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Albania vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 143rd vs. 167th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Cape Verde
Population
2694925
529186
Population rank 141/197 169/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Albania and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Albania and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Albania

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Albania Cape Verde
1980 $1,578,102,105 $142,246,815
1981 $1,808,177,156 $139,468,209
1982 $1,861,163,170 $140,630,679
1983 $1,881,412,587 $138,476,176
1984 $1,857,337,995 $132,019,039
1985 $1,897,050,117 $137,728,205
1986 $2,097,326,250 $190,651,168
1987 $2,080,796,250 $235,253,065
1988 $2,051,236,250 $264,308,140
1989 $2,253,090,000 $267,448,571
1990 $2,028,553,750 $306,890,963
1991 $1,099,559,028 $319,827,059
1992 $652,174,991 $357,160,985
1993 $1,185,315,468 $490,417,390
1994 $1,880,950,864 $406,580,652
1995 $2,905,092,799 $487,148,994
1996 $3,234,486,232 $501,979,270
1997 $2,293,666,030 $490,608,658
1998 $2,600,356,999 $521,910,561
1999 $3,283,941,510 $592,416,703
2000 $3,584,570,165 $539,227,278
2001 $4,059,064,033 $563,090,490
2002 $4,515,003,117 $620,507,387
2003 $5,801,712,040 $813,260,469
2004 $7,406,645,793 $924,940,012
2005 $8,256,658,250 $972,241,677
2006 $9,150,528,132 $1,107,571,458
2007 $11,116,937,870 $1,649,621,739
2008 $13,258,506,375 $1,959,620,648
2009 $12,335,540,656 $1,852,334,575
2010 $12,086,545,641 $1,824,751,468
2011 $12,973,755,875 $2,046,817,987
2012 $12,246,499,748 $1,913,081,210
2013 $12,796,985,886 $2,028,910,915
2014 $13,296,322,588 $2,041,930,125
2015 $11,470,171,827 $1,749,857,620
2016 $11,988,668,785 $1,849,789,986
2017 $13,258,268,436 $1,996,741,540
2018 $15,379,508,330 $2,205,099,507
2019 $15,585,111,614 $2,252,177,124
2020 $15,241,455,556 $1,821,565,614
2021 $18,032,009,220 $2,051,842,619
2022 $19,017,244,117 $2,247,003,344
2023 $23,547,180,412 $2,539,203,429
2024 $27,177,735,528 $2,767,599,017

Albania and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Albania Cape Verde
1980 $591 $440
1981 $663 $425
1982 $668 $423
1983 $662 $410
1984 $639 $385
1985 $640 $396
1986 $694 $541
1987 $675 $658
1988 $653 $729
1989 $698 $727
1990 $617 $817
1991 $337 $832
1992 $200.9 $908
1993 $367 $1,220
1994 $586 $991
1995 $911 $1,165
1996 $1,021 $1,180
1997 $729 $1,134
1998 $831 $1,187
1999 $1,056 $1,327
2000 $1,160 $1,190
2001 $1,326 $1,223
2002 $1,480 $1,329
2003 $1,909 $1,718
2004 $2,447 $1,929
2005 $2,742 $2,004
2006 $3,058 $2,257
2007 $3,743 $3,325
2008 $4,499 $3,909
2009 $4,214 $3,660
2010 $4,149 $3,579
2011 $4,466 $4,002
2012 $4,222 $3,737
2013 $4,420 $3,961
2014 $4,602 $3,986
2015 $3,982 $3,415
2016 $4,168 $3,609
2017 $4,614 $3,893
2018 $5,365 $4,295
2019 $5,460 $4,381
2020 $5,371 $3,539
2021 $6,413 $3,971
2022 $6,846 $4,323
2023 $8,575 $4,861
2024 $10,012 $5,273

Albania vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Cape Verde
1950 44.5 44.9
1951 45.3 45.6
1952 46.3 46.2
1953 47.4 46.4
1954 48.4 46.6
1955 49.6 46.9
1956 50.8 47.1
1957 52.3 47.4
1958 53.7 47.7
1959 55.1 48.2
1960 56.4 48.7
1961 57.5 49.4
1962 58.5 50.2
1963 59.5 51.1
1964 60.4 52.1
1965 61.3 53
1966 62.1 53.9
1967 63 54.7
1968 63.8 55.4
1969 64.5 56
1970 65.2 56.6
1971 65.9 57
1972 66.5 57.5
1973 67.1 58
1974 67.6 58.4
1975 68.1 59
1976 68.6 59.4
1977 69 60
1978 69.4 60.4
1979 69.6 60.7
1980 69.9 61
1981 70.1 61.3
1982 70.4 61.5
1983 70.7 61.8
1984 71 61.8
1985 71.3 62.3
1986 71.7 62.6
1987 72 62.9
1988 72.2 63.2
1989 72.5 63.6
1990 72.7 63.9
1991 73 64.1
1992 73.3 64.3
1993 73.6 64.5
1994 73.8 64.6
1995 74 63.7
1996 74.1 65.5
1997 73.4 66.1
1998 74.4 66.7
1999 74.6 67.4
2000 74.8 68.1
2001 75.1 68.7
2002 75.3 69.4
2003 75.6 70
2004 76 70.5
2005 76.4 70.9
2006 77 71.3
2007 77.7 71.5
2008 78.2 71.9
2009 78.5 72.1
2010 78.4 72.5
2011 78.3 72.9
2012 78.1 73.3
2013 78 73.5
2014 78 73.8
2015 78.4 74.1
2016 78.6 74.4
2017 78.9 74.7
2018 79.2 74.8
2019 79.5 75.4
2020 77.8 73.8
2021 76.8 74.4
2022 78.8 75.9
2023 79.6 76.1
2024 79.8 76.2
2025 80 76.4

Albania and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Cape Verde
Year Population
Albania Cape Verde
1960 1,608,800 210,024
1961 1,659,800 215,087
1962 1,711,319 221,919
1963 1,762,621 229,373
1964 1,814,135 237,006
1965 1,864,791 244,856
1966 1,914,573 252,976
1967 1,965,598 261,404
1968 2,022,272 270,164
1969 2,081,695 279,248
1970 2,135,479 287,885
1971 2,187,853 294,046
1972 2,243,126 297,386
1973 2,296,752 299,881
1974 2,350,124 302,570
1975 2,404,831 305,847
1976 2,458,526 309,455
1977 2,513,546 312,834
1978 2,566,266 316,147
1979 2,617,832 319,480
1980 2,671,997 323,301
1981 2,726,056 327,846
1982 2,784,278 332,724
1983 2,843,960 337,654
1984 2,904,429 342,505
1985 2,964,762 347,365
1986 3,022,635 352,312
1987 3,083,605 357,302
1988 3,142,336 362,329
1989 3,227,943 367,803
1990 3,286,542 375,428
1991 3,266,790 384,586
1992 3,247,039 393,415
1993 3,227,287 401,965
1994 3,207,536 410,228
1995 3,187,784 418,104
1996 3,168,033 425,581
1997 3,148,281 432,798
1998 3,128,530 439,784
1999 3,108,778 446,519
2000 3,089,027 453,317
2001 3,060,173 460,293
2002 3,051,010 467,046
2003 3,039,616 473,383
2004 3,026,939 479,370
2005 3,011,487 485,115
2006 2,992,547 490,728
2007 2,970,017 496,190
2008 2,947,314 501,355
2009 2,927,519 506,141
2010 2,913,021 509,784
2011 2,905,195 511,447
2012 2,900,401 511,955
2013 2,895,092 512,225
2014 2,889,104 512,326
2015 2,880,703 512,394
2016 2,876,101 512,554
2017 2,873,457 512,893
2018 2,866,376 513,415
2019 2,854,191 514,104
2020 2,837,849 514,679
2021 2,811,666 516,649
2022 2,777,689 519,741
2023 2,745,972 522,331
2024 2,714,617 524,877

Fertility rates in Albania and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Albania

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Albania Cape Verde
1960 6.38 6.89
1961 6.27 6.92
1962 6.11 6.95
1963 5.93 6.98
1964 5.71 6.99
1965 5.47 6.99
1966 5.33 6.99
1967 5.31 6.98
1968 5.32 6.97
1969 5.29 6.95
1970 5.16 6.94
1971 5.08 6.91
1972 4.98 6.89
1973 4.83 6.86
1974 4.7 6.82
1975 4.57 6.77
1976 4.37 6.71
1977 4.2 6.65
1978 4 6.56
1979 3.78 6.47
1980 3.59 6.38
1981 3.47 6.27
1982 3.42 6.17
1983 3.32 6.07
1984 3.28 5.97
1985 3.21 5.92
1986 3.14 5.81
1987 3.11 5.68
1988 3.07 5.55
1989 3.03 5.45
1990 3.01 5.36
1991 2.96 5.26
1992 2.89 5.12
1993 2.81 4.95
1994 2.8 4.72
1995 2.76 4.49
1996 2.67 4.26
1997 2.54 4.05
1998 2.42 3.9
1999 2.31 3.73
2000 2.22 3.55
2001 2.14 3.37
2002 2 3.19
2003 2.01 3.03
2004 1.89 2.9
2005 1.79 2.73
2006 1.69 2.56
2007 1.63 2.41
2008 1.62 2.3
2009 1.64 2.25
2010 1.65 2.33
2011 1.68 2.33
2012 1.72 2.15
2013 1.74 2.07
2014 1.72 2.03
2015 1.63 1.97
2016 1.56 1.97
2017 1.49 1.93
2018 1.42 1.8
2019 1.4 1.7
2020 1.37 1.59
2021 1.37 1.55
2022 1.36 1.53
2023 1.35 1.52

Albania and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Albania Cape Verde
1960 19.8 19
1961 19.7 18.6
1962 19.5 18.1
1963 19.4 17.7
1964 19.3 17.4
1965 19.2 17.2
1966 19.1 17.1
1967 19 17
1968 19 17
1969 19 17.1
1970 19 17.2
1971 19.1 17.2
1972 19.3 17.2
1973 19.4 17.2
1974 19.6 17.2
1975 19.8 17
1976 20 16.8
1977 20.3 16.6
1978 20.6 16.4
1979 20.9 16.2
1980 21.2 16.1
1981 21.5 16.1
1982 21.8 16.3
1983 22 16.4
1984 22.3 16.5
1985 22.6 16.6
1986 22.8 16.7
1987 23.1 16.8
1988 23.4 16.8
1989 23.7 16.9
1990 24 17
1991 24.3 17
1992 24.7 17.1
1993 25.1 17.2
1994 25.5 17.4
1995 25.8 17.5
1996 26.2 17.7
1997 26.5 17.9
1998 26.8 18.1
1999 27 18.3
2000 27.2 18.6
2001 27.5 18.9
2002 28 19.2
2003 28.5 19.6
2004 29.1 19.9
2005 29.6 20.4
2006 30.2 20.8
2007 30.8 21.3
2008 31.4 21.7
2009 32 22.1
2010 32.6 22.6
2011 33.1 23.1
2012 33.4 23.6
2013 33.7 24.2
2014 34 24.7
2015 34.3 25.2
2016 34.6 25.7
2017 34.9 26.2
2018 35.3 26.6
2019 35.8 27
2020 36.2 27.3
2021 36.7 27.8
2022 37.1 28.3
2023 37.4 28.8
2024 37.8 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
2.2%
2015
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
39.9%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Albania Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
21.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Albania Cape Verde
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
88.5%
2024
English speaking
16%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Albania Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
0.79
2018
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Cape Verde
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
839 mi
2013

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