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Cape Verde vs Curacao statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 167th vs. 182nd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Curacao
Population
529186
155910
Population rank 169/197 179/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$3.28B
2023
GDP rank 170/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$21,062
2023
GDP per capita rank 117/197 56/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$30,716
2023
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
$14,281
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
171.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
909 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
39.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
77.2 years
2025

Cape Verde and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Curacao
Year GDP
Cape Verde Curacao
1980 $142,246,815 -
1981 $139,468,209 -
1982 $140,630,679 -
1983 $138,476,176 -
1984 $132,019,039 -
1985 $137,728,205 -
1986 $190,651,168 -
1987 $235,253,065 -
1988 $264,308,140 -
1989 $267,448,571 -
1990 $306,890,963 -
1991 $319,827,059 -
1992 $357,160,985 -
1993 $490,417,390 -
1994 $406,580,652 -
1995 $487,148,994 -
1996 $501,979,270 -
1997 $490,608,658 -
1998 $521,910,561 -
1999 $592,416,703 -
2000 $539,227,278 $2,120,511,229
2001 $563,090,490 $2,143,450,726
2002 $620,507,387 $2,160,784,693
2003 $813,260,469 $2,202,117,374
2004 $924,940,012 $2,237,160,503
2005 $972,241,677 $2,344,637,263
2006 $1,107,571,458 $2,457,581,732
2007 $1,649,621,739 $2,593,831,508
2008 $1,959,620,648 $2,833,476,145
2009 $1,852,334,575 $2,869,153,184
2010 $1,824,751,468 $2,951,342,793
2011 $2,046,817,987 $2,930,092,235
2012 $1,913,081,210 $3,012,836,257
2013 $2,028,910,915 $3,033,568,603
2014 $2,041,930,125 $3,059,406,983
2015 $1,749,857,620 $3,058,779,218
2016 $1,849,789,986 $3,024,690,168
2017 $1,996,741,540 $3,033,433,240
2018 $2,205,099,507 $3,046,364,804
2019 $2,252,177,124 $3,026,124,116
2020 $1,821,565,614 $2,534,327,592
2021 $2,051,842,619 $2,739,594,360
2022 $2,247,003,344 $3,075,180,835
2023 $2,539,203,429 $3,281,419,347
2024 $2,767,599,017 -

Cape Verde and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Curacao
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 -
1989 $727 -
1990 $817 -
1991 $832 -
1992 $908 -
1993 $1,220 -
1994 $991 -
1995 $1,165 -
1996 $1,180 -
1997 $1,134 -
1998 $1,187 -
1999 $1,327 -
2000 $1,190 $15,841
2001 $1,223 $16,610
2002 $1,329 $16,724
2003 $1,718 $16,696
2004 $1,929 $16,671
2005 $2,004 $17,032
2006 $2,257 $17,400
2007 $3,325 $18,006
2008 $3,909 $19,423
2009 $3,660 $19,540
2010 $3,579 $19,847
2011 $4,002 $19,426
2012 $3,737 $19,810
2013 $3,961 $19,721
2014 $3,986 $19,623
2015 $3,415 $19,362
2016 $3,609 $18,944
2017 $3,893 $18,938
2018 $4,295 $19,119
2019 $4,381 $19,221
2020 $3,539 $16,356
2021 $3,971 $17,980
2022 $4,323 $20,502
2023 $4,861 $21,062
2024 $5,273 -

Cape Verde vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Curacao
1950 44.9 60.3
1951 45.6 61
1952 46.2 61.6
1953 46.4 62.1
1954 46.6 62.7
1955 46.9 63.3
1956 47.1 63.8
1957 47.4 64.2
1958 47.7 64.7
1959 48.2 65.1
1960 48.7 65.4
1961 49.4 65.7
1962 50.2 66
1963 51.1 66.3
1964 52.1 66.6
1965 53 66.9
1966 53.9 67.1
1967 54.7 67.4
1968 55.4 67.7
1969 56 67.9
1970 56.6 68.2
1971 57 68.5
1972 57.5 68.8
1973 58 69.1
1974 58.4 69.4
1975 59 69.7
1976 59.4 70
1977 60 70.2
1978 60.4 70.4
1979 60.7 70.7
1980 61 71
1981 61.3 71.2
1982 61.5 71.4
1983 61.8 71.5
1984 61.8 71.7
1985 62.3 71.9
1986 62.6 72
1987 62.9 72.1
1988 63.2 72.2
1989 63.6 72.2
1990 63.9 72.4
1991 64.1 72.5
1992 64.3 72.7
1993 64.5 72.7
1994 64.6 72.8
1995 63.7 72.8
1996 65.5 72.9
1997 66.1 73
1998 66.7 73.1
1999 67.4 73.2
2000 68.1 73.3
2001 68.7 73.4
2002 69.4 73.5
2003 70 73.6
2004 70.5 73.7
2005 70.9 73.9
2006 71.3 74
2007 71.5 74.1
2008 71.9 74.3
2009 72.1 74.5
2010 72.5 75.1
2011 72.9 75.6
2012 73.3 76
2013 73.5 76.2
2014 73.8 76.4
2015 74.1 76.5
2016 74.4 76.3
2017 74.7 76.4
2018 74.8 76.5
2019 75.4 76.5
2020 73.8 76.5
2021 74.4 75.7
2022 75.9 76.7
2023 76.1 76.8
2024 76.2 77
2025 76.4 77.2

Cape Verde and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Curacao
Year Population
Cape Verde Curacao
1960 210,024 124,826
1961 215,087 126,125
1962 221,919 128,414
1963 229,373 130,860
1964 237,006 133,148
1965 244,856 135,266
1966 252,976 136,682
1967 261,404 138,140
1968 270,164 140,298
1969 279,248 142,581
1970 287,885 144,739
1971 294,046 147,389
1972 297,386 147,710
1973 299,881 146,912
1974 302,570 148,351
1975 305,847 149,129
1976 309,455 149,399
1977 312,834 149,459
1978 316,147 148,341
1979 319,480 147,851
1980 323,301 148,041
1981 327,846 148,629
1982 332,724 150,101
1983 337,654 151,159
1984 342,505 151,940
1985 347,365 152,711
1986 352,312 152,662
1987 357,302 151,456
1988 362,329 149,254
1989 367,803 146,937
1990 375,428 145,400
1991 384,586 144,403
1992 393,415 143,912
1993 401,965 144,299
1994 410,228 144,630
1995 418,104 145,139
1996 425,581 146,306
1997 432,798 146,956
1998 439,784 144,472
1999 446,519 139,428
2000 453,317 133,860
2001 460,293 129,047
2002 467,046 129,205
2003 473,383 131,897
2004 479,370 134,192
2005 485,115 137,658
2006 490,728 141,239
2007 496,190 144,056
2008 501,355 145,880
2009 506,141 146,833
2010 509,784 148,703
2011 511,447 150,831
2012 511,955 152,088
2013 512,225 153,822
2014 512,326 155,909
2015 512,394 157,980
2016 512,554 159,664
2017 512,893 160,175
2018 513,415 159,336
2019 514,104 157,441
2020 514,679 154,947
2021 516,649 152,369
2022 519,741 149,996
2023 522,331 155,800
2024 524,877 155,900

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Curacao

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Curacao
1960 6.89 5.13
1961 6.92 5.04
1962 6.95 4.93
1963 6.98 4.8
1964 6.99 4.64
1965 6.99 4.47
1966 6.99 4.26
1967 6.98 4.06
1968 6.97 3.83
1969 6.95 3.61
1970 6.94 3.4
1971 6.91 3.18
1972 6.89 2.99
1973 6.86 2.87
1974 6.82 2.77
1975 6.77 2.66
1976 6.71 2.55
1977 6.65 2.46
1978 6.56 2.38
1979 6.47 2.31
1980 6.38 2.27
1981 6.27 2.25
1982 6.17 2.24
1983 6.07 2.24
1984 5.97 2.24
1985 5.92 2.24
1986 5.81 2.24
1987 5.68 2.24
1988 5.55 2.25
1989 5.45 2.27
1990 5.36 2.3
1991 5.26 2.37
1992 5.12 2.43
1993 4.95 2.44
1994 4.72 2.43
1995 4.49 2.42
1996 4.26 2.4
1997 4.05 2.37
1998 3.9 2.32
1999 3.73 2.29
2000 3.55 2.34
2001 3.37 2.4
2002 3.19 2.3
2003 3.03 2.19
2004 2.9 2.1
2005 2.73 2.04
2006 2.56 2.1
2007 2.41 2
2008 2.3 2.2
2009 2.25 2.1
2010 2.33 2.2
2011 2.33 2.1
2012 2.15 2.2
2013 2.07 2.1
2014 2.03 2
2015 1.97 1.9
2016 1.97 1.7
2017 1.93 1.5
2018 1.8 1.7
2019 1.7 1.6
2020 1.59 1.4
2021 1.55 1.4
2022 1.53 1.3
2023 1.52 1.2

Cape Verde and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Curacao
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Curacao
1960 19 19.8
1961 18.6 19.6
1962 18.1 19.5
1963 17.7 19.4
1964 17.4 19.4
1965 17.2 19.5
1966 17.1 19.5
1967 17 19.6
1968 17 19.7
1969 17.1 19.7
1970 17.2 19.8
1971 17.2 19.9
1972 17.2 20.1
1973 17.2 20.4
1974 17.2 20.8
1975 17 21.2
1976 16.8 21.6
1977 16.6 22
1978 16.4 22.4
1979 16.2 22.8
1980 16.1 23.3
1981 16.1 23.7
1982 16.3 24.1
1983 16.4 24.6
1984 16.5 25.1
1985 16.6 25.6
1986 16.7 26.1
1987 16.8 26.6
1988 16.8 27.1
1989 16.9 27.7
1990 17 28.2
1991 17 28.7
1992 17.1 29.2
1993 17.2 29.8
1994 17.4 30.3
1995 17.5 30.8
1996 17.7 31.3
1997 17.9 31.8
1998 18.1 32.4
1999 18.3 33
2000 18.6 33.6
2001 18.9 34.1
2002 19.2 34.6
2003 19.6 35.3
2004 19.9 35.8
2005 20.4 36.3
2006 20.8 36.8
2007 21.3 37.3
2008 21.7 37.9
2009 22.1 38.4
2010 22.6 39
2011 23.1 39.5
2012 23.6 39.9
2013 24.2 39.9
2014 24.7 39.9
2015 25.2 40
2016 25.7 40.1
2017 26.2 40.2
2018 26.6 38.4
2019 27 37.6
2020 27.3 38.5
2021 27.8 38.7
2022 28.3 39
2023 28.8 39.2
2024 29.4 39.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
78
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
27.8%
2020

Energy

Cape Verde Curacao
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
5,775 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$5.12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
2.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.15%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
236.1%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,140 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Curacao
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
72
2025
Higher education index
27
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
17
2025
Visa free countries
75
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
n/a
English speaking
8%
2025
60%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
68.1%
2017

Health

Cape Verde Curacao
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Cape Verde Curacao
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
342 mi
2025

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