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Brazil vs Cape Verde statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brazil has a population of 212M (ranked 7/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Brazil's land area is 3,227,096 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 5th vs. 167th).

By GDP, Brazil ranks 10/197 ($2.18T) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Brazil ranks 85/197 ($10,280), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Brazil Cape Verde
Population
213415080
529186
Population rank 7/197 169/197
GDP
$2.18T
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 10/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$10,280
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 85/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,333
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$1.9T
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,973
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 60/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,664
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
3,227,096 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
65.7 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.62
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
35.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Brazil and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Brazil and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Brazil

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Brazil Cape Verde
1960 $17,030,465,539 -
1961 $17,275,940,449 -
1962 $19,231,747,852 -
1963 $23,287,712,878 -
1964 $20,963,733,695 -
1965 $22,465,522,884 -
1966 $28,283,323,733 -
1967 $31,086,389,195 -
1968 $33,930,457,425 -
1969 $37,171,640,819 -
1970 $42,327,664,794 -
1971 $48,869,830,902 -
1972 $58,434,858,375 -
1973 $83,592,275,863 -
1974 $109,794,519,728 -
1975 $129,203,555,239 -
1976 $153,168,949,208 -
1977 $176,344,101,402 -
1978 $200,278,646,124 -
1979 $221,338,204,480 -
1980 $237,393,489,893 $142,246,815
1981 $258,015,174,749 $139,468,209
1982 $271,314,113,768 $140,630,679
1983 $189,656,506,321 $138,476,176
1984 $188,339,974,087 $132,019,039
1985 $210,879,844,639 $137,728,205
1986 $256,480,852,471 $190,651,168
1987 $283,056,836,894 $235,253,065
1988 $307,881,930,752 $264,308,140
1989 $412,990,820,287 $267,448,571
1990 $384,959,818,182 $306,890,963
1991 $342,534,090,909 $319,827,059
1992 $328,191,909,882 $357,160,985
1993 $368,292,034,381 $490,417,390
1994 $525,369,467,296 $406,580,652
1995 $769,333,050,987 $487,148,994
1996 $850,426,432,992 $501,979,270
1997 $883,206,179,730 $490,608,658
1998 $863,710,759,256 $521,910,561
1999 $599,642,024,320 $592,416,703
2000 $655,448,231,984 $539,227,278
2001 $559,983,634,799 $563,090,490
2002 $509,795,273,807 $620,507,387
2003 $558,233,745,652 $813,260,469
2004 $669,289,424,806 $924,940,012
2005 $891,633,839,894 $972,241,677
2006 $1,107,626,541,435 $1,107,571,458
2007 $1,397,114,486,369 $1,649,621,739
2008 $1,695,855,083,498 $1,959,620,648
2009 $1,666,996,438,581 $1,852,334,575
2010 $2,208,837,745,101 $1,824,751,468
2011 $2,616,156,223,918 $2,046,817,987
2012 $2,465,227,802,807 $1,913,081,210
2013 $2,472,819,535,557 $2,028,910,915
2014 $2,456,043,727,199 $2,041,930,125
2015 $1,802,212,206,815 $1,749,857,620
2016 $1,795,693,482,853 $1,849,789,986
2017 $2,063,514,977,366 $1,996,741,540
2018 $1,916,933,898,011 $2,205,099,507
2019 $1,873,288,205,060 $2,252,177,124
2020 $1,476,107,231,310 $1,821,565,614
2021 $1,670,647,398,905 $2,051,842,619
2022 $1,951,923,942,083 $2,247,003,344
2023 $2,191,131,765,685 $2,539,203,429
2024 $2,179,412,080,829 $2,767,599,017

Brazil and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Brazil

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Brazil Cape Verde
1960 $235.3 -
1961 $231.6 -
1962 $250.2 -
1963 $294.2 -
1964 $257.3 -
1965 $268 -
1966 $328 -
1967 $351 -
1968 $374 -
1969 $399 -
1970 $444 -
1971 $500 -
1972 $583 -
1973 $815 -
1974 $1,045 -
1975 $1,201 -
1976 $1,390 -
1977 $1,562 -
1978 $1,733 -
1979 $1,870 -
1980 $1,959 $440
1981 $2,080 $425
1982 $2,138 $423
1983 $1,461 $410
1984 $1,420 $385
1985 $1,556 $396
1986 $1,854 $541
1987 $2,006 $658
1988 $2,141 $729
1989 $2,819 $727
1990 $2,581 $817
1991 $2,258 $832
1992 $2,127 $908
1993 $2,349 $1,220
1994 $3,299 $991
1995 $4,757 $1,165
1996 $5,179 $1,180
1997 $5,299 $1,134
1998 $5,106 $1,187
1999 $3,494 $1,327
2000 $3,767 $1,190
2001 $3,176 $1,223
2002 $2,856 $1,329
2003 $3,091 $1,718
2004 $3,664 $1,929
2005 $4,828 $2,004
2006 $5,934 $2,257
2007 $7,410 $3,325
2008 $8,908 $3,909
2009 $8,679 $3,660
2010 $11,403 $3,579
2011 $13,397 $4,002
2012 $12,522 $3,737
2013 $12,459 $3,961
2014 $12,275 $3,986
2015 $8,936 $3,415
2016 $8,836 $3,609
2017 $10,081 $3,893
2018 $9,301 $4,295
2019 $9,030 $4,381
2020 $7,074 $3,539
2021 $7,973 $3,971
2022 $9,281 $4,323
2023 $10,378 $4,861
2024 $10,280 $5,273

Brazil vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brazil

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Brazil Cape Verde
1950 48.5 44.9
1951 49 45.6
1952 49.6 46.2
1953 50 46.4
1954 50.4 46.6
1955 50.9 46.9
1956 51.3 47.1
1957 51.8 47.4
1958 52.2 47.7
1959 52.7 48.2
1960 53.2 48.7
1961 53.6 49.4
1962 54 50.2
1963 54.5 51.1
1964 54.8 52.1
1965 55.2 53
1966 55.6 53.9
1967 56 54.7
1968 56.5 55.4
1969 56.9 56
1970 57.3 56.6
1971 57.8 57
1972 58.3 57.5
1973 58.7 58
1974 59.1 58.4
1975 59.6 59
1976 60 59.4
1977 60.5 60
1978 60.9 60.4
1979 61.4 60.7
1980 61.8 61
1981 62.3 61.3
1982 62.7 61.5
1983 63.1 61.8
1984 63.6 61.8
1985 64 62.3
1986 64.4 62.6
1987 64.8 62.9
1988 65.2 63.2
1989 65.5 63.6
1990 65.9 63.9
1991 66.2 64.1
1992 66.5 64.3
1993 66.9 64.5
1994 67.3 64.6
1995 67.7 63.7
1996 68.1 65.5
1997 68.5 66.1
1998 68.8 66.7
1999 69.2 67.4
2000 69.6 68.1
2001 70 68.7
2002 70.4 69.4
2003 70.9 70
2004 71.4 70.5
2005 71.8 70.9
2006 72.3 71.3
2007 72.7 71.5
2008 73.1 71.9
2009 73.5 72.1
2010 73.8 72.5
2011 74 72.9
2012 74.3 73.3
2013 74.6 73.5
2014 74.8 73.8
2015 75.1 74.1
2016 75.1 74.4
2017 75.4 74.7
2018 75.6 74.8
2019 75.8 75.4
2020 74.5 73.8
2021 73 74.4
2022 74.9 75.9
2023 75.8 76.1
2024 76 76.2
2025 76.2 76.4

Brazil and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Brazil

Cape Verde
Year Population
Brazil Cape Verde
1960 72,388,126 210,024
1961 74,605,447 215,087
1962 76,865,323 221,919
1963 79,164,235 229,373
1964 81,488,595 237,006
1965 83,817,583 244,856
1966 86,139,359 252,976
1967 88,446,124 261,404
1968 90,741,240 270,164
1969 93,045,777 279,248
1970 95,375,651 287,885
1971 97,739,273 294,046
1972 100,146,797 297,386
1973 102,600,976 299,881
1974 105,089,675 302,570
1975 107,619,565 305,847
1976 110,213,349 309,455
1977 112,875,292 312,834
1978 115,600,942 316,147
1979 118,380,821 319,480
1980 121,207,461 323,301
1981 124,063,109 327,846
1982 126,923,155 332,724
1983 129,790,077 337,654
1984 132,658,864 342,505
1985 135,515,595 347,365
1986 138,336,370 352,312
1987 141,104,944 357,302
1988 143,826,357 362,329
1989 146,502,972 367,803
1990 149,143,223 375,428
1991 151,724,256 384,586
1992 154,275,079 393,415
1993 156,794,577 401,965
1994 159,265,006 410,228
1995 161,735,073 418,104
1996 164,202,549 425,581
1997 166,661,659 432,798
1998 169,159,655 439,784
1999 171,641,543 446,519
2000 174,018,282 453,317
2001 176,301,203 460,293
2002 178,503,484 467,046
2003 180,622,688 473,383
2004 182,675,143 479,370
2005 184,688,101 485,115
2006 186,653,106 490,728
2007 188,552,320 496,190
2008 190,367,302 501,355
2009 192,079,951 506,141
2010 193,701,929 509,784
2011 195,284,734 511,447
2012 196,876,111 511,955
2013 198,478,299 512,225
2014 200,085,127 512,326
2015 201,675,532 512,394
2016 203,218,114 512,554
2017 204,703,445 512,893
2018 206,107,261 513,415
2019 207,455,459 514,104
2020 208,660,842 514,679
2021 209,550,294 516,649
2022 210,306,415 519,741
2023 211,140,729 522,331
2024 211,998,573 524,877

Fertility rates in Brazil and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Brazil

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Brazil Cape Verde
1960 6.05 6.89
1961 6.02 6.92
1962 5.98 6.95
1963 5.93 6.98
1964 5.82 6.99
1965 5.68 6.99
1966 5.52 6.99
1967 5.34 6.98
1968 5.17 6.97
1969 5.04 6.95
1970 4.93 6.94
1971 4.84 6.91
1972 4.74 6.89
1973 4.64 6.86
1974 4.5 6.82
1975 4.42 6.77
1976 4.34 6.71
1977 4.27 6.65
1978 4.2 6.56
1979 4.12 6.47
1980 4.04 6.38
1981 3.94 6.27
1982 3.84 6.17
1983 3.72 6.07
1984 3.6 5.97
1985 3.48 5.92
1986 3.36 5.81
1987 3.23 5.68
1988 3.11 5.55
1989 3.01 5.45
1990 2.9 5.36
1991 2.81 5.26
1992 2.71 5.12
1993 2.66 4.95
1994 2.6 4.72
1995 2.57 4.49
1996 2.51 4.26
1997 2.47 4.05
1998 2.42 3.9
1999 2.34 3.73
2000 2.25 3.55
2001 2.16 3.37
2002 2.08 3.19
2003 2.01 3.03
2004 1.97 2.9
2005 1.94 2.73
2006 1.9 2.56
2007 1.85 2.41
2008 1.82 2.3
2009 1.8 2.25
2010 1.79 2.33
2011 1.78 2.33
2012 1.77 2.15
2013 1.76 2.07
2014 1.78 2.03
2015 1.78 1.97
2016 1.73 1.97
2017 1.74 1.93
2018 1.74 1.8
2019 1.71 1.7
2020 1.65 1.59
2021 1.64 1.55
2022 1.63 1.53
2023 1.62 1.52

Brazil and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Brazil

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Brazil Cape Verde
1960 18 19
1961 17.9 18.6
1962 17.9 18.1
1963 17.8 17.7
1964 17.8 17.4
1965 17.9 17.2
1966 17.9 17.1
1967 18 17
1968 18.1 17
1969 18.2 17.1
1970 18.4 17.2
1971 18.5 17.2
1972 18.7 17.2
1973 18.9 17.2
1974 19.1 17.2
1975 19.2 17
1976 19.4 16.8
1977 19.6 16.6
1978 19.8 16.4
1979 20 16.2
1980 20.2 16.1
1981 20.4 16.1
1982 20.6 16.3
1983 20.8 16.4
1984 21 16.5
1985 21.2 16.6
1986 21.5 16.7
1987 21.7 16.8
1988 21.9 16.8
1989 22.1 16.9
1990 22.4 17
1991 22.7 17
1992 22.9 17.1
1993 23.2 17.2
1994 23.5 17.4
1995 23.7 17.5
1996 24 17.7
1997 24.3 17.9
1998 24.6 18.1
1999 24.9 18.3
2000 25.2 18.6
2001 25.5 18.9
2002 25.9 19.2
2003 26.3 19.6
2004 26.7 19.9
2005 27.1 20.4
2006 27.5 20.8
2007 27.9 21.3
2008 28.3 21.7
2009 28.8 22.1
2010 29.2 22.6
2011 29.7 23.1
2012 30.1 23.6
2013 30.6 24.2
2014 31 24.7
2015 31.5 25.2
2016 31.9 25.7
2017 32.4 26.2
2018 32.8 26.6
2019 33.2 27
2020 33.7 27.3
2021 34.1 27.8
2022 34.5 28.3
2023 34.9 28.8
2024 35.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brazil Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$2.11T
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.7%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.62%
2022
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
762,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.52%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.8%
2024
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
59.3%
2024
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.3%
2024
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.1
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2023
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2023
2.2%
2015
Number of millionaires
380,585
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.24%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
56
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
331
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$659B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$330B
2024
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.9B
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,353,000
2019
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
39.9%
2020
Banked people share
86.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Brazil Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,481 kg
2023
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
480 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.27 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
49.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
46.5%
2021
21.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-13.7%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,916 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
77.4%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.2%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.05%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Brazil Cape Verde
% of world population
2.6%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-225,510
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
88%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
92
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.6
2022
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
164
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2024
88.5%
2024
English speaking
5.56%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
84.5%
2024
73.5%
2023

Health

Brazil Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$849
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$232.2
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.08%
2022
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.14
2021
0.79
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.4
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.7 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Brazil Cape Verde
% of world land
5.61%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
15,222 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
914,131 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,903,402 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,242,742 mi
2023
839 mi
2013

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