Which has higher coal rents, Africa Eastern and Southern or Cape Verde?

Cape Verde, at 17.2% against 1.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Cape Verde?

35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa Eastern and Southern vs Cape Verde: Coal rents

Africa Eastern and Southern

1.0%

in 2021

Cape Verde

17.2%

in 2021

Africa Eastern and Southern rank

3rd

Cape Verde rank

1st

Coal rents over time

Africa Eastern and Southern
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 17.2% against 1.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 16.2%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 17.0 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 3rd and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Eastern and Southern	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.4%	63.2%	61.8%	Cape Verde
1990s	1.1%	33.7%	32.6%	Cape Verde
2000s	1.4%	25.2%	23.7%	Cape Verde
2010s	1.1%	18.1%	17.0%	Cape Verde
2020s	0.8%	14.1%	13.3%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Africa Eastern and Southern or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 17.2% against 1.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between Africa Eastern and Southern and Cape Verde?: 16.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Cape Verde?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Cape Verde rank globally for coal rents?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 3rd and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Coal rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 10,672 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.