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Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

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Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 167th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
Population
529186
2288306
Population rank 169/197 146/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $204,670,551
1971 - $204,167,297
1972 - $227,986,203
1973 - $232,331,281
1974 - $256,769,730
1975 - $283,311,997
1976 - $292,152,321
1977 - $298,871,675
1978 - $318,876,550
1979 - $308,143,183
1980 $142,246,815 $287,648,258
1981 $139,468,209 $402,230,865
1982 $140,630,679 $430,284,022
1983 $138,476,176 $425,225,177
1984 $132,019,039 $359,980,491
1985 $137,728,205 $373,959,151
1986 $190,651,168 $338,524,233
1987 $235,253,065 $451,893,375
1988 $264,308,140 $427,514,322
1989 $267,448,571 $554,072,303
1990 $306,890,963 $634,187,269
1991 $319,827,059 $668,470,891
1992 $357,160,985 $588,309,271
1993 $490,417,390 $615,779,519
1994 $406,580,652 $612,502,085
1995 $487,148,994 $660,195,402
1996 $501,979,270 $702,965,148
1997 $490,608,658 $698,107,222
1998 $521,910,561 $591,034,143
1999 $592,416,703 $579,365,780
2000 $539,227,278 $391,345,597
2001 $563,090,490 $412,610,872
2002 $620,507,387 $466,773,711
2003 $813,260,469 $553,614,800
2004 $924,940,012 $582,169,841
2005 $972,241,677 $639,776,041
2006 $1,107,571,458 $634,781,901
2007 $1,649,621,739 $753,162,998
2008 $1,959,620,648 $952,667,544
2009 $1,852,334,575 $890,167,833
2010 $1,824,751,468 $940,112,539
2011 $2,046,817,987 $1,157,074,319
2012 $1,913,081,210 $1,049,412,177
2013 $2,028,910,915 $1,109,682,824
2014 $2,041,930,125 $1,135,250,721
2015 $1,749,857,620 $1,152,384,167
2016 $1,849,789,986 $1,245,074,264
2017 $1,996,741,540 $1,469,978,606
2018 $2,205,099,507 $1,554,133,594
2019 $2,252,177,124 $1,588,767,976
2020 $1,821,565,614 $1,683,619,352
2021 $2,051,842,619 $1,878,659,687
2022 $2,247,003,344 $1,839,048,748
2023 $2,539,203,429 $2,077,816,135
2024 $2,767,599,017 $2,119,865,935

Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $350
1971 - $348
1972 - $389
1973 - $392
1974 - $419
1975 - $435
1976 - $421
1977 - $403
1978 - $403
1979 - $376
1980 $440 $347
1981 $425 $477
1982 $423 $503
1983 $410 $489
1984 $385 $407
1985 $396 $417
1986 $541 $371
1987 $658 $488
1988 $729 $454
1989 $727 $578
1990 $817 $651
1991 $832 $672
1992 $908 $574
1993 $1,220 $582
1994 $991 $561
1995 $1,165 $589
1996 $1,180 $615
1997 $1,134 $599
1998 $1,187 $498
1999 $1,327 $479
2000 $1,190 $317
2001 $1,223 $327
2002 $1,329 $362
2003 $1,718 $420
2004 $1,929 $431
2005 $2,004 $463
2006 $2,257 $449
2007 $3,325 $519
2008 $3,909 $640
2009 $3,660 $583
2010 $3,579 $600
2011 $4,002 $720
2012 $3,737 $635
2013 $3,961 $654
2014 $3,986 $652
2015 $3,415 $645
2016 $3,609 $680
2017 $3,893 $783
2018 $4,295 $809
2019 $4,381 $807
2020 $3,539 $836
2021 $3,971 $912
2022 $4,323 $873
2023 $4,861 $965
2024 $5,273 $963

Cape Verde vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
1950 44.9 35.7
1951 45.6 35.9
1952 46.2 36.1
1953 46.4 36.3
1954 46.6 36.4
1955 46.9 36.6
1956 47.1 36.8
1957 47.4 37
1958 47.7 37.1
1959 48.2 37.3
1960 48.7 37.6
1961 49.4 37.8
1962 50.2 38
1963 51.1 35.6
1964 52.1 35.8
1965 53 35.9
1966 53.9 36.1
1967 54.7 36.3
1968 55.4 36.7
1969 56 37
1970 56.6 37.3
1971 57 37.5
1972 57.5 37.8
1973 58 38.2
1974 58.4 41.6
1975 59 41.9
1976 59.4 42.3
1977 60 42.6
1978 60.4 42.9
1979 60.7 43.2
1980 61 43.6
1981 61.3 43.9
1982 61.5 44.3
1983 61.8 44.6
1984 61.8 44.9
1985 62.3 45.3
1986 62.6 45.5
1987 62.9 45.8
1988 63.2 46.3
1989 63.6 46.6
1990 63.9 46.9
1991 64.1 47.2
1992 64.3 47.5
1993 64.5 47.8
1994 64.6 47.8
1995 63.7 48.5
1996 65.5 48.8
1997 66.1 48
1998 66.7 48.1
1999 67.4 48.5
2000 68.1 50.6
2001 68.7 51.1
2002 69.4 51.6
2003 70 52.2
2004 70.5 52.8
2005 70.9 52.9
2006 71.3 54.1
2007 71.5 54.9
2008 71.9 55.3
2009 72.1 56.3
2010 72.5 57
2011 72.9 57.7
2012 73.3 58.3
2013 73.5 58.9
2014 73.8 59.5
2015 74.1 60.1
2016 74.4 60.6
2017 74.7 61.1
2018 74.8 61.7
2019 75.4 62.2
2020 73.8 61.3
2021 74.4 61.7
2022 75.9 63.6
2023 76.1 64.1
2024 76.2 64.3
2025 76.4 64.4

Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
1960 210,024 577,633
1961 215,087 582,532
1962 221,919 589,474
1963 229,373 594,418
1964 237,006 588,543
1965 244,856 575,005
1966 252,976 566,908
1967 261,404 569,011
1968 270,164 578,170
1969 279,248 581,610
1970 287,885 584,403
1971 294,046 586,221
1972 297,386 586,620
1973 299,881 592,808
1974 302,570 613,338
1975 305,847 650,966
1976 309,455 694,191
1977 312,834 741,789
1978 316,147 791,694
1979 319,480 819,867
1980 323,301 829,303
1981 327,846 842,432
1982 332,724 855,891
1983 337,654 869,592
1984 342,505 883,519
1985 347,365 897,697
1986 352,312 912,126
1987 357,302 926,862
1988 362,329 942,061
1989 367,803 957,789
1990 375,428 973,669
1991 384,586 994,639
1992 393,415 1,024,356
1993 401,965 1,058,745
1994 410,228 1,092,031
1995 418,104 1,119,949
1996 425,581 1,143,535
1997 432,798 1,165,545
1998 439,784 1,187,473
1999 446,519 1,210,206
2000 453,317 1,234,741
2001 460,293 1,261,273
2002 467,046 1,289,307
2003 473,383 1,318,806
2004 479,370 1,349,563
2005 485,115 1,381,585
2006 490,728 1,415,303
2007 496,190 1,450,986
2008 501,355 1,488,054
2009 506,141 1,526,377
2010 509,784 1,566,347
2011 511,447 1,608,076
2012 511,955 1,651,417
2013 512,225 1,695,973
2014 512,326 1,741,122
2015 512,394 1,786,457
2016 512,554 1,831,893
2017 512,893 1,877,072
2018 513,415 1,922,168
2019 514,104 1,967,696
2020 514,679 2,013,255
2021 516,649 2,058,841
2022 519,741 2,105,529
2023 522,331 2,153,339
2024 524,877 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
1960 6.89 5.92
1961 6.92 5.93
1962 6.95 5.94
1963 6.98 5.95
1964 6.99 5.96
1965 6.99 5.97
1966 6.99 5.98
1967 6.98 5.99
1968 6.97 6.01
1969 6.95 6.02
1970 6.94 6.04
1971 6.91 6.06
1972 6.89 6.08
1973 6.86 6.1
1974 6.82 6.12
1975 6.77 6.15
1976 6.71 6.19
1977 6.65 6.25
1978 6.56 6.32
1979 6.47 6.4
1980 6.38 6.49
1981 6.27 6.57
1982 6.17 6.64
1983 6.07 6.69
1984 5.97 6.73
1985 5.92 6.74
1986 5.81 6.73
1987 5.68 6.72
1988 5.55 6.69
1989 5.45 6.66
1990 5.36 6.5
1991 5.26 6.47
1992 5.12 6.44
1993 4.95 6.37
1994 4.72 6.3
1995 4.49 6.22
1996 4.26 6.14
1997 4.05 6.06
1998 3.9 5.97
1999 3.73 5.87
2000 3.55 5.79
2001 3.37 5.69
2002 3.19 5.63
2003 3.03 5.58
2004 2.9 5.5
2005 2.73 5.46
2006 2.56 5.41
2007 2.41 5.37
2008 2.3 5.27
2009 2.25 5.18
2010 2.33 5.11
2011 2.33 5.07
2012 2.15 5
2013 2.07 4.93
2014 2.03 4.79
2015 1.97 4.66
2016 1.97 4.52
2017 1.93 4.35
2018 1.8 4.24
2019 1.7 4.15
2020 1.59 4.08
2021 1.55 4
2022 1.53 3.91
2023 1.52 3.84

Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
1960 19 22.9
1961 18.6 22.9
1962 18.1 22.6
1963 17.7 22.3
1964 17.4 21.7
1965 17.2 20.7
1966 17.1 19.9
1967 17 19.6
1968 17 19.5
1969 17.1 19.3
1970 17.2 19.1
1971 17.2 19
1972 17.2 18.8
1973 17.2 18.9
1974 17.2 18.9
1975 17 18.8
1976 16.8 18.5
1977 16.6 18.2
1978 16.4 17.8
1979 16.2 17.6
1980 16.1 17.7
1981 16.1 17.6
1982 16.3 17.5
1983 16.4 17.3
1984 16.5 17.2
1985 16.6 17.2
1986 16.7 17.1
1987 16.8 17.1
1988 16.8 17
1989 16.9 17
1990 17 17.1
1991 17 17.1
1992 17.1 17.1
1993 17.2 17.1
1994 17.4 17.1
1995 17.5 17.2
1996 17.7 17.2
1997 17.9 17.3
1998 18.1 17.3
1999 18.3 17.4
2000 18.6 17.4
2001 18.9 17.5
2002 19.2 17.6
2003 19.6 17.6
2004 19.9 17.7
2005 20.4 17.8
2006 20.8 17.9
2007 21.3 17.9
2008 21.7 18
2009 22.1 18.1
2010 22.6 18.2
2011 23.1 18.3
2012 23.6 18.3
2013 24.2 18.4
2014 24.7 18.5
2015 25.2 18.6
2016 25.7 18.8
2017 26.2 18.9
2018 26.6 19.1
2019 27 19.2
2020 27.3 19.4
2021 27.8 19.6
2022 28.3 19.8
2023 28.8 19.9
2024 29.4 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
6.48%
2019

Energy

Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
87.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
63.9%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.21
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
2,734 mi
2018

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