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Cape Verde vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 167th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Guyana
Population
529186
839919
Population rank 169/197 162/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Cape Verde and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Guyana
Year GDP
Cape Verde Guyana
1960 - $170,216,241
1961 - $185,849,535
1962 - $194,949,513
1963 - $175,757,894
1964 - $194,774,513
1965 - $213,235,294
1966 - $228,705,882
1967 - $250,176,471
1968 - $229,750,000
1969 - $249,300,000
1970 - $267,800,000
1971 - $282,050,000
1972 - $285,380,952
1973 - $307,047,619
1974 - $433,954,545
1975 - $494,791,667
1976 - $454,440,000
1977 - $449,880,000
1978 - $507,080,000
1979 - $530,440,000
1980 $142,246,815 $603,200,000
1981 $139,468,209 $570,357,107
1982 $140,630,679 $482,000,000
1983 $138,476,176 $489,333,333
1984 $132,019,039 $437,631,605
1985 $137,728,205 $453,488,372
1986 $190,651,168 $504,651,140
1987 $235,253,065 $354,591,847
1988 $264,308,140 $413,799,990
1989 $267,448,571 $379,779,390
1990 $306,890,963 $396,582,263
1991 $319,827,059 $348,533,095
1992 $357,160,985 $373,573,141
1993 $490,417,390 $454,101,382
1994 $406,580,652 $540,874,934
1995 $487,148,994 $621,626,786
1996 $501,979,270 $705,406,001
1997 $490,608,658 $749,138,010
1998 $521,910,561 $717,530,683
1999 $592,416,703 $694,754,988
2000 $539,227,278 $712,667,897
2001 $563,090,490 $712,167,450
2002 $620,507,387 $726,131,435
2003 $813,260,469 $743,063,950
2004 $924,940,012 $787,814,379
2005 $972,241,677 $824,880,550
2006 $1,107,571,458 $2,379,817,991
2007 $1,649,621,739 $2,730,971,595
2008 $1,959,620,648 $3,025,187,433
2009 $1,852,334,575 $3,165,663,153
2010 $1,824,751,468 $3,432,912,517
2011 $2,046,817,987 $3,691,384,318
2012 $1,913,081,210 $4,063,088,536
2013 $2,028,910,915 $4,167,800,929
2014 $2,041,930,125 $4,127,660,152
2015 $1,749,857,620 $4,279,840,194
2016 $1,849,789,986 $4,482,697,337
2017 $1,996,741,540 $4,748,174,334
2018 $2,205,099,507 $4,787,636,998
2019 $2,252,177,124 $5,173,760,192
2020 $1,821,565,614 $5,471,256,595
2021 $2,051,842,619 $8,041,362,110
2022 $2,247,003,344 $14,718,388,489
2023 $2,539,203,429 $16,918,503,597
2024 $2,767,599,017 $24,835,899,826

Cape Verde and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Guyana
1960 - $299.1
1961 - $319
1962 - $327
1963 - $288.8
1964 - $313
1965 - $336
1966 - $353
1967 - $378
1968 - $340
1969 - $361
1970 - $381
1971 - $396
1972 - $395
1973 - $421
1974 - $588
1975 - $664
1976 - $604
1977 - $593
1978 - $663
1979 - $689
1980 $440 $779
1981 $425 $735
1982 $423 $621
1983 $410 $631
1984 $385 $565
1985 $396 $588
1986 $541 $657
1987 $658 $464
1988 $729 $545
1989 $727 $503
1990 $817 $529
1991 $832 $466
1992 $908 $498
1993 $1,220 $603
1994 $991 $716
1995 $1,165 $820
1996 $1,180 $928
1997 $1,134 $983
1998 $1,187 $940
1999 $1,327 $909
2000 $1,190 $932
2001 $1,223 $932
2002 $1,329 $951
2003 $1,718 $974
2004 $1,929 $1,033
2005 $2,004 $1,084
2006 $2,257 $3,136
2007 $3,325 $3,608
2008 $3,909 $4,009
2009 $3,660 $4,209
2010 $3,579 $4,582
2011 $4,002 $4,947
2012 $3,737 $5,444
2013 $3,961 $5,557
2014 $3,986 $5,473
2015 $3,415 $5,640
2016 $3,609 $5,871
2017 $3,893 $6,179
2018 $4,295 $6,048
2019 $4,381 $6,406
2020 $3,539 $6,776
2021 $3,971 $9,861
2022 $4,323 $17,913
2023 $4,861 $20,474
2024 $5,273 $29,884

Cape Verde vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Guyana
1950 44.9 49.2
1951 45.6 50.2
1952 46.2 51.3
1953 46.4 52.4
1954 46.6 53.3
1955 46.9 54.1
1956 47.1 55.2
1957 47.4 56.1
1958 47.7 56.4
1959 48.2 57
1960 48.7 57.5
1961 49.4 57.9
1962 50.2 58.3
1963 51.1 58.6
1964 52.1 59
1965 53 59.1
1966 53.9 59.3
1967 54.7 59.5
1968 55.4 59.7
1969 56 59.8
1970 56.6 60
1971 57 60.1
1972 57.5 60.1
1973 58 60.2
1974 58.4 60.3
1975 59 60.4
1976 59.4 60.4
1977 60 60.6
1978 60.4 60.6
1979 60.7 60.7
1980 61 60.8
1981 61.3 60.9
1982 61.5 61
1983 61.8 61.2
1984 61.8 61.3
1985 62.3 61.4
1986 62.6 61.5
1987 62.9 61.7
1988 63.2 61.8
1989 63.6 62.1
1990 63.9 62.3
1991 64.1 62.5
1992 64.3 62.8
1993 64.5 63
1994 64.6 63
1995 63.7 62.7
1996 65.5 62.7
1997 66.1 62.9
1998 66.7 63.4
1999 67.4 63.8
2000 68.1 64.1
2001 68.7 64.4
2002 69.4 64.2
2003 70 64.1
2004 70.5 64.2
2005 70.9 64.4
2006 71.3 64.8
2007 71.5 65.5
2008 71.9 65.7
2009 72.1 66
2010 72.5 66.2
2011 72.9 66.5
2012 73.3 66.4
2013 73.5 66.7
2014 73.8 67.3
2015 74.1 67.7
2016 74.4 68.1
2017 74.7 68.5
2018 74.8 68.8
2019 75.4 69.1
2020 73.8 67.8
2021 74.4 64.3
2022 75.9 69.9
2023 76.1 70.2
2024 76.2 70.3
2025 76.4 70.4

Cape Verde and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Guyana
Year Population
Cape Verde Guyana
1960 210,024 569,143
1961 215,087 582,568
1962 221,919 595,461
1963 229,373 608,537
1964 237,006 621,764
1965 244,856 635,128
1966 252,976 648,646
1967 261,404 662,311
1968 270,164 676,160
1969 279,248 690,223
1970 287,885 702,705
1971 294,046 712,662
1972 297,386 721,617
1973 299,881 730,138
1974 302,570 738,057
1975 305,847 745,393
1976 309,455 752,253
1977 312,834 758,654
1978 316,147 764,586
1979 319,480 770,062
1980 323,301 774,367
1981 327,846 776,453
1982 332,724 776,712
1983 337,654 775,891
1984 342,505 774,111
1985 347,365 771,477
1986 352,312 768,098
1987 357,302 764,120
1988 362,329 759,663
1989 367,803 754,865
1990 375,428 749,894
1991 384,586 747,861
1992 393,415 749,911
1993 401,965 752,965
1994 410,228 755,822
1995 418,104 758,388
1996 425,581 760,526
1997 432,798 762,245
1998 439,784 763,586
1999 446,519 764,483
2000 453,317 764,832
2001 460,293 764,477
2002 467,046 763,652
2003 473,383 763,101
2004 479,370 762,418
2005 485,115 760,914
2006 490,728 758,966
2007 496,190 756,861
2008 501,355 754,606
2009 506,141 752,094
2010 509,784 749,256
2011 511,447 746,153
2012 511,955 746,288
2013 512,225 750,021
2014 512,326 754,229
2015 512,394 758,781
2016 512,554 763,548
2017 512,893 768,479
2018 513,415 791,556
2019 514,104 807,665
2020 514,679 807,481
2021 516,649 815,482
2022 519,741 821,637
2023 522,331 826,353
2024 524,877 831,087

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Guyana

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Guyana
1960 6.89 6.33
1961 6.92 6.34
1962 6.95 6.33
1963 6.98 6.31
1964 6.99 6.23
1965 6.99 6.14
1966 6.99 6.02
1967 6.98 5.89
1968 6.97 5.75
1969 6.95 5.58
1970 6.94 5.41
1971 6.91 5.26
1972 6.89 5.08
1973 6.86 4.87
1974 6.82 4.64
1975 6.77 4.45
1976 6.71 4.28
1977 6.65 4.12
1978 6.56 3.97
1979 6.47 3.86
1980 6.38 3.77
1981 6.27 3.72
1982 6.17 3.68
1983 6.07 3.64
1984 5.97 3.54
1985 5.92 3.47
1986 5.81 3.38
1987 5.68 3.31
1988 5.55 3.23
1989 5.45 3.19
1990 5.36 3.18
1991 5.26 3.18
1992 5.12 3.19
1993 4.95 3.2
1994 4.72 3.23
1995 4.49 3.24
1996 4.26 3.23
1997 4.05 3.22
1998 3.9 3.18
1999 3.73 3.13
2000 3.55 3.06
2001 3.37 2.96
2002 3.19 2.84
2003 3.03 2.75
2004 2.9 2.68
2005 2.73 2.65
2006 2.56 2.66
2007 2.41 2.68
2008 2.3 2.7
2009 2.25 2.69
2010 2.33 2.68
2011 2.33 2.69
2012 2.15 2.7
2013 2.07 2.71
2014 2.03 2.7
2015 1.97 2.67
2016 1.97 2.63
2017 1.93 2.59
2018 1.8 2.55
2019 1.7 2.52
2020 1.59 2.49
2021 1.55 2.46
2022 1.53 2.44
2023 1.52 2.41

Cape Verde and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Guyana
1960 19 16.7
1961 18.6 16.6
1962 18.1 16.4
1963 17.7 16.3
1964 17.4 16.2
1965 17.2 16.1
1966 17.1 16.1
1967 17 16.2
1968 17 16.2
1969 17.1 16.4
1970 17.2 16.5
1971 17.2 16.6
1972 17.2 16.7
1973 17.2 16.8
1974 17.2 17
1975 17 17.2
1976 16.8 17.4
1977 16.6 17.6
1978 16.4 17.8
1979 16.2 18
1980 16.1 18.2
1981 16.1 18.4
1982 16.3 18.7
1983 16.4 19
1984 16.5 19.3
1985 16.6 19.6
1986 16.7 19.9
1987 16.8 20.2
1988 16.8 20.5
1989 16.9 20.7
1990 17 20.9
1991 17 21.1
1992 17.1 21.3
1993 17.2 21.4
1994 17.4 21.5
1995 17.5 21.7
1996 17.7 21.8
1997 17.9 21.9
1998 18.1 22
1999 18.3 22.1
2000 18.6 22.2
2001 18.9 22.4
2002 19.2 22.5
2003 19.6 22.7
2004 19.9 22.9
2005 20.4 23.2
2006 20.8 23.4
2007 21.3 23.6
2008 21.7 23.8
2009 22.1 24
2010 22.6 24.2
2011 23.1 24.4
2012 23.6 24.5
2013 24.2 24.6
2014 24.7 24.6
2015 25.2 24.7
2016 25.7 24.9
2017 26.2 25
2018 26.6 25.4
2019 27 25.7
2020 27.3 25.9
2021 27.8 26.1
2022 28.3 26.4
2023 28.8 26.7
2024 29.4 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
4.21%
2003

Energy

Cape Verde Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
12.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Guyana
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
90%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Guyana
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
2,482 mi
2019

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