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Bangladesh vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 94th vs. 167th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Cape Verde
Population
177398795
529186
Population rank 8/197 169/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Bangladesh and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Bangladesh Cape Verde
1960 $4,274,894,083 -
1961 $4,817,580,375 -
1962 $5,081,413,542 -
1963 $5,319,458,563 -
1964 $5,386,054,833 -
1965 $5,906,636,792 -
1966 $6,439,687,854 -
1967 $7,253,575,688 -
1968 $7,483,685,771 -
1969 $8,471,006,438 -
1970 $8,992,722,167 -
1971 $8,751,843,188 -
1972 $6,288,245,867 -
1973 $8,086,725,729 -
1974 $12,512,460,520 -
1975 $19,448,348,073 -
1976 $10,117,113,333 -
1977 $9,651,149,302 -
1978 $13,281,767,143 -
1979 $15,565,480,322 -
1980 $18,138,049,096 $142,246,815
1981 $20,249,694,002 $139,468,209
1982 $18,525,399,202 $140,630,679
1983 $17,609,048,822 $138,476,176
1984 $18,920,840,000 $132,019,039
1985 $22,278,423,077 $137,728,205
1986 $21,774,033,333 $190,651,168
1987 $24,298,032,258 $235,253,065
1988 $26,579,005,558 $264,308,140
1989 $28,781,715,189 $267,448,571
1990 $31,598,340,778 $306,890,963
1991 $30,957,483,950 $319,827,059
1992 $31,708,874,594 $357,160,985
1993 $33,166,519,418 $490,417,390
1994 $33,768,660,883 $406,580,652
1995 $37,939,748,769 $487,148,994
1996 $46,438,484,108 $501,979,270
1997 $48,244,309,133 $490,608,658
1998 $49,984,559,471 $521,910,561
1999 $51,270,569,884 $592,416,703
2000 $53,369,787,319 $539,227,278
2001 $53,991,289,844 $563,090,490
2002 $54,724,081,491 $620,507,387
2003 $60,158,929,188 $813,260,469
2004 $65,108,544,250 $924,940,012
2005 $69,476,001,239 $972,241,677
2006 $71,795,736,172 $1,107,571,458
2007 $79,611,644,975 $1,649,621,739
2008 $91,636,997,371 $1,959,620,648
2009 $102,475,158,191 $1,852,334,575
2010 $115,275,540,051 $1,824,751,468
2011 $128,607,482,310 $2,046,817,987
2012 $133,310,747,603 $1,913,081,210
2013 $149,998,957,434 $2,028,910,915
2014 $172,886,611,654 $2,041,930,125
2015 $195,146,608,978 $1,749,857,620
2016 $265,224,515,675 $1,849,789,986
2017 $293,732,446,625 $1,996,741,540
2018 $321,362,752,442 $2,205,099,507
2019 $351,231,654,604 $2,252,177,124
2020 $373,979,442,362 $1,821,565,614
2021 $416,271,647,911 $2,051,842,619
2022 $460,131,689,083 $2,247,003,344
2023 $437,415,333,018 $2,539,203,429
2024 $450,119,424,622 $2,767,599,017

Bangladesh and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Cape Verde
1960 $82.5 -
1961 $90.4 -
1962 $92.6 -
1963 $94.1 -
1964 $92.6 -
1965 $98.6 -
1966 $104.4 -
1967 $114.2 -
1968 $114.4 -
1969 $125.9 -
1970 $130.2 -
1971 $124.5 -
1972 $87.8 -
1973 $109.7 -
1974 $165 -
1975 $249.8 -
1976 $126.7 -
1977 $117.9 -
1978 $158.3 -
1979 $181.1 -
1980 $206.1 $440
1981 $224.2 $425
1982 $199.6 $423
1983 $184.7 $410
1984 $193.4 $385
1985 $222.2 $396
1986 $212.1 $541
1987 $231.5 $658
1988 $247.9 $729
1989 $263 $727
1990 $283.1 $817
1991 $272.1 $832
1992 $273.5 $908
1993 $280.8 $1,220
1994 $280.6 $991
1995 $309 $1,165
1996 $372 $1,180
1997 $379 $1,134
1998 $386 $1,187
1999 $388 $1,327
2000 $397 $1,190
2001 $395 $1,223
2002 $394 $1,329
2003 $427 $1,718
2004 $456 $1,929
2005 $480 $2,004
2006 $490 $2,257
2007 $538 $3,325
2008 $613 $3,909
2009 $679 $3,660
2010 $757 $3,579
2011 $837 $4,002
2012 $860 $3,737
2013 $958 $3,961
2014 $1,094 $3,986
2015 $1,224 $3,415
2016 $1,649 $3,609
2017 $1,811 $3,893
2018 $1,965 $4,295
2019 $2,130 $4,381
2020 $2,249 $3,539
2021 $2,483 $3,971
2022 $2,716 $4,323
2023 $2,551 $4,861
2024 $2,593 $5,273

Bangladesh vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Cape Verde
1950 37.4 44.9
1951 38.1 45.6
1952 38.8 46.2
1953 39.4 46.4
1954 40.4 46.6
1955 41.1 46.9
1956 41.6 47.1
1957 42.6 47.4
1958 43.1 47.7
1959 43.7 48.2
1960 44 48.7
1961 44.9 49.4
1962 45.8 50.2
1963 45.7 51.1
1964 46.8 52.1
1965 46 53
1966 47.6 53.9
1967 48.1 54.7
1968 48.4 55.4
1969 48.7 56
1970 42.7 56.6
1971 26.5 57
1972 49.6 57.5
1973 49.9 58
1974 49.6 58.4
1975 50.6 59
1976 51 59.4
1977 51.3 60
1978 51.6 60.4
1979 52 60.7
1980 52.3 61
1981 52.6 61.3
1982 53 61.5
1983 53.4 61.8
1984 53.8 61.8
1985 53.9 62.3
1986 54.6 62.6
1987 54.9 62.9
1988 55.2 63.2
1989 55.5 63.6
1990 55.8 63.9
1991 53.8 64.1
1992 56.6 64.3
1993 57.1 64.5
1994 57.6 64.6
1995 58.2 63.7
1996 58.9 65.5
1997 59.7 66.1
1998 60.4 66.7
1999 61.2 67.4
2000 62 68.1
2001 62.8 68.7
2002 63.6 69.4
2003 64.3 70
2004 64.9 70.5
2005 65.5 70.9
2006 66 71.3
2007 66.5 71.5
2008 67 71.9
2009 67.5 72.1
2010 68 72.5
2011 68.5 72.9
2012 69 73.3
2013 69.5 73.5
2014 70 73.8
2015 70.5 74.1
2016 71.1 74.4
2017 71.6 74.7
2018 72.1 74.8
2019 72.6 75.4
2020 71.4 73.8
2021 71.1 74.4
2022 74.3 75.9
2023 74.7 76.1
2024 74.9 76.2
2025 75.2 76.4

Bangladesh and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Cape Verde
Year Population
Bangladesh Cape Verde
1960 51,828,660 210,024
1961 53,310,348 215,087
1962 54,881,146 221,919
1963 56,504,402 229,373
1964 58,178,374 237,006
1965 59,902,519 244,856
1966 61,669,806 252,976
1967 63,510,929 261,404
1968 65,408,276 270,164
1969 67,294,133 279,248
1970 69,058,894 287,885
1971 70,276,758 294,046
1972 71,641,519 297,386
1973 73,722,294 299,881
1974 75,839,348 302,570
1975 77,854,351 305,847
1976 79,855,318 309,455
1977 81,867,264 312,834
1978 83,889,655 316,147
1979 85,935,072 319,480
1980 88,016,432 323,301
1981 90,303,105 327,846
1982 92,814,507 332,724
1983 95,335,155 337,654
1984 97,814,966 342,505
1985 100,253,825 347,365
1986 102,635,572 352,312
1987 104,959,291 357,302
1988 107,216,008 362,329
1989 109,433,799 367,803
1990 111,633,717 375,428
1991 113,787,109 384,586
1992 115,952,192 393,415
1993 118,132,360 401,965
1994 120,343,179 410,228
1995 122,600,370 418,104
1996 124,862,179 425,581
1997 127,198,069 432,798
1998 129,622,332 439,784
1999 132,108,065 446,519
2000 134,544,304 453,317
2001 136,805,810 460,293
2002 138,933,658 467,046
2003 140,970,351 473,383
2004 142,902,856 479,370
2005 144,715,786 485,115
2006 146,405,973 490,728
2007 147,989,278 496,190
2008 149,474,264 501,355
2009 150,873,714 506,141
2010 152,201,981 509,784
2011 153,591,076 511,447
2012 155,070,101 511,955
2013 156,532,141 512,225
2014 157,964,929 512,326
2015 159,383,179 512,394
2016 160,811,932 512,554
2017 162,186,147 512,893
2018 163,523,103 513,415
2019 164,913,055 514,104
2020 166,298,024 514,679
2021 167,658,854 516,649
2022 169,384,897 519,741
2023 171,466,990 522,331
2024 173,562,364 524,877

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Cape Verde
1960 6.74 6.89
1961 6.78 6.92
1962 6.81 6.95
1963 6.8 6.98
1964 6.79 6.99
1965 6.77 6.99
1966 6.77 6.99
1967 6.79 6.98
1968 6.79 6.97
1969 6.81 6.95
1970 6.84 6.94
1971 6.83 6.91
1972 6.82 6.89
1973 6.8 6.86
1974 6.78 6.82
1975 6.73 6.77
1976 6.66 6.71
1977 6.58 6.65
1978 6.51 6.56
1979 6.42 6.47
1980 6.33 6.38
1981 6.24 6.27
1982 6.12 6.17
1983 5.91 6.07
1984 5.73 5.97
1985 5.54 5.92
1986 5.3 5.81
1987 5.08 5.68
1988 4.85 5.55
1989 4.7 5.45
1990 4.51 5.36
1991 4.26 5.26
1992 4.03 5.12
1993 3.83 4.95
1994 3.74 4.72
1995 3.59 4.49
1996 3.51 4.26
1997 3.5 4.05
1998 3.43 3.9
1999 3.36 3.73
2000 3.28 3.55
2001 3.2 3.37
2002 3.13 3.19
2003 3.03 3.03
2004 2.94 2.9
2005 2.85 2.73
2006 2.76 2.56
2007 2.67 2.41
2008 2.58 2.3
2009 2.48 2.25
2010 2.38 2.33
2011 2.31 2.33
2012 2.26 2.15
2013 2.25 2.07
2014 2.23 2.03
2015 2.23 1.97
2016 2.23 1.97
2017 2.21 1.93
2018 2.19 1.8
2019 2.18 1.7
2020 2.17 1.59
2021 2.17 1.55
2022 2.18 1.53
2023 2.16 1.52

Bangladesh and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Cape Verde
1960 19 19
1961 18.9 18.6
1962 18.8 18.1
1963 18.7 17.7
1964 18.6 17.4
1965 18.5 17.2
1966 18.4 17.1
1967 18.3 17
1968 18.2 17
1969 18 17.1
1970 17.9 17.2
1971 17.8 17.2
1972 17.7 17.2
1973 17.6 17.2
1974 17.5 17.2
1975 17.5 17
1976 17.5 16.8
1977 17.5 16.6
1978 17.6 16.4
1979 17.6 16.2
1980 17.6 16.1
1981 17.6 16.1
1982 17.6 16.3
1983 17.7 16.4
1984 17.7 16.5
1985 17.8 16.6
1986 17.9 16.7
1987 18 16.8
1988 18.2 16.8
1989 18.4 16.9
1990 18.5 17
1991 18.7 17
1992 18.9 17.1
1993 19.1 17.2
1994 19.3 17.4
1995 19.5 17.5
1996 19.7 17.7
1997 19.9 17.9
1998 20.2 18.1
1999 20.4 18.3
2000 20.7 18.6
2001 21 18.9
2002 21.2 19.2
2003 21.4 19.6
2004 21.6 19.9
2005 21.8 20.4
2006 22 20.8
2007 22.2 21.3
2008 22.4 21.7
2009 22.7 22.1
2010 22.9 22.6
2011 23.2 23.1
2012 23.5 23.6
2013 23.8 24.2
2014 24.2 24.7
2015 24.5 25.2
2016 24.8 25.7
2017 25 26.2
2018 25.2 26.6
2019 25.4 27
2020 25.6 27.3
2021 25.8 27.8
2022 26 28.3
2023 26.4 28.8
2024 26.7 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.2%
2015
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
39.9%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bangladesh Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
21.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Cape Verde
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
88.5%
2024
English speaking
12%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
0.79
2018
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Cape Verde
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
839 mi
2013

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