Compare Cabo Verde & its neighbours

(Gambia, The, Mauritania, Senegal)

Cabo VerdeGambia, TheMauritaniaSenegal
Misc
Country CodeCVGMMRSN
Geography
Area (sq km)4,03311,3001,030,700196,722
Coastline (km)96580754531
Highest Point (m)2,829 (Mt. Fogo (a volcano on Fogo Island))53 (unnamed elevation)915 (Kediet Ijill)3 (unnamed elevation)
Average Elevation (m)3427669
People
Population568,3732,092,7313,840,42915,020,945
Median Age25.8021.3020.7019.00
Growth Rate1.32 %1.99 %2.14 %2.36 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)19.7028.6029.9032.90
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.006.907.807.90
Urban Population65.70 %61.30 %53.70 %47.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth20.9021.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)42.00706.00602.00315.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)21.1058.4050.5048.00
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.80 %7.30 %3.80 %4.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.770.110.180.07
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)2.101.100.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)11.80 %10.30 %12.70 %8.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.20 %3.10 %2.60 %6.20 %
School life (years)12989
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)32.50 %13.10 %15.20 %5.30 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)3.777 billion5.556 billion17.280 billion54.800 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.00 %4.60 %3.50 %7.20 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)7,0002,6004,5003,500
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)32.40 %6.80 %24.20 %21.20 %