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Cape Verde vs Djibouti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 1.17M in Djibouti (ranked 158/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 8,950 sq mi for Djibouti (ranked 167th vs. 147th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Djibouti
Population
529186
1196428
Population rank 169/197 158/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$4.09B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 165/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$3,496
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 134/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$7,776
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
31.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$1,163
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 138/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$2,788
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
8,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.61
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
25.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Cape Verde and Djibouti: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Djibouti economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Djibouti
Year GDP
Cape Verde Djibouti
1980 $142,246,815 -
1981 $139,468,209 -
1982 $140,630,679 -
1983 $138,476,176 -
1984 $132,019,039 -
1985 $137,728,205 $340,989,528
1986 $190,651,168 -
1987 $235,253,065 $373,371,738
1988 $264,308,140 $395,794,539
1989 $267,448,571 $409,220,087
1990 $306,890,963 $452,328,087
1991 $319,827,059 $462,421,999
1992 $357,160,985 $478,058,305
1993 $490,417,390 $466,048,469
1994 $406,580,652 $491,689,221
1995 $487,148,994 $497,723,961
1996 $501,979,270 $494,004,648
1997 $490,608,658 $502,675,542
1998 $521,910,561 $514,267,869
1999 $592,416,703 $536,080,148
2000 $539,227,278 $551,230,862
2001 $563,090,490 $572,417,441
2002 $620,507,387 $591,122,040
2003 $813,260,469 $622,044,666
2004 $924,940,012 $666,072,102
2005 $972,241,677 $708,633,195
2006 $1,107,571,458 $768,873,684
2007 $1,649,621,739 $847,918,929
2008 $1,959,620,648 $999,105,339
2009 $1,852,334,575 $1,049,110,685
2010 $1,824,751,468 $1,128,611,700
2011 $2,046,817,987 $1,239,144,502
2012 $1,913,081,210 $1,353,632,942
2013 $2,028,910,915 $2,044,440,443
2014 $2,041,930,125 $2,220,637,966
2015 $1,749,857,620 $2,424,391,785
2016 $1,849,789,986 $2,604,955,229
2017 $1,996,741,540 $2,762,581,334
2018 $2,205,099,507 $2,913,464,658
2019 $2,252,177,124 $3,088,851,450
2020 $1,821,565,614 $3,144,136,197
2021 $2,051,842,619 $3,392,796,953
2022 $2,247,003,344 $3,562,814,909
2023 $2,539,203,429 $3,917,150,481
2024 $2,767,599,017 $4,086,402,719

Cape Verde and Djibouti economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Djibouti
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Djibouti
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 $847
1986 $541 $800
1987 $658 $822
1988 $729 $817
1989 $727 $782
1990 $817 $780
1991 $832 $733
1992 $908 $764
1993 $1,220 $759
1994 $991 $785
1995 $1,165 $786
1996 $1,180 $762
1997 $1,134 $748
1998 $1,187 $735
1999 $1,327 $740
2000 $1,190 $738
2001 $1,223 $742
2002 $1,329 $743
2003 $1,718 $765
2004 $1,929 $806
2005 $2,004 $844
2006 $2,257 $898
2007 $3,325 $970
2008 $3,909 $1,119
2009 $3,660 $1,151
2010 $3,579 $1,213
2011 $4,002 $1,306
2012 $3,737 $1,400
2013 $3,961 $2,076
2014 $3,986 $2,215
2015 $3,415 $2,376
2016 $3,609 $2,510
2017 $3,893 $2,619
2018 $4,295 $2,718
2019 $4,381 $2,837
2020 $3,539 $2,845
2021 $3,971 $3,026
2022 $4,323 $3,133
2023 $4,861 $3,398
2024 $5,273 $3,496

Cape Verde vs. Djibouti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Djibouti
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Djibouti
1950 44.9 40.7
1951 45.6 41
1952 46.2 41.2
1953 46.4 41.5
1954 46.6 41.8
1955 46.9 42
1956 47.1 42.3
1957 47.4 42.6
1958 47.7 42.8
1959 48.2 43.1
1960 48.7 43.4
1961 49.4 43.8
1962 50.2 44.1
1963 51.1 44.4
1964 52.1 44.8
1965 53 45.2
1966 53.9 45.6
1967 54.7 46.1
1968 55.4 46.6
1969 56 47.1
1970 56.6 47.5
1971 57 47.3
1972 57.5 48.5
1973 58 49.1
1974 58.4 49.5
1975 59 49.9
1976 59.4 50.3
1977 60 50.8
1978 60.4 51.2
1979 60.7 51.6
1980 61 52
1981 61.3 52.4
1982 61.5 52.9
1983 61.8 53.3
1984 61.8 53.7
1985 62.3 54.1
1986 62.6 54.5
1987 62.9 54.8
1988 63.2 55.1
1989 63.6 55.4
1990 63.9 55.5
1991 64.1 55.2
1992 64.3 54.4
1993 64.5 55.7
1994 64.6 55.6
1995 63.7 56.2
1996 65.5 56.3
1997 66.1 56.2
1998 66.7 56.4
1999 67.4 56.6
2000 68.1 56.7
2001 68.7 57.5
2002 69.4 57.8
2003 70 58
2004 70.5 58.1
2005 70.9 58.5
2006 71.3 59
2007 71.5 59.4
2008 71.9 59.8
2009 72.1 60.4
2010 72.5 60.7
2011 72.9 61.3
2012 73.3 61.7
2013 73.5 62.1
2014 73.8 62.4
2015 74.1 62.8
2016 74.4 63.3
2017 74.7 63.7
2018 74.8 64.1
2019 75.4 64.4
2020 73.8 64.2
2021 74.4 63.8
2022 75.9 65.5
2023 76.1 66
2024 76.2 66.2
2025 76.4 66.4

Cape Verde and Djibouti population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Djibouti
Year Population
Cape Verde Djibouti
1960 210,024 86,024
1961 215,087 89,390
1962 221,919 93,283
1963 229,373 97,872
1964 237,006 103,198
1965 244,856 109,092
1966 252,976 115,269
1967 261,404 121,649
1968 270,164 128,250
1969 279,248 136,078
1970 287,885 145,175
1971 294,046 155,136
1972 297,386 166,256
1973 299,881 178,449
1974 302,570 192,613
1975 305,847 209,908
1976 309,455 230,737
1977 312,834 254,613
1978 316,147 280,031
1979 319,480 304,513
1980 323,301 325,815
1981 327,846 343,047
1982 332,724 356,880
1983 337,654 369,553
1984 342,505 384,053
1985 347,365 402,687
1986 352,312 426,341
1987 357,302 454,399
1988 362,329 484,523
1989 367,803 523,355
1990 375,428 579,538
1991 384,586 631,092
1992 393,415 626,010
1993 401,965 614,245
1994 410,228 626,710
1995 418,104 633,074
1996 425,581 648,348
1997 432,798 671,817
1998 439,784 699,352
1999 446,519 724,218
2000 453,317 747,318
2001 460,293 771,313
2002 467,046 795,574
2003 473,383 813,519
2004 479,370 826,124
2005 485,115 839,167
2006 490,728 855,764
2007 496,190 874,528
2008 501,355 892,734
2009 506,141 911,527
2010 509,784 930,251
2011 511,447 948,558
2012 511,955 966,747
2013 512,225 984,824
2014 512,326 1,002,717
2015 512,394 1,020,313
2016 512,554 1,037,653
2017 512,893 1,054,841
2018 513,415 1,071,882
2019 514,104 1,088,709
2020 514,679 1,105,188
2021 516,649 1,121,248
2022 519,741 1,137,096
2023 522,331 1,152,944
2024 524,877 1,168,722

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Djibouti

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Djibouti
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Djibouti
1960 6.89 6.85
1961 6.92 6.85
1962 6.95 6.85
1963 6.98 6.86
1964 6.99 6.87
1965 6.99 6.86
1966 6.99 6.88
1967 6.98 6.87
1968 6.97 6.88
1969 6.95 6.88
1970 6.94 6.88
1971 6.91 6.88
1972 6.89 6.85
1973 6.86 6.82
1974 6.82 6.78
1975 6.77 6.74
1976 6.71 6.69
1977 6.65 6.64
1978 6.56 6.59
1979 6.47 6.52
1980 6.38 6.46
1981 6.27 6.4
1982 6.17 6.34
1983 6.07 6.3
1984 5.97 6.25
1985 5.92 6.19
1986 5.81 6.14
1987 5.68 6.09
1988 5.55 6.03
1989 5.45 5.97
1990 5.36 5.93
1991 5.26 5.86
1992 5.12 5.75
1993 4.95 5.64
1994 4.72 5.51
1995 4.49 5.33
1996 4.26 5.15
1997 4.05 4.97
1998 3.9 4.8
1999 3.73 4.69
2000 3.55 4.6
2001 3.37 4.52
2002 3.19 4.41
2003 3.03 4.3
2004 2.9 4.16
2005 2.73 4.04
2006 2.56 3.9
2007 2.41 3.76
2008 2.3 3.62
2009 2.25 3.52
2010 2.33 3.43
2011 2.33 3.34
2012 2.15 3.26
2013 2.07 3.19
2014 2.03 3.12
2015 1.97 3.04
2016 1.97 2.97
2017 1.93 2.92
2018 1.8 2.86
2019 1.7 2.8
2020 1.59 2.75
2021 1.55 2.7
2022 1.53 2.65
2023 1.52 2.61

Cape Verde and Djibouti demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Djibouti
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Djibouti
1960 19 17.7
1961 18.6 17.7
1962 18.1 17.8
1963 17.7 17.9
1964 17.4 17.9
1965 17.2 17.9
1966 17.1 17.9
1967 17 17.9
1968 17 17.9
1969 17.1 17.8
1970 17.2 17.8
1971 17.2 17.7
1972 17.2 17.6
1973 17.2 17.5
1974 17.2 17.4
1975 17 17.3
1976 16.8 17.3
1977 16.6 17.2
1978 16.4 17.2
1979 16.2 17.2
1980 16.1 17.2
1981 16.1 17.2
1982 16.3 17.3
1983 16.4 17.3
1984 16.5 17.4
1985 16.6 17.4
1986 16.7 17.5
1987 16.8 17.6
1988 16.8 17.7
1989 16.9 17.8
1990 17 17.9
1991 17 18
1992 17.1 18.1
1993 17.2 18.2
1994 17.4 18.3
1995 17.5 18.4
1996 17.7 18.6
1997 17.9 18.9
1998 18.1 19.3
1999 18.3 19.6
2000 18.6 19.9
2001 18.9 20.2
2002 19.2 20.4
2003 19.6 20.6
2004 19.9 20.6
2005 20.4 20.7
2006 20.8 20.9
2007 21.3 21.1
2008 21.7 21.3
2009 22.1 21.6
2010 22.6 21.8
2011 23.1 22
2012 23.6 22.3
2013 24.2 22.5
2014 24.7 22.8
2015 25.2 23.1
2016 25.7 23.4
2017 26.2 23.6
2018 26.6 23.9
2019 27 24.2
2020 27.3 24.5
2021 27.8 24.8
2022 28.3 25.1
2023 28.8 25.4
2024 29.4 25.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Djibouti
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$4.14B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
3.75%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.63%
2008
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
40%
2017
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
75.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
55.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
32.3%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
1.9%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$349M
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$56M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
63,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
1.25%
2018
Banked people share n/a
12.3%
2011

Energy

Cape Verde Djibouti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
163.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.75 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
26.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
65.2%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Djibouti
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-11
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
78.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
24.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
6
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
6.48
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
67.9%
2003
English speaking
8%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
65%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Djibouti
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$81.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$25.4
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
25.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.2
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
162
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
50.4
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Djibouti
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
7,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
6,579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
23.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
1,798 mi
2013

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