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Cape Verde vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 167th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Eritrea
Population
529186
3667774
Population rank 169/197 131/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 170/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 117/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 75/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Cape Verde and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Eritrea
Year GDP
Cape Verde Eritrea
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 $477,101,652
1993 $490,417,390 $467,872,715
1994 $406,580,652 $531,688,312
1995 $487,148,994 $578,015,625
1996 $501,979,270 $693,535,954
1997 $490,608,658 $686,490,090
1998 $521,910,561 $745,523,117
1999 $592,416,703 $688,918,537
2000 $539,227,278 $706,370,816
2001 $563,090,490 $752,371,689
2002 $620,507,387 $729,321,680
2003 $813,260,469 $870,248,268
2004 $924,940,012 $1,109,054,005
2005 $972,241,677 $1,098,424,686
2006 $1,107,571,458 $1,211,161,880
2007 $1,649,621,739 $1,317,974,491
2008 $1,959,620,648 $1,380,188,800
2009 $1,852,334,575 $1,856,695,551
2010 $1,824,751,468 $1,589,515,447
2011 $2,046,817,987 $2,065,001,626
2012 $1,913,081,210 -
2013 $2,028,910,915 -
2014 $2,041,930,125 -
2015 $1,749,857,620 -
2016 $1,849,789,986 -
2017 $1,996,741,540 -
2018 $2,205,099,507 -
2019 $2,252,177,124 -
2020 $1,821,565,614 -
2021 $2,051,842,619 -
2022 $2,247,003,344 -
2023 $2,539,203,429 -
2024 $2,767,599,017 -

Cape Verde and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Eritrea
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 $265.2
1993 $1,220 $252.1
1994 $991 $277.8
1995 $1,165 $285.4
1996 $1,180 $326
1997 $1,134 $319
1998 $1,187 $342
1999 $1,327 $311
2000 $1,190 $314
2001 $1,223 $325
2002 $1,329 $305
2003 $1,718 $349
2004 $1,929 $427
2005 $2,004 $413
2006 $2,257 $448
2007 $3,325 $480
2008 $3,909 $490
2009 $3,660 $643
2010 $3,579 $540
2011 $4,002 $689
2012 $3,737 -
2013 $3,961 -
2014 $3,986 -
2015 $3,415 -
2016 $3,609 -
2017 $3,893 -
2018 $4,295 -
2019 $4,381 -
2020 $3,539 -
2021 $3,971 -
2022 $4,323 -
2023 $4,861 -
2024 $5,273 -

Cape Verde vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Eritrea
1950 44.9 33.3
1951 45.6 33.6
1952 46.2 34
1953 46.4 34.4
1954 46.6 34.8
1955 46.9 35.2
1956 47.1 35.6
1957 47.4 30.4
1958 47.7 30.9
1959 48.2 37
1960 48.7 37.4
1961 49.4 37.9
1962 50.2 38.3
1963 51.1 38.8
1964 52.1 39.2
1965 53 39.6
1966 53.9 37.6
1967 54.7 40.2
1968 55.4 40.5
1969 56 40.8
1970 56.6 41.2
1971 57 41.5
1972 57.5 40.7
1973 58 41.1
1974 58.4 39
1975 59 39
1976 59.4 42.6
1977 60 43
1978 60.4 43.4
1979 60.7 43.8
1980 61 44.6
1981 61.3 45
1982 61.5 44.9
1983 61.8 37.2
1984 61.8 37.7
1985 62.3 38.6
1986 62.6 39.5
1987 62.9 47.4
1988 63.2 48.1
1989 63.6 47.8
1990 63.9 49.7
1991 64.1 50.5
1992 64.3 52.4
1993 64.5 53.2
1994 64.6 54
1995 63.7 54.8
1996 65.5 55.5
1997 66.1 56.2
1998 66.7 50
1999 67.4 44.5
2000 68.1 56.3
2001 68.7 58.4
2002 69.4 58.9
2003 70 59.5
2004 70.5 60.1
2005 70.9 60.6
2006 71.3 61.5
2007 71.5 62
2008 71.9 62.4
2009 72.1 63.2
2010 72.5 63.7
2011 72.9 64.2
2012 73.3 64.7
2013 73.5 65
2014 73.8 65.5
2015 74.1 65.9
2016 74.4 66.2
2017 74.7 66.6
2018 74.8 67
2019 75.4 67.3
2020 73.8 67
2021 74.4 66.9
2022 75.9 67.8
2023 76.1 68.6
2024 76.2 68.9
2025 76.4 69.2

Cape Verde and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Eritrea
Year Population
Cape Verde Eritrea
1960 210,024 972,547
1961 215,087 995,573
1962 221,919 1,019,788
1963 229,373 1,045,092
1964 237,006 1,071,287
1965 244,856 1,098,335
1966 252,976 1,124,957
1967 261,404 1,152,339
1968 270,164 1,181,737
1969 279,248 1,212,005
1970 287,885 1,243,453
1971 294,046 1,276,154
1972 297,386 1,309,235
1973 299,881 1,342,669
1974 302,570 1,375,688
1975 305,847 1,408,210
1976 309,455 1,443,807
1977 312,834 1,482,565
1978 316,147 1,522,378
1979 319,480 1,563,332
1980 323,301 1,605,797
1981 327,846 1,649,939
1982 332,724 1,695,461
1983 337,654 1,736,160
1984 342,505 1,771,730
1985 347,365 1,807,816
1986 352,312 1,845,164
1987 357,302 1,888,669
1988 362,329 1,938,255
1989 367,803 1,987,017
1990 375,428 2,032,737
1991 384,586 1,919,571
1992 393,415 1,798,748
1993 401,965 1,856,006
1994 410,228 1,913,915
1995 418,104 2,025,267
1996 425,581 2,128,464
1997 432,798 2,152,135
1998 439,784 2,180,419
1999 446,519 2,212,780
2000 453,317 2,247,031
2001 460,293 2,312,079
2002 467,046 2,392,978
2003 473,383 2,493,903
2004 479,370 2,598,284
2005 485,115 2,661,215
2006 490,728 2,703,502
2007 496,190 2,743,222
2008 501,355 2,816,327
2009 506,141 2,887,885
2010 509,784 2,945,186
2011 511,447 2,998,485
2012 511,955 3,036,988
2013 512,225 3,074,360
2014 512,326 3,095,173
2015 512,394 3,105,546
2016 512,554 3,124,698
2017 512,893 3,150,347
2018 513,415 3,192,760
2019 514,104 3,240,194
2020 514,679 3,291,271
2021 516,649 3,350,183
2022 519,741 3,409,447
2023 522,331 3,470,390
2024 524,877 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Eritrea
1960 6.89 6.48
1961 6.92 6.47
1962 6.95 6.5
1963 6.98 6.48
1964 6.99 6.49
1965 6.99 6.49
1966 6.99 6.5
1967 6.98 6.5
1968 6.97 6.5
1969 6.95 6.5
1970 6.94 6.54
1971 6.91 6.54
1972 6.89 6.54
1973 6.86 6.55
1974 6.82 6.57
1975 6.77 6.59
1976 6.71 6.6
1977 6.65 6.61
1978 6.56 6.61
1979 6.47 6.62
1980 6.38 6.61
1981 6.27 6.62
1982 6.17 6.63
1983 6.07 6.65
1984 5.97 6.62
1985 5.92 6.59
1986 5.81 6.56
1987 5.68 6.52
1988 5.55 6.47
1989 5.45 6.41
1990 5.36 6.34
1991 5.26 6.24
1992 5.12 6.16
1993 4.95 6.07
1994 4.72 6.01
1995 4.49 5.94
1996 4.26 5.84
1997 4.05 5.74
1998 3.9 5.63
1999 3.73 5.52
2000 3.55 5.4
2001 3.37 5.31
2002 3.19 5.23
2003 3.03 5.14
2004 2.9 5.04
2005 2.73 4.93
2006 2.56 4.88
2007 2.41 4.81
2008 2.3 4.74
2009 2.25 4.66
2010 2.33 4.57
2011 2.33 4.49
2012 2.15 4.41
2013 2.07 4.34
2014 2.03 4.27
2015 1.97 4.22
2016 1.97 4.16
2017 1.93 4.11
2018 1.8 4.06
2019 1.7 4
2020 1.59 3.93
2021 1.55 3.87
2022 1.53 3.79
2023 1.52 3.71

Cape Verde and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Eritrea
1960 19 18.8
1961 18.6 18.9
1962 18.1 18.9
1963 17.7 19
1964 17.4 19
1965 17.2 19
1966 17.1 19
1967 17 18.9
1968 17 18.9
1969 17.1 18.8
1970 17.2 18.6
1971 17.2 18.5
1972 17.2 18.3
1973 17.2 18.2
1974 17.2 18.2
1975 17 18.1
1976 16.8 18
1977 16.6 17.9
1978 16.4 17.8
1979 16.2 17.8
1980 16.1 17.8
1981 16.1 17.7
1982 16.3 17.7
1983 16.4 17.7
1984 16.5 17.8
1985 16.6 17.8
1986 16.7 17.9
1987 16.8 17.9
1988 16.8 17.8
1989 16.9 17.7
1990 17 17.6
1991 17 17.6
1992 17.1 17.5
1993 17.2 17.6
1994 17.4 17.6
1995 17.5 18.1
1996 17.7 18.4
1997 17.9 18
1998 18.1 17.8
1999 18.3 17.5
2000 18.6 17.4
2001 18.9 17.5
2002 19.2 17.7
2003 19.6 18
2004 19.9 18.3
2005 20.4 18.3
2006 20.8 18.2
2007 21.3 18.1
2008 21.7 18.2
2009 22.1 18.4
2010 22.6 18.4
2011 23.1 18.5
2012 23.6 18.5
2013 24.2 18.5
2014 24.7 18.5
2015 25.2 18.4
2016 25.7 18.4
2017 26.2 18.5
2018 26.6 18.7
2019 27 18.9
2020 27.3 19.1
2021 27.8 19.3
2022 28.3 19.5
2023 28.8 19.7
2024 29.4 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
38.6
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
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
36.8%
2000

Energy

Cape Verde Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Eritrea
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
43.9%
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
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
76.6%
2018
English speaking
8%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Eritrea
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
9,942 mi
2018

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