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Cape Verde vs Chile statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 19.8M in Chile (ranked 66/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 286,809 sq mi for Chile (ranked 167th vs. 38th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Chile
Population
529186
19928941
Population rank 169/197 67/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$330B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 46/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$16,710
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 65/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$34,637
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$139B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
43%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$7,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 69/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$9,593
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
286,809 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.17
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
37.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Chile: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Chile economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Chile
Year GDP
Cape Verde Chile
1960 - $4,211,103,677
1961 - $4,948,564,551
1962 - $5,765,971,144
1963 - $5,702,520,146
1964 - $6,065,708,668
1965 - $6,183,988,944
1966 - $7,256,882,086
1967 - $7,145,068,068
1968 - $7,286,820,526
1969 - $8,456,519,044
1970 - $9,261,006,540
1971 - $10,999,807,567
1972 - $12,057,501,635
1973 - $17,237,336,173
1974 - $16,584,311,220
1975 - $7,812,161,793
1976 - $10,523,479,089
1977 - $14,272,711,437
1978 - $16,373,093,554
1979 - $22,249,574,628
1980 $142,246,815 $29,586,676,576
1981 $139,468,209 $35,180,322,211
1982 $140,630,679 $19,710,229,067
1983 $138,476,176 $20,629,678,694
1984 $132,019,039 $19,974,595,028
1985 $137,728,205 $17,933,557,360
1986 $190,651,168 $19,197,818,085
1987 $235,253,065 $22,605,488,851
1988 $264,308,140 $26,174,858,614
1989 $267,448,571 $30,101,767,991
1990 $306,890,963 $33,428,580,448
1991 $319,827,059 $38,232,330,917
1992 $357,160,985 $46,538,895,686
1993 $490,417,390 $49,934,943,321
1994 $406,580,652 $57,438,273,591
1995 $487,148,994 $73,820,425,702
1996 $501,979,270 $78,584,098,984
1997 $490,608,658 $85,741,415,285
1998 $521,910,561 $81,990,010,704
1999 $592,416,703 $75,578,685,736
2000 $539,227,278 $78,339,750,721
2001 $563,090,490 $71,574,739,561
2002 $620,507,387 $70,264,045,939
2003 $813,260,469 $76,492,579,644
2004 $924,940,012 $99,075,985,774
2005 $972,241,677 $122,294,145,163
2006 $1,107,571,458 $153,843,518,171
2007 $1,649,621,739 $172,491,076,034
2008 $1,959,620,648 $179,894,594,475
2009 $1,852,334,575 $171,777,900,624
2010 $1,824,751,468 $217,051,209,239
2011 $2,046,817,987 $251,382,573,894
2012 $1,913,081,210 $267,024,782,487
2013 $2,028,910,915 $277,395,018,842
2014 $2,041,930,125 $259,560,978,224
2015 $1,749,857,620 $242,450,355,831
2016 $1,849,789,986 $249,344,863,928
2017 $1,996,741,540 $276,154,259,981
2018 $2,205,099,507 $295,857,562,992
2019 $2,252,177,124 $278,285,058,719
2020 $1,821,565,614 $254,042,159,309
2021 $2,051,842,619 $315,325,547,162
2022 $2,247,003,344 $301,226,575,540
2023 $2,539,203,429 $335,518,054,098
2024 $2,767,599,017 $330,267,137,372

Cape Verde and Chile economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Chile
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Chile
1960 - $516
1961 - $594
1962 - $679
1963 - $658
1964 - $686
1965 - $686
1966 - $790
1967 - $764
1968 - $766
1969 - $874
1970 - $941
1971 - $1,099
1972 - $1,185
1973 - $1,667
1974 - $1,579
1975 - $732
1976 - $971
1977 - $1,297
1978 - $1,465
1979 - $1,962
1980 $440 $2,571
1981 $425 $3,012
1982 $423 $1,663
1983 $410 $1,715
1984 $385 $1,636
1985 $396 $1,447
1986 $541 $1,525
1987 $658 $1,767
1988 $729 $2,014
1989 $727 $2,278
1990 $817 $2,488
1991 $832 $2,798
1992 $908 $3,352
1993 $1,220 $3,541
1994 $991 $4,012
1995 $1,165 $5,081
1996 $1,180 $5,334
1997 $1,134 $5,742
1998 $1,187 $5,420
1999 $1,327 $4,934
2000 $1,190 $5,053
2001 $1,223 $4,564
2002 $1,329 $4,431
2003 $1,718 $4,773
2004 $1,929 $6,121
2005 $2,004 $7,480
2006 $2,257 $9,319
2007 $3,325 $10,346
2008 $3,909 $10,683
2009 $3,660 $10,099
2010 $3,579 $12,633
2011 $4,002 $14,487
2012 $3,737 $15,242
2013 $3,961 $15,684
2014 $3,986 $14,530
2015 $3,415 $13,434
2016 $3,609 $13,650
2017 $3,893 $14,880
2018 $4,295 $15,659
2019 $4,381 $14,496
2020 $3,539 $13,115
2021 $3,971 $16,207
2022 $4,323 $15,406
2023 $4,861 $17,067
2024 $5,273 $16,710

Cape Verde vs. Chile life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Chile
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Chile
1950 44.9 53.2
1951 45.6 53.5
1952 46.2 53.9
1953 46.4 54.3
1954 46.6 54.7
1955 46.9 54.9
1956 47.1 55.5
1957 47.4 55.8
1958 47.7 56.3
1959 48.2 56.6
1960 48.7 57.2
1961 49.4 57.3
1962 50.2 57.8
1963 51.1 58.3
1964 52.1 58.8
1965 53 59.5
1966 53.9 60.4
1967 54.7 61.1
1968 55.4 61.7
1969 56 62.3
1970 56.6 62.6
1971 57 63.1
1972 57.5 63.7
1973 58 64.4
1974 58.4 65.1
1975 59 66
1976 59.4 66.8
1977 60 67.5
1978 60.4 68
1979 60.7 68.9
1980 61 69.5
1981 61.3 69.8
1982 61.5 70.3
1983 61.8 70.8
1984 61.8 71.2
1985 62.3 71.6
1986 62.6 72.1
1987 62.9 72.5
1988 63.2 72.8
1989 63.6 73.2
1990 63.9 73.7
1991 64.1 74.1
1992 64.3 74.4
1993 64.5 74.7
1994 64.6 75
1995 63.7 75.3
1996 65.5 75.6
1997 66.1 75.8
1998 66.7 76.3
1999 67.4 76.7
2000 68.1 77.1
2001 68.7 77.6
2002 69.4 77.8
2003 70 77.9
2004 70.5 78.3
2005 70.9 78.5
2006 71.3 78.5
2007 71.5 78.7
2008 71.9 78.8
2009 72.1 78.9
2010 72.5 79.1
2011 72.9 79.2
2012 73.3 79.2
2013 73.5 79.6
2014 73.8 79.7
2015 74.1 80
2016 74.4 80.3
2017 74.7 80.6
2018 74.8 80.6
2019 75.4 80.3
2020 73.8 79.3
2021 74.4 78.9
2022 75.9 79.2
2023 76.1 81.2
2024 76.2 81.4
2025 76.4 81.5

Cape Verde and Chile population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Chile
Year Population
Cape Verde Chile
1960 210,024 8,153,350
1961 215,087 8,324,802
1962 221,919 8,497,059
1963 229,373 8,670,144
1964 237,006 8,842,525
1965 244,856 9,012,938
1966 252,976 9,181,722
1967 261,404 9,348,939
1968 270,164 9,514,716
1969 279,248 9,680,282
1970 287,885 9,845,344
1971 294,046 10,009,701
1972 297,386 10,174,678
1973 299,881 10,340,362
1974 302,570 10,505,817
1975 305,847 10,671,559
1976 309,455 10,838,251
1977 312,834 11,005,519
1978 316,147 11,172,695
1979 319,480 11,339,779
1980 323,301 11,508,550
1981 327,846 11,678,717
1982 332,724 11,850,214
1983 337,654 12,026,138
1984 342,505 12,207,733
1985 347,365 12,395,274
1986 352,312 12,588,914
1987 357,302 12,790,150
1988 362,329 12,999,424
1989 367,803 13,215,005
1990 375,428 13,437,176
1991 384,586 13,662,491
1992 393,415 13,884,577
1993 401,965 14,102,276
1994 410,228 14,316,256
1995 418,104 14,527,381
1996 425,581 14,734,046
1997 432,798 14,932,434
1998 439,784 15,127,799
1999 446,519 15,319,313
2000 453,317 15,503,635
2001 460,293 15,683,849
2002 467,046 15,857,925
2003 473,383 16,024,752
2004 479,370 16,187,322
2005 485,115 16,348,778
2006 490,728 16,509,195
2007 496,190 16,671,581
2008 501,355 16,838,988
2009 506,141 17,009,731
2010 509,784 17,181,464
2011 511,447 17,351,816
2012 511,955 17,519,119
2013 512,225 17,687,006
2014 512,326 17,864,195
2015 512,394 18,047,625
2016 512,554 18,267,221
2017 512,893 18,558,868
2018 513,415 18,893,191
2019 514,104 19,197,744
2020 514,679 19,370,624
2021 516,649 19,456,334
2022 519,741 19,553,036
2023 522,331 19,658,835
2024 524,877 19,764,771

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Chile

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Chile
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Chile
1960 6.89 4.7
1961 6.92 4.66
1962 6.95 4.6
1963 6.98 4.54
1964 6.99 4.46
1965 6.99 4.36
1966 6.99 4.26
1967 6.98 4.14
1968 6.97 4.03
1969 6.95 3.9
1970 6.94 3.78
1971 6.91 3.65
1972 6.89 3.53
1973 6.86 3.41
1974 6.82 3.29
1975 6.77 3.18
1976 6.71 3.08
1977 6.65 2.98
1978 6.56 2.89
1979 6.47 2.81
1980 6.38 2.74
1981 6.27 2.69
1982 6.17 2.65
1983 6.07 2.62
1984 5.97 2.6
1985 5.92 2.59
1986 5.81 2.59
1987 5.68 2.59
1988 5.55 2.59
1989 5.45 2.59
1990 5.36 2.58
1991 5.26 2.56
1992 5.12 2.48
1993 4.95 2.43
1994 4.72 2.38
1995 4.49 2.35
1996 4.26 2.28
1997 4.05 2.2
1998 3.9 2.15
1999 3.73 2.07
2000 3.55 2.05
2001 3.37 2.01
2002 3.19 1.93
2003 3.03 1.89
2004 2.9 1.84
2005 2.73 1.83
2006 2.56 1.8
2007 2.41 1.83
2008 2.3 1.85
2009 2.25 1.86
2010 2.33 1.84
2011 2.33 1.82
2012 2.15 1.8
2013 2.07 1.79
2014 2.03 1.77
2015 1.97 1.74
2016 1.97 1.69
2017 1.93 1.56
2018 1.8 1.54
2019 1.7 1.43
2020 1.59 1.31
2021 1.55 1.18
2022 1.53 1.25
2023 1.52 1.17

Cape Verde and Chile demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Chile
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Chile
1960 19 20.4
1961 18.6 20.3
1962 18.1 20.3
1963 17.7 20.3
1964 17.4 20.3
1965 17.2 20.3
1966 17.1 20.3
1967 17 20.4
1968 17 20.5
1969 17.1 20.6
1970 17.2 20.8
1971 17.2 20.9
1972 17.2 21.1
1973 17.2 21.3
1974 17.2 21.5
1975 17 21.7
1976 16.8 22
1977 16.6 22.3
1978 16.4 22.5
1979 16.2 22.8
1980 16.1 23
1981 16.1 23.3
1982 16.3 23.6
1983 16.4 23.9
1984 16.5 24.2
1985 16.6 24.4
1986 16.7 24.7
1987 16.8 25
1988 16.8 25.3
1989 16.9 25.6
1990 17 25.9
1991 17 26.1
1992 17.1 26.4
1993 17.2 26.7
1994 17.4 27
1995 17.5 27.3
1996 17.7 27.7
1997 17.9 28
1998 18.1 28.3
1999 18.3 28.7
2000 18.6 29
2001 18.9 29.4
2002 19.2 29.8
2003 19.6 30.2
2004 19.9 30.6
2005 20.4 30.9
2006 20.8 31.3
2007 21.3 31.7
2008 21.7 32.1
2009 22.1 32.4
2010 22.6 32.7
2011 23.1 33.1
2012 23.6 33.4
2013 24.2 33.7
2014 24.7 34
2015 25.2 34.3
2016 25.7 34.6
2017 26.2 34.9
2018 26.6 35.1
2019 27 35.3
2020 27.3 35.7
2021 27.8 36.2
2022 28.3 36.6
2023 28.8 37
2024 29.4 37.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Chile
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$311B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
26.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.9%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
114,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-2.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
8.76%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
56.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
30.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
34.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.3%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
81,274
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.53%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
437
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$262B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$44.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$100M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
5,431,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
85.1%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Chile
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
2,039 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$16.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
84 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
4.27 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
66.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
12%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
62.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,323 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
48.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
26%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Chile
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+58,316
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
88.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
67.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
63
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
6.74
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
162
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
97.2%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
9.53%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
94.5%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Chile
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$1,715
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$601
2023
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
3.17
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
10
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
7.2
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
39.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
12.2%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
28.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
7.56 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Chile
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
14,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
41,303 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
71,736 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
53,427 mi
2020

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