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Cabo Verde: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 74.7% (2024), 113th of 188 in the world and 3rd of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 111.8 (2024), 117th of 210 in the world and 17th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 8.3 (2024), 123rd of 208 in the world and 3rd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Digital & energy access: Cabo Verde in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 74.7%2024 | 113/188 | 3/46 | 1.8% | 30.0% | 69.4% | +34.5 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 111.82024 | 117/210 | 17/48 | 4.4 | 72.9 | 105.8 | −6.6%since 2014 | 90.4 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 8.32024 | 123/208 | 3/48 | · | 3.2 | 4.8 | +123%since 2014 | 1.1 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 11.72024 | 94/213 | 3/48 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 11.2 | +0.3%since 2014 | 0.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 8572024 | 112/215 | 4/48 | · | 24 | 192 | +1,026%since 2014 | 903 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 98.4%2024 | 141/215 | 3/48 | 58.6% | 81.1% | 93.7% | +13.1 ppsince 2014 | 55.1% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 97.7%2024 | 136/211 | 4/47 | 31.8% | 65.7% | 92.7% | +23.9 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 98.6%2024 | 156/213 | 4/48 | 81.9% | 90.6% | 94.3% | +6.7 ppsince 2014 | 82.9% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 89.0%2024 | 111/192 | 5/48 | 62.0% | 70.0% | 83.0% | +15.0 ppsince 2014 | 22.9% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 208 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 476 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+34.5 pp74.7% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+123%8.3 in 2024
- Secure servers+1,026%857 in 2024
- Electricity access+13.1 pp98.4% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Cabo Verde and its nearest countries
Cabo Verde has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Cabo Verde | Senegal | The Gambia | Mauritania | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 74.7%2024 | 60.1%2024 | 49.5%2024 | 45.8%2024 | 29.8%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 111.82024 | 123.92024 | 126.22024 | 92.12024 | 147.22024 |
| Fixed broadband | 8.32024 | 4.02024 | 0.52024 | 0.92024 | 0.42024 |
| Fixed telephone | 11.72024 | 1.62024 | 1.62024 | 0.32024 | 0.02022 |
| Secure servers | 8572024 | 602024 | 592024 | 522024 | 112024 |
| Electricity access | 98.4%2024 | 82.9%2024 | 69.0%2024 | 52.2%2024 | 43.7%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 97.7%2024 | 67.1%2024 | 39.2%2024 | 0.8%2012 | 24.9%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 98.6%2024 | 95.7%2024 | 85.6%2024 | 94.2%2024 | 65.6%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 89.0%2024 | 39.0%2024 | 3.0%2024 | 56.0%2024 | 2.0%2024 |