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Cabo Verde 🇨🇻

Cabo Verde currently ranks #114 of 241 on the TBF Abundance Scorecard, scoring -62.84. This country is with a pending direct Money Gate review, strongest in Healthcare and weakest in Land among 14 scored of 16 evidence categories.

Country profile & diagnostic reading

Data updatedResearch package completed
TBF Abundance Score
-62.8
Evidence before Abundance Gate +32.1
How the headline score is calculated

Evidence before Gate = Σ (published category score × category weight × research coverage) ÷ Σ (category weight × research coverage). The five-part Money Gate sets a proportional ceiling, with Friction already in the category evidence score.

Current evidence: +32.1 · Money Gate: 2.50/20 · Cash-register lock: +87.5 · Graded pressure: +87.5 · Headline: -62.8.

The fully detailed gate formula is explained in the Money Gate method; no international score can independently clear it.

TBF Rank

#114of 241

Global standing based on life reachability

Cabo VerdeLast recorded move: up from #115 to #114.Recent recorded movements
  1. #115 → #11416 Oct 2026 · 15:38 GMT-0500
  2. #116 → #11514 Oct 2026 · 17:33 GMT-0500
  3. #117 → #11614 Oct 2026 · 17:33 GMT-0500
  4. #118 → #11714 Oct 2026 · 17:33 GMT-0500

Rank journey · newest first

Recorded period 1 of 31: rank 124. 6 Oct 2026 · 18:46 GMT-0500Recorded period 2 of 31: rank 126. 6 Oct 2026 · 18:46 GMT-0500Recorded period 3 of 31: rank 127. 6 Oct 2026 · 19:42 GMT-0500Recorded period 4 of 31: rank 127. 9 Oct 2026 · 06:43 GMT-0500 – 9 Oct 2026 · 07:51 GMT-0500Recorded period 5 of 31: rank 126. 9 Oct 2026 · 12:04 GMT-0500 – 10 Oct 2026 · 15:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 6 of 31: rank 127. 10 Oct 2026 · 15:02 GMT-0500 – 10 Oct 2026 · 15:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 7 of 31: rank 126. 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500Recorded period 8 of 31: rank 127. 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500Recorded period 9 of 31: rank 126. 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500Recorded period 10 of 31: rank 127. 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 11 of 31: rank 128. 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 12 of 31: rank 127. 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 13 of 31: rank 126. 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 14 of 31: rank 125. 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 15 of 31: rank 124. 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 16 of 31: rank 123. 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500Recorded period 17 of 31: rank 122. 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500 – 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500Recorded period 18 of 31: rank 121. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 19 of 31: rank 120. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 20 of 31: rank 121. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500 – 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 21 of 31: rank 122. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500 – 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 22 of 31: rank 121. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 23 of 31: rank 120. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500Recorded period 24 of 31: rank 121. 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500 – 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500Recorded period 25 of 31: rank 120. 13 Oct 2026 · 18:19 GMT-0500Recorded period 26 of 31: rank 119. 13 Oct 2026 · 18:19 GMT-0500Recorded period 27 of 31: rank 118. 13 Oct 2026 · 18:19 GMT-0500Recorded period 28 of 31: rank 117. 14 Oct 2026 · 17:33 GMT-0500Recorded period 29 of 31: rank 116. 14 Oct 2026 · 17:33 GMT-0500Recorded period 30 of 31: rank 115. 14 Oct 2026 · 17:33 GMT-0500Recorded period 31 of 31: rank 114. 16 Oct 2026 · 15:38 GMT-0500NOW #114Oct 2026Oct 2026

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National Abundance Gate

Money-gated

Graded status · five basics not fully cleared

Research Coverage

88%
Coverage calculation

Sum of each published category weight × its documented scoring coverage ÷ 100. The percentage measures completed scoring slots, not independent verification of every claim. For the current country:

9.0 × 100.0% + 8.0 × 100.0% + 9.0 × 100.0% + 6.0 × 100.0% + 5.0 × 100.0% + 7.0 × 100.0% + 6.0 × 100.0% + 4.0 × 100.0% + 8.0 × 100.0% + 5.0 × 100.0% + 6.0 × 100.0% + 6.0 × 100.0% + 5.0 × 100.0% + 4.0 × 100.0% = 88.00% weighted coverage

Unreviewed international categories do not receive fabricated coverage or zero scores.

14 / 14 domestic categories scored; 2 / 2 international categories with documented research (scores require full audit)

GDP Rank

#166

Shown for context, not as the abundance ranking

Money Gate · Overall Gate 0.7.0

Five basics stand between this country and zero

The five-part direct reading is still pending. Missing gate readings remain pending rather than being converted into invented free-access points.

Reach-to-Money-Gate Clearance 2.0: These five gates measure effective no-payment access, not installed capacity alone. Under new source-backed reviews, 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4 points track verified free access to 0%, some but less than 30%, 30%+, 50%+, 75%+ and 100% of the population respectively. The higher levels require reliable real use; 4/4 requires universally accessible, reliable service without ordinary charges or exclusions. Missing population figures remain pending. Older gate points remain archived until re-audited.

— Pending

Food

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

— Pending

Housing / Land

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

— Pending

Healthcare

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

— Pending

Transportation

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

— Pending

Water / Energy

Direct gate evidence pending · no individual gate points assigned

Money Gate · Direct audit pending
  • FoodPending
  • Housing / LandPending
  • HealthcarePending
  • TransportationPending
  • Water / EnergyPending
  • Money still neededNot measured

The existing transitional gate estimate is not split into invented category scores. Five direct category audits are still needed.

Why this reading is pending

The Money Gate total is the sum of the five direct 0–4 readings. Every basic need remains visible separately so one strong area cannot hide another weak one.

Actual calculation

No category-level 0–4 point calculation is available until a direct Money Gate audit is completed.

A country remains money-gated until the total reaches 20 / 20.

Cash-Register Lock
87.5 / 100
Why 87.5 / 100?

The five direct Money Gate readings total 0–20. Every point removes five of the 100 payment-lock units; a 7/20 reading produces a 65/100 lock.

Actual calculation

100 - (2.50 × 5) = 87.50

Friction Economy Pressure
77.1 / 100
Why 77.1 / 100?

Friction is visible as its own 0–100 contextual reading from domestic category rails. Its effect is already in the evidence score and is not applied to the ceiling again.

Actual calculation

(100 - -54.26) ÷ 2 = 77.13 / 100

The weighted Friction rail comes from the published domestic category rails.

Money-gated ceiling
-43.8
Why -43.8?

Each Money Gate point raises the negative ceiling by 2.5 points: 0/20 → −50, 7/20 → −32.5, 10/20 → −25, 19.5/20 → −1.25. At 20/20 the gate is removed, so the evidence score becomes the headline directly.

Actual calculation

87.50 = 87.50 (Friction already counted in category scores)

-50 + 2.5 × 2.50 = -43.8

The transitional value is derived from published domestic Reach and Friction rails only to preserve historical ordering. It is not a substitute for the five direct 0–4 gate findings above and can never clear the Money Gate.

16-category profile

All categories at a glance

All sixteen categories use the −100 to +100 evidence scale once verified. International Welcome and External Footprint remain pending until their rail scores are properly researched. Select a category for sourced findings and transparent calculations.

Category readings & evidence

Open any category for the full diagnostic reading

9% weight Human Time & Burden Return
+35.5↓

Score breakdown

Human Time & Burden Return

+35.5
Capacity 25%
+75.0× 25%= +18.8 points
Exact point calculation

75.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 18.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Official 2025 H2 labour data show 215,317 employed people, 4.9% unemployment and 23.3% labour underutilisation. This measures labour access, not family time. No reliable current national actual-hours, commuting-time or unpaid-care measure was found in this run.

Reach 35%
+60.0× 35%= +21.0 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

60.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 21.00 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Official 2025 H2 labour data show 215,317 employed people, 4.9% unemployment and 23.3% labour underutilisation. This measures labour access, not family time. No reliable current national actual-hours, commuting-time or unpaid-care measure was found in this run.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-50.0× 25%= -12.5 points
Exact point calculation

-50.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -12.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Official 2025 H2 labour data show 215,317 employed people, 4.9% unemployment and 23.3% labour underutilisation. This measures labour access, not family time. No reliable current national actual-hours, commuting-time or unpaid-care measure was found in this run.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Regeneration 15%
+55.0× 15%= +8.3 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 8.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Official 2025 H2 labour data show 215,317 employed people, 4.9% unemployment and 23.3% labour underutilisation. This measures labour access, not family time. No reliable current national actual-hours, commuting-time or unpaid-care measure was found in this run.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+35.5 Published category score+35.5 Contribution to national evidence score+3.6
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Weighted rails: 18.75 + 21.00 + -12.50 + 8.25 = 35.50

Base: 35.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +35.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 35.50 × (9.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 3.63 points

This category carries 9% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 9.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +3.6 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +15.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Human Time & Burden Return research finding

Official 2025 H2 labour data show 215,317 employed people, 4.9% unemployment and 23.3% labour underutilisation. This measures labour access, not family time. No reliable current national actual-hours, commuting-time or unpaid-care measure was found in this run.

Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde
8% weight Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
+27.5↓

Score breakdown

Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach

+27.5
Capacity 25%
+70.0× 25%= +17.5 points
Exact point calculation

70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Government maintains social-housing and youth-housing application systems and in 2026 launched subsidised-interest and youth-credit-guarantee measures. These are access interventions, but their credit design confirms that housing remains money-gated for many households.

Reach 35%
+50.0× 35%= +17.5 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

Recorded value matches a new ladder step. Full new-method status requires a source-led audit of the coverage and access conditions; the number alone is not proof.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Housing / Land direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

50.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Government maintains social-housing and youth-housing application systems and in 2026 launched subsidised-interest and youth-credit-guarantee measures. These are access interventions, but their credit design confirms that housing remains money-gated for many households.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-60.0× 25%= -15.0 points
Exact point calculation

-60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -15.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Government maintains social-housing and youth-housing application systems and in 2026 launched subsidised-interest and youth-credit-guarantee measures. These are access interventions, but their credit design confirms that housing remains money-gated for many households.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Durability 15%
+50.0× 15%= +7.5 points
Exact point calculation

50.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 7.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Government maintains social-housing and youth-housing application systems and in 2026 launched subsidised-interest and youth-credit-guarantee measures. These are access interventions, but their credit design confirms that housing remains money-gated for many households.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+27.5 Published category score+27.5 Contribution to national evidence score+2.5
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Weighted rails: 17.50 + 17.50 + -15.00 + 7.50 = 27.50

Base: 27.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +27.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 27.50 × (8.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 2.50 points

This category carries 8% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 8.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +2.5 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach research finding

Government maintains social-housing and youth-housing application systems and in 2026 launched subsidised-interest and youth-credit-guarantee measures. These are access interventions, but their credit design confirms that housing remains money-gated for many households.

Governo de Cabo Verde
9% weight Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
+27.5↓

Score breakdown

Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance

+27.5
Capacity 25%
+70.0× 25%= +17.5 points
Exact point calculation

70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Cabo Verde has farming and fishing capacity but is a dry small-island state with limited arable land and high exposure to imported food and global prices. Current production/import quantities need a dedicated statistical pull before a high-confidence score.

Reach 35%
+50.0× 35%= +17.5 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

Recorded value matches a new ladder step. Full new-method status requires a source-led audit of the coverage and access conditions; the number alone is not proof.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Food direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

50.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde has farming and fishing capacity but is a dry small-island state with limited arable land and high exposure to imported food and global prices. Current production/import quantities need a dedicated statistical pull before a high-confidence score.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Waste 25%
-60.0× 25%= -15.0 points
Exact point calculation

-60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -15.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde has farming and fishing capacity but is a dry small-island state with limited arable land and high exposure to imported food and global prices. Current production/import quantities need a dedicated statistical pull before a high-confidence score.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Multiplication 15%
+50.0× 15%= +7.5 points
Exact point calculation

50.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 7.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde has farming and fishing capacity but is a dry small-island state with limited arable land and high exposure to imported food and global prices. Current production/import quantities need a dedicated statistical pull before a high-confidence score.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+27.5 Published category score+27.5 Contribution to national evidence score+2.8
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Weighted rails: 17.50 + 17.50 + -15.00 + 7.50 = 27.50

Base: 27.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +27.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 27.50 × (9.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 2.81 points

This category carries 9% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 9.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +2.8 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance research finding

Cabo Verde has farming and fishing capacity but is a dry small-island state with limited arable land and high exposure to imported food and global prices. Current production/import quantities need a dedicated statistical pull before a high-confidence score.

World Bank
6% weight Water & Sanitation Abundance
+19.5↓

Score breakdown

Water & Sanitation Abundance

+19.5
Capacity 25%
+60.0× 25%= +15.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 15.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Water management is a core national system because natural freshwater is scarce. ANAS regulates supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment/reuse and resource protection. Santiago treatment infrastructure shows real capacity but also sharp implementation gaps: Praia ETAR has 8,120 m3/day design capacity while ANAS reports a temporary operating level around 50 m3/day.

Reach 35%
+42.0× 35%= +14.7 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Water / Energy direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

Water and energy share one combined four-point gate; the direct audit must show which part reaches families without payment.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

42.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 14.70 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Water management is a core national system because natural freshwater is scarce. ANAS regulates supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment/reuse and resource protection. Santiago treatment infrastructure shows real capacity but also sharp implementation gaps: Praia ETAR has 8,120 m3/day design capacity while ANAS reports a temporary operating level around 50 m3/day.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Loss 25%
-65.0× 25%= -16.3 points
Exact point calculation

-65.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -16.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Water management is a core national system because natural freshwater is scarce. ANAS regulates supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment/reuse and resource protection. Santiago treatment infrastructure shows real capacity but also sharp implementation gaps: Praia ETAR has 8,120 m3/day design capacity while ANAS reports a temporary operating level around 50 m3/day.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Regeneration 15%
+40.0× 15%= +6.0 points
Exact point calculation

40.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 6.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Water management is a core national system because natural freshwater is scarce. ANAS regulates supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment/reuse and resource protection. Santiago treatment infrastructure shows real capacity but also sharp implementation gaps: Praia ETAR has 8,120 m3/day design capacity while ANAS reports a temporary operating level around 50 m3/day.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+19.5 Published category score+19.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.3
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Weighted rails: 15.00 + 14.70 + -16.25 + 6.00 = 19.45

Base: 19.45 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +19.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 19.45 × (6.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.33 points

This category carries 6% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 6.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.3 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +18.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Water & Sanitation Abundance research finding

Water management is a core national system because natural freshwater is scarce. ANAS regulates supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment/reuse and resource protection. Santiago treatment infrastructure shows real capacity but also sharp implementation gaps: Praia ETAR has 8,120 m3/day design capacity while ANAS reports a temporary operating level around 50 m3/day.

Agência Nacional de Água e Saneamento
5% weight Energy & Household Capability
+35.5↓

Score breakdown

Energy & Household Capability

+35.5
Capacity 25%
+75.0× 25%= +18.8 points
Exact point calculation

75.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 18.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Electricity coverage reached about 98% by early 2026. Renewable projects are active, but the system remains dependent on imported fossil fuels. A pumped-storage project is planned to add renewable integration and reduce fossil use, with operation scheduled for 2029; it must not be counted as current achieved capacity.

Reach 35%
+60.0× 35%= +21.0 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Water / Energy direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

Water and energy share one combined four-point gate; the direct audit must show which part reaches families without payment.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

60.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 21.00 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Electricity coverage reached about 98% by early 2026. Renewable projects are active, but the system remains dependent on imported fossil fuels. A pumped-storage project is planned to add renewable integration and reduce fossil use, with operation scheduled for 2029; it must not be counted as current achieved capacity.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-50.0× 25%= -12.5 points
Exact point calculation

-50.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -12.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Electricity coverage reached about 98% by early 2026. Renewable projects are active, but the system remains dependent on imported fossil fuels. A pumped-storage project is planned to add renewable integration and reduce fossil use, with operation scheduled for 2029; it must not be counted as current achieved capacity.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Burden Removed 15%
+55.0× 15%= +8.3 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 8.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Electricity coverage reached about 98% by early 2026. Renewable projects are active, but the system remains dependent on imported fossil fuels. A pumped-storage project is planned to add renewable integration and reduce fossil use, with operation scheduled for 2029; it must not be counted as current achieved capacity.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+35.5 Published category score+35.5 Contribution to national evidence score+2.0
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Weighted rails: 18.75 + 21.00 + -12.50 + 8.25 = 35.50

Base: 35.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +35.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 35.50 × (5.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 2.02 points

This category carries 5% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 5.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +2.0 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +15.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Energy & Household Capability research finding

Electricity coverage reached about 98% by early 2026. Renewable projects are active, but the system remains dependent on imported fossil fuels. A pumped-storage project is planned to add renewable integration and reduce fossil use, with operation scheduled for 2029; it must not be counted as current achieved capacity.

UGPE Cabo Verde
7% weight Health & Care Reach
+41.6↓

Score breakdown

Health & Care Reach

+41.6
Capacity 25%
+80.0× 25%= +20.0 points
Exact point calculation

80.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 20.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Cabo Verde was certified malaria-free by WHO in 2024. More than 95% of births are institutional across all islands; vaccination coverage was reported above 92%. A 2023 UHC figure of 69% shows substantial coverage but not universal effective access, and the ministry itself records financial/geographic barriers for some women's specialist care.

Reach 35%
+68.0× 35%= +23.8 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Healthcare direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

68.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 23.80 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde was certified malaria-free by WHO in 2024. More than 95% of births are institutional across all islands; vaccination coverage was reported above 92%. A 2023 UHC figure of 69% shows substantial coverage but not universal effective access, and the ministry itself records financial/geographic barriers for some women's specialist care.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-45.0× 25%= -11.3 points
Exact point calculation

-45.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -11.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde was certified malaria-free by WHO in 2024. More than 95% of births are institutional across all islands; vaccination coverage was reported above 92%. A 2023 UHC figure of 69% shows substantial coverage but not universal effective access, and the ministry itself records financial/geographic barriers for some women's specialist care.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Prevention 15%
+60.0× 15%= +9.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 9.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde was certified malaria-free by WHO in 2024. More than 95% of births are institutional across all islands; vaccination coverage was reported above 92%. A 2023 UHC figure of 69% shows substantial coverage but not universal effective access, and the ministry itself records financial/geographic barriers for some women's specialist care.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+41.6 Published category score+41.6 Contribution to national evidence score+3.3
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Weighted rails: 20.00 + 23.80 + -11.25 + 9.00 = 41.55

Base: 41.55 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +41.6 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 41.55 × (7.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 3.31 points

This category carries 7% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 7.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +3.3 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +12.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Health & Care Reach research finding

Cabo Verde was certified malaria-free by WHO in 2024. More than 95% of births are institutional across all islands; vaccination coverage was reported above 92%. A 2023 UHC figure of 69% shows substantial coverage but not universal effective access, and the ministry itself records financial/geographic barriers for some women's specialist care.

Ministério da Saúde Cabo Verde
6% weight Education & Human Capability
+41.6↓

Score breakdown

Education & Human Capability

+41.6
Capacity 25%
+80.0× 25%= +20.0 points
Exact point calculation

80.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 20.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Education is a national public system, but this run did not retrieve sufficiently current official enrolment, completion, learning and household-cost measures for a defensible category judgment.

Reach 35%
+68.0× 35%= +23.8 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

68.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 23.80 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Education is a national public system, but this run did not retrieve sufficiently current official enrolment, completion, learning and household-cost measures for a defensible category judgment.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-45.0× 25%= -11.3 points
Exact point calculation

-45.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -11.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Education is a national public system, but this run did not retrieve sufficiently current official enrolment, completion, learning and household-cost measures for a defensible category judgment.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Capability 15%
+60.0× 15%= +9.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 9.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Education is a national public system, but this run did not retrieve sufficiently current official enrolment, completion, learning and household-cost measures for a defensible category judgment.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+41.6 Published category score+41.6 Contribution to national evidence score+2.8
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Weighted rails: 20.00 + 23.80 + -11.25 + 9.00 = 41.55

Base: 41.55 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +41.6 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 41.55 × (6.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 2.83 points

This category carries 6% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 6.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +2.8 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +12.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Education & Human Capability research finding

Education is a national public system, but this run did not retrieve sufficiently current official enrolment, completion, learning and household-cost measures for a defensible category judgment.

Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde
4% weight Mobility & Reachability
+27.5↓

Score breakdown

Mobility & Reachability

+27.5
Capacity 25%
+70.0× 25%= +17.5 points
Exact point calculation

70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

As an archipelago, everyday mobility depends on roads plus inter-island air/sea links. Road transport also consumes roughly 30% of imported fossil fuel, while government is pursuing electric mobility.

Reach 35%
+50.0× 35%= +17.5 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

Recorded value matches a new ladder step. Full new-method status requires a source-led audit of the coverage and access conditions; the number alone is not proof.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Transportation direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

  1. -100No functioning ordinary transport service established
  2. -75Some transportation exists but practical access is severely limited
  3. -50Basic usable transportation infrastructure exists
  4. -25A functioning national or broadly connected public transport network exists
  5. 0More than 50% of residents are effectively served
  6. +25More than 75% effectively served OR more than 30% receive dependable free travel
  7. +50More than 75% effectively served AND more than 30% receive dependable free travel
  8. +75More than 90% effectively served, at least 75% travel free, and service is reliable
  9. +100Ordinary essential travel is universally accessible, reliable and free of payment
Exact point calculation

50.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

As an archipelago, everyday mobility depends on roads plus inter-island air/sea links. Road transport also consumes roughly 30% of imported fossil fuel, while government is pursuing electric mobility.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-60.0× 25%= -15.0 points
Exact point calculation

-60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -15.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

As an archipelago, everyday mobility depends on roads plus inter-island air/sea links. Road transport also consumes roughly 30% of imported fossil fuel, while government is pursuing electric mobility.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Time 15%
+50.0× 15%= +7.5 points
Exact point calculation

50.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 7.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

As an archipelago, everyday mobility depends on roads plus inter-island air/sea links. Road transport also consumes roughly 30% of imported fossil fuel, while government is pursuing electric mobility.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+27.5 Published category score+27.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.3
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Weighted rails: 17.50 + 17.50 + -15.00 + 7.50 = 27.50

Base: 27.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +27.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 27.50 × (4.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.25 points

This category carries 4% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 4.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.3 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Mobility & Reachability research finding

As an archipelago, everyday mobility depends on roads plus inter-island air/sea links. Road transport also consumes roughly 30% of imported fossil fuel, while government is pursuing electric mobility.

Portal do Clima Cabo Verde
8% weight Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
+27.5↓

Score breakdown

Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability

+27.5
Capacity 25%
+70.0× 25%= +17.5 points
Exact point calculation

70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

High health coverage and housing programmes support families, while World Bank analysis says childcare access and flexible work remain important to women's equal economic participation. Remittances were 11.7% of GDP in 2025, showing strong diaspora-family economic ties but also external dependence.

Reach 35%
+50.0× 35%= +17.5 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

50.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

High health coverage and housing programmes support families, while World Bank analysis says childcare access and flexible work remain important to women's equal economic participation. Remittances were 11.7% of GDP in 2025, showing strong diaspora-family economic ties but also external dependence.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-60.0× 25%= -15.0 points
Exact point calculation

-60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -15.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

High health coverage and housing programmes support families, while World Bank analysis says childcare access and flexible work remain important to women's equal economic participation. Remittances were 11.7% of GDP in 2025, showing strong diaspora-family economic ties but also external dependence.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Continuity 15%
+50.0× 15%= +7.5 points
Exact point calculation

50.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 7.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

High health coverage and housing programmes support families, while World Bank analysis says childcare access and flexible work remain important to women's equal economic participation. Remittances were 11.7% of GDP in 2025, showing strong diaspora-family economic ties but also external dependence.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+27.5 Published category score+27.5 Contribution to national evidence score+2.5
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Weighted rails: 17.50 + 17.50 + -15.00 + 7.50 = 27.50

Base: 27.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +27.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 27.50 × (8.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 2.50 points

This category carries 8% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 8.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +2.5 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Family Formation — two-part calculation and marriage-law criterion

First half — the established family and fertility assessment

The original family score remains available. It combines 60% conditions for family life with 40% observed total fertility performance. Its source research is preserved.

Pre-policy score: +27.5

Second half — binary marriage-law policy criterion

This is a Trott Bailey Family policy preference, not an estimate of births lost. Recognition: −50 points. Reviewed non-recognition: 0 deduction. An unreviewed status stays pending and causes no deduction.

Country legal status: Pending verification

Deduction calculation: Pending; 0 points deducted provisionally, not a verified zero

Final category calculation: +27.5 − 0 = +27.5 (clamped to −100..+100, before any independent material-transfer deductions)

Legal status not independently reviewed for this jurisdiction; no deduction is assigned. Pending is not a confirmed absence of recognition.

Fertility and family policy: research and source notes

Trott Bailey Family target and observed fertility The 5.0-children-per-woman target is an authored civilization benchmark; approximately 2.1 children per woman is the usual long-run replacement benchmark. The existing Family Formation method blends 60% lived family conditions and 40% measured fertility performance.

How policy is evaluated Assess housing, care, parental time, material security, access to family formation, and actual demographic outcomes. A government statement or law is not proof that national births increased or declined. Establish its effects with dated comparative evidence before assigning points.

How the two kinds of evidence differ The binary legal-status deduction is an authored TBF policy assessment, not a statistic of observed births. Carroll and Schumm argue that marriage-law changes can weaken procreative norms, while other empirical studies find no negative effect on different-sex family formation. This disagreement is disclosed rather than presented as scientific consensus.

Independent research OECD fertility trends (2024) · UN population projections (2024) · Peer-reviewed family-formation study (2015) · Carroll & Schumm — The Fall of Fertility (2016/2017) · Public Discourse (2015).

Trott Bailey Family thinking Courtship, Marriage & Married Life · Official Core World View · No Shrugging at Family Suffering.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability research finding

High health coverage and housing programmes support families, while World Bank analysis says childcare access and flexible work remain important to women's equal economic participation. Remittances were 11.7% of GDP in 2025, showing strong diaspora-family economic ties but also external dependence.

World Bank
5% weight Land Access & Spatial Freedom
+19.5↓

Score breakdown

Land Access & Spatial Freedom

+19.5
Capacity 25%
+60.0× 25%= +15.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 15.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Cabo Verde's small, dry islands create hard physical land limits. Protected areas cover 18.19% of terrestrial territory, preserving public ecological space, while agriculture and housing compete for scarce usable land.

Reach 35%
+42.0× 35%= +14.7 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

Linked direct Money Gate: Housing / Land direct audit pending. Physical reach can exist with paid access. Free-access Reach tiers must agree with this gate’s independently sourced no-payment population assessment. 4/4 is now reserved for reliable, accessible, universally free access. Neither score is copied blindly from the other.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

42.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 14.70 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde's small, dry islands create hard physical land limits. Protected areas cover 18.19% of terrestrial territory, preserving public ecological space, while agriculture and housing compete for scarce usable land.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Concentration 25%
-65.0× 25%= -16.3 points
Exact point calculation

-65.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -16.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde's small, dry islands create hard physical land limits. Protected areas cover 18.19% of terrestrial territory, preserving public ecological space, while agriculture and housing compete for scarce usable land.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Productive Ground 15%
+40.0× 15%= +6.0 points
Exact point calculation

40.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 6.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde's small, dry islands create hard physical land limits. Protected areas cover 18.19% of terrestrial territory, preserving public ecological space, while agriculture and housing compete for scarce usable land.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+19.5 Published category score+19.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.1
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Weighted rails: 15.00 + 14.70 + -16.25 + 6.00 = 19.45

Base: 19.45 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +19.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 19.45 × (5.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.11 points

This category carries 5% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 5.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.1 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +18.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Land Access & Spatial Freedom research finding

Cabo Verde's small, dry islands create hard physical land limits. Protected areas cover 18.19% of terrestrial territory, preserving public ecological space, while agriculture and housing compete for scarce usable land.

Ministério de Agricultura e Ambiente Cabo Verde
6% weight Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
+41.6↓

Score breakdown

Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight

+41.6
Capacity 25%
+80.0× 25%= +20.0 points
Exact point calculation

80.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 20.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

The archipelago has major beaches, volcanic landscapes and 46 protected areas. Costa Fragata shows the abundance/pressure tension clearly: it is a major turtle-nesting and recreation area but heavy tourism and vehicles threaten fragile dunes.

Reach 35%
+68.0× 35%= +23.8 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

68.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 23.80 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

The archipelago has major beaches, volcanic landscapes and 46 protected areas. Costa Fragata shows the abundance/pressure tension clearly: it is a major turtle-nesting and recreation area but heavy tourism and vehicles threaten fragile dunes.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-45.0× 25%= -11.3 points
Exact point calculation

-45.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -11.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

The archipelago has major beaches, volcanic landscapes and 46 protected areas. Costa Fragata shows the abundance/pressure tension clearly: it is a major turtle-nesting and recreation area but heavy tourism and vehicles threaten fragile dunes.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Delight 15%
+60.0× 15%= +9.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 9.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

The archipelago has major beaches, volcanic landscapes and 46 protected areas. Costa Fragata shows the abundance/pressure tension clearly: it is a major turtle-nesting and recreation area but heavy tourism and vehicles threaten fragile dunes.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+41.6 Published category score+41.6 Contribution to national evidence score+2.8
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Weighted rails: 20.00 + 23.80 + -11.25 + 9.00 = 41.55

Base: 41.55 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +41.6 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 41.55 × (6.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 2.83 points

This category carries 6% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 6.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +2.8 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +12.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight research finding

The archipelago has major beaches, volcanic landscapes and 46 protected areas. Costa Fragata shows the abundance/pressure tension clearly: it is a major turtle-nesting and recreation area but heavy tourism and vehicles threaten fragile dunes.

Ministério de Agricultura e Ambiente Cabo Verde
6% weight Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
+35.5↓

Score breakdown

Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience

+35.5
Capacity 25%
+75.0× 25%= +18.8 points
Exact point calculation

75.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 18.75 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

Cabo Verde has a large protected-area system and active dune/coastal restoration, but drought, water scarcity, sea-level rise and climate hazards are structural. The 2025 Early Warnings for All launch is an implementation initiative, not proof that universal multi-hazard coverage has already been achieved.

Reach / Ecological Function 35%
+60.0× 35%= +21.0 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

60.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 21.00 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde has a large protected-area system and active dune/coastal restoration, but drought, water scarcity, sea-level rise and climate hazards are structural. The 2025 Early Warnings for All launch is an implementation initiative, not proof that universal multi-hazard coverage has already been achieved.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Loss 25%
-50.0× 25%= -12.5 points
Exact point calculation

-50.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -12.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde has a large protected-area system and active dune/coastal restoration, but drought, water scarcity, sea-level rise and climate hazards are structural. The 2025 Early Warnings for All launch is an implementation initiative, not proof that universal multi-hazard coverage has already been achieved.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Regeneration 15%
+55.0× 15%= +8.3 points
Exact point calculation

55.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 8.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

Cabo Verde has a large protected-area system and active dune/coastal restoration, but drought, water scarcity, sea-level rise and climate hazards are structural. The 2025 Early Warnings for All launch is an implementation initiative, not proof that universal multi-hazard coverage has already been achieved.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+35.5 Published category score+35.5 Contribution to national evidence score+2.4
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Weighted rails: 18.75 + 21.00 + -12.50 + 8.25 = 35.50

Base: 35.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +35.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 35.50 × (6.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 2.42 points

This category carries 6% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 6.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +2.4 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +15.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience research finding

Cabo Verde has a large protected-area system and active dune/coastal restoration, but drought, water scarcity, sea-level rise and climate hazards are structural. The 2025 Early Warnings for All launch is an implementation initiative, not proof that universal multi-hazard coverage has already been achieved.

Ministério de Agricultura e Ambiente Cabo Verde
5% weight Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
+41.6↓

Score breakdown

Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction

+41.6
Capacity 25%
+80.0× 25%= +20.0 points
Exact point calculation

80.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 20.00 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

No reliable current national crime, violence, court-delay, incarceration and access-to-justice dataset was retrieved in this run. Climate early-warning and maritime-security cooperation are relevant to safety but cannot substitute for justice evidence.

Reach 35%
+68.0× 35%= +23.8 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

This score uses an earlier continuous Reach assessment. It remains in the published historical record until this country receives a sourced Reach-ladder re-audit. It has not been rounded or silently re-ranked.

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

68.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 23.80 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

No reliable current national crime, violence, court-delay, incarceration and access-to-justice dataset was retrieved in this run. Climate early-warning and maritime-security cooperation are relevant to safety but cannot substitute for justice evidence.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction 25%
-45.0× 25%= -11.3 points
Exact point calculation

-45.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -11.25 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

No reliable current national crime, violence, court-delay, incarceration and access-to-justice dataset was retrieved in this run. Climate early-warning and maritime-security cooperation are relevant to safety but cannot substitute for justice evidence.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Reliability 15%
+60.0× 15%= +9.0 points
Exact point calculation

60.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 9.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

No reliable current national crime, violence, court-delay, incarceration and access-to-justice dataset was retrieved in this run. Climate early-warning and maritime-security cooperation are relevant to safety but cannot substitute for justice evidence.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+41.6 Published category score+41.6 Contribution to national evidence score+2.4
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Weighted rails: 20.00 + 23.80 + -11.25 + 9.00 = 41.55

Base: 41.55 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +41.6 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 41.55 × (5.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 2.36 points

This category carries 5% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 5.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +2.4 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +12.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction research finding

No reliable current national crime, violence, court-delay, incarceration and access-to-justice dataset was retrieved in this run. Climate early-warning and maritime-security cooperation are relevant to safety but cannot substitute for justice evidence.

Ministério de Agricultura e Ambiente Cabo Verde
4% weight Durability, Repair & Material Return
+27.5↓

Score breakdown

Durability, Repair & Material Return

+27.5
Capacity 25%
+70.0× 25%= +17.5 points
Exact point calculation

70.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Capacity rate, when evidenced = usable functioning capacity ÷ capacity needed × 100. A derived score requires separate documented judgement; do not assume the rate itself equals the score.

Why this score

ANAS has an explicit integrated-waste mandate covering prevention, recycling and reuse, and wastewater reuse is practiced. This establishes institutional intent and partial implementation, but no reliable current national recycling/material-return rate was found.

Reach 35%
+50.0× 35%= +17.5 points
Reach · 25-point ladder & linked Money Gate

Domestic Reach has eight 25-point intervals and nine anchors: −100, −75, −50, −25, 0, +25, +50, +75, +100. Existing readings stay unchanged until re-reviewed.

The transportation thresholds are defined first. This category follows the same 25-point scale, but needs its own domain-specific coverage and free-access evidence before a revised Reach value is published.

Exact point calculation

50.00 × (35.00 ÷ 100) = 17.50 weighted points

Reach rate, when evidenced = people effectively served ÷ eligible people × 100. Check the same population, period and location.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

ANAS has an explicit integrated-waste mandate covering prevention, recycling and reuse, and wastewater reuse is practiced. This establishes institutional intent and partial implementation, but no reliable current national recycling/material-return rate was found.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Friction / Waste 25%
-60.0× 25%= -15.0 points
Exact point calculation

-60.00 × (25.00 ÷ 100) = -15.00 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

ANAS has an explicit integrated-waste mandate covering prevention, recycling and reuse, and wastewater reuse is practiced. This establishes institutional intent and partial implementation, but no reliable current national recycling/material-return rate was found.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Return / Circularity 15%
+50.0× 15%= +7.5 points
Exact point calculation

50.00 × (15.00 ÷ 100) = 7.50 weighted points

Use the cited country-specific record to explain why this rail earned its points.

Why this score
Shared category evidence

ANAS has an explicit integrated-waste mandate covering prevention, recycling and reuse, and wastewater reuse is practiced. This establishes institutional intent and partial implementation, but no reliable current national recycling/material-return rate was found.

This reviewed profile predates rail-by-rail provenance. The verified category evidence used for the judgement is shown here without pretending that one source was archived exclusively for this rail.

Weighted rail subtotal+27.5 Published category score+27.5 Contribution to national evidence score+1.3
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Weighted rails: 17.50 + 17.50 + -15.00 + 7.50 = 27.50

Base: 27.50 · reviewed adjustment: 0.00 · Adoption: +0.00 · authored marriage-law deduction: −0.00 · verified transfer deduction: −0.00 = published +27.5 (clamped to −100..+100)

Contribution to national evidence: 27.50 × (4.00 × 100.00%) ÷ 88.00 = 1.25 points

Cross-border waste and low-utility goods deductions

A country sending harmful material abroad and a country allowing it onto its land are assessed separately. Beneficial second-hand reuse is not automatically dumping. A pending audit is not a zero-harm finding.

Accepted imported garbageAudit pending
Accepted low-utility dumpingAudit pending

No independently supported deduction or trade-flow screening is available for this country. This audit has not yet been researched.

This category carries 4% of the scorecard. With 100% research coverage in this category, its effective researched weight is 4.00%. After normalization across the country’s researched categories, this category contributes +1.3 points to the national Evidence-before-Gate reading.

Abundance Gap: +20.0

What the evidence found

Cabo Verde: Durability, Repair & Material Return research finding

ANAS has an explicit integrated-waste mandate covering prevention, recycling and reuse, and wastewater reuse is practiced. This establishes institutional intent and partial implementation, but no reliable current national recycling/material-return rate was found.

Agência Nacional de Água e Saneamento
6% weight · research presentInternational Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
Open to review verified country findings and original sources
Pending

The country evidence is available, but no reviewed four-rail category score has been assigned. Pending does not mean zero.

Country findings and sources

Cabo Verde: International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome research finding

Cabo Verde is highly internationally connected through aviation, shipping, diaspora and a special EU partnership, while island geography makes international access structurally dependent on paid air/sea transport. Government was still exploring EU visa exemption in 2025.

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros Cabo Verde
6% weight · research presentExternal Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
Open to review verified country findings and original sources
Pending

The country evidence is available, but no reviewed four-rail category score has been assigned. Pending does not mean zero.

Cross-border waste and low-utility goods deductions

A country sending harmful material abroad and a country allowing it onto its land are assessed separately. Beneficial second-hand reuse is not automatically dumping. A pending audit is not a zero-harm finding.

Exported waste / garbageAudit pending
Exported low-utility goods / disguised dumpingAudit pending

No independently supported deduction or trade-flow screening is available for this country. This audit has not yet been researched.

Country findings and sources

Cabo Verde: External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct research finding

The 2019 national inventory put emissions near 1 MtCO2e, with energy at 65%. Transport consumes a large share of imported fossil fuels. Renewable transition can reduce territorial emissions, but a consumption-based imported-material/carbon footprint was not retrieved.

Portal do Clima Cabo Verde

Trott Bailey Family Civilization Target

The end state: life beyond monetary gatekeeping

Trott Bailey Family Civilization treats money as an exchange tool rather than a prerequisite for access to life. The long-run abundance target is that food, water, shelter, care, education, mobility, land access and ordinary public life remain reachable even when a person cannot pay.

This target is an authored civilization standard. The diagnostic evidence score can use all sixteen weighted categories: fourteen domestic plus International Welcome (6%) and External Footprint (6%), when each international category has four verified rail scores and dated source evidence. Unreviewed international rails remain pending, not zero. The five-part Money Gate remains a separate domestic threshold asking whether food, housing/land, healthcare, transportation and water/energy are genuinely reachable without payment before any civilization can cross zero.