Access to electricity in Cape Verde

Access to electricity in Cape Verde was 98.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 139th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202498.4%
Change on 2023-0.2 pts
Rank139th of 214Countries ranked
Series high98.62023
Series low58.62000

Access to electricity in Cape Verde, 2000 to 2024

506070809010020002004200820122016202020242000: 58.6 %2001: 60.3 %2002: 58.6 %2003: 63.7 %2004: 65.4 %2005: 67 %2006: 68.8 %2007: 70.5 %2008: 72.3 %2009: 74.1 %2010: 81.1 %2011: 82.3 %2012: 83.2 %2013: 84.3 %2014: 85.3 %2015: 86.4 %2016: 87.5 %2017: 88.6 %2018: 90.2 %2019: 91.4 %2020: 93.7 %2021: 95.5 %2022: 97.1 %2023: 98.6 %2024: 98.4 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 25 values
Period%
202498.4
202398.6
202297.1
202195.5
202093.7
201991.4
201890.2
201788.6
201687.5
201586.4
201485.3
201384.3
201283.2
201182.3
201081.1
200974.1
200872.3
200770.5
200668.8
200567
200465.4
200363.7
200258.6
200160.3
200058.6

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Cape Verde?

Access to electricity in Cape Verde was 98.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 139th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Cape Verde?

98.6% in 2023, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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