Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 76.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.61
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 175 countries
All-time high
76.61
in 2021
All-time low
18.78
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 76.61 for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Cape Verde peaked at 76.61 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.78, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 109th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.78 | — |
| 2001 | 21.37 | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 23.97 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 26.56 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 29.15 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 31.74 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 34.33 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 36.93 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 39.52 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 42.11 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 44.7 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 47.29 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 50.12 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 52.96 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 55.84 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 58.73 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 61.65 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 64.59 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 67.56 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 70.55 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 73.57 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 76.61 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 76.61 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.61 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.61 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 76.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.22, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 76.61 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.45 | 18.78 | 42.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4 | 44.7 | 70.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 | 73.57 | 76.61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 106 South Africa 79.25 compare
- 107 El Salvador 77.12 compare
- 108 Argentina 76.77 compare
- 110 Belize 76.35 compare
- 111 North Korea 73.06 compare
- 112 Myanmar 71.7 compare
More population data for Cape Verde
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.01 (2100)
- Population density 103.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 14,689 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.01 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Cape Verde?
- Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Cape Verde was 76.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 76.61 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.78 in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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