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Cape Verde vs Germany statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 83.5M in Germany (ranked 19/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 134,916 sq mi for Germany (ranked 167th vs. 63rd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Germany ranks 3/197 ($4.66T). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Germany ranks 18/197 ($55,800).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Germany
Population
529186
83039665
Population rank 169/197 19/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$4.66T
2024
GDP rank 170/197 3/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$55,800
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 18/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$72,300
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$2.98T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
65.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$35,650
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 21/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$39,481
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
134,916 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
619 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
46.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
81.7 years
2025

Cape Verde and Germany: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Germany economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Germany
Year GDP
Cape Verde Germany
1960 - $84,619,845,881
1961 - $96,558,204,043
1962 - $105,895,435,234
1963 - $112,232,503,744
1964 - $123,330,404,665
1965 - $134,774,688,191
1966 - $143,304,275,684
1967 - $145,100,667,773
1968 - $156,527,292,653
1969 - $177,733,486,326
1970 - $216,629,229,947
1971 - $250,900,942,397
1972 - $300,899,944,795
1973 - $399,833,571,167
1974 - $446,934,971,657
1975 - $492,434,094,920
1976 - $521,658,712,133
1977 - $602,698,323,086
1978 - $743,182,891,918
1979 - $884,574,218,333
1980 $142,246,815 $953,772,499,462
1981 $139,468,209 $803,404,797,058
1982 $140,630,679 $779,421,633,755
1983 $138,476,176 $773,507,930,295
1984 $132,019,039 $727,767,760,979
1985 $137,728,205 $735,218,723,093
1986 $190,651,168 $1,050,092,624,516
1987 $235,253,065 $1,302,932,318,825
1988 $264,308,140 $1,406,367,016,372
1989 $267,448,571 $1,404,092,925,205
1990 $306,890,963 $1,778,162,195,860
1991 $319,827,059 $1,875,792,575,133
1992 $357,160,985 $2,141,377,582,968
1993 $490,417,390 $2,078,954,217,438
1994 $406,580,652 $2,215,282,632,277
1995 $487,148,994 $2,593,053,091,306
1996 $501,979,270 $2,506,576,553,158
1997 $490,608,658 $2,218,790,886,533
1998 $521,910,561 $2,247,760,364,566
1999 $592,416,703 $2,213,873,468,587
2000 $539,227,278 $1,966,980,701,145
2001 $563,090,490 $1,966,381,496,642
2002 $620,507,387 $2,102,350,798,306
2003 $813,260,469 $2,534,715,518,349
2004 $924,940,012 $2,852,317,768,062
2005 $972,241,677 $2,893,393,187,362
2006 $1,107,571,458 $3,046,308,753,671
2007 $1,649,621,739 $3,484,056,680,855
2008 $1,959,620,648 $3,808,786,022,313
2009 $1,852,334,575 $3,479,800,820,863
2010 $1,824,751,468 $3,468,154,343,000
2011 $2,046,817,987 $3,824,828,563,521
2012 $1,913,081,210 $3,597,896,500,945
2013 $2,028,910,915 $3,808,086,291,482
2014 $2,041,930,125 $3,965,800,686,310
2015 $1,749,857,620 $3,423,568,450,957
2016 $1,849,789,986 $3,537,784,107,981
2017 $1,996,741,540 $3,763,092,263,753
2018 $2,205,099,507 $4,052,008,447,224
2019 $2,252,177,124 $3,957,208,055,216
2020 $1,821,565,614 $3,940,142,541,354
2021 $2,051,842,619 $4,348,297,440,388
2022 $2,247,003,344 $4,163,596,357,879
2023 $2,539,203,429 $4,525,703,903,628
2024 $2,767,599,017 $4,659,929,336,891

Cape Verde and Germany economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Germany
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Germany
1960 - $1,162
1961 - $1,316
1962 - $1,431
1963 - $1,502
1964 - $1,637
1965 - $1,774
1966 - $1,871
1967 - $1,886
1968 - $2,025
1969 - $2,281
1970 - $2,771
1971 - $3,204
1972 - $3,824
1973 - $5,065
1974 - $5,660
1975 - $6,259
1976 - $6,659
1977 - $7,711
1978 - $9,517
1979 - $11,322
1980 $440 $12,183
1981 $425 $10,246
1982 $423 $9,950
1983 $410 $9,900
1984 $385 $9,347
1985 $396 $9,464
1986 $541 $13,511
1987 $658 $16,739
1988 $729 $17,997
1989 $727 $17,829
1990 $817 $22,386
1991 $832 $23,443
1992 $908 $26,560
1993 $1,220 $25,617
1994 $991 $27,202
1995 $1,165 $31,747
1996 $1,180 $30,600
1997 $1,134 $27,047
1998 $1,187 $27,396
1999 $1,327 $26,965
2000 $1,190 $23,926
2001 $1,223 $23,878
2002 $1,329 $25,487
2003 $1,718 $30,711
2004 $1,929 $34,567
2005 $2,004 $35,084
2006 $2,257 $36,980
2007 $3,325 $42,351
2008 $3,909 $46,386
2009 $3,660 $42,487
2010 $3,579 $42,410
2011 $4,002 $47,647
2012 $3,737 $44,736
2013 $3,961 $47,220
2014 $3,986 $48,971
2015 $3,415 $41,911
2016 $3,609 $42,961
2017 $3,893 $45,527
2018 $4,295 $48,875
2019 $4,381 $47,624
2020 $3,539 $47,380
2021 $3,971 $52,266
2022 $4,323 $49,686
2023 $4,861 $53,940
2024 $5,273 $55,800

Cape Verde vs. Germany life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Germany
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Germany
1950 44.9 66.8
1951 45.6 67.1
1952 46.2 67.5
1953 46.4 67.8
1954 46.6 68.1
1955 46.9 68.3
1956 47.1 68.6
1957 47.4 68.5
1958 47.7 69.2
1959 48.2 69.3
1960 48.7 69.3
1961 49.4 69.8
1962 50.2 70
1963 51.1 70.1
1964 52.1 70.6
1965 53 70.6
1966 53.9 70.7
1967 54.7 71
1968 55.4 70.6
1969 56 70.5
1970 56.6 70.7
1971 57 70.9
1972 57.5 71.1
1973 58 71.4
1974 58.4 71.7
1975 59 71.5
1976 59.4 72
1977 60 72.6
1978 60.4 72.6
1979 60.7 72.9
1980 61 73.1
1981 61.3 73.3
1982 61.5 73.6
1983 61.8 73.9
1984 61.8 74.4
1985 62.3 74.5
1986 62.6 74.7
1987 62.9 75.1
1988 63.2 75.3
1989 63.6 75.5
1990 63.9 75.3
1991 64.1 75.6
1992 64.3 76
1993 64.5 76.1
1994 64.6 76.4
1995 63.7 76.6
1996 65.5 76.8
1997 66.1 77.2
1998 66.7 77.6
1999 67.4 77.8
2000 68.1 78.1
2001 68.7 78.4
2002 69.4 78.5
2003 70 78.5
2004 70.5 79.1
2005 70.9 79.3
2006 71.3 79.6
2007 71.5 79.7
2008 71.9 79.8
2009 72.1 79.9
2010 72.5 80.1
2011 72.9 80.4
2012 73.3 80.5
2013 73.5 80.5
2014 73.8 80.9
2015 74.1 80.6
2016 74.4 80.8
2017 74.7 80.9
2018 74.8 80.9
2019 75.4 81.2
2020 73.8 81
2021 74.4 81.1
2022 75.9 80.6
2023 76.1 81.4
2024 76.2 81.5
2025 76.4 81.7

Cape Verde and Germany population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Germany
Year Population
Cape Verde Germany
1960 210,024 72,814,900
1961 215,087 73,377,632
1962 221,919 74,025,784
1963 229,373 74,714,353
1964 237,006 75,318,337
1965 244,856 75,963,695
1966 252,976 76,600,311
1967 261,404 76,951,336
1968 270,164 77,294,314
1969 279,248 77,909,682
1970 287,885 78,169,289
1971 294,046 78,312,842
1972 297,386 78,688,452
1973 299,881 78,936,666
1974 302,570 78,967,433
1975 305,847 78,673,554
1976 309,455 78,336,950
1977 312,834 78,159,814
1978 316,147 78,091,820
1979 319,480 78,126,350
1980 323,301 78,288,576
1981 327,846 78,407,907
1982 332,724 78,333,366
1983 337,654 78,128,282
1984 342,505 77,858,685
1985 347,365 77,684,873
1986 352,312 77,720,436
1987 357,302 77,839,920
1988 362,329 78,144,619
1989 367,803 78,751,283
1990 375,428 79,433,029
1991 384,586 80,013,896
1992 393,415 80,624,598
1993 401,965 81,156,363
1994 410,228 81,438,348
1995 418,104 81,678,051
1996 425,581 81,914,831
1997 432,798 82,034,771
1998 439,784 82,047,195
1999 446,519 82,100,243
2000 453,317 82,211,508
2001 460,293 82,349,925
2002 467,046 82,488,495
2003 473,383 82,534,176
2004 479,370 82,516,260
2005 485,115 82,469,422
2006 490,728 82,376,451
2007 496,190 82,266,372
2008 501,355 82,110,097
2009 506,141 81,902,307
2010 509,784 81,776,930
2011 511,447 80,274,983
2012 511,955 80,425,823
2013 512,225 80,645,605
2014 512,326 80,982,500
2015 512,394 81,686,611
2016 512,554 82,348,669
2017 512,893 82,657,002
2018 513,415 82,905,782
2019 514,104 83,092,962
2020 514,679 83,160,871
2021 516,649 83,196,078
2022 519,741 83,797,985
2023 522,331 83,901,923
2024 524,877 83,510,950

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Germany

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Germany
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Germany
1960 6.89 2.37
1961 6.92 2.45
1962 6.95 2.44
1963 6.98 2.51
1964 6.99 2.54
1965 6.99 2.5
1966 6.99 2.53
1967 6.98 2.48
1968 6.97 2.38
1969 6.95 2.21
1970 6.94 2.03
1971 6.91 1.92
1972 6.89 1.71
1973 6.86 1.54
1974 6.82 1.51
1975 6.77 1.45
1976 6.71 1.45
1977 6.65 1.4
1978 6.56 1.38
1979 6.47 1.38
1980 6.38 1.44
1981 6.27 1.43
1982 6.17 1.41
1983 6.07 1.33
1984 5.97 1.29
1985 5.92 1.37
1986 5.81 1.43
1987 5.68 1.43
1988 5.55 1.46
1989 5.45 1.42
1990 5.36 1.45
1991 5.26 1.33
1992 5.12 1.29
1993 4.95 1.28
1994 4.72 1.24
1995 4.49 1.25
1996 4.26 1.3
1997 4.05 1.35
1998 3.9 1.36
1999 3.73 1.36
2000 3.55 1.38
2001 3.37 1.35
2002 3.19 1.34
2003 3.03 1.34
2004 2.9 1.36
2005 2.73 1.34
2006 2.56 1.33
2007 2.41 1.37
2008 2.3 1.38
2009 2.25 1.36
2010 2.33 1.39
2011 2.33 1.39
2012 2.15 1.41
2013 2.07 1.42
2014 2.03 1.47
2015 1.97 1.5
2016 1.97 1.6
2017 1.93 1.57
2018 1.8 1.57
2019 1.7 1.54
2020 1.59 1.53
2021 1.55 1.58
2022 1.53 1.46
2023 1.52 1.39

Cape Verde and Germany demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Germany
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Germany
1960 19 34.7
1961 18.6 34.7
1962 18.1 34.7
1963 17.7 34.6
1964 17.4 34.5
1965 17.2 34.4
1966 17.1 34.4
1967 17 34.3
1968 17 34.2
1969 17.1 34.1
1970 17.2 34.3
1971 17.2 34.4
1972 17.2 34.6
1973 17.2 34.7
1974 17.2 35
1975 17 35.5
1976 16.8 35.8
1977 16.6 36.1
1978 16.4 36.3
1979 16.2 36.4
1980 16.1 36.5
1981 16.1 36.5
1982 16.3 36.6
1983 16.4 36.7
1984 16.5 37
1985 16.6 37.1
1986 16.7 37.2
1987 16.8 37.4
1988 16.8 37.6
1989 16.9 37.6
1990 17 37.6
1991 17 37.7
1992 17.1 37.8
1993 17.2 37.9
1994 17.4 38.1
1995 17.5 38.4
1996 17.7 38.6
1997 17.9 38.9
1998 18.1 39.3
1999 18.3 39.7
2000 18.6 40
2001 18.9 40.4
2002 19.2 40.8
2003 19.6 41.2
2004 19.9 41.6
2005 20.4 42
2006 20.8 42.5
2007 21.3 43.1
2008 21.7 43.5
2009 22.1 43.9
2010 22.6 44.2
2011 23.1 44.6
2012 23.6 45.1
2013 24.2 45.5
2014 24.7 45.7
2015 25.2 45.7
2016 25.7 45.7
2017 26.2 45.8
2018 26.6 45.8
2019 27 45.8
2020 27.3 45.8
2021 27.8 45.9
2022 28.3 46
2023 28.8 46.2
2024 29.4 46.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Germany
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$4.59T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.24%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
183,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-2.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
3.37%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
63.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
25.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
25%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.9%
2020
Number of millionaires n/a
2,820,819
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.14%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
171
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
435
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.04T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$378B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$21.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
12,449,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
3.47%
2019
Banked people share n/a
98.3%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Germany
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
2,907 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
583 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
6.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
77.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
17.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.15%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
70.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,904 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
39.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.95%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
1.41%
2023
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Germany
% of world population
0.006%
2024
1.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+36,954
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
91.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
75
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
93
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.82
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
3.8
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99%
2003
English speaking
8%
2025
56.3%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
93.5%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Germany
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$6,233
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$703
2023
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
81.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
4.52
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
11.8 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Germany
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
1,616 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
64,039 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
44,089 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
515,738 mi
2022

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