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Cape Verde vs Cyprus statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 1.36M in Cyprus (ranked 155/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 3,568 sq mi for Cyprus (ranked 167th vs. 163rd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Cyprus
Population
529186
1380052
Population rank 169/197 153/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$36.3B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 104/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$26,749
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 45/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$61,240
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$23.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$17,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 34/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$24,086
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
3,568 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
381 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
82 years
2025

Cape Verde and Cyprus: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Cyprus economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Cyprus
Year GDP
Cape Verde Cyprus
1975 - $489,912,574
1976 - $576,090,074
1977 - $734,876,021
1978 - $964,024,364
1979 - $1,288,699,776
1980 $142,246,815 $2,154,311,277
1981 $139,468,209 $2,087,496,374
1982 $140,630,679 $2,159,242,417
1983 $138,476,176 $2,160,364,071
1984 $132,019,039 $2,278,248,953
1985 $137,728,205 $2,430,411,900
1986 $190,651,168 $3,090,734,463
1987 $235,253,065 $3,704,813,886
1988 $264,308,140 $4,278,792,597
1989 $267,448,571 $4,563,482,604
1990 $306,890,963 $5,591,130,218
1991 $319,827,059 $5,770,197,348
1992 $357,160,985 $6,912,150,456
1993 $490,417,390 $6,590,291,048
1994 $406,580,652 $7,425,703,929
1995 $487,148,994 $9,933,137,128
1996 $501,979,270 $10,011,914,680
1997 $490,608,658 $9,547,816,420
1998 $521,910,561 $10,248,618,778
1999 $592,416,703 $10,497,907,228
2000 $539,227,278 $9,985,847,314
2001 $563,090,490 $10,397,898,907
2002 $620,507,387 $11,420,228,846
2003 $813,260,469 $14,547,329,558
2004 $924,940,012 $17,320,551,250
2005 $972,241,677 $18,433,412,511
2006 $1,107,571,458 $20,072,754,987
2007 $1,649,621,739 $23,968,727,074
2008 $1,959,620,648 $27,844,646,258
2009 $1,852,334,575 $26,048,179,949
2010 $1,824,751,468 $25,799,940,078
2011 $2,046,817,987 $27,641,547,910
2012 $1,913,081,210 $25,047,436,975
2013 $2,028,910,915 $23,959,712,861
2014 $2,041,930,125 $23,225,918,260
2015 $1,749,857,620 $19,909,278,417
2016 $1,849,789,986 $21,046,462,281
2017 $1,996,741,540 $22,946,570,629
2018 $2,205,099,507 $25,754,001,368
2019 $2,252,177,124 $26,196,667,100
2020 $1,821,565,614 $25,555,093,854
2021 $2,051,842,619 $30,372,642,502
2022 $2,247,003,344 $30,935,566,077
2023 $2,539,203,429 $33,886,930,712
2024 $2,767,599,017 $36,333,022,329

Cape Verde and Cyprus economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Cyprus
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Cyprus
1975 - $743
1976 - $870
1977 - $1,102
1978 - $1,434
1979 - $1,902
1980 $440 $3,154
1981 $425 $3,030
1982 $423 $3,100
1983 $410 $3,055
1984 $385 $3,167
1985 $396 $3,324
1986 $541 $4,159
1987 $658 $4,908
1988 $729 $5,584
1989 $727 $5,870
1990 $817 $7,092
1991 $832 $7,222
1992 $908 $8,530
1993 $1,220 $7,978
1994 $991 $8,791
1995 $1,165 $11,514
1996 $1,180 $11,373
1997 $1,134 $10,637
1998 $1,187 $11,206
1999 $1,327 $11,273
2000 $1,190 $10,537
2001 $1,223 $10,785
2002 $1,329 $11,636
2003 $1,718 $14,553
2004 $1,929 $17,016
2005 $2,004 $17,790
2006 $2,257 $19,037
2007 $3,325 $22,344
2008 $3,909 $25,522
2009 $3,660 $23,480
2010 $3,579 $22,876
2011 $4,002 $24,110
2012 $3,737 $21,493
2013 $3,961 $20,238
2014 $3,986 $19,326
2015 $3,415 $16,326
2016 $3,609 $17,013
2017 $3,893 $18,295
2018 $4,295 $20,267
2019 $4,381 $20,360
2020 $3,539 $19,624
2021 $3,971 $23,057
2022 $4,323 $23,236
2023 $4,861 $25,195
2024 $5,273 $26,749

Cape Verde vs. Cyprus life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Cyprus
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Cyprus
1950 44.9 55.8
1951 45.6 56.8
1952 46.2 57.7
1953 46.4 58.4
1954 46.6 59.3
1955 46.9 59.7
1956 47.1 60.4
1957 47.4 61
1958 47.7 61.6
1959 48.2 62.3
1960 48.7 63.3
1961 49.4 64.1
1962 50.2 64.7
1963 51.1 61.8
1964 52.1 62.2
1965 53 66.1
1966 53.9 66.5
1967 54.7 66.9
1968 55.4 67.3
1969 56 67.6
1970 56.6 68.1
1971 57 68.4
1972 57.5 68.6
1973 58 69
1974 58.4 54.6
1975 59 70.3
1976 59.4 70.8
1977 60 71.3
1978 60.4 71.7
1979 60.7 72.2
1980 61 72.8
1981 61.3 73.1
1982 61.5 73.5
1983 61.8 73.7
1984 61.8 74
1985 62.3 74.6
1986 62.6 74.9
1987 62.9 75.3
1988 63.2 75.4
1989 63.6 75.8
1990 63.9 76
1991 64.1 76.2
1992 64.3 76.3
1993 64.5 76.3
1994 64.6 76.4
1995 63.7 76.6
1996 65.5 76.9
1997 66.1 77.1
1998 66.7 77.2
1999 67.4 77.6
2000 68.1 77.9
2001 68.7 78.2
2002 69.4 78.8
2003 70 78.9
2004 70.5 79
2005 70.9 79.2
2006 71.3 79.5
2007 71.5 79.8
2008 71.9 79.9
2009 72.1 80.4
2010 72.5 80.6
2011 72.9 80.9
2012 73.3 81.1
2013 73.5 81.3
2014 73.8 81.3
2015 74.1 81.5
2016 74.4 81.5
2017 74.7 81.5
2018 74.8 81.6
2019 75.4 81.5
2020 73.8 81.2
2021 74.4 80.6
2022 75.9 80.4
2023 76.1 81.6
2024 76.2 81.8
2025 76.4 82

Cape Verde and Cyprus population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Cyprus
Year Population
Cape Verde Cyprus
1960 210,024 586,490
1961 215,087 595,514
1962 221,919 601,466
1963 229,373 607,252
1964 237,006 612,521
1965 244,856 617,736
1966 252,976 623,390
1967 261,404 629,251
1968 270,164 635,157
1969 279,248 641,189
1970 287,885 647,446
1971 294,046 654,050
1972 297,386 661,063
1973 299,881 665,937
1974 302,570 663,254
1975 305,847 659,405
1976 309,455 662,032
1977 312,834 667,101
1978 316,147 672,249
1979 319,480 677,549
1980 323,301 683,076
1981 327,846 688,893
1982 332,724 696,497
1983 337,654 707,225
1984 342,505 719,334
1985 347,365 731,277
1986 352,312 743,105
1987 357,302 754,785
1988 362,329 766,235
1989 367,803 777,420
1990 375,428 788,351
1991 384,586 798,944
1992 393,415 810,341
1993 401,965 826,034
1994 410,228 844,667
1995 418,104 862,695
1996 425,581 880,290
1997 432,798 897,568
1998 439,784 914,548
1999 446,519 931,234
2000 453,317 947,667
2001 460,293 964,127
2002 467,046 981,440
2003 473,383 999,590
2004 479,370 1,017,875
2005 485,115 1,036,151
2006 490,728 1,054,418
2007 496,190 1,072,714
2008 501,355 1,091,026
2009 506,141 1,109,371
2010 509,784 1,127,816
2011 511,447 1,146,493
2012 511,955 1,165,397
2013 512,225 1,183,895
2014 512,326 1,201,801
2015 512,394 1,219,502
2016 512,554 1,237,112
2017 512,893 1,254,275
2018 513,415 1,270,737
2019 514,104 1,286,671
2020 514,679 1,302,247
2021 516,649 1,317,309
2022 519,741 1,331,370
2023 522,331 1,344,976
2024 524,877 1,358,282

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Cyprus

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Cyprus
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Cyprus
1960 6.89 3.39
1961 6.92 3.62
1962 6.95 3.51
1963 6.98 3.49
1964 6.99 3.41
1965 6.99 3.47
1966 6.99 3.4
1967 6.98 3.32
1968 6.97 3.27
1969 6.95 3.19
1970 6.94 3.07
1971 6.91 3.04
1972 6.89 2.99
1973 6.86 2.4
1974 6.82 2.28
1975 6.77 2.11
1976 6.71 2.33
1977 6.65 2.09
1978 6.56 2.08
1979 6.47 2.14
1980 6.38 2.3
1981 6.27 2.15
1982 6.17 2.49
1983 6.07 2.49
1984 5.97 2.51
1985 5.92 2.43
1986 5.81 2.45
1987 5.68 2.39
1988 5.55 2.47
1989 5.45 2.37
1990 5.36 2.4
1991 5.26 2.34
1992 5.12 2.46
1993 4.95 2.25
1994 4.72 2.16
1995 4.49 2.03
1996 4.26 1.95
1997 4.05 1.86
1998 3.9 1.76
1999 3.73 1.67
2000 3.55 1.64
2001 3.37 1.57
2002 3.19 1.5
2003 3.03 1.51
2004 2.9 1.51
2005 2.73 1.48
2006 2.56 1.51
2007 2.41 1.45
2008 2.3 1.48
2009 2.25 1.48
2010 2.33 1.43
2011 2.33 1.36
2012 2.15 1.38
2013 2.07 1.3
2014 2.03 1.31
2015 1.97 1.32
2016 1.97 1.36
2017 1.93 1.32
2018 1.8 1.32
2019 1.7 1.33
2020 1.59 1.36
2021 1.55 1.39
2022 1.53 1.39
2023 1.52 1.39

Cape Verde and Cyprus demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Cyprus
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Cyprus
1960 19 23.1
1961 18.6 23.1
1962 18.1 23.3
1963 17.7 23.5
1964 17.4 23.7
1965 17.2 23.9
1966 17.1 24
1967 17 24.2
1968 17 24.3
1969 17.1 24.5
1970 17.2 24.7
1971 17.2 24.9
1972 17.2 25.1
1973 17.2 25.3
1974 17.2 25.4
1975 17 25.5
1976 16.8 25.9
1977 16.6 26.3
1978 16.4 26.8
1979 16.2 27.2
1980 16.1 27.7
1981 16.1 28.2
1982 16.3 28.5
1983 16.4 28.7
1984 16.5 28.8
1985 16.6 28.9
1986 16.7 29.1
1987 16.8 29.2
1988 16.8 29.4
1989 16.9 29.6
1990 17 29.8
1991 17 30.1
1992 17.1 30.3
1993 17.2 30.4
1994 17.4 30.5
1995 17.5 30.6
1996 17.7 30.8
1997 17.9 31
1998 18.1 31.2
1999 18.3 31.4
2000 18.6 31.6
2001 18.9 31.8
2002 19.2 32
2003 19.6 32.2
2004 19.9 32.4
2005 20.4 32.6
2006 20.8 32.8
2007 21.3 33.1
2008 21.7 33.4
2009 22.1 33.6
2010 22.6 33.9
2011 23.1 34.2
2012 23.6 34.5
2013 24.2 34.8
2014 24.7 35.2
2015 25.2 35.6
2016 25.7 36
2017 26.2 36.4
2018 26.6 36.8
2019 27 37.2
2020 27.3 37.6
2021 27.8 38
2022 28.3 38.4
2023 28.8 38.8
2024 29.4 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Cyprus
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
40.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.74%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.82%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
+3.84%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
4.86%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
76.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
10.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
26.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$2.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$661M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
4,117,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
3.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
96.1%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Cyprus
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
1,673 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
7.18 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
5.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
86.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
15.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.44%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
117%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,842 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
15.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Cyprus
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+8,138
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
67.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
80.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
71
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.82
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
5.8
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.4%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
75.1%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
91.2%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Cyprus
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$2,864
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$417
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
82 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
1.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
3.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
3.5
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
23.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
35.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
6.36 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Cyprus
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.006%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
2,627 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
498 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
666 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
12,366 mi
2016

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