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Barbados vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 184th vs. 167th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Cape Verde
Population
282698
529186
Population rank 175/197 169/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Barbados and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Barbados Cape Verde
1960 $80,021,847 -
1961 $85,363,759 -
1962 $88,782,583 -
1963 $99,893,761 -
1964 $99,252,731 -
1965 $105,021,997 -
1966 $113,195,123 -
1967 $125,554,009 -
1968 $125,733,669 -
1969 $141,393,142 -
1970 $166,210,203 -
1971 $186,826,503 -
1972 $213,725,217 -
1973 $260,767,828 -
1974 $311,804,630 -
1975 $402,178,605 -
1976 $435,911,269 -
1977 $495,097,668 -
1978 $552,883,707 -
1979 $670,362,452 -
1980 $1,012,280,615 $142,246,815
1981 $1,114,204,743 $139,468,209
1982 $1,163,923,830 $140,630,679
1983 $1,236,016,507 $138,476,176
1984 $1,346,890,071 $132,019,039
1985 $1,409,536,121 $137,728,205
1986 $1,547,755,183 $190,651,168
1987 $1,704,370,308 $235,253,065
1988 $1,812,757,918 $264,308,140
1989 $2,006,165,167 $267,448,571
1990 $2,012,131,457 $306,890,963
1991 $2,020,583,702 $319,827,059
1992 $1,957,000,000 $357,160,985
1993 $2,063,342,117 $490,417,390
1994 $2,151,344,901 $406,580,652
1995 $2,216,974,096 $487,148,994
1996 $2,363,645,403 $501,979,270
1997 $2,498,384,130 $490,608,658
1998 $2,817,083,478 $521,910,561
1999 $2,951,822,205 $592,416,703
2000 $3,059,500,000 $539,227,278
2001 $3,054,500,000 $563,090,490
2002 $3,106,500,000 $620,507,387
2003 $3,209,500,000 $813,260,469
2004 $3,444,500,000 $924,940,012
2005 $3,819,500,000 $972,241,677
2006 $4,217,323,400 $1,107,571,458
2007 $4,675,767,950 $1,649,621,739
2008 $4,790,410,400 $1,959,620,648
2009 $4,466,809,600 $1,852,334,575
2010 $5,191,188,500 $1,824,751,468
2011 $5,342,183,800 $2,046,817,987
2012 $5,271,257,500 $1,913,081,210
2013 $5,361,158,350 $2,028,910,915
2014 $5,365,976,700 $2,041,930,125
2015 $5,288,057,750 $1,749,857,620
2016 $5,330,761,500 $1,849,789,986
2017 $5,517,340,450 $1,996,741,540
2018 $5,629,916,200 $2,205,099,507
2019 $5,788,288,000 $2,252,177,124
2020 $5,168,344,450 $1,821,565,614
2021 $5,275,242,050 $2,051,842,619
2022 $6,257,303,500 $2,247,003,344
2023 $6,720,733,200 $2,539,203,429
2024 $7,165,000,000 $2,767,599,017

Barbados and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Cape Verde
1960 $347 -
1961 $366 -
1962 $377 -
1963 $421 -
1964 $414 -
1965 $433 -
1966 $462 -
1967 $508 -
1968 $506 -
1969 $567 -
1970 $666 -
1971 $750 -
1972 $856 -
1973 $1,042 -
1974 $1,243 -
1975 $1,601 -
1976 $1,734 -
1977 $1,968 -
1978 $2,198 -
1979 $2,668 -
1980 $4,025 $440
1981 $4,417 $425
1982 $4,599 $423
1983 $4,866 $410
1984 $5,284 $385
1985 $5,510 $396
1986 $6,031 $541
1987 $6,625 $658
1988 $7,033 $729
1989 $7,773 $727
1990 $7,781 $817
1991 $7,790 $832
1992 $7,519 $908
1993 $7,905 $1,220
1994 $8,223 $991
1995 $8,460 $1,165
1996 $9,012 $1,180
1997 $9,522 $1,134
1998 $10,734 $1,187
1999 $11,244 $1,327
2000 $11,675 $1,190
2001 $11,640 $1,223
2002 $11,760 $1,329
2003 $12,076 $1,718
2004 $12,886 $1,929
2005 $14,214 $2,004
2006 $15,620 $2,257
2007 $17,235 $3,325
2008 $17,566 $3,909
2009 $16,295 $3,660
2010 $18,860 $3,579
2011 $19,346 $4,002
2012 $19,034 $3,737
2013 $19,308 $3,961
2014 $19,278 $3,986
2015 $18,954 $3,415
2016 $19,066 $3,609
2017 $19,693 $3,893
2018 $20,056 $4,295
2019 $20,584 $4,381
2020 $18,347 $3,539
2021 $18,697 $3,971
2022 $22,164 $4,323
2023 $23,804 $4,861
2024 $25,366 $5,273

Barbados vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Cape Verde
1950 53.6 44.9
1951 54.7 45.6
1952 55.9 46.2
1953 57 46.4
1954 58.3 46.6
1955 59 46.9
1956 60.5 47.1
1957 61.7 47.4
1958 62.4 47.7
1959 63.3 48.2
1960 64.1 48.7
1961 65 49.4
1962 65.7 50.2
1963 66.2 51.1
1964 66.7 52.1
1965 67.2 53
1966 67.7 53.9
1967 67.9 54.7
1968 68.2 55.4
1969 68.5 56
1970 68.5 56.6
1971 68.8 57
1972 69.1 57.5
1973 69.1 58
1974 69.4 58.4
1975 69.8 59
1976 70.1 59.4
1977 70.6 60
1978 71.1 60.4
1979 71.5 60.7
1980 72.1 61
1981 72.6 61.3
1982 72.9 61.5
1983 73.2 61.8
1984 73.3 61.8
1985 73.3 62.3
1986 73.4 62.6
1987 73.5 62.9
1988 73.4 63.2
1989 73.4 63.6
1990 73.5 63.9
1991 73.5 64.1
1992 73.6 64.3
1993 73.7 64.5
1994 73.8 64.6
1995 73.9 63.7
1996 74.1 65.5
1997 74 66.1
1998 74.5 66.7
1999 74.6 67.4
2000 74.6 68.1
2001 74.7 68.7
2002 74.8 69.4
2003 74.9 70
2004 75.1 70.5
2005 75 70.9
2006 75 71.3
2007 75.3 71.5
2008 75.3 71.9
2009 75.5 72.1
2010 75.5 72.5
2011 75.6 72.9
2012 75.7 73.3
2013 75.8 73.5
2014 75.9 73.8
2015 76.1 74.1
2016 76.2 74.4
2017 76.2 74.7
2018 76.4 74.8
2019 76.5 75.4
2020 76.6 73.8
2021 76.6 74.4
2022 75.7 75.9
2023 76.2 76.1
2024 76.3 76.2
2025 76.5 76.4

Barbados and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Cape Verde
Year Population
Barbados Cape Verde
1960 230,893 210,024
1961 233,148 215,087
1962 235,224 221,919
1963 237,557 229,373
1964 239,958 237,006
1965 242,417 244,856
1966 244,996 252,976
1967 247,091 261,404
1968 248,540 270,164
1969 249,444 279,248
1970 249,387 287,885
1971 249,168 294,046
1972 249,658 297,386
1973 250,322 299,881
1974 250,777 302,570
1975 251,175 305,847
1976 251,442 309,455
1977 251,626 312,834
1978 251,551 316,147
1979 251,269 319,480
1980 251,524 323,301
1981 252,270 327,846
1982 253,095 332,724
1983 253,992 337,654
1984 254,920 342,505
1985 255,820 347,365
1986 256,618 352,312
1987 257,279 357,302
1988 257,763 362,329
1989 258,109 367,803
1990 258,582 375,428
1991 259,373 384,586
1992 260,267 393,415
1993 261,027 401,965
1994 261,620 410,228
1995 262,039 418,104
1996 262,284 425,581
1997 262,392 432,798
1998 262,436 439,784
1999 262,517 446,519
2000 262,063 453,317
2001 262,425 460,293
2002 264,148 467,046
2003 265,776 473,383
2004 267,298 479,370
2005 268,706 485,115
2006 270,002 490,728
2007 271,288 496,190
2008 272,714 501,355
2009 274,123 506,141
2010 275,243 509,784
2011 276,139 511,447
2012 276,938 511,955
2013 277,665 512,225
2014 278,348 512,326
2015 278,990 512,394
2016 279,598 512,554
2017 280,171 512,893
2018 280,711 513,415
2019 281,207 514,104
2020 281,698 514,679
2021 282,147 516,649
2022 282,318 519,741
2023 282,336 522,331
2024 282,467 524,877

Fertility rates in Barbados and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Barbados

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Cape Verde
1960 4.71 6.89
1961 4.15 6.92
1962 4.3 6.95
1963 4.3 6.98
1964 4.21 6.99
1965 4.18 6.99
1966 4.14 6.99
1967 3.6 6.98
1968 3.57 6.97
1969 3.34 6.95
1970 3.08 6.94
1971 3.2 6.91
1972 3.15 6.89
1973 2.87 6.86
1974 2.65 6.82
1975 2.45 6.77
1976 2.24 6.71
1977 2.2 6.65
1978 1.84 6.56
1979 1.86 6.47
1980 1.78 6.38
1981 1.85 6.27
1982 1.86 6.17
1983 1.86 6.07
1984 1.75 5.97
1985 1.77 5.92
1986 1.69 5.81
1987 1.61 5.68
1988 1.58 5.55
1989 1.64 5.45
1990 1.84 5.36
1991 1.84 5.26
1992 1.8 5.12
1993 1.77 4.95
1994 1.73 4.72
1995 1.7 4.49
1996 1.67 4.26
1997 1.65 4.05
1998 1.62 3.9
1999 1.78 3.73
2000 1.93 3.55
2001 1.96 3.37
2002 1.86 3.19
2003 1.86 3.03
2004 1.8 2.9
2005 1.74 2.73
2006 1.7 2.56
2007 1.76 2.41
2008 1.76 2.3
2009 1.77 2.25
2010 1.79 2.33
2011 1.76 2.33
2012 1.73 2.15
2013 1.73 2.07
2014 1.73 2.03
2015 1.73 1.97
2016 1.72 1.97
2017 1.72 1.93
2018 1.72 1.8
2019 1.72 1.7
2020 1.71 1.59
2021 1.71 1.55
2022 1.71 1.53
2023 1.71 1.52

Barbados and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Barbados Cape Verde
1960 21.9 19
1961 21.8 18.6
1962 21.8 18.1
1963 21.8 17.7
1964 21.8 17.4
1965 21.8 17.2
1966 21.8 17.1
1967 21.9 17
1968 22.1 17
1969 22.2 17.1
1970 22.4 17.2
1971 22.6 17.2
1972 22.8 17.2
1973 23 17.2
1974 23.2 17.2
1975 23.5 17
1976 23.8 16.8
1977 24.1 16.6
1978 24.5 16.4
1979 24.9 16.2
1980 25.3 16.1
1981 25.7 16.1
1982 26.1 16.3
1983 26.5 16.4
1984 26.9 16.5
1985 27.3 16.6
1986 27.7 16.7
1987 28 16.8
1988 28.4 16.8
1989 28.7 16.9
1990 29.1 17
1991 29.5 17
1992 29.9 17.1
1993 30.4 17.2
1994 30.8 17.4
1995 31.3 17.5
1996 31.7 17.7
1997 32.1 17.9
1998 32.6 18.1
1999 33 18.3
2000 33.3 18.6
2001 33.7 18.9
2002 34 19.2
2003 34.3 19.6
2004 34.6 19.9
2005 34.9 20.4
2006 35.3 20.8
2007 35.6 21.3
2008 36 21.7
2009 36.3 22.1
2010 36.5 22.6
2011 36.8 23.1
2012 37.1 23.6
2013 37.4 24.2
2014 37.7 24.7
2015 37.9 25.2
2016 38.2 25.7
2017 38.5 26.2
2018 38.7 26.6
2019 39 27
2020 39.2 27.3
2021 39.4 27.8
2022 39.6 28.3
2023 39.9 28.8
2024 40.2 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.2%
2015
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
39.9%
2020

Energy

Barbados Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
21.8%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Barbados Cape Verde
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
88.5%
2024
English speaking
100%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
80%
2023
73.5%
2023

Health

Barbados Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
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
10
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Cape Verde
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
839 mi
2013

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