Gender in Cape Verde 208 indicators covering gender for Cape Verde. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 86.25 2023 unchanged 63rd Women Business and the Law Index 86.25 2023 unchanged 63rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 136.5% 2025 up 16.4% 49th Share of female employment by economic sector 4.9% 2025 down 40.9% 113th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 40 2023 down 20.0% 104th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 45.7 2019 down 5.6% 35th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 41.7 2019 down 6.7% 55th Total Fertility Rate 1.88 2022 down 17.7% 109th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 24.29 2018 up 108.6% 122nd Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13 years 2018 up 1.9% 105th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.42 years 2018 up 0.3% 112th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 12.5% 2025 down 76.4% 140th Women of reproductive age 136,192 2023 down 1.1% 167th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 78.8% 2026 up 4.8% 56th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 23.7% 2020 down 9.3% 112th Share of women in ministerial positions 31.2% 2024 down 33.7% 56th Share of women in parliament 44.4% 2025 up 113.3% 17th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 74.7 2019 up 8.4% 85th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 23.8% 2016 down 0.9% 79th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 31.8% 2016 down 8.0% 73rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 38.89 2024 up 86.7% 29th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.93 ratio 2026 up 75.5% 9th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 123.1% 2019 up 14.4% 70th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2013 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 43.9% 2023 down 2.2% 28th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 55.1 2023 down 4.8% 161st Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 40.6 2023 down 3.6% 27th Gender Development Index 0.981 2022 down 0.7% 67th Literacy rate, adult female 84.1% 2024 up 2.5% 52nd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 98.0% 2024 up 66.1% 1st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 64.0% 2024 up 42.2% 87th Gender Inequality Index 0.325 2022 down 12.4% 89th Suicide Rate 14.9 2021 up 1.4% 29th Female migrants 49.4% 2020 up 0.3% 102nd Age at first marriage, female 22.8 2005 down 4.2% 98th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 31.25 2024 down 33.7% 56th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 16.6% 2019 down 4.6% 88th Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1.22 2019 down 16.4% 161st ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →