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Cape Verde vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 167th vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Cuba
Population
529186
10937204
Population rank 169/197 89/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 170/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 117/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 75/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Cape Verde and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Cuba
Year GDP
Cape Verde Cuba
1970 - $5,693,005,200
1971 - $6,914,658,400
1972 - $8,135,150,892
1973 - $9,987,709,650
1974 - $11,405,957,317
1975 - $13,027,415,244
1976 - $13,789,579,903
1977 - $14,206,158,675
1978 - $17,844,705,325
1979 - $19,584,443,288
1980 $142,246,815 $19,912,889,861
1981 $139,468,209 $20,150,254,096
1982 $140,630,679 $20,953,510,235
1983 $138,476,176 $22,204,940,512
1984 $132,019,039 $24,039,383,608
1985 $137,728,205 $22,920,490,774
1986 $190,651,168 $24,226,574,634
1987 $235,253,065 $25,213,935,012
1988 $264,308,140 $27,458,999,472
1989 $267,448,571 $27,023,468,666
1990 $306,890,963 $28,645,436,569
1991 $319,827,059 $24,316,556,026
1992 $357,160,985 $22,085,858,243
1993 $490,417,390 $22,367,254,865
1994 $406,580,652 $28,448,326,757
1995 $487,148,994 $30,429,803,651
1996 $501,979,270 $25,017,368,700
1997 $490,608,658 $25,365,908,100
1998 $521,910,561 $25,736,331,200
1999 $592,416,703 $28,364,615,200
2000 $539,227,278 $30,565,400,000
2001 $563,090,490 $31,682,400,000
2002 $620,507,387 $33,590,500,000
2003 $813,260,469 $35,901,200,000
2004 $924,940,012 $38,203,000,000
2005 $972,241,677 $42,643,836,100
2006 $1,107,571,458 $48,835,925,926
2007 $1,649,621,739 $54,262,870,370
2008 $1,959,620,648 $56,302,129,630
2009 $1,852,334,575 $57,481,481,481
2010 $1,824,751,468 $59,562,962,963
2011 $2,046,817,987 $68,990,000,000
2012 $1,913,081,210 $73,141,000,000
2013 $2,028,910,915 $77,148,000,000
2014 $2,041,930,125 $80,656,100,000
2015 $1,749,857,620 $87,132,800,000
2016 $1,849,789,986 $91,370,407,864
2017 $1,996,741,540 $96,850,649,692
2018 $2,205,099,507 $100,050,036,096
2019 $2,252,177,124 $103,427,600,000
2020 $1,821,565,614 $107,351,800,000
2021 $2,051,842,619 -
2022 $2,247,003,344 -
2023 $2,539,203,429 -
2024 $2,767,599,017 -

Cape Verde and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Cuba
1970 - $645
1971 - $770
1972 - $892
1973 - $1,079
1974 - $1,217
1975 - $1,374
1976 - $1,441
1977 - $1,472
1978 - $1,837
1979 - $2,006
1980 $440 $2,031
1981 $425 $2,046
1982 $423 $2,114
1983 $410 $2,222
1984 $385 $2,386
1985 $396 $2,257
1986 $541 $2,365
1987 $658 $2,440
1988 $729 $2,632
1989 $727 $2,566
1990 $817 $2,694
1991 $832 $2,269
1992 $908 $2,048
1993 $1,220 $2,063
1994 $991 $2,613
1995 $1,165 $2,785
1996 $1,180 $2,282
1997 $1,134 $2,306
1998 $1,187 $2,332
1999 $1,327 $2,562
2000 $1,190 $2,751
2001 $1,223 $2,843
2002 $1,329 $3,005
2003 $1,718 $3,203
2004 $1,929 $3,399
2005 $2,004 $3,786
2006 $2,257 $4,330
2007 $3,325 $4,807
2008 $3,909 $4,986
2009 $3,660 $5,089
2010 $3,579 $5,272
2011 $4,002 $6,104
2012 $3,737 $6,471
2013 $3,961 $6,828
2014 $3,986 $7,147
2015 $3,415 $7,728
2016 $3,609 $8,111
2017 $3,893 $8,611
2018 $4,295 $8,911
2019 $4,381 $9,232
2020 $3,539 $9,605
2021 $3,971 -
2022 $4,323 -
2023 $4,861 -
2024 $5,273 -

Cape Verde vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Cuba
1950 44.9 59
1951 45.6 59.4
1952 46.2 59.8
1953 46.4 60.2
1954 46.6 60.7
1955 46.9 61.2
1956 47.1 61.5
1957 47.4 61.9
1958 47.7 62.3
1959 48.2 62.8
1960 48.7 63.3
1961 49.4 63.7
1962 50.2 64.4
1963 51.1 64.3
1964 52.1 65.3
1965 53 65.6
1966 53.9 66.1
1967 54.7 66.5
1968 55.4 66.9
1969 56 67.4
1970 56.6 67.9
1971 57 68.4
1972 57.5 68.9
1973 58 69.3
1974 58.4 69.9
1975 59 70.4
1976 59.4 70.9
1977 60 71.4
1978 60.4 71.9
1979 60.7 72.3
1980 61 72.6
1981 61.3 73
1982 61.5 73.4
1983 61.8 73.6
1984 61.8 73.6
1985 62.3 73.5
1986 62.6 73.6
1987 62.9 73.6
1988 63.2 73.7
1989 63.6 73.7
1990 63.9 73.8
1991 64.1 73.8
1992 64.3 73.8
1993 64.5 73.9
1994 64.6 74.1
1995 63.7 74.3
1996 65.5 74.7
1997 66.1 75.1
1998 66.7 75.4
1999 67.4 75.7
2000 68.1 75.9
2001 68.7 76.4
2002 69.4 76.8
2003 70 77.4
2004 70.5 77.3
2005 70.9 77.5
2006 71.3 77.4
2007 71.5 77.6
2008 71.9 77.6
2009 72.1 77.6
2010 72.5 77.9
2011 72.9 78.1
2012 73.3 78.2
2013 73.5 78
2014 73.8 77.8
2015 74.1 77.7
2016 74.4 77.6
2017 74.7 77.3
2018 74.8 77.4
2019 75.4 77.4
2020 73.8 77.4
2021 74.4 73.2
2022 75.9 77.6
2023 76.1 78.1
2024 76.2 78.3
2025 76.4 78.4

Cape Verde and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Cuba
Year Population
Cape Verde Cuba
1960 210,024 7,238,081
1961 215,087 7,387,117
1962 221,919 7,541,098
1963 229,373 7,701,660
1964 237,006 7,866,020
1965 244,856 8,030,797
1966 252,976 8,193,450
1967 261,404 8,352,625
1968 270,164 8,509,522
1969 279,248 8,666,640
1970 287,885 8,824,382
1971 294,046 8,979,085
1972 297,386 9,123,891
1973 299,881 9,255,328
1974 302,570 9,374,183
1975 305,847 9,479,726
1976 309,455 9,571,242
1977 312,834 9,648,440
1978 316,147 9,711,980
1979 319,480 9,763,355
1980 323,301 9,804,796
1981 327,846 9,849,320
1982 332,724 9,912,681
1983 337,654 9,991,026
1984 342,505 10,073,299
1985 347,365 10,157,228
1986 352,312 10,244,247
1987 357,302 10,335,342
1988 362,329 10,432,585
1989 367,803 10,533,243
1990 375,428 10,631,799
1991 384,586 10,717,640
1992 393,415 10,785,801
1993 401,965 10,841,031
1994 410,228 10,886,021
1995 418,104 10,925,362
1996 425,581 10,962,010
1997 432,798 10,997,934
1998 439,784 11,034,712
1999 446,519 11,072,230
2000 453,317 11,109,109
2001 460,293 11,144,132
2002 467,046 11,177,418
2003 473,383 11,209,383
2004 479,370 11,238,756
2005 485,115 11,262,554
2006 490,728 11,278,550
2007 496,190 11,287,272
2008 501,355 11,291,762
2009 506,141 11,294,719
2010 509,784 11,297,409
2011 511,447 11,301,571
2012 511,955 11,303,175
2013 512,225 11,298,167
2014 512,326 11,285,775
2015 512,394 11,275,065
2016 512,554 11,265,612
2017 512,893 11,247,829
2018 513,415 11,227,118
2019 514,104 11,202,846
2020 514,679 11,176,354
2021 516,649 11,122,168
2022 519,741 11,059,820
2023 522,331 11,019,931
2024 524,877 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Cuba

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Cuba
1960 6.89 4.13
1961 6.92 4.26
1962 6.95 4.42
1963 6.98 4.56
1964 6.99 4.53
1965 6.99 4.5
1966 6.99 4.4
1967 6.98 4.29
1968 6.97 4.19
1969 6.95 4.12
1970 6.94 3.98
1971 6.91 3.8
1972 6.89 3.61
1973 6.86 3.4
1974 6.82 3.16
1975 6.77 2.82
1976 6.71 2.51
1977 6.65 2.21
1978 6.56 1.88
1979 6.47 1.77
1980 6.38 1.64
1981 6.27 1.59
1982 6.17 1.78
1983 6.07 1.8
1984 5.97 1.77
1985 5.92 1.77
1986 5.81 1.78
1987 5.68 1.8
1988 5.55 1.85
1989 5.45 1.83
1990 5.36 1.81
1991 5.26 1.66
1992 5.12 1.56
1993 4.95 1.49
1994 4.72 1.47
1995 4.49 1.48
1996 4.26 1.46
1997 4.05 1.59
1998 3.9 1.62
1999 3.73 1.64
2000 3.55 1.61
2001 3.37 1.6
2002 3.19 1.65
2003 3.03 1.63
2004 2.9 1.55
2005 2.73 1.49
2006 2.56 1.4
2007 2.41 1.44
2008 2.3 1.58
2009 2.25 1.68
2010 2.33 1.67
2011 2.33 1.73
2012 2.15 1.67
2013 2.07 1.68
2014 2.03 1.66
2015 1.97 1.69
2016 1.97 1.6
2017 1.93 1.59
2018 1.8 1.61
2019 1.7 1.54
2020 1.59 1.49
2021 1.55 1.43
2022 1.53 1.41
2023 1.52 1.44

Cape Verde and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Cuba
1960 19 22.5
1961 18.6 22.5
1962 18.1 22.4
1963 17.7 22.3
1964 17.4 22.2
1965 17.2 22.1
1966 17.1 22
1967 17 21.9
1968 17 21.9
1969 17.1 21.8
1970 17.2 21.8
1971 17.2 21.9
1972 17.2 21.9
1973 17.2 22.1
1974 17.2 22.2
1975 17 22.5
1976 16.8 22.7
1977 16.6 23
1978 16.4 23.4
1979 16.2 23.7
1980 16.1 24.1
1981 16.1 24.5
1982 16.3 24.8
1983 16.4 25.1
1984 16.5 25.5
1985 16.6 25.9
1986 16.7 26.3
1987 16.8 26.7
1988 16.8 27.1
1989 16.9 27.5
1990 17 27.9
1991 17 28.3
1992 17.1 28.7
1993 17.2 29.2
1994 17.4 29.7
1995 17.5 30.3
1996 17.7 30.9
1997 17.9 31.4
1998 18.1 32
1999 18.3 32.5
2000 18.6 33.1
2001 18.9 33.6
2002 19.2 34.2
2003 19.6 34.7
2004 19.9 35.2
2005 20.4 35.7
2006 20.8 36.2
2007 21.3 36.8
2008 21.7 37.3
2009 22.1 37.7
2010 22.6 38.2
2011 23.1 38.6
2012 23.6 39.1
2013 24.2 39.7
2014 24.7 40.2
2015 25.2 40.6
2016 25.7 40.9
2017 26.2 41.3
2018 26.6 41.6
2019 27 41.9
2020 27.3 42.1
2021 27.8 42.3
2022 28.3 42.5
2023 28.8 42.8
2024 29.4 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
25.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
n/a

Energy

Cape Verde Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Cuba
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.7%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
9.43
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Cuba
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
n/a

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