Cabo Verde exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Cabo Verde in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 6.9K | 0.0M | $735.9M | 4.47% | 0.00% | 13.10% |
| IND | 2.5K | 0.0M | $358.2M | 1.63% | 0.00% | 6.38% |
| RES | 144.6K | 0.5M | $4,524.1M | 93.89% | 100.00% | 80.52% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Cabo Verde.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Cabo Verde.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Cabo Verde.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| São Lourenço dos Órgãos | 39.6K | 6.0K | $1,451.1M | 25.74% | 1.14% | 25.83% |
| São Vicente | 22.0K | 81.1K | $839.4M | 14.31% | 15.39% | 14.94% |
| Tarrafal | 11.8K | 17.3K | $440.9M | 7.68% | 3.27% | 7.85% |
| Santa Catarina | 11.6K | 37.6K | $430.6M | 7.54% | 7.13% | 7.66% |
| São Salvador do Mundo | 8.5K | 6.9K | $305.7M | 5.51% | 1.31% | 5.44% |
| Ribeira Grande | 7.9K | 13.9K | $284.7M | 5.12% | 2.64% | 5.07% |
| Santa Catarina do Fogo | 7.0K | 4.8K | $253.0M | 4.57% | 0.91% | 4.50% |
| Sal | 6.0K | 39.7K | $222.6M | 3.91% | 7.52% | 3.96% |
| Paul | 6.2K | 5.3K | $219.3M | 4.00% | 1.01% | 3.90% |
| Boa Vista | 5.7K | 15.3K | $206.4M | 3.70% | 2.90% | 3.67% |
| Praia | 4.0K | 165.0K | $147.1M | 2.63% | 31.30% | 2.62% |
| São Domingos | 4.0K | 15.5K | $141.6M | 2.58% | 2.94% | 2.52% |
| Ribeira Grande de Santiago | 2.5K | 8.0K | $88.4M | 1.64% | 1.52% | 1.57% |
| Santa Cruz | 2.4K | 26.8K | $83.0M | 1.53% | 5.08% | 1.48% |
| São Filipe | 2.2K | 22.2K | $77.2M | 1.45% | 4.22% | 1.37% |
| Ribeira Brava | 2.2K | 7.2K | $74.6M | 1.40% | 1.37% | 1.33% |
| Mosteiros | 2.1K | 7.8K | $72.6M | 1.36% | 1.48% | 1.29% |
| Maio | 1.8K | 6.5K | $62.1M | 1.16% | 1.23% | 1.11% |
| São Miguel | 1.8K | 12.6K | $62.1M | 1.17% | 2.38% | 1.10% |
| Brava | 1.8K | 6.0K | $58.3M | 1.14% | 1.13% | 1.04% |
| Porto Novo | 1.5K | 15.9K | $52.7M | 0.99% | 3.02% | 0.94% |
| Tarrafal de São Nicolau | 1.3K | 5.9K | $44.6M | 0.86% | 1.12% | 0.79% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Cabo Verde.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 23,785 | 83,092 | $707,020.9K | 15.45% | 15.76% | 12.58% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 13,966 | 50,030 | $581,191.6K | 9.07% | 9.49% | 10.34% |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 9,941 | 35,614 | $496,176.1K | 6.46% | 6.75% | 8.83% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 21,007 | 75,266 | $477,642.7K | 13.64% | 14.27% | 8.50% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 14,322 | 50,030 | $354,927.2K | 9.30% | 9.49% | 6.32% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 21,540 | 75,230 | $291,690.8K | 13.99% | 14.27% | 5.19% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 6,259 | 22,388 | $261,703.6K | 4.06% | 4.25% | 4.66% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 2,874 | 10,311 | $176,993.1K | 1.87% | 1.96% | 3.15% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 6,421 | 22,429 | $159,902.7K | 4.17% | 4.25% | 2.85% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 1,036 | 0 | $141,792.9K | 0.67% | 0.00% | 2.52% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 2,080 | 0 | $141,660.0K | 1.35% | 0.00% | 2.52% | |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 5,409 | 18,871 | $116,374.7K | 3.51% | 3.58% | 2.07% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 1,239 | 5,405 | $108,575.2K | 0.80% | 1.02% | 1.93% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 2,945 | 10,269 | $108,086.2K | 1.91% | 1.95% | 1.92% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,324 | 0 | $103,080.3K | 0.86% | 0.00% | 1.83% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 667 | 0 | $102,864.9K | 0.43% | 0.00% | 1.83% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 1,549 | 5,508 | $93,544.8K | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.67% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 4,499 | 15,711 | $85,070.9K | 2.92% | 2.98% | 1.51% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 1,355 | 4,821 | $77,143.8K | 0.88% | 0.91% | 1.37% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 820 | 0 | $76,471.8K | 0.53% | 0.00% | 1.36% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 276 | 0 | $53,737.0K | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.96% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 190 | 4,746 | $51,436.4K | 0.12% | 0.90% | 0.92% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 1,394 | 4,860 | $47,260.9K | 0.91% | 0.92% | 0.84% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 292 | 0 | $46,437.1K | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.83% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 577 | 0 | $44,906.5K | 0.37% | 0.00% | 0.80% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 285 | 0 | $43,846.8K | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.78% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 287 | 7,831 | $43,159.5K | 0.19% | 1.49% | 0.77% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 774 | 2,708 | $38,303.1K | 0.50% | 0.51% | 0.68% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 636 | 2,214 | $35,851.3K | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.64% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 57 | 2,339 | $32,065.9K | 0.04% | 0.44% | 0.57% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 349 | 0 | $31,895.4K | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.57% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,515 | 5,296 | $30,497.1K | 0.98% | 1.00% | 0.54% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 205 | 0 | $30,312.9K | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.54% |
| S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 81 | 0 | $28,965.2K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.52% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 237 | 0 | $26,640.7K | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.47% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 118 | 0 | $25,759.0K | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.46% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 799 | 2,804 | $23,744.6K | 0.52% | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 653 | 2,271 | $22,054.7K | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 305 | 1,115 | $20,730.1K | 0.20% | 0.21% | 0.37% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 70 | 1,737 | $20,032.9K | 0.05% | 0.33% | 0.36% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 104 | 0 | $19,509.8K | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.35% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 55 | 0 | $16,637.0K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 458 | 1,608 | $16,366.1K | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.29% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 38 | 0 | $15,334.3K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 115 | 0 | $14,227.9K | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.25% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 37 | 799 | $13,638.9K | 0.02% | 0.15% | 0.24% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 40 | 0 | $13,122.2K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 37 | 799 | $12,589.7K | 0.02% | 0.15% | 0.22% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 63 | 0 | $12,000.8K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 74 | 0 | $11,600.4K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.21% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 117 | 0 | $10,947.7K | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 58 | 0 | $9,578.8K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.17% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 18 | 0 | $9,193.2K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.16% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 33 | 0 | $8,140.9K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 59 | 0 | $7,665.5K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 13 | 310 | $7,597.3K | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.14% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 68 | 0 | $6,511.0K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 7 | 0 | $5,587.4K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 110 | 385 | $5,470.4K | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.10% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 16 | 0 | $5,413.0K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 57 | 0 | $4,671.5K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 24 | 0 | $4,412.9K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 11 | 132 | $3,827.2K | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 115 | 398 | $3,423.7K | 0.07% | 0.08% | 0.06% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 14 | 0 | $3,349.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 20 | 0 | $3,068.0K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 31 | 0 | $3,035.2K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 5 | 0 | $2,541.4K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 16 | 0 | $2,368.5K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 5 | 0 | $1,726.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 2 | 0 | $1,350.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 2 | 0 | $1,221.3K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 6 | 0 | $812.4K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 7 | 0 | $776.9K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 3 | 0 | $704.9K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 2 | 0 | $302.9K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |