0 |
Africa Avg | 87.5 | |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %31 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
4 | Niue | 98.8 |
5 | Mongolia | 98.7 |
... | ||
89 | Bulgaria | 93.7 |
90 | Serbia | 93.5 |
91 | Egypt | 93.4 |
92 | Cape Verde | 93.4 |
93 | Burundi | 93.3 |
94 | Chile | 93.3 |
Africa Avg | 81.7 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet
Compared to Africa (2020)19 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
1 | S. Africa | 52.8 |
2 | Egypt | 70.4 |
3 | Tunisia | 73.4 |
4 | Kenya | 79.8 |
5 | Seychelles | 81.3 |
... | ||
17 | Zambia | 107.9 |
18 | Ethiopia | 108.4 |
19 | Rwanda | 112.3 |
20 | Cape Verde | 116.3 |
21 | Swaziland | 118.0 |
22 | Gabon | 118.3 |
23 | Namibia | 119.0 |
Africa Avg | 120.7 | |
q=53. |
Modernity and Learning (2020)19 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
1 | Finland | 8.4 |
2 | Taiwan | 10.0 |
3 | Switzerland | 15.1 |
4 | Estonia | 15.8 |
5 | Denmark | 16.0 |
... | ||
151 | Bangladesh | 112.9 |
152 | Suriname | 114.4 |
153 | Laos | 115.2 |
154 | Cape Verde | 116.3 |
155 | Vanuatu | 117.0 |
156 | Nicaragua | 117.7 |
157 | Swaziland | 118.0 |
World Avg | 83.2 | |
q=205. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2935 |
2 | Israel | 4.1135 |
3 | Japan | 3.5835 |
4 | Finland | 3.1735 |
5 | Sweden | 3.1635 |
... | ||
113 | Indonesia | 0.0836 |
114 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0737 |
115 | Algeria | 0.0738 |
116 | Cape Verde | 0.0739 |
117 | Trinidad & Tobago | 0.0540 |
118 | Macau | 0.0536 |
Africa Avg | 0.36 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better41 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
4 | Canada | 100.0% |
5 | Finland | 100.0% |
... | ||
141 | Uganda | 32.1% |
142 | Angola | 30.2% |
143 | Lesotho | 30.0% |
144 | Cape Verde | 29.9% |
145 | Liberia | 29.0% |
146 | Yemen | 28.0% |
Africa Avg | 34.4% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2021)42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years42 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
4 | Belgium | 19.6 |
5 | Sweden | 19.4 |
... | ||
123 | Qatar | 12.6 |
124 | Maldives | 12.6 |
125 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 12.6 |
126 | Cape Verde | 12.6 |
127 | Guyana | 12.5 |
128 | Uzbekistan | 12.5 |
Africa Avg | 11.0 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
... | ||
100 | Laos | 100 |
101 | Cameroon | 101 |
102 | Peru | 102 |
103 | Cape Verde | 103 |
104 | Swaziland | 104 |
105 | Albania | 105 |
Africa Avg | 106.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better43 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
4 | Bermuda | 97% |
5 | Andorra | 97% |
... | ||
115 | Ecuador | 43% |
116 | Thailand | 43% |
117 | Mauritius | 43% |
118 | Cape Verde | 43% |
119 | Suriname | 42% |
120 | Bolivia | 41% |
Africa Avg | 18.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio44 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
4 | USA | 35.0 |
5 | Greece | 33.5 |
... | ||
96 | Azerbaijan | 0.0 |
97 | Angola | 0.0 |
98 | Armenia | 0.0 |
99 | Cape Verde | 0.0 |
100 | Nigeria | 0.0 |
101 | Uzbekistan | 0.0 |
Africa Avg | 0.04 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Corruption (2022)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Points45 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2 | Finland | 87.0 |
3 | New Zealand | 87.0 |
4 | Norway | 84.0 |
5 | Singapore | 83.0 |
... | ||
32 | Israel | 63.0 |
33 | Lithuania | 62.0 |
34 | Portugal | 62.0 |
35 | Cape Verde | 60.0 |
36 | Spain | 60.0 |
37 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 60.0 |
Africa Avg | 32.31 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
4 | Switzerland | 4 |
5 | Sweden | 5 |
... | ||
81 | Fiji | 81 |
82 | Kenya | 82 |
83 | Guatemala | 83 |
84 | Cape Verde | 84 |
85 | Morocco | 85 |
86 | Jamaica | 86 |
Africa Avg | 117.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
4 | Netherlands | 4 |
5 | Switzerland | 5 |
... | ||
112 | Laos | 112 |
113 | China | 113 |
114 | S. Africa | 114 |
115 | Cape Verde | 115 |
116 | Russia | 116 |
117 | Angola | 117 |
Africa Avg | 96.7 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
4 | Egypt | 4 |
5 | Nigeria | 5 |
... | ||
135 | Macedonia | 135 |
136 | Armenia | 136 |
137 | Dominica | 137 |
138 | Cape Verde | 138 |
139 | St Lucia | 139 |
140 | Kuwait | 140 |
Africa Avg | 83.6 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 4 |
5 | Malta | 5 |
... | ||
105 | Suriname | 105 |
106 | Namibia | 106 |
107 | Tunisia | 107 |
108 | Cape Verde | 108 |
109 | China | 109 |
110 | Kazakhstan | 110 |
Africa Avg | 104.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %46 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
4 | Kuwait | +81.2 |
5 | Dominican Rep. | +79.5 |
6 | Egypt | +65.9 |
7 | Vietnam | +65.6 |
8 | Ireland | +62.2 |
9 | Tunisia | +61.9 |
10 | Cuba | +56.9 |
11 | Cape Verde | +55.7 |
12 | Rwanda | +50.9 |
Africa Avg | -08.0 | |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better47 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
4 | Malta | 80.9 |
5 | Sweden | 80.5 |
... | ||
86 | Saudi Arabia | 57.5 |
87 | Ecuador | 57.4 |
88 | Algeria | 57.2 |
89 | Cape Verde | 56.9 |
90 | Mauritius | 56.6 |
91 | St Lucia | 56.2 |
Africa Avg | 46.4 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
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Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
4 | Vanuatu | 1993 Dec 29 |
5 | Papua New Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
114 | Cambodia | 1995 May 10 |
115 | Central African Rep. | 1995 Jun 13 |
116 | Mali | 1995 Jun 27 |
117 | Cape Verde | 1995 Jun 27 |
118 | Russia | 1995 Jul 04 |
119 | Guatemala | 1995 Oct 08 |
Africa Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse48 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
181 | Somalia | 38.90 |
180 | Nigeria | 37.10 |
... | ||
101 | Vietnam | 12.90 |
100 | Suriname | 12.80 |
99 | El Salvador | 12.50 |
98 | Cape Verde | 12.20 |
97 | Solomon Islands | 12.10 |
96 | Palestine | 12.00 |
Africa Avg | 26.10 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %49 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
4 | Czechia | 25.9 |
5 | Moldova | 25.9 |
... | ||
130 | Cameroon | 46.6 |
131 | Chile | 46.6 |
132 | Seychelles | 46.8 |
133 | Cape Verde | 47.2 |
134 | Benin | 47.8 |
135 | Guatemala | 48.3 |
Africa Avg | 42.6 | |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below50:
Christian | 89.1% |
Muslim | 0.1% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 1.5% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 9.1% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)51.
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