Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Roads, paved (% of total roads) was 69.0% in 2001. ▼ Falling
Roads, paved in Cape Verde, 1990–2001
Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted. Measured in % of total roads.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 69.0% for roads, paved in 2001. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roads, paved in Cape Verde peaked at 78.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total roads | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.0% | — |
| 1991 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 69.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.2%, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 69.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 69.0% | 69.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More infrastructure data for Cape Verde
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 61,294 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 61,294 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roads, paved in Cape Verde?
- Roads, paved in Cape Verde was 69.0% in 2001, according to International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.
- What is the highest roads, paved recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest roads, paved recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for roads, paved?
- Cape Verde ranks 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2001.
- Is roads, paved rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted, published as part of Roads, paved (% of total roads). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.