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Cape Verde vs Dominica statistics compared

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Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 66.2K in Dominica (ranked 188/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 289.6 sq mi for Dominica (ranked 167th vs. 175th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Dominica
Population
529186
65870
Population rank 169/197 188/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$689M
2024
GDP rank 170/197 190/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$10,405
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 84/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$21,301
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$719M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
100.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$10,858
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 53/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$6,142
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
289.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.48
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
37 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Dominica: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Dominica economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Dominica
Year GDP
Cape Verde Dominica
1977 - $45,872,947
1978 - $57,130,216
1979 - $55,017,759
1980 $142,246,815 $72,804,653
1981 $139,468,209 $82,107,391
1982 $140,630,679 $89,527,577
1983 $138,476,176 $98,665,191
1984 $132,019,039 $109,157,071
1985 $137,728,205 $119,491,933
1986 $190,651,168 $135,161,959
1987 $235,253,065 $151,868,754
1988 $264,308,140 $171,106,184
1989 $267,448,571 $185,137,243
1990 $306,890,963 $201,429,630
1991 $319,827,059 $219,762,963
1992 $357,160,985 $234,059,259
1993 $490,417,390 $245,525,926
1994 $406,580,652 $264,374,074
1995 $487,148,994 $274,522,222
1996 $501,979,270 $292,285,185
1997 $490,608,658 $302,988,889
1998 $521,910,561 $322,411,111
1999 $592,416,703 $331,759,259
2000 $539,227,278 $333,470,370
2001 $563,090,490 $377,462,963
2002 $620,507,387 $375,200,000
2003 $813,260,469 $373,318,519
2004 $924,940,012 $396,711,111
2005 $972,241,677 $391,455,556
2006 $1,107,571,458 $416,674,074
2007 $1,649,621,739 $444,685,185
2008 $1,959,620,648 $480,003,704
2009 $1,852,334,575 $515,618,519
2010 $1,824,751,468 $519,859,259
2011 $2,046,817,987 $532,081,481
2012 $1,913,081,210 $520,355,556
2013 $2,028,910,915 $545,325,926
2014 $2,041,930,125 $572,255,556
2015 $1,749,857,620 $583,177,778
2016 $1,849,789,986 $612,711,111
2017 $1,996,741,540 $563,355,556
2018 $2,205,099,507 $628,244,444
2019 $2,252,177,124 $644,259,259
2020 $1,821,565,614 $528,944,444
2021 $2,051,842,619 $562,911,111
2022 $2,247,003,344 $623,062,963
2023 $2,539,203,429 $659,311,111
2024 $2,767,599,017 $688,881,481

Cape Verde and Dominica economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Dominica
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Dominica
1977 - $634
1978 - $786
1979 - $754
1980 $440 $996
1981 $425 $1,125
1982 $423 $1,232
1983 $410 $1,363
1984 $385 $1,515
1985 $396 $1,666
1986 $541 $1,893
1987 $658 $2,138
1988 $729 $2,423
1989 $727 $2,639
1990 $817 $2,893
1991 $832 $3,171
1992 $908 $3,376
1993 $1,220 $3,536
1994 $991 $3,805
1995 $1,165 $3,952
1996 $1,180 $4,211
1997 $1,134 $4,372
1998 $1,187 $4,664
1999 $1,327 $4,817
2000 $1,190 $4,867
2001 $1,223 $5,528
2002 $1,329 $5,488
2003 $1,718 $5,447
2004 $1,929 $5,779
2005 $2,004 $5,695
2006 $2,257 $6,056
2007 $3,325 $6,459
2008 $3,909 $6,971
2009 $3,660 $7,487
2010 $3,579 $7,550
2011 $4,002 $7,705
2012 $3,737 $7,529
2013 $3,961 $7,822
2014 $3,986 $8,132
2015 $3,415 $8,283
2016 $3,609 $8,803
2017 $3,893 $8,225
2018 $4,295 $9,215
2019 $4,381 $9,491
2020 $3,539 $7,828
2021 $3,971 $8,376
2022 $4,323 $9,324
2023 $4,861 $9,913
2024 $5,273 $10,405

Cape Verde vs. Dominica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Dominica
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Dominica
1950 44.9 44.5
1951 45.6 46.3
1952 46.2 48.2
1953 46.4 50
1954 46.6 51.7
1955 46.9 53.4
1956 47.1 55
1957 47.4 56.5
1958 47.7 57.9
1959 48.2 59.1
1960 48.7 60.1
1961 49.4 61
1962 50.2 61.9
1963 51.1 62.6
1964 52.1 63.3
1965 53 63.9
1966 53.9 64.5
1967 54.7 64.9
1968 55.4 65.3
1969 56 65.7
1970 56.6 66.2
1971 57 66.8
1972 57.5 67.5
1973 58 68.1
1974 58.4 68.6
1975 59 69.1
1976 59.4 69.4
1977 60 69.7
1978 60.4 70.1
1979 60.7 69.2
1980 61 71
1981 61.3 71.5
1982 61.5 71.7
1983 61.8 72
1984 61.8 71.9
1985 62.3 71.9
1986 62.6 71.7
1987 62.9 71.4
1988 63.2 71
1989 63.6 70.7
1990 63.9 70.5
1991 64.1 70.4
1992 64.3 70.5
1993 64.5 70.6
1994 64.6 70.8
1995 63.7 70.8
1996 65.5 71
1997 66.1 71.2
1998 66.7 71.4
1999 67.4 71.5
2000 68.1 71.7
2001 68.7 71.9
2002 69.4 71.9
2003 70 71.9
2004 70.5 72
2005 70.9 72
2006 71.3 72
2007 71.5 71.9
2008 71.9 71.9
2009 72.1 71.8
2010 72.5 71.7
2011 72.9 71.5
2012 73.3 71.4
2013 73.5 71.2
2014 73.8 71.2
2015 74.1 70
2016 74.4 71.2
2017 74.7 68.6
2018 74.8 71.4
2019 75.4 71.3
2020 73.8 71.3
2021 74.4 69.8
2022 75.9 71.1
2023 76.1 71.1
2024 76.2 71.3
2025 76.4 71.5

Cape Verde and Dominica population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Dominica
Year Population
Cape Verde Dominica
1960 210,024 59,372
1961 215,087 60,209
1962 221,919 60,948
1963 229,373 61,739
1964 237,006 62,587
1965 244,856 63,505
1966 252,976 64,507
1967 261,404 65,585
1968 270,164 66,732
1969 279,248 67,934
1970 287,885 68,908
1971 294,046 69,532
1972 297,386 70,060
1973 299,881 70,585
1974 302,570 71,091
1975 305,847 71,570
1976 309,455 72,017
1977 312,834 72,406
1978 316,147 72,724
1979 319,480 72,959
1980 323,301 73,083
1981 327,846 72,986
1982 332,724 72,688
1983 337,654 72,365
1984 342,505 72,056
1985 347,365 71,744
1986 352,312 71,406
1987 357,302 71,023
1988 362,329 70,608
1989 367,803 70,153
1990 375,428 69,627
1991 384,586 69,296
1992 393,415 69,325
1993 401,965 69,433
1994 410,228 69,477
1995 418,104 69,469
1996 425,581 69,410
1997 432,798 69,299
1998 439,784 69,124
1999 446,519 68,870
2000 453,317 68,511
2001 460,293 68,288
2002 467,046 68,367
2003 473,383 68,531
2004 479,370 68,649
2005 485,115 68,734
2006 490,728 68,806
2007 496,190 68,847
2008 501,355 68,854
2009 506,141 68,864
2010 509,784 68,859
2011 511,447 69,053
2012 511,955 69,118
2013 512,225 69,715
2014 512,326 70,373
2015 512,394 70,410
2016 512,554 69,606
2017 512,893 68,496
2018 513,415 68,174
2019 514,104 67,880
2020 514,679 67,573
2021 516,649 67,202
2022 519,741 66,826
2023 522,331 66,510
2024 524,877 66,205

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Dominica

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Dominica
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Dominica
1960 6.89 6.18
1961 6.92 6.16
1962 6.95 6.12
1963 6.98 6.08
1964 6.99 6.03
1965 6.99 5.95
1966 6.99 5.86
1967 6.98 5.74
1968 6.97 5.59
1969 6.95 5.41
1970 6.94 5.22
1971 6.91 4.99
1972 6.89 4.67
1973 6.86 4.28
1974 6.82 3.84
1975 6.77 3.46
1976 6.71 3.19
1977 6.65 3.02
1978 6.56 2.96
1979 6.47 2.96
1980 6.38 3.04
1981 6.27 3.11
1982 6.17 3.17
1983 6.07 3.18
1984 5.97 3.15
1985 5.92 3.12
1986 5.81 3.08
1987 5.68 3.06
1988 5.55 3.06
1989 5.45 3.06
1990 5.36 3.09
1991 5.26 3.15
1992 5.12 3.18
1993 4.95 3.2
1994 4.72 2.96
1995 4.49 2.71
1996 4.26 2.55
1997 4.05 2.41
1998 3.9 2.32
1999 3.73 2.46
2000 3.55 2.35
2001 3.37 2.4
2002 3.19 2.16
2003 3.03 2.08
2004 2.9 2.02
2005 2.73 2
2006 2.56 2.07
2007 2.41 2.02
2008 2.3 1.97
2009 2.25 1.92
2010 2.33 1.89
2011 2.33 1.86
2012 2.15 1.83
2013 2.07 1.78
2014 2.03 1.71
2015 1.97 1.65
2016 1.97 1.58
2017 1.93 1.54
2018 1.8 1.52
2019 1.7 1.5
2020 1.59 1.5
2021 1.55 1.48
2022 1.53 1.48
2023 1.52 1.48

Cape Verde and Dominica demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Dominica
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Dominica
1960 19 18
1961 18.6 17.8
1962 18.1 17.6
1963 17.7 17.4
1964 17.4 17.2
1965 17.2 16.9
1966 17.1 16.6
1967 17 16.3
1968 17 16
1969 17.1 15.7
1970 17.2 15.7
1971 17.2 15.9
1972 17.2 16.3
1973 17.2 16.6
1974 17.2 16.9
1975 17 17.2
1976 16.8 17.5
1977 16.6 17.8
1978 16.4 18.1
1979 16.2 18.4
1980 16.1 18.7
1981 16.1 19.1
1982 16.3 19.6
1983 16.4 20
1984 16.5 20.6
1985 16.6 21.1
1986 16.7 21.6
1987 16.8 22
1988 16.8 22.3
1989 16.9 22.6
1990 17 22.9
1991 17 23.2
1992 17.1 23.6
1993 17.2 24
1994 17.4 24.5
1995 17.5 25
1996 17.7 25.6
1997 17.9 26.1
1998 18.1 26.6
1999 18.3 27.1
2000 18.6 27.6
2001 18.9 28
2002 19.2 28.4
2003 19.6 28.8
2004 19.9 29.2
2005 20.4 29.6
2006 20.8 30
2007 21.3 30.3
2008 21.7 30.6
2009 22.1 31
2010 22.6 31.5
2011 23.1 31.6
2012 23.6 31.8
2013 24.2 31.4
2014 24.7 31.2
2015 25.2 31.6
2016 25.7 32.8
2017 26.2 34.1
2018 26.6 34.5
2019 27 35
2020 27.3 35.5
2021 27.8 35.9
2022 28.3 36.3
2023 28.8 36.6
2024 29.4 37

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Dominica
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$676M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
52.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.39%
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
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
11%
2001
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
56.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
13.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
55.3
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
$156M
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$38.6M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
140,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
75.1%
2018

Energy

Cape Verde Dominica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
625 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.08 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
1.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
8.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
20.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Dominica
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.0008%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-200
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
72.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.91 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
45.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
30
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
26.1
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
10.9
2016
Visa free countries
75
2025
136
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
94%
2003
English speaking
8%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Dominica
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$574
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$157.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0.44%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
1.12
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
35.5
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
32.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
12.9%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
5.02 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Dominica
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
4,374 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
96.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
184.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
940 mi
2018

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