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Cape Verde vs Chad statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 20.3M in Chad (ranked 65/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 486,180 sq mi for Chad (ranked 167th vs. 21st).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Chad
Population
529186
21450865
Population rank 169/197 64/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$20.6B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 127/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$1,016
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 175/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$2,962
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$6.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
33.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$343
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 175/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$1,511
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
486,180 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
6.12
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
16.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
55.4 years
2025

Cape Verde and Chad: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Chad economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Chad
Year GDP
Cape Verde Chad
1960 - $313,582,728
1961 - $333,975,336
1962 - $357,635,713
1963 - $371,767,002
1964 - $392,247,518
1965 - $416,926,303
1966 - $432,794,922
1967 - $449,826,323
1968 - $453,980,096
1969 - $471,635,622
1970 - $469,266,737
1971 - $501,866,730
1972 - $585,427,547
1973 - $647,199,483
1974 - $652,532,795
1975 - $864,602,105
1976 - $866,044,962
1977 - $935,360,465
1978 - $1,113,920,124
1979 - $1,004,316,496
1980 $142,246,815 $1,033,002,404
1981 $139,468,209 $876,937,558
1982 $140,630,679 $834,369,860
1983 $138,476,176 $832,415,806
1984 $132,019,039 $919,103,735
1985 $137,728,205 $1,033,069,709
1986 $190,651,168 $1,067,828,246
1987 $235,253,065 $1,163,426,852
1988 $264,308,140 $1,482,597,298
1989 $267,448,571 $1,433,686,312
1990 $306,890,963 $1,738,605,558
1991 $319,827,059 $1,877,137,982
1992 $357,160,985 $1,881,847,670
1993 $490,417,390 $1,463,251,164
1994 $406,580,652 $1,179,837,963
1995 $487,148,994 $1,445,919,895
1996 $501,979,270 $1,607,345,356
1997 $490,608,658 $1,544,689,577
1998 $521,910,561 $1,744,794,531
1999 $592,416,703 $1,534,673,583
2000 $539,227,278 $1,388,506,772
2001 $563,090,490 $1,710,843,377
2002 $620,507,387 $1,997,005,709
2003 $813,260,469 $2,742,815,072
2004 $924,940,012 $4,422,855,661
2005 $972,241,677 $8,655,892,393
2006 $1,107,571,458 $9,709,626,596
2007 $1,649,621,739 $10,865,385,132
2008 $1,959,620,648 $13,385,593,990
2009 $1,852,334,575 $12,317,614,054
2010 $1,824,751,468 $14,058,506,664
2011 $2,046,817,987 $16,685,349,674
2012 $1,913,081,210 $17,892,228,570
2013 $2,028,910,915 $17,865,316,886
2014 $2,041,930,125 $18,144,336,904
2015 $1,749,857,620 $14,559,599,500
2016 $1,849,789,986 $13,026,289,836
2017 $1,996,741,540 $13,349,041,409
2018 $2,205,099,507 $15,327,000,249
2019 $2,252,177,124 $14,905,517,743
2020 $1,821,565,614 $14,932,897,821
2021 $2,051,842,619 $16,871,937,698
2022 $2,247,003,344 $17,828,508,290
2023 $2,539,203,429 $19,107,685,021
2024 $2,767,599,017 $20,625,711,665

Cape Verde and Chad economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Chad
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Chad
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $107.3
1962 - $112.6
1963 - $114.7
1964 - $118.6
1965 - $123.6
1966 - $125.8
1967 - $128.2
1968 - $126.9
1969 - $129.2
1970 - $125.9
1971 - $131.8
1972 - $150.4
1973 - $162.4
1974 - $160
1975 - $207.5
1976 - $203.7
1977 - $215.9
1978 - $252.5
1979 - $222.9
1980 $440 $228.8
1981 $425 $194
1982 $423 $176.1
1983 $410 $167.2
1984 $385 $182.2
1985 $396 $202.7
1986 $541 $203.4
1987 $658 $213.9
1988 $729 $263.5
1989 $727 $246.4
1990 $817 $290.6
1991 $832 $302
1992 $908 $290.6
1993 $1,220 $220.7
1994 $991 $173.9
1995 $1,165 $204
1996 $1,180 $216.9
1997 $1,134 $201.4
1998 $1,187 $219.8
1999 $1,327 $186.6
2000 $1,190 $163.1
2001 $1,223 $194.3
2002 $1,329 $219.1
2003 $1,718 $289.1
2004 $1,929 $446
2005 $2,004 $838
2006 $2,257 $907
2007 $3,325 $980
2008 $3,909 $1,166
2009 $3,660 $1,036
2010 $3,579 $1,142
2011 $4,002 $1,308
2012 $3,737 $1,354
2013 $3,961 $1,305
2014 $3,986 $1,279
2015 $3,415 $994
2016 $3,609 $862
2017 $3,893 $854
2018 $4,295 $949
2019 $4,381 $893
2020 $3,539 $867
2021 $3,971 $946
2022 $4,323 $966
2023 $4,861 $989
2024 $5,273 $1,016

Cape Verde vs. Chad life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Chad
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Chad
1950 44.9 35.2
1951 45.6 35.5
1952 46.2 35.9
1953 46.4 36.3
1954 46.6 36.8
1955 46.9 37.3
1956 47.1 37.9
1957 47.4 38.3
1958 47.7 38.7
1959 48.2 39
1960 48.7 39.2
1961 49.4 39.4
1962 50.2 39.6
1963 51.1 39.9
1964 52.1 40.1
1965 53 40.1
1966 53.9 40.1
1967 54.7 40.4
1968 55.4 40.7
1969 56 41
1970 56.6 41.4
1971 57 40.9
1972 57.5 41.9
1973 58 42.4
1974 58.4 42.6
1975 59 42.7
1976 59.4 42.7
1977 60 42.9
1978 60.4 43
1979 60.7 43.2
1980 61 43.5
1981 61.3 43.5
1982 61.5 43.9
1983 61.8 44.4
1984 61.8 44.7
1985 62.3 45.3
1986 62.6 45.6
1987 62.9 43.1
1988 63.2 46.4
1989 63.6 46.4
1990 63.9 45.1
1991 64.1 46.6
1992 64.3 46.8
1993 64.5 47
1994 64.6 47.1
1995 63.7 47.5
1996 65.5 47.6
1997 66.1 47.8
1998 66.7 47.8
1999 67.4 47.9
2000 68.1 47.9
2001 68.7 48.3
2002 69.4 48.4
2003 70 48.6
2004 70.5 48.7
2005 70.9 48.9
2006 71.3 48.7
2007 71.5 49.2
2008 71.9 49.5
2009 72.1 49.8
2010 72.5 50.1
2011 72.9 50.4
2012 73.3 50.8
2013 73.5 51.1
2014 73.8 51.1
2015 74.1 51.3
2016 74.4 51.6
2017 74.7 51.9
2018 74.8 52.4
2019 75.4 53
2020 73.8 53.1
2021 74.4 53.1
2022 75.9 54.5
2023 76.1 55.1
2024 76.2 55.2
2025 76.4 55.4

Cape Verde and Chad population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Chad
Year Population
Cape Verde Chad
1960 210,024 3,049,838
1961 215,087 3,111,947
1962 221,919 3,175,598
1963 229,373 3,240,905
1964 237,006 3,307,479
1965 244,856 3,374,220
1966 252,976 3,440,903
1967 261,404 3,508,512
1968 270,164 3,578,231
1969 279,248 3,651,113
1970 287,885 3,727,828
1971 294,046 3,807,316
1972 297,386 3,893,252
1973 299,881 3,985,909
1974 302,570 4,078,356
1975 305,847 4,167,234
1976 309,455 4,251,297
1977 312,834 4,331,667
1978 316,147 4,411,366
1979 319,480 4,505,384
1980 323,301 4,515,453
1981 327,846 4,520,959
1982 332,724 4,738,483
1983 337,654 4,979,130
1984 342,505 5,045,145
1985 347,365 5,096,269
1986 352,312 5,251,069
1987 357,302 5,438,309
1988 362,329 5,625,602
1989 367,803 5,819,586
1990 375,428 5,982,833
1991 384,586 6,205,676
1992 393,415 6,474,656
1993 401,965 6,629,146
1994 410,228 6,783,450
1995 418,104 7,089,064
1996 425,581 7,410,108
1997 432,798 7,670,366
1998 439,784 7,938,840
1999 446,519 8,222,705
2000 453,317 8,512,093
2001 460,293 8,804,124
2002 467,046 9,116,192
2003 473,383 9,487,833
2004 479,370 9,920,036
2005 485,115 10,328,092
2006 490,728 10,706,424
2007 496,190 11,081,660
2008 501,355 11,476,296
2009 506,141 11,893,754
2010 509,784 12,312,575
2011 511,447 12,754,997
2012 511,955 13,210,998
2013 512,225 13,691,079
2014 512,326 14,188,678
2015 512,394 14,647,621
2016 512,554 15,114,655
2017 512,893 15,622,759
2018 513,415 16,156,531
2019 514,104 16,685,223
2020 514,679 17,224,679
2021 516,649 17,828,273
2022 519,741 18,455,316
2023 522,331 19,319,064
2024 524,877 20,299,123

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Chad

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Chad
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Chad
1960 6.89 6.25
1961 6.92 6.27
1962 6.95 6.29
1963 6.98 6.3
1964 6.99 6.32
1965 6.99 6.34
1966 6.99 6.36
1967 6.98 6.39
1968 6.97 6.43
1969 6.95 6.48
1970 6.94 6.53
1971 6.91 6.58
1972 6.89 6.85
1973 6.86 6.87
1974 6.82 6.86
1975 6.77 6.88
1976 6.71 6.89
1977 6.65 6.9
1978 6.56 6.89
1979 6.47 6.91
1980 6.38 6.91
1981 6.27 6.94
1982 6.17 6.96
1983 6.07 6.98
1984 5.97 7.02
1985 5.92 7.04
1986 5.81 7.07
1987 5.68 7.11
1988 5.55 7.15
1989 5.45 7.19
1990 5.36 7.22
1991 5.26 7.26
1992 5.12 7.3
1993 4.95 7.34
1994 4.72 7.31
1995 4.49 7.29
1996 4.26 7.29
1997 4.05 7.27
1998 3.9 7.27
1999 3.73 7.26
2000 3.55 7.25
2001 3.37 7.23
2002 3.19 7.2
2003 3.03 7.18
2004 2.9 7.16
2005 2.73 7.13
2006 2.56 7.12
2007 2.41 7.09
2008 2.3 7.06
2009 2.25 7.02
2010 2.33 6.99
2011 2.33 6.95
2012 2.15 6.91
2013 2.07 6.84
2014 2.03 6.78
2015 1.97 6.71
2016 1.97 6.62
2017 1.93 6.54
2018 1.8 6.46
2019 1.7 6.41
2020 1.59 6.35
2021 1.55 6.26
2022 1.53 6.22
2023 1.52 6.12

Cape Verde and Chad demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Chad
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Chad
1960 19 19.9
1961 18.6 19.8
1962 18.1 19.6
1963 17.7 19.5
1964 17.4 19.4
1965 17.2 19.2
1966 17.1 19.1
1967 17 19
1968 17 18.8
1969 17.1 18.7
1970 17.2 18.6
1971 17.2 18.5
1972 17.2 18.3
1973 17.2 18.2
1974 17.2 18
1975 17 17.9
1976 16.8 17.7
1977 16.6 17.5
1978 16.4 17.3
1979 16.2 17.1
1980 16.1 16.7
1981 16.1 16.2
1982 16.3 16.6
1983 16.4 17
1984 16.5 16.7
1985 16.6 16.3
1986 16.7 16.3
1987 16.8 16.4
1988 16.8 16.5
1989 16.9 16.5
1990 17 16.3
1991 17 16.3
1992 17.1 16.4
1993 17.2 16.2
1994 17.4 15.9
1995 17.5 16
1996 17.7 16.1
1997 17.9 15.9
1998 18.1 15.8
1999 18.3 15.7
2000 18.6 15.6
2001 18.9 15.5
2002 19.2 15.4
2003 19.6 15.5
2004 19.9 15.7
2005 20.4 15.7
2006 20.8 15.7
2007 21.3 15.6
2008 21.7 15.6
2009 22.1 15.6
2010 22.6 15.6
2011 23.1 15.6
2012 23.6 15.6
2013 24.2 15.7
2014 24.7 15.7
2015 25.2 15.7
2016 25.7 15.7
2017 26.2 15.8
2018 26.6 15.8
2019 27 15.9
2020 27.3 16
2021 27.8 16.1
2022 28.3 16.2
2023 28.8 16.5
2024 29.4 16.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Chad
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$19.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
3.2%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
45,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-0.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
1.14%
2018
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
31.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
52.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
29.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$1.05B
2023
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
10,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
20.9%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Chad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
198.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
2.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
70%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.02%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-177.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
4.64%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
12%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Chad
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.25%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+204,040
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
24.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
9.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
32.4
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
27.3%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
13.2%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Chad
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$40.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$23.4
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
55.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
18.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.09
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
18.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
748
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
101.1
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
7.01%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
7.3%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
1
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
7.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Chad
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
23,951 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
194,353 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
15,368 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
24,855 mi
2018

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