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Cape Verde vs East Timor statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 1.4M in East Timor (ranked 152/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 5,741 sq mi for East Timor (ranked 167th vs. 155th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde East Timor
Population
529186
1433311
Population rank 169/197 152/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$1.88B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 180/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$1,343
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 166/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$4,758
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$249M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
13.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$177.7
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 182/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$1,668
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
5,741 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
244 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
22.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
68.1 years
2025

Cape Verde and East Timor: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and East Timor economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

East Timor
Year GDP
Cape Verde East Timor
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 $128,210,142
1991 $319,827,059 $147,713,000
1992 $357,160,985 $187,891,500
1993 $490,417,390 $216,914,400
1994 $406,580,652 $239,040,500
1995 $487,148,994 $262,819,900
1996 $501,979,270 $306,956,900
1997 $490,608,658 $319,972,700
1998 $521,910,561 $325,729,800
1999 $592,416,703 $225,357,600
2000 $539,227,278 $366,924,300
2001 $563,090,490 $477,443,500
2002 $620,507,387 $469,455,500
2003 $813,260,469 $490,439,100
2004 $924,940,012 $440,772,000
2005 $972,241,677 $462,268,000
2006 $1,107,571,458 $453,792,400
2007 $1,649,621,739 $542,795,400
2008 $1,959,620,648 $648,523,600
2009 $1,852,334,575 $726,937,800
2010 $1,824,751,468 $881,909,300
2011 $2,046,817,987 $1,042,534,600
2012 $1,913,081,210 $1,160,555,000
2013 $2,028,910,915 $1,395,727,400
2014 $2,041,930,125 $1,447,535,200
2015 $1,749,857,620 $1,590,282,400
2016 $1,849,789,986 $1,640,464,600
2017 $1,996,741,540 $1,584,878,400
2018 $2,205,099,507 $1,555,988,614
2019 $2,252,177,124 $2,032,550,389
2020 $1,821,565,614 $2,162,619,241
2021 $2,051,842,619 $3,624,889,673
2022 $2,247,003,344 $3,208,593,982
2023 $2,539,203,429 $2,079,916,909
2024 $2,767,599,017 $1,881,265,333

Cape Verde and East Timor economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

East Timor
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde East Timor
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 -
1989 $727 -
1990 $817 $168.6
1991 $832 $189.8
1992 $908 $235.1
1993 $1,220 $264.1
1994 $991 $283.1
1995 $1,165 $303
1996 $1,180 $344
1997 $1,134 $349
1998 $1,187 $346
1999 $1,327 $270
2000 $1,190 $492
2001 $1,223 $588
2002 $1,329 $534
2003 $1,718 $535
2004 $1,929 $474
2005 $2,004 $487
2006 $2,257 $465
2007 $3,325 $540
2008 $3,909 $628
2009 $3,660 $687
2010 $3,579 $813
2011 $4,002 $939
2012 $3,737 $1,023
2013 $3,961 $1,205
2014 $3,986 $1,225
2015 $3,415 $1,320
2016 $3,609 $1,336
2017 $3,893 $1,266
2018 $4,295 $1,219
2019 $4,381 $1,562
2020 $3,539 $1,631
2021 $3,971 $2,685
2022 $4,323 $2,343
2023 $4,861 $1,503
2024 $5,273 $1,343

Cape Verde vs. East Timor life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

East Timor
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde East Timor
1950 44.9 29.2
1951 45.6 29.5
1952 46.2 29.8
1953 46.4 30.1
1954 46.6 30.4
1955 46.9 30.7
1956 47.1 31
1957 47.4 31.3
1958 47.7 31.7
1959 48.2 32
1960 48.7 32.4
1961 49.4 32.8
1962 50.2 33.2
1963 51.1 33.7
1964 52.1 34.1
1965 53 34.7
1966 53.9 35.2
1967 54.7 35.7
1968 55.4 36.2
1969 56 36.8
1970 56.6 37.4
1971 57 37.9
1972 57.5 38.4
1973 58 39
1974 58.4 36.5
1975 59 24.3
1976 59.4 25.9
1977 60 24.9
1978 60.4 22.9
1979 60.7 24.2
1980 61 30.2
1981 61.3 31.2
1982 61.5 32.2
1983 61.8 32.7
1984 61.8 34.5
1985 62.3 34.3
1986 62.6 34.8
1987 62.9 36
1988 63.2 36
1989 63.6 44.8
1990 63.9 45.2
1991 64.1 45.1
1992 64.3 46.2
1993 64.5 47
1994 64.6 47.9
1995 63.7 47.5
1996 65.5 48.3
1997 66.1 49
1998 66.7 48.6
1999 67.4 45.2
2000 68.1 58.1
2001 68.7 58.8
2002 69.4 59.5
2003 70 60.1
2004 70.5 60.7
2005 70.9 61.3
2006 71.3 61.9
2007 71.5 62.4
2008 71.9 62.9
2009 72.1 63.3
2010 72.5 63.7
2011 72.9 64
2012 73.3 64.4
2013 73.5 64.7
2014 73.8 65
2015 74.1 65.3
2016 74.4 65.6
2017 74.7 65.9
2018 74.8 66.2
2019 75.4 66.5
2020 73.8 66.9
2021 74.4 66.2
2022 75.9 67.4
2023 76.1 67.7
2024 76.2 67.9
2025 76.4 68.1

Cape Verde and East Timor population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

East Timor
Year Population
Cape Verde East Timor
1960 210,024 468,118
1961 215,087 475,291
1962 221,919 482,774
1963 229,373 490,564
1964 237,006 498,659
1965 244,856 507,034
1966 252,976 515,696
1967 261,404 524,648
1968 270,164 533,875
1969 279,248 543,356
1970 287,885 553,069
1971 294,046 562,966
1972 297,386 572,962
1973 299,881 582,855
1974 302,570 590,827
1975 305,847 598,158
1976 309,455 607,620
1977 312,834 618,315
1978 316,147 628,775
1979 319,480 638,719
1980 323,301 649,871
1981 327,846 660,493
1982 332,724 669,149
1983 337,654 677,707
1984 342,505 686,777
1985 347,365 696,665
1986 352,312 707,185
1987 357,302 718,476
1988 362,329 730,745
1989 367,803 744,856
1990 375,428 760,345
1991 384,586 778,278
1992 393,415 799,318
1993 401,965 821,437
1994 410,228 844,493
1995 418,104 868,146
1996 425,581 892,282
1997 432,798 917,184
1998 439,784 942,530
1999 446,519 834,697
2000 453,317 745,088
2001 460,293 812,249
2002 467,046 879,159
2003 473,383 916,878
2004 479,370 929,074
2005 485,115 948,311
2006 490,728 976,597
2007 496,190 1,004,889
2008 501,355 1,032,429
2009 506,141 1,058,782
2010 509,784 1,084,679
2011 511,447 1,110,207
2012 511,955 1,134,885
2013 512,225 1,158,695
2014 512,326 1,181,903
2015 512,394 1,205,131
2016 512,554 1,228,312
2017 512,893 1,251,703
2018 513,415 1,275,959
2019 514,104 1,300,945
2020 514,679 1,326,053
2021 516,649 1,350,139
2022 519,741 1,369,295
2023 522,331 1,384,286
2024 524,877 1,400,638

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and East Timor

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

East Timor
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde East Timor
1960 6.89 6.32
1961 6.92 6.27
1962 6.95 6.22
1963 6.98 6.16
1964 6.99 6.08
1965 6.99 6.01
1966 6.99 5.93
1967 6.98 5.86
1968 6.97 5.79
1969 6.95 5.72
1970 6.94 5.66
1971 6.91 5.58
1972 6.89 5.49
1973 6.86 5.39
1974 6.82 5.29
1975 6.77 5.19
1976 6.71 5.12
1977 6.65 5.09
1978 6.56 5.09
1979 6.47 5.14
1980 6.38 5.22
1981 6.27 5.53
1982 6.17 5.56
1983 6.07 5.59
1984 5.97 5.61
1985 5.92 5.65
1986 5.81 5.67
1987 5.68 5.68
1988 5.55 5.72
1989 5.45 5.76
1990 5.36 5.81
1991 5.26 5.84
1992 5.12 5.87
1993 4.95 5.88
1994 4.72 5.91
1995 4.49 5.94
1996 4.26 5.94
1997 4.05 5.96
1998 3.9 5.96
1999 3.73 5.97
2000 3.55 5.93
2001 3.37 5.92
2002 3.19 5.9
2003 3.03 5.85
2004 2.9 5.74
2005 2.73 5.61
2006 2.56 5.47
2007 2.41 5.33
2008 2.3 5.17
2009 2.25 4.99
2010 2.33 4.82
2011 2.33 4.61
2012 2.15 4.4
2013 2.07 4.21
2014 2.03 4
2015 1.97 3.78
2016 1.97 3.58
2017 1.93 3.4
2018 1.8 3.24
2019 1.7 3.12
2020 1.59 3.01
2021 1.55 2.89
2022 1.53 2.8
2023 1.52 2.71

Cape Verde and East Timor demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

East Timor
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde East Timor
1960 19 19.3
1961 18.6 19.4
1962 18.1 19.5
1963 17.7 19.6
1964 17.4 19.8
1965 17.2 19.9
1966 17.1 20
1967 17 20.2
1968 17 20.3
1969 17.1 20.4
1970 17.2 20.5
1971 17.2 20.4
1972 17.2 20.4
1973 17.2 20.4
1974 17.2 20.3
1975 17 20.4
1976 16.8 20.6
1977 16.6 20.7
1978 16.4 20.9
1979 16.2 21.1
1980 16.1 21.1
1981 16.1 20.9
1982 16.3 20.5
1983 16.4 20.3
1984 16.5 20
1985 16.6 19.8
1986 16.7 19.7
1987 16.8 19.5
1988 16.8 19.3
1989 16.9 19.1
1990 17 19
1991 17 19
1992 17.1 19
1993 17.2 19
1994 17.4 18.9
1995 17.5 18.9
1996 17.7 18.8
1997 17.9 18.8
1998 18.1 18.7
1999 18.3 18.7
2000 18.6 18.6
2001 18.9 18.6
2002 19.2 18.6
2003 19.6 18.6
2004 19.9 18.7
2005 20.4 18.7
2006 20.8 18.7
2007 21.3 18.7
2008 21.7 18.7
2009 22.1 18.8
2010 22.6 18.9
2011 23.1 19
2012 23.6 19.2
2013 24.2 19.3
2014 24.7 19.5
2015 25.2 19.7
2016 25.7 20
2017 26.2 20.3
2018 26.6 20.6
2019 27 20.9
2020 27.3 21.2
2021 27.8 21.4
2022 28.3 21.7
2023 28.8 22.1
2024 29.4 22.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde East Timor
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$2.18B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
96.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.24%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-51%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
1.54%
2022
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
61%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
23.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
47.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
24%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
4%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$780M
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$220M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
74,800
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
64%
2018

Energy

Cape Verde East Timor
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
60.7 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$25
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.51 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
11.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
0.37%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.27%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde East Timor
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-2,552
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
32.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.01 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
33
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
4.06
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
11.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
103
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
72.5%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
9%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
34%
2023

Health

Cape Verde East Timor
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$174.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$9.58
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
68.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
22.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.77
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
192
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
50
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
2.41%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
3.2%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
38.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
0.17 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde East Timor
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
4,099 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
1,318 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
3,540 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
3,753 mi
2008

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