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Cape Verde vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 167th vs. 77th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Guinea
Population
529186
15374667
Population rank 169/197 75/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

Cape Verde and Guinea: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Guinea economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Guinea
Year GDP
Cape Verde Guinea
1970 - $3,220,224,608
1971 - $3,594,302,908
1972 - $4,203,069,035
1973 - $5,152,080,388
1974 - $5,691,417,541
1975 - $6,102,769,605
1976 - $6,762,781,871
1977 - $6,914,381,291
1978 - $8,087,305,999
1979 - $8,877,094,497
1980 $142,246,815 $9,746,524,915
1981 $139,468,209 $9,646,440,667
1982 $140,630,679 $11,926,032,493
1983 $138,476,176 $15,129,893,722
1984 $132,019,039 $18,421,497,251
1985 $137,728,205 $22,787,644,566
1986 $190,651,168 $2,909,130,355
1987 $235,253,065 $2,976,714,019
1988 $264,308,140 $3,476,480,303
1989 $267,448,571 $3,546,079,263
1990 $306,890,963 $3,888,320,666
1991 $319,827,059 $4,396,178,694
1992 $357,160,985 $4,789,220,417
1993 $490,417,390 $4,781,166,117
1994 $406,580,652 $4,932,800,407
1995 $487,148,994 $5,385,704,166
1996 $501,979,270 $5,641,243,100
1997 $490,608,658 $5,516,916,163
1998 $521,910,561 $5,232,118,046
1999 $592,416,703 $5,046,806,783
2000 $539,227,278 $4,367,458,867
2001 $563,090,490 $4,125,527,603
2002 $620,507,387 $4,301,608,753
2003 $813,260,469 $5,025,167,975
2004 $924,940,012 $5,300,767,961
2005 $972,241,677 $4,282,468,637
2006 $1,107,571,458 $4,220,019,845
2007 $1,649,621,739 $6,281,918,226
2008 $1,959,620,648 $6,964,179,983
2009 $1,852,334,575 $6,716,905,340
2010 $1,824,751,468 $6,853,467,146
2011 $2,046,817,987 $6,785,137,203
2012 $1,913,081,210 $7,638,044,557
2013 $2,028,910,915 $8,376,613,539
2014 $2,041,930,125 $8,778,473,373
2015 $1,749,857,620 $8,794,201,743
2016 $1,849,789,986 $8,595,955,222
2017 $1,996,741,540 $10,324,668,271
2018 $2,205,099,507 $11,857,030,367
2019 $2,252,177,124 $13,442,861,496
2020 $1,821,565,614 $14,088,693,743
2021 $2,051,842,619 $17,069,115,738
2022 $2,247,003,344 $19,910,452,542
2023 $2,539,203,429 $22,407,615,556
2024 $2,767,599,017 $25,334,307,879

Cape Verde and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Guinea
1970 - $753
1971 - $825
1972 - $948
1973 - $1,143
1974 - $1,243
1975 - $1,311
1976 - $1,431
1977 - $1,440
1978 - $1,658
1979 - $1,790
1980 $440 $1,931
1981 $425 $1,876
1982 $423 $2,273
1983 $410 $2,823
1984 $385 $3,362
1985 $396 $4,062
1986 $541 $506
1987 $658 $505
1988 $729 $574
1989 $727 $570
1990 $817 $604
1991 $832 $656
1992 $908 $693
1993 $1,220 $671
1994 $991 $672
1995 $1,165 $713
1996 $1,180 $726
1997 $1,134 $696
1998 $1,187 $647
1999 $1,327 $611
2000 $1,190 $518
2001 $1,223 $483
2002 $1,329 $496
2003 $1,718 $566
2004 $1,929 $585
2005 $2,004 $463
2006 $2,257 $447
2007 $3,325 $650
2008 $3,909 $704
2009 $3,660 $662
2010 $3,579 $659
2011 $4,002 $637
2012 $3,737 $699
2013 $3,961 $748
2014 $3,986 $765
2015 $3,415 $747
2016 $3,609 $712
2017 $3,893 $834
2018 $4,295 $933
2019 $4,381 $1,031
2020 $3,539 $1,054
2021 $3,971 $1,245
2022 $4,323 $1,417
2023 $4,861 $1,555
2024 $5,273 $1,717

Cape Verde vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Guinea
1950 44.9 35.6
1951 45.6 35.6
1952 46.2 35.7
1953 46.4 35.8
1954 46.6 35.9
1955 46.9 36
1956 47.1 36.1
1957 47.4 36.2
1958 47.7 36.4
1959 48.2 36.5
1960 48.7 36.6
1961 49.4 36.8
1962 50.2 37
1963 51.1 37.2
1964 52.1 37.4
1965 53 37.7
1966 53.9 38
1967 54.7 38.2
1968 55.4 38.5
1969 56 38.8
1970 56.6 39.1
1971 57 39.4
1972 57.5 39.7
1973 58 39.9
1974 58.4 40.2
1975 59 40.6
1976 59.4 41
1977 60 41.4
1978 60.4 41.9
1979 60.7 42.3
1980 61 42.8
1981 61.3 43.3
1982 61.5 43.9
1983 61.8 44.2
1984 61.8 44.9
1985 62.3 45.3
1986 62.6 45.7
1987 62.9 46.1
1988 63.2 46.5
1989 63.6 46.9
1990 63.9 47.3
1991 64.1 47.8
1992 64.3 48.3
1993 64.5 48.8
1994 64.6 49.2
1995 63.7 49.8
1996 65.5 50.5
1997 66.1 51.1
1998 66.7 51.6
1999 67.4 52
2000 68.1 52.4
2001 68.7 52.7
2002 69.4 53.2
2003 70 53.6
2004 70.5 54
2005 70.9 54.4
2006 71.3 54.9
2007 71.5 55.2
2008 71.9 55.7
2009 72.1 56.1
2010 72.5 56.4
2011 72.9 56.8
2012 73.3 57.1
2013 73.5 57.5
2014 73.8 57.6
2015 74.1 57.9
2016 74.4 58.5
2017 74.7 58.7
2018 74.8 59
2019 75.4 59.4
2020 73.8 59.3
2021 74.4 59.4
2022 75.9 60.4
2023 76.1 60.7
2024 76.2 60.9
2025 76.4 61.1

Cape Verde and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Guinea
Year Population
Cape Verde Guinea
1960 210,024 3,556,749
1961 215,087 3,619,551
1962 221,919 3,684,273
1963 229,373 3,750,954
1964 237,006 3,819,722
1965 244,856 3,890,716
1966 252,976 3,964,155
1967 261,404 4,040,153
1968 270,164 4,118,550
1969 279,248 4,198,300
1970 287,885 4,277,535
1971 294,046 4,355,200
1972 297,386 4,431,292
1973 299,881 4,506,324
1974 302,570 4,580,510
1975 305,847 4,653,876
1976 309,455 4,727,022
1977 312,834 4,801,128
1978 316,147 4,877,854
1979 319,480 4,959,283
1980 323,301 5,047,419
1981 327,846 5,143,288
1982 332,724 5,247,672
1983 337,654 5,359,814
1984 342,505 5,480,096
1985 347,365 5,610,373
1986 352,312 5,750,668
1987 357,302 5,900,198
1988 362,329 6,056,574
1989 367,803 6,215,811
1990 375,428 6,434,374
1991 384,586 6,697,166
1992 393,415 6,914,366
1993 401,965 7,128,177
1994 410,228 7,345,107
1995 418,104 7,553,249
1996 425,581 7,770,035
1997 432,798 7,931,370
1998 439,784 8,081,990
1999 446,519 8,265,123
2000 453,317 8,428,832
2001 460,293 8,539,960
2002 467,046 8,674,066
2003 473,383 8,870,781
2004 479,370 9,062,726
2005 485,115 9,245,844
2006 490,728 9,441,171
2007 496,190 9,662,281
2008 501,355 9,898,870
2009 506,141 10,143,534
2010 509,784 10,396,086
2011 511,447 10,656,810
2012 511,955 10,921,581
2013 512,225 11,191,873
2014 512,326 11,472,924
2015 512,394 11,767,070
2016 512,554 12,073,030
2017 512,893 12,385,659
2018 513,415 12,704,774
2019 514,104 13,034,346
2020 514,679 13,371,183
2021 516,649 13,710,513
2022 519,741 14,055,137
2023 522,331 14,405,468
2024 524,877 14,754,785

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Guinea

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Guinea
1960 6.89 6.11
1961 6.92 6.13
1962 6.95 6.14
1963 6.98 6.15
1964 6.99 6.17
1965 6.99 6.18
1966 6.99 6.19
1967 6.98 6.2
1968 6.97 6.21
1969 6.95 6.23
1970 6.94 6.24
1971 6.91 6.26
1972 6.89 6.28
1973 6.86 6.31
1974 6.82 6.34
1975 6.77 6.37
1976 6.71 6.4
1977 6.65 6.43
1978 6.56 6.44
1979 6.47 6.45
1980 6.38 6.46
1981 6.27 6.46
1982 6.17 6.49
1983 6.07 6.49
1984 5.97 6.51
1985 5.92 6.53
1986 5.81 6.55
1987 5.68 6.57
1988 5.55 6.56
1989 5.45 6.55
1990 5.36 6.52
1991 5.26 6.48
1992 5.12 6.45
1993 4.95 6.41
1994 4.72 6.36
1995 4.49 6.29
1996 4.26 6.21
1997 4.05 6.12
1998 3.9 6.05
1999 3.73 5.99
2000 3.55 5.92
2001 3.37 5.83
2002 3.19 5.78
2003 3.03 5.74
2004 2.9 5.73
2005 2.73 5.73
2006 2.56 5.7
2007 2.41 5.66
2008 2.3 5.6
2009 2.25 5.53
2010 2.33 5.44
2011 2.33 5.34
2012 2.15 5.23
2013 2.07 5.15
2014 2.03 5.07
2015 1.97 5
2016 1.97 4.92
2017 1.93 4.79
2018 1.8 4.67
2019 1.7 4.58
2020 1.59 4.49
2021 1.55 4.4
2022 1.53 4.3
2023 1.52 4.22

Cape Verde and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Guinea
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Guinea
1960 19 20.6
1961 18.6 20.5
1962 18.1 20.4
1963 17.7 20.4
1964 17.4 20.3
1965 17.2 20.2
1966 17.1 20.1
1967 17 20.1
1968 17 20
1969 17.1 20
1970 17.2 19.9
1971 17.2 19.8
1972 17.2 19.8
1973 17.2 19.7
1974 17.2 19.5
1975 17 19.4
1976 16.8 19.3
1977 16.6 19.2
1978 16.4 19
1979 16.2 18.9
1980 16.1 18.8
1981 16.1 18.7
1982 16.3 18.6
1983 16.4 18.5
1984 16.5 18.5
1985 16.6 18.4
1986 16.7 18.4
1987 16.8 18.4
1988 16.8 18.4
1989 16.9 18.3
1990 17 18.3
1991 17 18.3
1992 17.1 18.2
1993 17.2 18.2
1994 17.4 18.1
1995 17.5 18.1
1996 17.7 18
1997 17.9 17.9
1998 18.1 17.7
1999 18.3 17.6
2000 18.6 17.5
2001 18.9 17.3
2002 19.2 17.2
2003 19.6 17.2
2004 19.9 17.2
2005 20.4 17.2
2006 20.8 17.2
2007 21.3 17.2
2008 21.7 17.3
2009 22.1 17.3
2010 22.6 17.4
2011 23.1 17.5
2012 23.6 17.6
2013 24.2 17.7
2014 24.7 17.8
2015 25.2 18
2016 25.7 18.1
2017 26.2 18.2
2018 26.6 18.3
2019 27 18.5
2020 27.3 18.6
2021 27.8 18.8
2022 28.3 18.9
2023 28.8 19
2024 29.4 19.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.5%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
0.01%
2020
Banked people share n/a
36%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
66.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Guinea
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
38.5%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
45.3%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Guinea
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
n/a

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