Gender Inequality Index in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gender Inequality Index was 0.298 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Cape Verde, 2015–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.298 for gender inequality index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Cape Verde peaked at 0.363 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.298, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 94th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender Inequality Index in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.363 | — |
| 2016 | 0.352 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.349 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.357 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.337 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.327 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.301 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.302 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.298 | -1.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.298 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 86% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.298 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.526, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3516 | 0.337 | 0.363 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.307 | 0.298 | 0.327 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More poverty & inequality data for Cape Verde
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 40.3 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 75.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.84 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Cape Verde?
- Gender inequality index in Cape Verde was 0.298 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.363 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.298 in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gender inequality index?
- Cape Verde ranks 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.