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Antigua and Barbuda vs Cape Verde statistics compared

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Antigua and Barbuda has a population of 93.8K (ranked 185/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Antigua and Barbuda's land area is 169.9 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 183rd vs. 167th).

By GDP, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175/197 ($2.22B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Antigua and Barbuda ranks 52/197 ($23,726), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Antigua Cape Verde
Population
94540
529186
Population rank 185/197 169/197
GDP
$2.22B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 175/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$23,726
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 52/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,602
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$1.49B
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.4%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$15,910
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 38/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,556
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
169.9 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
552 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
36.9 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Antigua and Barbuda

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Antigua Cape Verde
1977 $77,507,407 -
1978 $88,040,741 -
1979 $109,596,296 -
1980 $132,451,852 $142,246,815
1981 $149,388,889 $139,468,209
1982 $166,444,444 $140,630,679
1983 $184,866,667 $138,476,176
1984 $212,214,815 $132,019,039
1985 $246,370,370 $137,728,205
1986 $297,562,963 $190,651,168
1987 $346,866,667 $235,253,065
1988 $411,396,296 $264,308,140
1989 $455,174,074 $267,448,571
1990 $478,718,519 $306,890,963
1991 $504,337,037 $319,827,059
1992 $525,133,333 $357,160,985
1993 $565,662,963 $490,417,390
1994 $625,081,481 $406,580,652
1995 $616,051,852 $487,148,994
1996 $679,140,741 $501,979,270
1997 $734,422,222 $490,608,658
1998 $789,788,889 $521,910,561
1999 $835,544,444 $592,416,703
2000 $901,003,704 $539,227,278
2001 $877,774,074 $563,090,490
2002 $898,092,593 $620,507,387
2003 $948,100,000 $813,260,469
2004 $1,026,329,630 $924,940,012
2005 $1,143,896,296 $972,241,677
2006 $1,303,674,074 $1,107,571,458
2007 $1,487,381,481 $1,649,621,739
2008 $1,557,640,741 $1,959,620,648
2009 $1,386,518,519 $1,852,334,575
2010 $1,298,348,148 $1,824,751,468
2011 $1,287,359,259 $2,046,817,987
2012 $1,364,729,630 $1,913,081,210
2013 $1,325,496,296 $2,028,910,915
2014 $1,378,707,407 $2,041,930,125
2015 $1,437,485,185 $1,749,857,620
2016 $1,489,603,704 $1,849,789,986
2017 $1,534,855,556 $1,996,741,540
2018 $1,661,529,630 $2,205,099,507
2019 $1,726,448,148 $2,252,177,124
2020 $1,411,637,037 $1,821,565,614
2021 $1,602,125,926 $2,051,842,619
2022 $1,866,566,667 $2,247,003,344
2023 $2,005,785,185 $2,539,203,429
2024 $2,224,814,815 $2,767,599,017

Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Antigua and Barbuda

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Antigua Cape Verde
1977 $1,214 -
1978 $1,375 -
1979 $1,705 -
1980 $2,053 $440
1981 $2,310 $425
1982 $2,569 $423
1983 $2,847 $410
1984 $3,271 $385
1985 $3,814 $396
1986 $4,629 $541
1987 $5,424 $658
1988 $6,466 $729
1989 $7,188 $727
1990 $7,591 $817
1991 $7,956 $832
1992 $8,154 $908
1993 $8,625 $1,220
1994 $9,351 $991
1995 $9,034 $1,165
1996 $9,756 $1,180
1997 $10,336 $1,134
1998 $10,907 $1,187
1999 $11,342 $1,327
2000 $12,027 $1,190
2001 $11,539 $1,223
2002 $11,659 $1,329
2003 $12,173 $1,718
2004 $13,038 $1,929
2005 $14,369 $2,004
2006 $16,174 $2,257
2007 $18,205 $3,325
2008 $18,787 $3,909
2009 $16,472 $3,660
2010 $15,217 $3,579
2011 $14,912 $4,002
2012 $15,640 $3,737
2013 $15,052 $3,961
2014 $15,532 $3,986
2015 $16,078 $3,415
2016 $16,557 $3,609
2017 $16,966 $3,893
2018 $18,273 $4,295
2019 $18,896 $4,381
2020 $15,370 $3,539
2021 $17,349 $3,971
2022 $20,105 $4,323
2023 $21,495 $4,861
2024 $23,726 $5,273

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Antigua and Barbuda

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Antigua Cape Verde
1950 58.1 44.9
1951 58.6 45.6
1952 59 46.2
1953 59.4 46.4
1954 59.8 46.6
1955 60.2 46.9
1956 60.7 47.1
1957 61.1 47.4
1958 61.6 47.7
1959 62.1 48.2
1960 62.6 48.7
1961 63.3 49.4
1962 64 50.2
1963 64.7 51.1
1964 65.4 52.1
1965 66.2 53
1966 66.9 53.9
1967 67.6 54.7
1968 68.2 55.4
1969 68.8 56
1970 69.4 56.6
1971 69.9 57
1972 70.3 57.5
1973 70.7 58
1974 71.1 58.4
1975 71.4 59
1976 71.8 59.4
1977 72.1 60
1978 72.5 60.4
1979 72.8 60.7
1980 73.1 61
1981 73.3 61.3
1982 73.5 61.5
1983 73.7 61.8
1984 73.8 61.8
1985 73.9 62.3
1986 73.9 62.6
1987 73.9 62.9
1988 73.8 63.2
1989 73.6 63.6
1990 73.6 63.9
1991 73.5 64.1
1992 73.4 64.3
1993 73.4 64.5
1994 73.5 64.6
1995 73.6 63.7
1996 73.8 65.5
1997 74 66.1
1998 74.2 66.7
1999 74.5 67.4
2000 74.8 68.1
2001 75.1 68.7
2002 75.2 69.4
2003 75.3 70
2004 75.3 70.5
2005 75.4 70.9
2006 75.5 71.3
2007 75.7 71.5
2008 76.1 71.9
2009 76.4 72.1
2010 76.7 72.5
2011 77 72.9
2012 77.1 73.3
2013 77 73.5
2014 76.9 73.8
2015 76.9 74.1
2016 77 74.4
2017 77 74.7
2018 77.1 74.8
2019 77.2 75.4
2020 77.2 73.8
2021 77.2 74.4
2022 77.5 75.9
2023 77.6 76.1
2024 77.8 76.2
2025 77.9 76.4

Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Antigua and Barbuda

Cape Verde
Year Population
Antigua Cape Verde
1960 55,603 210,024
1961 56,540 215,087
1962 57,336 221,919
1963 58,138 229,373
1964 59,020 237,006
1965 59,970 244,856
1966 60,900 252,976
1967 61,837 261,404
1968 62,809 270,164
1969 63,819 279,248
1970 64,528 287,885
1971 64,729 294,046
1972 64,615 297,386
1973 64,342 299,881
1974 64,058 302,570
1975 63,839 305,847
1976 63,762 309,455
1977 63,862 312,834
1978 64,038 316,147
1979 64,274 319,480
1980 64,513 323,301
1981 64,665 327,846
1982 64,785 332,724
1983 64,934 337,654
1984 64,882 342,505
1985 64,591 347,365
1986 64,276 352,312
1987 63,946 357,302
1988 63,623 362,329
1989 63,325 367,803
1990 63,066 375,428
1991 63,387 384,586
1992 64,404 393,415
1993 65,587 401,965
1994 66,843 410,228
1995 68,189 418,104
1996 69,612 425,581
1997 71,053 432,798
1998 72,412 439,784
1999 73,666 446,519
2000 74,912 453,317
2001 76,069 460,293
2002 77,032 467,046
2003 77,884 473,383
2004 78,719 479,370
2005 79,611 485,115
2006 80,604 490,728
2007 81,704 496,190
2008 82,912 501,355
2009 84,173 506,141
2010 85,320 509,784
2011 86,332 511,447
2012 87,260 511,955
2013 88,064 512,225
2014 88,765 512,326
2015 89,409 512,394
2016 89,969 512,554
2017 90,468 512,893
2018 90,926 513,415
2019 91,364 514,104
2020 91,846 514,679
2021 92,349 516,649
2022 92,840 519,741
2023 93,316 522,331
2024 93,772 524,877

Fertility rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Antigua and Barbuda

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Antigua Cape Verde
1960 4.6 6.89
1961 4.56 6.92
1962 4.55 6.95
1963 4.54 6.98
1964 4.48 6.99
1965 4.42 6.99
1966 4.32 6.99
1967 4.18 6.98
1968 4.01 6.97
1969 3.83 6.95
1970 3.63 6.94
1971 3.46 6.91
1972 3.29 6.89
1973 3.13 6.86
1974 2.93 6.82
1975 2.77 6.77
1976 2.78 6.71
1977 2.78 6.65
1978 2.57 6.56
1979 2.63 6.47
1980 2.31 6.38
1981 2.17 6.27
1982 2.09 6.17
1983 2.12 6.07
1984 2.04 5.97
1985 2.15 5.92
1986 2.03 5.81
1987 2.07 5.68
1988 2.13 5.55
1989 2.2 5.45
1990 2.25 5.36
1991 2.04 5.26
1992 2.13 5.12
1993 2.04 4.95
1994 2.07 4.72
1995 2.16 4.49
1996 2.27 4.26
1997 2.19 4.05
1998 2.02 3.9
1999 1.96 3.73
2000 2.2 3.55
2001 2.02 3.37
2002 1.94 3.19
2003 1.89 3.03
2004 1.85 2.9
2005 1.83 2.73
2006 1.83 2.56
2007 1.86 2.41
2008 2.04 2.3
2009 2.01 2.25
2010 1.79 2.33
2011 1.75 2.33
2012 1.66 2.15
2013 1.54 2.07
2014 1.53 2.03
2015 1.57 1.97
2016 1.46 1.97
2017 1.49 1.93
2018 1.37 1.8
2019 1.47 1.7
2020 1.57 1.59
2021 1.58 1.55
2022 1.58 1.53
2023 1.58 1.52

Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Antigua and Barbuda

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Antigua Cape Verde
1960 19.6 19
1961 19.7 18.6
1962 19.7 18.1
1963 19.8 17.7
1964 19.7 17.4
1965 19.3 17.2
1966 19 17.1
1967 18.6 17
1968 18.2 17
1969 17.8 17.1
1970 17.9 17.2
1971 18.2 17.2
1972 18.5 17.2
1973 18.8 17.2
1974 19.2 17.2
1975 19.6 17
1976 20 16.8
1977 20.5 16.6
1978 21 16.4
1979 21.5 16.2
1980 22 16.1
1981 22.5 16.1
1982 23 16.3
1983 23.5 16.4
1984 24 16.5
1985 24.4 16.6
1986 24.7 16.7
1987 25.1 16.8
1988 25.3 16.8
1989 25.5 16.9
1990 25.7 17
1991 25.9 17
1992 26.2 17.1
1993 26.4 17.2
1994 26.7 17.4
1995 26.9 17.5
1996 27.2 17.7
1997 27.4 17.9
1998 27.7 18.1
1999 28 18.3
2000 28.3 18.6
2001 28.6 18.9
2002 28.9 19.2
2003 29.2 19.6
2004 29.5 19.9
2005 29.9 20.4
2006 30.2 20.8
2007 30.5 21.3
2008 30.7 21.7
2009 31 22.1
2010 31.2 22.6
2011 31.6 23.1
2012 31.9 23.6
2013 32.3 24.2
2014 32.7 24.7
2015 33.1 25.2
2016 33.5 25.7
2017 34 26.2
2018 34.4 26.6
2019 34.8 27
2020 35.3 27.3
2021 35.7 27.8
2022 36.1 28.3
2023 36.5 28.8
2024 36.9 29.4

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Finance

Antigua Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$2B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.2%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.11%
2023
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.3%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.37%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
69.1%
2023
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19%
2023
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2015
Total reserves including gold
$358M
2024
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$26.3M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
384,500
2020
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
70%
2020
39.9%
2020

Energy

Antigua Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,787 kg
2007
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.7
2007
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.32 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.46 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
21.8%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.66%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Antigua Cape Verde
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+9
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
24.3%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.6
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2025
62
2024
Higher education index
23
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.7
2022
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
143
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2015
88.5%
2024
English speaking
80%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
77.6%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Antigua Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$269.1
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.15%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.9
2017
0.79
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.3
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
34%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.6%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
82
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.66 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Antigua Cape Verde
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,812 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
34.7 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30.6 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
727 mi
2011
839 mi
2013

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