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Cape Verde vs Guatemala statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 18.4M in Guatemala (ranked 70/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 41,375 sq mi for Guatemala (ranked 167th vs. 102nd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Guatemala ranks 67/197 ($113B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Guatemala ranks 113/197 ($6,150).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Guatemala
Population
529186
18912872
Population rank 169/197 70/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$113B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 67/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$6,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 113/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$14,369
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$30B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
27.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$1,628
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 124/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$5,583
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
41,375 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
445 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.31
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
24 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
72.9 years
2025

Cape Verde and Guatemala: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Guatemala economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Guatemala
Year GDP
Cape Verde Guatemala
1960 - $1,043,599,900
1961 - $1,076,699,900
1962 - $1,143,600,000
1963 - $1,262,800,000
1964 - $1,299,099,900
1965 - $1,331,399,900
1966 - $1,390,700,000
1967 - $1,453,500,000
1968 - $1,610,500,000
1969 - $1,715,399,900
1970 - $1,904,000,000
1971 - $1,984,800,000
1972 - $2,101,300,000
1973 - $2,569,200,100
1974 - $3,161,499,900
1975 - $3,645,900,000
1976 - $4,365,300,200
1977 - $5,480,500,200
1978 - $6,070,600,200
1979 - $6,902,600,200
1980 $142,246,815 $7,878,700,000
1981 $139,468,209 $8,607,500,300
1982 $140,630,679 $8,716,999,700
1983 $138,476,176 $9,050,000,400
1984 $132,019,039 $9,470,000,100
1985 $137,728,205 $9,721,652,087
1986 $190,651,168 $7,231,963,516
1987 $235,253,065 $7,084,399,840
1988 $264,308,140 $7,841,602,824
1989 $267,448,571 $8,410,724,361
1990 $306,890,963 $7,650,196,845
1991 $319,827,059 $9,406,135,143
1992 $357,160,985 $10,440,781,588
1993 $490,417,390 $11,400,017,301
1994 $406,580,652 $12,983,233,311
1995 $487,148,994 $14,655,404,433
1996 $501,979,270 $15,674,835,615
1997 $490,608,658 $17,790,026,222
1998 $521,910,561 $19,395,491,993
1999 $592,416,703 $18,318,412,251
2000 $539,227,278 $19,288,929,030
2001 $563,090,490 $18,405,220,247
2002 $620,507,387 $20,444,205,991
2003 $813,260,469 $21,576,351,799
2004 $924,940,012 $23,577,298,095
2005 $972,241,677 $26,783,389,294
2006 $1,107,571,458 $29,744,246,827
2007 $1,649,621,739 $33,567,850,824
2008 $1,959,620,648 $38,503,720,224
2009 $1,852,334,575 $37,126,148,265
2010 $1,824,751,468 $40,676,578,423
2011 $2,046,817,987 $46,876,006,272
2012 $1,913,081,210 $49,593,929,487
2013 $2,028,910,915 $52,996,446,180
2014 $2,041,930,125 $57,852,152,955
2015 $1,749,857,620 $62,186,064,758
2016 $1,849,789,986 $66,053,403,364
2017 $1,996,741,540 $71,653,754,107
2018 $2,205,099,507 $73,328,365,862
2019 $2,252,177,124 $77,172,317,259
2020 $1,821,565,614 $77,719,464,221
2021 $2,051,842,619 $86,455,519,687
2022 $2,247,003,344 $95,641,441,235
2023 $2,539,203,429 $104,368,413,483
2024 $2,767,599,017 $113,199,586,004

Cape Verde and Guatemala economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Guatemala
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Guatemala
1960 - $256.8
1961 - $257.2
1962 - $265.2
1963 - $284.4
1964 - $284.2
1965 - $283
1966 - $287.3
1967 - $291.9
1968 - $315
1969 - $326
1970 - $353
1971 - $358
1972 - $370
1973 - $441
1974 - $529
1975 - $595
1976 - $697
1977 - $856
1978 - $925
1979 - $1,026
1980 $440 $1,142
1981 $425 $1,216
1982 $423 $1,204
1983 $410 $1,220
1984 $385 $1,241
1985 $396 $1,238
1986 $541 $896
1987 $658 $854
1988 $729 $919
1989 $727 $958
1990 $817 $848
1991 $832 $1,014
1992 $908 $1,096
1993 $1,220 $1,166
1994 $991 $1,293
1995 $1,165 $1,421
1996 $1,180 $1,481
1997 $1,134 $1,638
1998 $1,187 $1,741
1999 $1,327 $1,604
2000 $1,190 $1,649
2001 $1,223 $1,538
2002 $1,329 $1,669
2003 $1,718 $1,723
2004 $1,929 $1,841
2005 $2,004 $2,046
2006 $2,257 $2,225
2007 $3,325 $2,459
2008 $3,909 $2,763
2009 $3,660 $2,612
2010 $3,579 $2,805
2011 $4,002 $3,169
2012 $3,737 $3,287
2013 $3,961 $3,444
2014 $3,986 $3,689
2015 $3,415 $3,894
2016 $3,609 $4,060
2017 $3,893 $4,325
2018 $4,295 $4,353
2019 $4,381 $4,512
2020 $3,539 $4,478
2021 $3,971 $4,913
2022 $4,323 $5,359
2023 $4,861 $5,758
2024 $5,273 $6,150

Cape Verde vs. Guatemala life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Guatemala
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Guatemala
1950 44.9 37.8
1951 45.6 38.3
1952 46.2 38.9
1953 46.4 39.5
1954 46.6 40.1
1955 46.9 40.7
1956 47.1 41.3
1957 47.4 41.9
1958 47.7 43.1
1959 48.2 44.3
1960 48.7 45.8
1961 49.4 46.1
1962 50.2 46.5
1963 51.1 46.6
1964 52.1 47.1
1965 53 47.2
1966 53.9 47.5
1967 54.7 47.7
1968 55.4 47.8
1969 56 47.5
1970 56.6 48.5
1971 57 50.3
1972 57.5 51.8
1973 58 52.8
1974 58.4 53
1975 59 52.8
1976 59.4 47.6
1977 60 55.2
1978 60.4 56.4
1979 60.7 56.6
1980 61 55.3
1981 61.3 54.7
1982 61.5 48.9
1983 61.8 57.9
1984 61.8 59.1
1985 62.3 59.8
1986 62.6 60.3
1987 62.9 61
1988 63.2 61.5
1989 63.6 61.7
1990 63.9 61.8
1991 64.1 61.9
1992 64.3 62
1993 64.5 62.4
1994 64.6 63
1995 63.7 63.7
1996 65.5 64.5
1997 66.1 65.2
1998 66.7 66
1999 67.4 66.6
2000 68.1 67.1
2001 68.7 67.4
2002 69.4 67.8
2003 70 68.2
2004 70.5 68.2
2005 70.9 68.2
2006 71.3 68.8
2007 71.5 69.3
2008 71.9 69.5
2009 72.1 69.7
2010 72.5 69.9
2011 72.9 70.3
2012 73.3 70.7
2013 73.5 70.9
2014 73.8 70.9
2015 74.1 70.9
2016 74.4 71.2
2017 74.7 71.6
2018 74.8 71.5
2019 75.4 71.6
2020 73.8 70
2021 74.4 67.9
2022 75.9 71.2
2023 76.1 72.6
2024 76.2 72.7
2025 76.4 72.9

Cape Verde and Guatemala population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Guatemala
Year Population
Cape Verde Guatemala
1960 210,024 4,063,655
1961 215,087 4,186,201
1962 221,919 4,312,044
1963 229,373 4,440,264
1964 237,006 4,571,109
1965 244,856 4,704,965
1966 252,976 4,840,958
1967 261,404 4,978,862
1968 270,164 5,118,111
1969 279,248 5,257,081
1970 287,885 5,396,966
1971 294,046 5,538,355
1972 297,386 5,682,833
1973 299,881 5,831,631
1974 302,570 5,981,197
1975 305,847 6,128,731
1976 309,455 6,262,404
1977 312,834 6,401,515
1978 316,147 6,561,534
1979 319,480 6,727,797
1980 323,301 6,900,212
1981 327,846 7,075,648
1982 332,724 7,240,241
1983 337,654 7,419,642
1984 342,505 7,630,682
1985 347,365 7,849,693
1986 352,312 8,070,818
1987 357,302 8,296,485
1988 362,329 8,532,099
1989 367,803 8,775,546
1990 375,428 9,024,773
1991 384,586 9,272,584
1992 393,415 9,522,266
1993 401,965 9,779,761
1994 410,228 10,043,718
1995 418,104 10,312,996
1996 425,581 10,583,526
1997 432,798 10,857,754
1998 439,784 11,139,145
1999 446,519 11,422,965
2000 453,317 11,697,592
2001 460,293 11,969,422
2002 467,046 12,246,915
2003 473,383 12,525,842
2004 479,370 12,807,402
2005 485,115 13,087,629
2006 490,728 13,367,459
2007 496,190 13,652,040
2008 501,355 13,935,174
2009 506,141 14,215,611
2010 509,784 14,500,112
2011 511,447 14,792,126
2012 511,955 15,089,647
2013 512,225 15,387,337
2014 512,326 15,681,725
2015 512,394 15,971,743
2016 512,554 16,268,760
2017 512,893 16,567,357
2018 513,415 16,845,685
2019 514,104 17,103,803
2020 514,679 17,357,325
2021 516,649 17,598,650
2022 519,741 17,847,877
2023 522,331 18,124,838
2024 524,877 18,406,359

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Guatemala

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Guatemala
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Guatemala
1960 6.89 7
1961 6.92 6.98
1962 6.95 6.93
1963 6.98 6.9
1964 6.99 6.87
1965 6.99 6.84
1966 6.99 6.8
1967 6.98 6.76
1968 6.97 6.7
1969 6.95 6.65
1970 6.94 6.6
1971 6.91 6.55
1972 6.89 6.51
1973 6.86 6.49
1974 6.82 6.46
1975 6.77 6.41
1976 6.71 6.37
1977 6.65 6.32
1978 6.56 6.26
1979 6.47 6.22
1980 6.38 6.17
1981 6.27 6.12
1982 6.17 6.06
1983 6.07 5.98
1984 5.97 5.86
1985 5.92 5.73
1986 5.81 5.66
1987 5.68 5.64
1988 5.55 5.62
1989 5.45 5.56
1990 5.36 5.48
1991 5.26 5.38
1992 5.12 5.31
1993 4.95 5.25
1994 4.72 5.19
1995 4.49 5.11
1996 4.26 5.01
1997 4.05 4.91
1998 3.9 4.8
1999 3.73 4.69
2000 3.55 4.58
2001 3.37 4.5
2002 3.19 4.37
2003 3.03 4.25
2004 2.9 4.13
2005 2.73 3.97
2006 2.56 3.85
2007 2.41 3.72
2008 2.3 3.57
2009 2.25 3.47
2010 2.33 3.38
2011 2.33 3.29
2012 2.15 3.22
2013 2.07 3.15
2014 2.03 3.09
2015 1.97 3.03
2016 1.97 2.97
2017 1.93 2.86
2018 1.8 2.74
2019 1.7 2.59
2020 1.59 2.47
2021 1.55 2.39
2022 1.53 2.34
2023 1.52 2.31

Cape Verde and Guatemala demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Guatemala
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Guatemala
1960 19 16.7
1961 18.6 16.7
1962 18.1 16.6
1963 17.7 16.6
1964 17.4 16.6
1965 17.2 16.7
1966 17.1 16.7
1967 17 16.7
1968 17 16.7
1969 17.1 16.8
1970 17.2 16.8
1971 17.2 16.8
1972 17.2 16.8
1973 17.2 16.8
1974 17.2 16.8
1975 17 16.9
1976 16.8 17
1977 16.6 17
1978 16.4 17
1979 16.2 17.1
1980 16.1 17.1
1981 16.1 17.1
1982 16.3 17.1
1983 16.4 17
1984 16.5 17
1985 16.6 17
1986 16.7 17.1
1987 16.8 17.1
1988 16.8 17.1
1989 16.9 17.1
1990 17 17.2
1991 17 17.2
1992 17.1 17.3
1993 17.2 17.3
1994 17.4 17.3
1995 17.5 17.4
1996 17.7 17.4
1997 17.9 17.5
1998 18.1 17.6
1999 18.3 17.7
2000 18.6 17.7
2001 18.9 17.8
2002 19.2 18
2003 19.6 18.1
2004 19.9 18.3
2005 20.4 18.5
2006 20.8 18.7
2007 21.3 18.9
2008 21.7 19.1
2009 22.1 19.4
2010 22.6 19.6
2011 23.1 19.9
2012 23.6 20.1
2013 24.2 20.4
2014 24.7 20.8
2015 25.2 21.1
2016 25.7 21.3
2017 26.2 21.7
2018 26.6 22
2019 27 22.3
2020 27.3 22.6
2021 27.8 22.9
2022 28.3 23.3
2023 28.8 23.7
2024 29.4 24

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Guatemala
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$106B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
14.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
3.11%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
0.41%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
43,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
2.34%
2023
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
21.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
63.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
34.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
1.6%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$24.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$21.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
594,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
2.35%
2020
Banked people share n/a
38.3%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Guatemala
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
888 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$14.7
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
1.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
34.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
62.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.26%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
38.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
670 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
60.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
43.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Guatemala
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-7,725
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
53.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
4.95 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
38.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
20
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
22.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
133
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
82.1%
2024
English speaking
8%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
56.1%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Guatemala
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$396
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$231.2
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
72.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
2.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
1.28
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
94
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
21.4
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
13.2%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
11.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
1.54 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Guatemala
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
2,248 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
17,807 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
13,487 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
10,949 mi
2016

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