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Algeria vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 10th vs. 167th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Cape Verde
Population
47911682
529186
Population rank 33/197 169/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$122B
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 109/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Algeria and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Algeria Cape Verde
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 -
1971 $5,077,183,094 -
1972 $6,766,743,957 -
1973 $8,707,858,912 -
1974 $13,209,871,626 -
1975 $15,557,902,754 -
1976 $17,728,240,932 -
1977 $20,972,113,685 -
1978 $26,364,491,313 -
1979 $33,243,706,860 -
1980 $42,345,829,079 $142,246,815
1981 $44,348,590,461 $139,468,209
1982 $45,207,167,470 $140,630,679
1983 $48,801,369,800 $138,476,176
1984 $53,698,548,293 $132,019,039
1985 $57,937,868,670 $137,728,205
1986 $63,692,007,897 $190,651,168
1987 $66,745,818,375 $235,253,065
1988 $59,089,396,860 $264,308,140
1989 $55,634,721,573 $267,448,571
1990 $62,048,507,531 $306,890,963
1991 $45,715,676,428 $319,827,059
1992 $48,003,133,347 $357,160,985
1993 $49,945,584,453 $490,417,390
1994 $42,543,176,829 $406,580,652
1995 $41,764,291,672 $487,148,994
1996 $46,941,554,225 $501,979,270
1997 $48,177,612,042 $490,608,658
1998 $48,187,781,984 $521,910,561
1999 $48,640,671,735 $592,416,703
2000 $54,790,398,570 $539,227,278
2001 $59,413,400,924 $563,090,490
2002 $61,516,103,406 $620,507,387
2003 $73,482,264,191 $813,260,469
2004 $91,913,680,985 $924,940,012
2005 $107,046,618,670 $972,241,677
2006 $123,084,258,693 $1,107,571,458
2007 $142,482,739,810 $1,649,621,739
2008 $180,383,848,331 $1,959,620,648
2009 $150,317,292,079 $1,852,334,575
2010 $177,785,053,940 $1,824,751,468
2011 $218,331,946,925 $2,046,817,987
2012 $227,143,746,076 $1,913,081,210
2013 $229,701,430,292 $2,028,910,915
2014 $238,942,664,193 $2,041,930,125
2015 $187,493,855,609 $1,749,857,620
2016 $180,763,839,522 $1,849,789,986
2017 $189,880,896,903 $1,996,741,540
2018 $194,554,483,656 $2,205,099,507
2019 $193,459,662,091 $2,252,177,124
2020 $164,873,415,325 $1,821,565,614
2021 $186,231,205,262 $2,051,842,619
2022 $225,638,456,572 $2,247,003,344
2023 $247,626,161,016 $2,539,203,429
2024 $263,619,794,507 $2,767,599,017

Algeria and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Cape Verde
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 -
1971 $360 -
1972 $469 -
1973 $590 -
1974 $873 -
1975 $992 -
1976 $1,080 -
1977 $1,232 -
1978 $1,506 -
1979 $1,843 -
1980 $2,276 $440
1981 $2,307 $425
1982 $2,275 $423
1983 $2,374 $410
1984 $2,524 $385
1985 $2,633 $396
1986 $2,800 $541
1987 $2,847 $658
1988 $2,451 $729
1989 $2,247 $727
1990 $2,445 $817
1991 $1,759 $832
1992 $1,803 $908
1993 $1,831 $1,220
1994 $1,526 $991
1995 $1,467 $1,165
1996 $1,617 $1,180
1997 $1,629 $1,134
1998 $1,603 $1,187
1999 $1,596 $1,327
2000 $1,773 $1,190
2001 $1,896 $1,223
2002 $1,937 $1,329
2003 $2,284 $1,718
2004 $2,817 $1,929
2005 $3,233 $2,004
2006 $3,661 $2,257
2007 $4,167 $3,325
2008 $5,181 $3,909
2009 $4,235 $3,660
2010 $4,913 $3,579
2011 $5,916 $4,002
2012 $6,034 $3,737
2013 $5,980 $3,961
2014 $6,095 $3,986
2015 $4,685 $3,415
2016 $4,425 $3,609
2017 $4,555 $3,893
2018 $4,577 $4,295
2019 $4,468 $4,381
2020 $3,744 $3,539
2021 $4,161 $3,971
2022 $4,962 $4,323
2023 $5,364 $4,861
2024 $5,631 $5,273

Algeria vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Cape Verde
1950 42.7 44.9
1951 43.3 45.6
1952 43.5 46.2
1953 43.6 46.4
1954 40.6 46.6
1955 40.9 46.9
1956 40.9 47.1
1957 40.9 47.4
1958 40.9 47.7
1959 40.9 48.2
1960 40.8 48.7
1961 40.8 49.4
1962 39.5 50.2
1963 43.1 51.1
1964 43 52.1
1965 42.8 53
1966 42.7 53.9
1967 42.7 54.7
1968 42.8 55.4
1969 43 56
1970 43.3 56.6
1971 43.8 57
1972 44.4 57.5
1973 45.1 58
1974 46 58.4
1975 46.9 59
1976 48 59.4
1977 49.2 60
1978 50.6 60.4
1979 52.4 60.7
1980 54.5 61
1981 57.4 61.3
1982 59.6 61.5
1983 61.3 61.8
1984 62.7 61.8
1985 64.2 62.3
1986 65.3 62.6
1987 66.1 62.9
1988 66.9 63.2
1989 67.5 63.6
1990 67.7 63.9
1991 67.7 64.1
1992 67.7 64.3
1993 67.8 64.5
1994 67.3 64.6
1995 67.7 63.7
1996 68.2 65.5
1997 68.9 66.1
1998 69.3 66.7
1999 70.1 67.4
2000 70.6 68.1
2001 71 68.7
2002 71.6 69.4
2003 71.9 70
2004 72.5 70.5
2005 72.8 70.9
2006 73.1 71.3
2007 73.3 71.5
2008 73.6 71.9
2009 73.9 72.1
2010 74.1 72.5
2011 74.4 72.9
2012 74.6 73.3
2013 74.8 73.5
2014 75 73.8
2015 75.2 74.1
2016 75.3 74.4
2017 75.4 74.7
2018 75.6 74.8
2019 75.7 75.4
2020 73.3 73.8
2021 75.2 74.4
2022 76.1 75.9
2023 76.3 76.1
2024 76.5 76.2
2025 76.7 76.4

Algeria and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Cape Verde
Year Population
Algeria Cape Verde
1960 11,424,922 210,024
1961 11,628,883 215,087
1962 11,800,771 221,919
1963 11,982,118 229,373
1964 12,179,813 237,006
1965 12,365,976 244,856
1966 12,590,069 252,976
1967 12,876,118 261,404
1968 13,172,614 270,164
1969 13,475,960 279,248
1970 13,783,719 287,885
1971 14,098,936 294,046
1972 14,427,072 297,386
1973 14,771,147 299,881
1974 15,133,502 302,570
1975 15,678,596 305,847
1976 16,409,170 309,455
1977 17,015,994 312,834
1978 17,506,974 316,147
1979 18,036,655 319,480
1980 18,607,174 323,301
1981 19,220,704 327,846
1982 19,872,348 332,724
1983 20,558,115 337,654
1984 21,271,969 342,505
1985 22,008,544 347,365
1986 22,745,499 352,312
1987 23,443,624 357,302
1988 24,109,536 362,329
1989 24,754,485 367,803
1990 25,375,810 375,428
1991 25,987,928 384,586
1992 26,628,568 393,415
1993 27,277,048 401,965
1994 27,887,279 410,228
1995 28,470,191 418,104
1996 29,033,044 425,581
1997 29,579,301 432,798
1998 30,054,133 439,784
1999 30,474,354 446,519
2000 30,903,893 453,317
2001 31,331,221 460,293
2002 31,750,835 467,046
2003 32,175,818 473,383
2004 32,628,286 479,370
2005 33,109,249 485,115
2006 33,623,506 490,728
2007 34,189,416 496,190
2008 34,816,961 501,355
2009 35,490,445 506,141
2010 36,188,236 509,784
2011 36,903,376 511,447
2012 37,646,166 511,955
2013 38,414,171 512,225
2014 39,205,031 512,326
2015 40,019,529 512,394
2016 40,850,721 512,554
2017 41,689,299 512,893
2018 42,505,035 513,415
2019 43,294,546 514,104
2020 44,042,091 514,679
2021 44,761,099 516,649
2022 45,477,389 519,741
2023 46,164,219 522,331
2024 46,814,308 524,877

Fertility rates in Algeria and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Algeria

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Cape Verde
1960 7.5 6.89
1961 7.56 6.92
1962 7.61 6.95
1963 7.65 6.98
1964 7.67 6.99
1965 7.71 6.99
1966 7.71 6.99
1967 7.71 6.98
1968 7.71 6.97
1969 7.71 6.95
1970 7.7 6.94
1971 7.67 6.91
1972 7.63 6.89
1973 7.59 6.86
1974 7.55 6.82
1975 7.49 6.77
1976 7.41 6.71
1977 7.31 6.65
1978 7.21 6.56
1979 7.12 6.47
1980 6.99 6.38
1981 6.85 6.27
1982 6.68 6.17
1983 6.5 6.07
1984 6.28 5.97
1985 6.04 5.92
1986 5.65 5.81
1987 5.3 5.68
1988 5.02 5.55
1989 4.76 5.45
1990 4.51 5.36
1991 4.37 5.26
1992 4.27 5.12
1993 4.08 4.95
1994 3.91 4.72
1995 3.49 4.49
1996 3.14 4.26
1997 2.89 4.05
1998 2.69 3.9
1999 2.62 3.73
2000 2.59 3.55
2001 2.52 3.37
2002 2.43 3.19
2003 2.45 3.03
2004 2.5 2.9
2005 2.56 2.73
2006 2.63 2.56
2007 2.7 2.41
2008 2.79 2.3
2009 2.83 2.25
2010 2.88 2.33
2011 2.9 2.33
2012 3 2.15
2013 3 2.07
2014 3.08 2.03
2015 3.09 1.97
2016 3.09 1.97
2017 3.09 1.93
2018 3.02 1.8
2019 3 1.7
2020 2.94 1.59
2021 2.87 1.55
2022 2.82 1.53
2023 2.77 1.52

Algeria and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Algeria Cape Verde
1960 17.4 19
1961 17.2 18.6
1962 17 18.1
1963 16.9 17.7
1964 16.7 17.4
1965 16.6 17.2
1966 16.5 17.1
1967 16.4 17
1968 16.4 17
1969 16.4 17.1
1970 16.4 17.2
1971 16.4 17.2
1972 16.4 17.2
1973 16.5 17.2
1974 16.5 17.2
1975 16.5 17
1976 16.3 16.8
1977 16.3 16.6
1978 16.4 16.4
1979 16.5 16.2
1980 16.6 16.1
1981 16.7 16.1
1982 16.9 16.3
1983 17 16.4
1984 17.2 16.5
1985 17.4 16.6
1986 17.6 16.7
1987 17.8 16.8
1988 18.1 16.8
1989 18.3 16.9
1990 18.6 17
1991 18.8 17
1992 19 17.1
1993 19.3 17.2
1994 19.5 17.4
1995 19.8 17.5
1996 20.1 17.7
1997 20.4 17.9
1998 20.9 18.1
1999 21.4 18.3
2000 21.9 18.6
2001 22.4 18.9
2002 22.9 19.2
2003 23.3 19.6
2004 23.8 19.9
2005 24.2 20.4
2006 24.6 20.8
2007 25 21.3
2008 25.4 21.7
2009 25.8 22.1
2010 26.2 22.6
2011 26.5 23.1
2012 26.8 23.6
2013 27.1 24.2
2014 27.3 24.7
2015 27.6 25.2
2016 27.8 25.7
2017 28 26.2
2018 28.2 26.6
2019 28.4 27
2020 28.6 27.3
2021 28.7 27.8
2022 28.9 28.3
2023 29.1 28.8
2024 29.3 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
2.2%
2015
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
39.9%
2020
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Algeria Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
21.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Algeria Cape Verde
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
88.5%
2024
English speaking
7%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Algeria Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
0.79
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Cape Verde
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
839 mi
2013

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