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Bahamas vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 162nd vs. 167th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Cape Verde
Population
404321
529186
Population rank 173/197 169/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Bahamas and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Bahamas Cape Verde
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 -
1967 $398,000,000 -
1968 $453,800,000 -
1969 $538,700,000 -
1970 $539,500,000 -
1971 $573,400,000 -
1972 $590,900,000 -
1973 $670,900,000 -
1974 $632,400,000 -
1975 $596,200,000 -
1976 $642,100,000 -
1977 $713,000,000 -
1978 $832,400,000 -
1979 $1,139,800,100 -
1980 $1,335,300,000 $142,246,815
1981 $1,426,500,000 $139,468,209
1982 $1,578,300,000 $140,630,679
1983 $1,732,800,000 $138,476,176
1984 $2,041,100,000 $132,019,039
1985 $2,320,699,900 $137,728,205
1986 $2,472,500,000 $190,651,168
1987 $2,713,999,900 $235,253,065
1988 $2,817,900,000 $264,308,140
1989 $3,062,000,000 $267,448,571
1990 $3,166,000,000 $306,890,963
1991 $3,111,160,000 $319,827,059
1992 $3,109,000,000 $357,160,985
1993 $3,092,000,000 $490,417,390
1994 $3,259,000,000 $406,580,652
1995 $3,429,000,000 $487,148,994
1996 $3,609,000,000 $501,979,270
1997 $6,332,360,000 $490,608,658
1998 $6,833,220,000 $521,910,561
1999 $7,683,870,000 $592,416,703
2000 $8,076,470,000 $539,227,278
2001 $8,317,830,000 $563,090,490
2002 $8,881,160,000 $620,507,387
2003 $8,870,090,000 $813,260,469
2004 $9,055,290,000 $924,940,012
2005 $9,836,200,000 $972,241,677
2006 $10,167,250,000 $1,107,571,458
2007 $10,618,340,000 $1,649,621,739
2008 $10,526,000,000 $1,959,620,648
2009 $9,981,960,000 $1,852,334,575
2010 $10,095,760,000 $1,824,751,468
2011 $10,070,450,000 $2,046,817,987
2012 $10,720,400,000 $1,913,081,210
2013 $10,475,300,000 $2,028,910,915
2014 $11,139,100,000 $2,041,930,125
2015 $11,837,600,000 $1,749,857,620
2016 $11,880,900,000 $1,849,789,986
2017 $12,446,900,000 $1,996,741,540
2018 $12,819,200,000 $2,205,099,507
2019 $13,277,000,000 $2,252,177,124
2020 $10,363,200,000 $1,821,565,614
2021 $12,037,000,000 $2,051,842,619
2022 $13,896,800,000 $2,247,003,344
2023 $15,271,300,000 $2,539,203,429
2024 $15,832,800,000 $2,767,599,017

Bahamas and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Cape Verde
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 -
1967 $2,453 -
1968 $2,668 -
1969 $3,027 -
1970 $2,916 -
1971 $3,004 -
1972 $3,014 -
1973 $3,341 -
1974 $3,080 -
1975 $2,841 -
1976 $2,993 -
1977 $3,253 -
1978 $3,720 -
1979 $4,994 -
1980 $5,743 $440
1981 $6,029 $425
1982 $6,559 $423
1983 $7,081 $410
1984 $8,202 $385
1985 $9,167 $396
1986 $9,601 $541
1987 $10,361 $658
1988 $10,576 $729
1989 $11,291 $727
1990 $11,473 $817
1991 $11,082 $832
1992 $10,873 $908
1993 $10,613 $1,220
1994 $10,991 $991
1995 $11,375 $1,165
1996 $11,784 $1,180
1997 $20,368 $1,134
1998 $21,667 $1,187
1999 $24,041 $1,327
2000 $24,940 $1,190
2001 $25,372 $1,223
2002 $26,782 $1,329
2003 $26,429 $1,718
2004 $26,650 $1,929
2005 $28,602 $2,004
2006 $29,185 $2,257
2007 $30,052 $3,325
2008 $29,392 $3,909
2009 $27,513 $3,660
2010 $27,473 $3,579
2011 $27,091 $4,002
2012 $28,552 $3,737
2013 $27,643 $3,961
2014 $29,137 $3,986
2015 $30,719 $3,415
2016 $30,617 $3,609
2017 $31,875 $3,893
2018 $32,642 $4,295
2019 $33,640 $4,381
2020 $26,179 $3,539
2021 $30,368 $3,971
2022 $34,957 $4,323
2023 $38,232 $4,861
2024 $39,455 $5,273

Bahamas vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Cape Verde
1950 58.9 44.9
1951 59.2 45.6
1952 59.6 46.2
1953 60 46.4
1954 60.3 46.6
1955 60.7 46.9
1956 61 47.1
1957 61.4 47.4
1958 61.7 47.7
1959 62.1 48.2
1960 62.5 48.7
1961 62.8 49.4
1962 63.2 50.2
1963 63.5 51.1
1964 63.9 52.1
1965 64.3 53
1966 64.6 53.9
1967 65 54.7
1968 65.4 55.4
1969 65.8 56
1970 66.2 56.6
1971 66.5 57
1972 66.8 57.5
1973 67.1 58
1974 67.6 58.4
1975 68.1 59
1976 68.5 59.4
1977 68.8 60
1978 68.9 60.4
1979 69 60.7
1980 69.1 61
1981 69.4 61.3
1982 69.7 61.5
1983 70 61.8
1984 70.2 61.8
1985 70.3 62.3
1986 70.3 62.6
1987 70.4 62.9
1988 70.5 63.2
1989 70.7 63.6
1990 70.9 63.9
1991 71.2 64.1
1992 71.3 64.3
1993 71.4 64.5
1994 71.4 64.6
1995 71.4 63.7
1996 71.5 65.5
1997 71.6 66.1
1998 71.8 66.7
1999 72.1 67.4
2000 72.5 68.1
2001 72.8 68.7
2002 73 69.4
2003 73.2 70
2004 73.2 70.5
2005 73.4 70.9
2006 73.5 71.3
2007 73.5 71.5
2008 73.4 71.9
2009 73.5 72.1
2010 73.4 72.5
2011 73.6 72.9
2012 73.7 73.3
2013 73.9 73.5
2014 74 73.8
2015 73.8 74.1
2016 74 74.4
2017 74 74.7
2018 74.1 74.8
2019 71.4 75.4
2020 73 73.8
2021 70.8 74.4
2022 74.5 75.9
2023 74.6 76.1
2024 74.7 76.2
2025 74.9 76.4

Bahamas and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Cape Verde
Year Population
Bahamas Cape Verde
1960 116,317 210,024
1961 122,197 215,087
1962 128,493 221,919
1963 135,087 229,373
1964 141,528 237,006
1965 147,952 244,856
1966 154,874 252,976
1967 162,267 261,404
1968 170,089 270,164
1969 177,981 279,248
1970 184,982 287,885
1971 190,857 294,046
1972 196,055 297,386
1973 200,791 299,881
1974 205,342 302,570
1975 209,886 305,847
1976 214,501 309,455
1977 219,157 312,834
1978 223,761 316,147
1979 228,230 319,480
1980 232,526 323,301
1981 236,614 327,846
1982 240,614 332,724
1983 244,698 337,654
1984 248,863 342,505
1985 253,154 347,365
1986 257,536 352,312
1987 261,935 357,302
1988 266,448 362,329
1989 271,178 367,803
1990 275,945 375,428
1991 280,731 384,586
1992 285,927 393,415
1993 291,339 401,965
1994 296,509 410,228
1995 301,461 418,104
1996 306,268 425,581
1997 310,904 432,798
1998 315,368 439,784
1999 319,614 446,519
2000 323,835 453,317
2001 327,836 460,293
2002 331,614 467,046
2003 335,618 473,383
2004 339,782 479,370
2005 343,894 485,115
2006 348,375 490,728
2007 353,334 496,190
2008 358,120 501,355
2009 362,810 506,141
2010 367,478 509,784
2011 371,729 511,447
2012 375,469 511,955
2013 378,953 512,225
2014 382,298 512,326
2015 385,346 512,394
2016 388,055 512,554
2017 390,485 512,893
2018 392,717 513,415
2019 394,675 514,104
2020 395,863 514,679
2021 396,373 516,649
2022 397,538 519,741
2023 399,440 522,331
2024 401,283 524,877

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Cape Verde
1960 5.09 6.89
1961 5.16 6.92
1962 5.13 6.95
1963 5.06 6.98
1964 4.97 6.99
1965 4.88 6.99
1966 4.79 6.99
1967 4.69 6.98
1968 4.56 6.97
1969 4.38 6.95
1970 4.21 6.94
1971 4.06 6.91
1972 3.89 6.89
1973 3.73 6.86
1974 3.57 6.82
1975 3.42 6.77
1976 3.3 6.71
1977 3.17 6.65
1978 3.05 6.56
1979 2.94 6.47
1980 2.84 6.38
1981 2.77 6.27
1982 2.71 6.17
1983 2.65 6.07
1984 2.59 5.97
1985 2.55 5.92
1986 2.53 5.81
1987 2.52 5.68
1988 2.52 5.55
1989 2.52 5.45
1990 2.52 5.36
1991 2.51 5.26
1992 2.71 5.12
1993 2.61 4.95
1994 2.47 4.72
1995 2.42 4.49
1996 2.35 4.26
1997 2.29 4.05
1998 2.23 3.9
1999 2.13 3.73
2000 2.06 3.55
2001 2.02 3.37
2002 1.98 3.19
2003 1.97 3.03
2004 1.98 2.9
2005 2.01 2.73
2006 2.02 2.56
2007 2.04 2.41
2008 2 2.3
2009 2.01 2.25
2010 1.84 2.33
2011 1.79 2.33
2012 1.76 2.15
2013 1.74 2.07
2014 1.69 2.03
2015 1.57 1.97
2016 1.5 1.97
2017 1.42 1.93
2018 1.4 1.8
2019 1.4 1.7
2020 1.39 1.59
2021 1.38 1.55
2022 1.38 1.53
2023 1.37 1.52

Bahamas and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Cape Verde
1960 19.5 19
1961 19.6 18.6
1962 19.6 18.1
1963 19.7 17.7
1964 19.8 17.4
1965 19.9 17.2
1966 20.1 17.1
1967 20.2 17
1968 20.3 17
1969 20.5 17.1
1970 20.6 17.2
1971 20.6 17.2
1972 20.7 17.2
1973 20.7 17.2
1974 20.8 17.2
1975 20.9 17
1976 21.1 16.8
1977 21.3 16.6
1978 21.6 16.4
1979 21.8 16.2
1980 22.1 16.1
1981 22.4 16.1
1982 22.7 16.3
1983 23 16.4
1984 23.4 16.5
1985 23.7 16.6
1986 24 16.7
1987 24.3 16.8
1988 24.7 16.8
1989 25 16.9
1990 25.4 17
1991 25.7 17
1992 26 17.1
1993 26.3 17.2
1994 26.6 17.4
1995 26.9 17.5
1996 27.2 17.7
1997 27.5 17.9
1998 27.9 18.1
1999 28.2 18.3
2000 28.5 18.6
2001 28.9 18.9
2002 29.3 19.2
2003 29.6 19.6
2004 30 19.9
2005 30.3 20.4
2006 30.6 20.8
2007 30.8 21.3
2008 31 21.7
2009 31.3 22.1
2010 31.5 22.6
2011 31.8 23.1
2012 32.1 23.6
2013 32.4 24.2
2014 32.6 24.7
2015 33 25.2
2016 33.3 25.7
2017 33.6 26.2
2018 33.9 26.6
2019 34.3 27
2020 34.6 27.3
2021 34.9 27.8
2022 35.2 28.3
2023 35.6 28.8
2024 36 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
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
$2.51B
2023
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
39.9%
2020

Energy

Bahamas Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
21.8%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Bahamas Cape Verde
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
88.5%
2024
English speaking
87.1%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Bahamas Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.79
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Cape Verde
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
839 mi
2013

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