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Cape Verde vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 167th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Malaysia
Population
529186
36304998
Population rank 169/197 45/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
77 years
2025

Cape Verde and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Malaysia
Year GDP
Cape Verde Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 - $3,864,145,667
1971 - $4,244,395,956
1972 - $5,043,347,250
1973 - $7,662,902,678
1974 - $9,496,204,302
1975 - $9,298,800,799
1976 - $11,050,234,599
1977 - $13,139,488,633
1978 - $16,358,079,862
1979 - $21,213,264,962
1980 $142,246,815 $24,488,224,677
1981 $139,468,209 $25,004,285,792
1982 $140,630,679 $26,804,493,635
1983 $138,476,176 $30,347,442,111
1984 $132,019,039 $33,942,897,422
1985 $137,728,205 $31,199,633,353
1986 $190,651,168 $27,734,111,400
1987 $235,253,065 $32,181,210,158
1988 $264,308,140 $35,272,109,220
1989 $267,448,571 $38,847,965,293
1990 $306,890,963 $44,024,585,240
1991 $319,827,059 $49,143,148,094
1992 $357,160,985 $59,167,550,163
1993 $490,417,390 $66,894,966,969
1994 $406,580,652 $74,478,356,958
1995 $487,148,994 $88,705,342,903
1996 $501,979,270 $100,855,393,910
1997 $490,608,658 $100,005,323,302
1998 $521,910,561 $72,167,498,981
1999 $592,416,703 $79,148,421,053
2000 $539,227,278 $93,789,736,842
2001 $563,090,490 $92,783,947,368
2002 $620,507,387 $100,845,526,316
2003 $813,260,469 $110,202,368,421
2004 $924,940,012 $124,749,473,684
2005 $972,241,677 $143,534,405,819
2006 $1,107,571,458 $162,692,258,307
2007 $1,649,621,739 $193,549,569,478
2008 $1,959,620,648 $230,811,614,370
2009 $1,852,334,575 $202,257,453,037
2010 $1,824,751,468 $255,017,638,456
2011 $2,046,817,987 $297,951,668,675
2012 $1,913,081,210 $314,443,047,642
2013 $2,028,910,915 $323,276,235,524
2014 $2,041,930,125 $338,066,095,097
2015 $1,749,857,620 $301,355,266,965
2016 $1,849,789,986 $301,256,033,870
2017 $1,996,741,540 $319,109,094,160
2018 $2,205,099,507 $358,788,845,713
2019 $2,252,177,124 $365,177,721,022
2020 $1,821,565,614 $337,456,163,961
2021 $2,051,842,619 $373,784,823,673
2022 $2,247,003,344 $407,605,841,348
2023 $2,539,203,429 $399,705,137,434
2024 $2,767,599,017 $421,972,102,254

Cape Verde and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 - $380
1971 - $407
1972 - $472
1973 - $701
1974 - $848
1975 - $811
1976 - $940
1977 - $1,092
1978 - $1,327
1979 - $1,680
1980 $440 $1,886
1981 $425 $1,866
1982 $423 $1,938
1983 $410 $2,124
1984 $385 $2,300
1985 $396 $2,046
1986 $541 $1,760
1987 $658 $1,977
1988 $729 $2,100
1989 $727 $2,244
1990 $817 $2,469
1991 $832 $2,679
1992 $908 $3,141
1993 $1,220 $3,462
1994 $991 $3,758
1995 $1,165 $4,363
1996 $1,180 $4,837
1997 $1,134 $4,679
1998 $1,187 $3,294
1999 $1,327 $3,528
2000 $1,190 $4,084
2001 $1,223 $3,944
2002 $1,329 $4,184
2003 $1,718 $4,465
2004 $1,929 $4,939
2005 $2,004 $5,556
2006 $2,257 $6,158
2007 $3,325 $7,169
2008 $3,909 $8,372
2009 $3,660 $7,191
2010 $3,579 $8,899
2011 $4,002 $10,217
2012 $3,737 $10,601
2013 $3,961 $10,714
2014 $3,986 $11,013
2015 $3,415 $9,649
2016 $3,609 $9,477
2017 $3,893 $9,863
2018 $4,295 $10,902
2019 $4,381 $10,920
2020 $3,539 $9,958
2021 $3,971 $10,903
2022 $4,323 $11,748
2023 $4,861 $11,379
2024 $5,273 $11,867

Cape Verde vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Malaysia
1950 44.9 48.5
1951 45.6 49.2
1952 46.2 50.1
1953 46.4 51.1
1954 46.6 52
1955 46.9 52.8
1956 47.1 53.7
1957 47.4 54.5
1958 47.7 55.4
1959 48.2 56.3
1960 48.7 57.2
1961 49.4 58
1962 50.2 58.9
1963 51.1 59.7
1964 52.1 60.4
1965 53 61.1
1966 53.9 61.7
1967 54.7 62
1968 55.4 62.4
1969 56 62.9
1970 56.6 63.3
1971 57 63.8
1972 57.5 64.2
1973 58 64.7
1974 58.4 65.2
1975 59 65.7
1976 59.4 66.2
1977 60 66.7
1978 60.4 67.2
1979 60.7 67.6
1980 61 68.1
1981 61.3 68.5
1982 61.5 68.9
1983 61.8 69.2
1984 61.8 69.6
1985 62.3 69.9
1986 62.6 70.1
1987 62.9 70.4
1988 63.2 70.6
1989 63.6 70.8
1990 63.9 71
1991 64.1 71.2
1992 64.3 71.5
1993 64.5 71.7
1994 64.6 71.9
1995 63.7 72
1996 65.5 72.1
1997 66.1 72.3
1998 66.7 72.4
1999 67.4 72.4
2000 68.1 72.7
2001 68.7 73.1
2002 69.4 73.5
2003 70 73.7
2004 70.5 74
2005 70.9 74.4
2006 71.3 74.7
2007 71.5 75
2008 71.9 75.2
2009 72.1 75.3
2010 72.5 75.4
2011 72.9 75.5
2012 73.3 75.6
2013 73.5 75.5
2014 73.8 75.3
2015 74.1 75.3
2016 74.4 75.4
2017 74.7 75.5
2018 74.8 75.7
2019 75.4 75.9
2020 73.8 76.1
2021 74.4 73.9
2022 75.9 75.4
2023 76.1 76.7
2024 76.2 76.8
2025 76.4 77

Cape Verde and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Malaysia
Year Population
Cape Verde Malaysia
1960 210,024 7,956,197
1961 215,087 8,164,443
1962 221,919 8,380,172
1963 229,373 8,602,160
1964 237,006 8,828,406
1965 244,856 9,056,408
1966 252,976 9,284,688
1967 261,404 9,507,099
1968 270,164 9,725,281
1969 279,248 9,947,597
1970 287,885 10,178,802
1971 294,046 10,423,453
1972 297,386 10,676,835
1973 299,881 10,935,621
1974 302,570 11,200,906
1975 305,847 11,471,914
1976 309,455 11,750,097
1977 312,834 12,035,713
1978 316,147 12,328,157
1979 319,480 12,627,862
1980 323,301 12,983,363
1981 327,846 13,399,203
1982 332,724 13,832,798
1983 337,654 14,285,907
1984 342,505 14,759,009
1985 347,365 15,252,258
1986 352,312 15,760,419
1987 357,302 16,276,737
1988 362,329 16,796,605
1989 367,803 17,314,997
1990 375,428 17,833,171
1991 384,586 18,342,464
1992 393,415 18,834,572
1993 401,965 19,322,664
1994 410,228 19,820,446
1995 418,104 20,330,599
1996 425,581 20,850,087
1997 432,798 21,375,218
1998 439,784 21,906,713
1999 446,519 22,435,531
2000 453,317 22,967,816
2001 460,293 23,526,538
2002 467,046 24,102,477
2003 473,383 24,679,602
2004 479,370 25,256,772
2005 485,115 25,836,071
2006 490,728 26,417,909
2007 496,190 26,998,389
2008 501,355 27,570,059
2009 506,141 28,124,778
2010 509,784 28,655,776
2011 511,447 29,162,039
2012 511,955 29,662,831
2013 512,225 30,174,265
2014 512,326 30,696,137
2015 512,394 31,232,798
2016 512,554 31,789,685
2017 512,893 32,355,644
2018 513,415 32,910,967
2019 514,104 33,440,596
2020 514,679 33,889,558
2021 516,649 34,282,399
2022 519,741 34,695,493
2023 522,331 35,126,298
2024 524,877 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Malaysia
1960 6.89 6.41
1961 6.92 6.37
1962 6.95 6.3
1963 6.98 6.19
1964 6.99 6.03
1965 6.99 5.84
1966 6.99 5.64
1967 6.98 5.43
1968 6.97 5.29
1969 6.95 5.16
1970 6.94 5.04
1971 6.91 4.92
1972 6.89 4.82
1973 6.86 4.73
1974 6.82 4.62
1975 6.77 4.5
1976 6.71 4.4
1977 6.65 4.28
1978 6.56 4.18
1979 6.47 4.09
1980 6.38 4.04
1981 6.27 4
1982 6.17 3.97
1983 6.07 3.93
1984 5.97 3.89
1985 5.92 3.8
1986 5.81 3.7
1987 5.68 3.57
1988 5.55 3.5
1989 5.45 3.31
1990 5.36 3.3
1991 5.26 3.34
1992 5.12 3.37
1993 4.95 3.36
1994 4.72 3.35
1995 4.49 3.32
1996 4.26 3.3
1997 4.05 3.23
1998 3.9 3.12
1999 3.73 3.07
2000 3.55 2.94
2001 3.37 2.81
2002 3.19 2.66
2003 3.03 2.6
2004 2.9 2.49
2005 2.73 2.39
2006 2.56 2.31
2007 2.41 2.25
2008 2.3 2.26
2009 2.25 2.22
2010 2.33 2.14
2011 2.33 2.15
2012 2.15 2.12
2013 2.07 2.07
2014 2.03 2.06
2015 1.97 2.01
2016 1.97 1.94
2017 1.93 1.89
2018 1.8 1.84
2019 1.7 1.78
2020 1.59 1.68
2021 1.55 1.56
2022 1.53 1.55
2023 1.52 1.55

Cape Verde and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Malaysia
1960 19 17.5
1961 18.6 17.3
1962 18.1 17.1
1963 17.7 17
1964 17.4 16.9
1965 17.2 16.8
1966 17.1 16.9
1967 17 17
1968 17 17.1
1969 17.1 17.3
1970 17.2 17.4
1971 17.2 17.6
1972 17.2 17.9
1973 17.2 18.1
1974 17.2 18.3
1975 17 18.6
1976 16.8 18.8
1977 16.6 19
1978 16.4 19.3
1979 16.2 19.5
1980 16.1 19.7
1981 16.1 19.9
1982 16.3 20.1
1983 16.4 20.4
1984 16.5 20.5
1985 16.6 20.7
1986 16.7 20.9
1987 16.8 21
1988 16.8 21.1
1989 16.9 21.3
1990 17 21.5
1991 17 21.7
1992 17.1 21.9
1993 17.2 22.1
1994 17.4 22.3
1995 17.5 22.5
1996 17.7 22.7
1997 17.9 22.9
1998 18.1 23.1
1999 18.3 23.4
2000 18.6 23.5
2001 18.9 23.6
2002 19.2 23.7
2003 19.6 23.9
2004 19.9 24
2005 20.4 24.2
2006 20.8 24.5
2007 21.3 24.8
2008 21.7 25.1
2009 22.1 25.6
2010 22.6 26
2011 23.1 26.4
2012 23.6 26.8
2013 24.2 27.1
2014 24.7 27.5
2015 25.2 27.8
2016 25.7 28.1
2017 26.2 28.5
2018 26.6 28.8
2019 27 29.2
2020 27.3 29.6
2021 27.8 30.1
2022 28.3 30.6
2023 28.8 31.1
2024 29.4 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
88.7%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Malaysia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
95.8%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
98%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
2.32
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Malaysia
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
173,898 mi
2022

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