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Cape Verde vs Grenada statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 117K in Grenada (ranked 182/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 131.3 sq mi for Grenada (ranked 167th vs. 186th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Grenada ranks 184/197 ($1.39B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Grenada ranks 80/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Grenada
Population
529186
117349
Population rank 169/197 182/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$1.39B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 184/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 80/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$20,167
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$1.02B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
71.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$8,688
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 62/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$11,039
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
893 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
34.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
75.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Grenada: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Grenada economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Grenada
Year GDP
Cape Verde Grenada
1977 - $71,494,495
1978 - $88,322,386
1979 - $102,244,362
1980 $142,246,815 $110,900,457
1981 $139,468,209 $115,651,919
1982 $140,630,679 $125,435,590
1983 $138,476,176 $131,803,552
1984 $132,019,039 $145,533,311
1985 $137,728,205 $167,728,455
1986 $190,651,168 $187,589,523
1987 $235,253,065 $215,009,570
1988 $264,308,140 $236,357,524
1989 $267,448,571 $267,327,642
1990 $306,890,963 $278,098,763
1991 $319,827,059 $300,757,889
1992 $357,160,985 $310,160,444
1993 $490,417,390 $309,812,185
1994 $406,580,652 $325,111,815
1995 $487,148,994 $342,172,519
1996 $501,979,270 $366,911,444
1997 $490,608,658 $392,190,593
1998 $521,910,561 $445,903,593
1999 $592,416,703 $482,009,370
2000 $539,227,278 $520,044,370
2001 $563,090,490 $520,444,185
2002 $620,507,387 $540,336,926
2003 $813,260,469 $591,018,407
2004 $924,940,012 $599,118,593
2005 $972,241,677 $695,555,556
2006 $1,107,571,458 $698,700,667
2007 $1,649,621,739 $758,683,593
2008 $1,959,620,648 $825,976,037
2009 $1,852,334,575 $771,275,556
2010 $1,824,751,468 $771,014,815
2011 $2,046,817,987 $778,655,556
2012 $1,913,081,210 $799,881,481
2013 $2,028,910,915 $842,618,519
2014 $2,041,930,125 $911,496,296
2015 $1,749,857,620 $997,007,407
2016 $1,849,789,986 $1,061,640,741
2017 $1,996,741,540 $1,125,685,185
2018 $2,205,099,507 $1,166,514,815
2019 $2,252,177,124 $1,213,485,185
2020 $1,821,565,614 $1,043,411,111
2021 $2,051,842,619 $1,122,800,000
2022 $2,247,003,344 $1,231,732,104
2023 $2,539,203,429 $1,323,985,600
2024 $2,767,599,017 $1,391,435,993

Cape Verde and Grenada economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Grenada
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Grenada
1977 - $737
1978 - $917
1979 - $1,071
1980 $440 $1,173
1981 $425 $1,230
1982 $423 $1,329
1983 $410 $1,388
1984 $385 $1,524
1985 $396 $1,745
1986 $541 $1,938
1987 $658 $2,205
1988 $729 $2,404
1989 $727 $2,697
1990 $817 $2,782
1991 $832 $2,984
1992 $908 $3,053
1993 $1,220 $3,026
1994 $991 $3,152
1995 $1,165 $3,294
1996 $1,180 $3,508
1997 $1,134 $3,725
1998 $1,187 $4,206
1999 $1,327 $4,516
2000 $1,190 $4,840
2001 $1,223 $4,820
2002 $1,329 $4,984
2003 $1,718 $5,428
2004 $1,929 $5,480
2005 $2,004 $6,339
2006 $2,257 $6,344
2007 $3,325 $6,865
2008 $3,909 $7,448
2009 $3,660 $6,933
2010 $3,579 $6,910
2011 $4,002 $6,947
2012 $3,737 $7,093
2013 $3,961 $7,425
2014 $3,986 $7,986
2015 $3,415 $8,694
2016 $3,609 $9,221
2017 $3,893 $9,751
2018 $4,295 $10,083
2019 $4,381 $10,463
2020 $3,539 $8,969
2021 $3,971 $9,622
2022 $4,323 $10,535
2023 $4,861 $11,308
2024 $5,273 $11,872

Cape Verde vs. Grenada life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Grenada
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Grenada
1950 44.9 52.7
1951 45.6 53.8
1952 46.2 54.8
1953 46.4 55.7
1954 46.6 56.7
1955 46.9 57.8
1956 47.1 59
1957 47.4 60.3
1958 47.7 61.4
1959 48.2 62.4
1960 48.7 63.1
1961 49.4 63.6
1962 50.2 63.8
1963 51.1 63.8
1964 52.1 64.2
1965 53 64.8
1966 53.9 65.6
1967 54.7 66.5
1968 55.4 66.9
1969 56 67
1970 56.6 66.9
1971 57 66.9
1972 57.5 67.2
1973 58 67.6
1974 58.4 67.9
1975 59 68
1976 59.4 67.9
1977 60 67.9
1978 60.4 67.9
1979 60.7 67.9
1980 61 68.1
1981 61.3 68.3
1982 61.5 68.6
1983 61.8 64.3
1984 61.8 69.1
1985 62.3 69.3
1986 62.6 69.6
1987 62.9 69.8
1988 63.2 70
1989 63.6 70.3
1990 63.9 70.5
1991 64.1 70.8
1992 64.3 71.1
1993 64.5 71.5
1994 64.6 71.8
1995 63.7 72.1
1996 65.5 72.4
1997 66.1 72.6
1998 66.7 72.8
1999 67.4 72.9
2000 68.1 73
2001 68.7 73
2002 69.4 73.1
2003 70 73.3
2004 70.5 72.4
2005 70.9 73.7
2006 71.3 73.9
2007 71.5 74.2
2008 71.9 74.4
2009 72.1 74.6
2010 72.5 74.7
2011 72.9 74.9
2012 73.3 75
2013 73.5 75
2014 73.8 75
2015 74.1 75
2016 74.4 75
2017 74.7 75
2018 74.8 75
2019 75.4 75
2020 73.8 75
2021 74.4 74.5
2022 75.9 75.2
2023 76.1 75.2
2024 76.2 75.4
2025 76.4 75.5

Cape Verde and Grenada population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Grenada
Year Population
Cape Verde Grenada
1960 210,024 94,058
1961 215,087 95,335
1962 221,919 96,375
1963 229,373 97,195
1964 237,006 97,760
1965 244,856 98,067
1966 252,976 98,121
1967 261,404 98,066
1968 270,164 98,078
1969 279,248 98,204
1970 287,885 98,414
1971 294,046 98,648
1972 297,386 98,777
1973 299,881 98,709
1974 302,570 98,486
1975 305,847 98,126
1976 309,455 97,632
1977 312,834 97,017
1978 316,147 96,305
1979 319,480 95,490
1980 323,301 94,538
1981 327,846 94,052
1982 332,724 94,383
1983 337,654 94,948
1984 342,505 95,498
1985 347,365 96,111
1986 352,312 96,790
1987 357,302 97,526
1988 362,329 98,308
1989 367,803 99,121
1990 375,428 99,957
1991 384,586 100,793
1992 393,415 101,602
1993 401,965 102,382
1994 410,228 103,138
1995 418,104 103,869
1996 425,581 104,584
1997 432,798 105,293
1998 439,784 106,009
1999 446,519 106,727
2000 453,317 107,451
2001 460,293 107,987
2002 467,046 108,404
2003 473,383 108,884
2004 479,370 109,323
2005 485,115 109,734
2006 490,728 110,135
2007 496,190 110,522
2008 501,355 110,896
2009 506,141 111,254
2010 509,784 111,586
2011 511,447 112,079
2012 511,955 112,775
2013 512,225 113,487
2014 512,326 114,132
2015 512,394 114,676
2016 512,554 115,130
2017 512,893 115,438
2018 513,415 115,691
2019 514,104 115,981
2020 514,679 116,341
2021 516,649 116,688
2022 519,741 116,913
2023 522,331 117,081
2024 524,877 117,207

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Grenada

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Grenada
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Grenada
1960 6.89 6.74
1961 6.92 6.63
1962 6.95 6.44
1963 6.98 6.2
1964 6.99 5.91
1965 6.99 5.6
1966 6.99 5.3
1967 6.98 5.04
1968 6.97 4.84
1969 6.95 4.69
1970 6.94 4.46
1971 6.91 4.31
1972 6.89 4.18
1973 6.86 4.05
1974 6.82 3.92
1975 6.77 3.75
1976 6.71 3.6
1977 6.65 3.46
1978 6.56 3.35
1979 6.47 3.34
1980 6.38 3.3
1981 6.27 2.99
1982 6.17 3.15
1983 6.07 3.31
1984 5.97 3.22
1985 5.92 3.48
1986 5.81 3.58
1987 5.68 3.58
1988 5.55 3.19
1989 5.45 3.23
1990 5.36 3.06
1991 5.26 3.11
1992 5.12 2.97
1993 4.95 2.81
1994 4.72 2.79
1995 4.49 2.82
1996 4.26 2.85
1997 4.05 2.8
1998 3.9 2.49
1999 3.73 2.39
2000 3.55 2.44
2001 3.37 2.42
2002 3.19 2.38
2003 3.03 2.33
2004 2.9 2.29
2005 2.73 2.24
2006 2.56 2.19
2007 2.41 2.15
2008 2.3 2.12
2009 2.25 2.08
2010 2.33 2.04
2011 2.33 2.01
2012 2.15 1.97
2013 2.07 1.91
2014 2.03 1.8
2015 1.97 1.72
2016 1.97 1.62
2017 1.93 1.44
2018 1.8 1.53
2019 1.7 1.54
2020 1.59 1.53
2021 1.55 1.52
2022 1.53 1.5
2023 1.52 1.49

Cape Verde and Grenada demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Grenada
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Grenada
1960 19 16.2
1961 18.6 16.2
1962 18.1 16.2
1963 17.7 16.3
1964 17.4 16.3
1965 17.2 16.3
1966 17.1 16.2
1967 17 16.2
1968 17 16.3
1969 17.1 16.5
1970 17.2 16.7
1971 17.2 16.9
1972 17.2 17.1
1973 17.2 17.4
1974 17.2 17.7
1975 17 17.9
1976 16.8 18.2
1977 16.6 18.4
1978 16.4 18.7
1979 16.2 18.9
1980 16.1 19.1
1981 16.1 19.4
1982 16.3 19.9
1983 16.4 20.5
1984 16.5 21.1
1985 16.6 21.6
1986 16.7 22
1987 16.8 22.5
1988 16.8 22.9
1989 16.9 23.2
1990 17 23.6
1991 17 23.9
1992 17.1 24.1
1993 17.2 24.3
1994 17.4 24.5
1995 17.5 24.6
1996 17.7 24.7
1997 17.9 24.7
1998 18.1 24.7
1999 18.3 24.6
2000 18.6 24.5
2001 18.9 24.5
2002 19.2 24.8
2003 19.6 25.2
2004 19.9 25.6
2005 20.4 26.1
2006 20.8 26.6
2007 21.3 27.1
2008 21.7 27.7
2009 22.1 28.2
2010 22.6 28.7
2011 23.1 29.1
2012 23.6 29.4
2013 24.2 29.7
2014 24.7 30.1
2015 25.2 30.6
2016 25.7 31.1
2017 26.2 31.5
2018 26.6 32
2019 27 32.5
2020 27.3 32.9
2021 27.8 33.4
2022 28.3 33.9
2023 28.8 34.4
2024 29.4 34.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Grenada
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$1.24B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
39.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.13%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-8.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
6.34%
2023
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
65.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
14.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
63
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
33.7%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.1%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$423M
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$70.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
217,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
88.2%
2018

Energy

Cape Verde Grenada
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
733 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.14 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
1.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
10%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
1.97%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
94.4%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Grenada
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-192
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
37.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
59.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
57
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
6.38
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
8
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
98.4%
1980
English speaking
8%
2025
90.9%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
74.1%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Grenada
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$521
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$280
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
75.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
1.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
1.31
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
31.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
11.3%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
99
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
7.33 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Grenada
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
1,120 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
30.9 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
68.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
700 mi
2017

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