Cape Verde vs Kenya: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Cape Verde

28.4%

in 2023

Kenya

27.4%

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

51st

Kenya rank

53rd

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Cape Verde currently reports 28.4% against 27.4% in Kenya, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Kenya ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 53rd of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.