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Cape Verde vs Fiji statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 929K in Fiji (ranked 159/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 7,054 sq mi for Fiji (ranked 167th vs. 152nd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Fiji
Population
529186
936456
Population rank 169/197 159/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$5.84B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 161/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$6,288
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 111/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$16,032
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$4.49B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
76.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$4,839
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 82/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$7,882
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
7,054 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.28
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
28.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
67.6 years
2025

Cape Verde and Fiji: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Fiji economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Fiji
Year GDP
Cape Verde Fiji
1960 - $112,328,422
1961 - $116,987,785
1962 - $122,906,435
1963 - $129,454,729
1964 - $140,032,741
1965 - $147,084,750
1966 - $150,603,926
1967 - $162,625,886
1968 - $166,952,937
1969 - $182,182,068
1970 - $219,878,482
1971 - $247,749,328
1972 - $316,656,649
1973 - $425,950,488
1974 - $558,587,097
1975 - $684,282,434
1976 - $694,540,806
1977 - $719,501,766
1978 - $829,267,889
1979 - $1,019,691,460
1980 $142,246,815 $1,202,618,816
1981 $139,468,209 $1,235,626,771
1982 $140,630,679 $1,194,059,943
1983 $138,476,176 $1,123,085,190
1984 $132,019,039 $1,178,000,678
1985 $137,728,205 $1,141,168,944
1986 $190,651,168 $1,290,267,340
1987 $235,253,065 $1,177,947,965
1988 $264,308,140 $1,110,009,523
1989 $267,448,571 $1,182,660,266
1990 $306,890,963 $1,337,017,559
1991 $319,827,059 $1,383,883,250
1992 $357,160,985 $1,532,411,039
1993 $490,417,390 $1,636,101,247
1994 $406,580,652 $1,825,732,093
1995 $487,148,994 $1,970,301,486
1996 $501,979,270 $2,128,696,644
1997 $490,608,658 $2,090,221,137
1998 $521,910,561 $1,653,146,717
1999 $592,416,703 $1,936,459,986
2000 $539,227,278 $1,678,219,508
2001 $563,090,490 $1,652,462,023
2002 $620,507,387 $1,833,279,985
2003 $813,260,469 $2,300,492,465
2004 $924,940,012 $2,708,078,477
2005 $972,241,677 $2,980,403,845
2006 $1,107,571,458 $3,076,305,453
2007 $1,649,621,739 $3,378,314,600
2008 $1,959,620,648 $3,523,185,920
2009 $1,852,334,575 $2,870,624,636
2010 $1,824,751,468 $3,140,166,713
2011 $2,046,817,987 $3,779,411,899
2012 $1,913,081,210 $3,972,028,104
2013 $2,028,910,915 $4,189,967,999
2014 $2,041,930,125 $4,857,104,769
2015 $1,749,857,620 $4,682,479,894
2016 $1,849,789,986 $4,930,213,644
2017 $1,996,741,540 $5,353,469,174
2018 $2,205,099,507 $5,581,425,327
2019 $2,252,177,124 $5,444,407,198
2020 $1,821,565,614 $4,432,466,220
2021 $2,051,842,619 $4,305,031,650
2022 $2,247,003,344 $4,969,503,549
2023 $2,539,203,429 $5,442,046,553
2024 $2,767,599,017 $5,840,564,073

Cape Verde and Fiji economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Fiji
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Fiji
1960 - $277.4
1961 - $280.3
1962 - $285.5
1963 - $291.4
1964 - $306
1965 - $311
1966 - $310
1967 - $326
1968 - $327
1969 - $350
1970 - $414
1971 - $458
1972 - $575
1973 - $762
1974 - $984
1975 - $1,188
1976 - $1,186
1977 - $1,204
1978 - $1,355
1979 - $1,627
1980 $440 $1,873
1981 $425 $1,879
1982 $423 $1,773
1983 $410 $1,628
1984 $385 $1,667
1985 $396 $1,577
1986 $541 $1,745
1987 $658 $1,569
1988 $729 $1,463
1989 $727 $1,543
1990 $817 $1,729
1991 $832 $1,775
1992 $908 $1,951
1993 $1,220 $2,070
1994 $991 $2,297
1995 $1,165 $2,467
1996 $1,180 $2,648
1997 $1,134 $2,574
1998 $1,187 $2,010
1999 $1,327 $2,328
2000 $1,190 $1,996
2001 $1,223 $1,945
2002 $1,329 $2,137
2003 $1,718 $2,656
2004 $1,929 $3,097
2005 $2,004 $3,378
2006 $2,257 $3,455
2007 $3,325 $3,763
2008 $3,909 $3,900
2009 $3,660 $3,164
2010 $3,579 $3,449
2011 $4,002 $4,140
2012 $3,737 $4,341
2013 $3,961 $4,572
2014 $3,986 $5,293
2015 $3,415 $5,098
2016 $3,609 $5,364
2017 $3,893 $5,827
2018 $4,295 $6,085
2019 $4,381 $5,951
2020 $3,539 $4,844
2021 $3,971 $4,696
2022 $4,323 $5,405
2023 $4,861 $5,889
2024 $5,273 $6,288

Cape Verde vs. Fiji life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Fiji
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Fiji
1950 44.9 51.7
1951 45.6 52.2
1952 46.2 52.6
1953 46.4 53.4
1954 46.6 54.2
1955 46.9 55.3
1956 47.1 56.2
1957 47.4 57.1
1958 47.7 57.8
1959 48.2 58.2
1960 48.7 58.6
1961 49.4 59.1
1962 50.2 59.7
1963 51.1 60.2
1964 52.1 60.7
1965 53 61.4
1966 53.9 61.6
1967 54.7 61.4
1968 55.4 61.7
1969 56 61.4
1970 56.6 61.7
1971 57 61.7
1972 57.5 61.6
1973 58 60.6
1974 58.4 61.2
1975 59 61.7
1976 59.4 62.1
1977 60 62.7
1978 60.4 63.1
1979 60.7 62.3
1980 61 62.4
1981 61.3 62.3
1982 61.5 62.2
1983 61.8 62.9
1984 61.8 63.2
1985 62.3 64
1986 62.6 64
1987 62.9 64.3
1988 63.2 65
1989 63.6 65.4
1990 63.9 65.1
1991 64.1 65.5
1992 64.3 65.4
1993 64.5 65.5
1994 64.6 65.8
1995 63.7 66
1996 65.5 66.2
1997 66.1 66.3
1998 66.7 66.5
1999 67.4 66.7
2000 68.1 66.2
2001 68.7 66.2
2002 69.4 65.5
2003 70 65.7
2004 70.5 65.8
2005 70.9 66
2006 71.3 66.1
2007 71.5 66.2
2008 71.9 66.3
2009 72.1 66.3
2010 72.5 66.8
2011 72.9 66.9
2012 73.3 65.8
2013 73.5 66.5
2014 73.8 66.6
2015 74.1 66.5
2016 74.4 66.7
2017 74.7 67.1
2018 74.8 67
2019 75.4 67
2020 73.8 66.9
2021 74.4 64.9
2022 75.9 67.1
2023 76.1 67.3
2024 76.2 67.5
2025 76.4 67.6

Cape Verde and Fiji population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Fiji
Year Population
Cape Verde Fiji
1960 210,024 404,887
1961 215,087 417,406
1962 221,919 430,536
1963 229,373 444,276
1964 237,006 458,324
1965 244,856 472,575
1966 252,976 486,487
1967 261,404 498,873
1968 270,164 510,002
1969 279,248 520,797
1970 287,885 531,188
1971 294,046 541,121
1972 297,386 550,499
1973 299,881 559,222
1974 302,570 567,489
1975 305,847 575,906
1976 309,455 585,534
1977 312,834 597,805
1978 316,147 612,091
1979 319,480 626,862
1980 323,301 641,975
1981 327,846 657,471
1982 332,724 673,414
1983 337,654 689,835
1984 342,505 706,716
1985 347,365 723,761
1986 352,312 739,306
1987 357,302 750,540
1988 362,329 758,697
1989 367,803 766,321
1990 375,428 773,316
1991 384,586 779,656
1992 393,415 785,346
1993 401,965 790,369
1994 410,228 794,771
1995 418,104 798,746
1996 425,581 803,789
1997 432,798 812,139
1998 439,784 822,258
1999 446,519 831,828
2000 453,317 840,909
2001 460,293 849,596
2002 467,046 858,049
2003 473,383 866,286
2004 479,370 874,366
2005 485,115 882,379
2006 490,728 890,365
2007 496,190 897,832
2008 501,355 903,399
2009 506,141 907,239
2010 509,784 910,419
2011 511,447 912,989
2012 511,955 914,918
2013 512,225 916,352
2014 512,326 917,585
2015 512,394 918,578
2016 512,554 919,166
2017 512,893 918,759
2018 513,415 917,180
2019 514,104 914,899
2020 514,679 914,963
2021 516,649 916,711
2022 519,741 919,422
2023 522,331 924,145
2024 524,877 928,784

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Fiji

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Fiji
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Fiji
1960 6.89 6.36
1961 6.92 6.28
1962 6.95 6.2
1963 6.98 6.09
1964 6.99 5.96
1965 6.99 5.76
1966 6.99 5.55
1967 6.98 5.33
1968 6.97 5.11
1969 6.95 4.91
1970 6.94 4.71
1971 6.91 4.51
1972 6.89 4.32
1973 6.86 4.16
1974 6.82 4.07
1975 6.77 4.1
1976 6.71 4.12
1977 6.65 4.11
1978 6.56 4.1
1979 6.47 4.08
1980 6.38 4.04
1981 6.27 3.99
1982 6.17 3.94
1983 6.07 3.88
1984 5.97 3.8
1985 5.92 3.66
1986 5.81 3.54
1987 5.68 3.48
1988 5.55 3.43
1989 5.45 3.4
1990 5.36 3.39
1991 5.26 3.37
1992 5.12 3.33
1993 4.95 3.29
1994 4.72 3.26
1995 4.49 3.25
1996 4.26 3.25
1997 4.05 3.19
1998 3.9 3.12
1999 3.73 3.05
2000 3.55 2.99
2001 3.37 2.97
2002 3.19 2.97
2003 3.03 2.96
2004 2.9 2.94
2005 2.73 2.92
2006 2.56 2.91
2007 2.41 2.87
2008 2.3 2.82
2009 2.25 2.76
2010 2.33 2.7
2011 2.33 2.63
2012 2.15 2.61
2013 2.07 2.6
2014 2.03 2.59
2015 1.97 2.57
2016 1.97 2.52
2017 1.93 2.46
2018 1.8 2.42
2019 1.7 2.38
2020 1.59 2.36
2021 1.55 2.33
2022 1.53 2.31
2023 1.52 2.28

Cape Verde and Fiji demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Fiji
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Fiji
1960 19 16.7
1961 18.6 16.7
1962 18.1 16.6
1963 17.7 16.6
1964 17.4 16.7
1965 17.2 16.7
1966 17.1 16.7
1967 17 16.8
1968 17 16.9
1969 17.1 17.1
1970 17.2 17.2
1971 17.2 17.4
1972 17.2 17.6
1973 17.2 17.8
1974 17.2 18.1
1975 17 18.3
1976 16.8 18.5
1977 16.6 18.8
1978 16.4 19
1979 16.2 19.1
1980 16.1 19.3
1981 16.1 19.5
1982 16.3 19.6
1983 16.4 19.8
1984 16.5 20
1985 16.6 20.1
1986 16.7 20.3
1987 16.8 20.5
1988 16.8 20.6
1989 16.9 20.8
1990 17 20.9
1991 17 21
1992 17.1 21.1
1993 17.2 21.2
1994 17.4 21.3
1995 17.5 21.5
1996 17.7 21.6
1997 17.9 21.8
1998 18.1 22.1
1999 18.3 22.3
2000 18.6 22.6
2001 18.9 22.8
2002 19.2 23.1
2003 19.6 23.4
2004 19.9 23.6
2005 20.4 23.9
2006 20.8 24.2
2007 21.3 24.5
2008 21.7 24.8
2009 22.1 25
2010 22.6 25.3
2011 23.1 25.6
2012 23.6 25.9
2013 24.2 26.1
2014 24.7 26.4
2015 25.2 26.7
2016 25.7 26.9
2017 26.2 27.2
2018 26.6 27.5
2019 27 27.8
2020 27.3 28.1
2021 27.8 28.3
2022 28.3 28.5
2023 28.8 28.7
2024 29.4 28.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Fiji
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$5.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
30.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.25%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.32%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-4.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
5.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
56.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
14.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
59.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
24.2%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.5%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$1.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$430M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
168,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
19.2%
2020

Energy

Cape Verde Fiji
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
584 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$12.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
2.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
2.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
28.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
60.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.1%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
99.3%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Fiji
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-3,278
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
52.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
58
2025
Higher education index
27
2025
57
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
2.17
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.1%
2018
English speaking
8%
2025
20.6%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
79.3%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Fiji
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$212.9
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$17.7
2023
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
67.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
11.6%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.81
2015
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
30
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
29.1
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
34.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
16.6%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
27.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
3.58 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Fiji
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
7,595 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
1,203 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
4,479 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
2,138 mi
2011

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