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Cape Verde vs Haiti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 11.8M in Haiti (ranked 83/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 10,641 sq mi for Haiti (ranked 167th vs. 142nd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Haiti
Population
529186
12011655
Population rank 169/197 82/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$25.2B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 118/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$2,143
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 154/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$3,183
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$3.77B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
11.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$320
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 177/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$2,081
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
10,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.66
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
24.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
65.3 years
2025

Cape Verde and Haiti: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Haiti economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Haiti
Year GDP
Cape Verde Haiti
1960 - $273,187,200
1961 - $271,066,000
1962 - $281,896,800
1963 - $294,883,400
1964 - $325,281,200
1965 - $353,251,800
1966 - $368,948,600
1967 - $369,124,200
1968 - $367,968,800
1969 - $391,820,400
1970 - $331,200,000
1971 - $362,800,000
1972 - $371,998,958
1973 - $466,798,973
1974 - $565,399,322
1975 - $681,400,000
1976 - $879,000,000
1977 - $947,000,000
1978 - $974,200,000
1979 - $1,080,600,000
1980 $142,246,815 $1,383,800,000
1981 $139,468,209 $1,479,400,000
1982 $140,630,679 $1,474,200,000
1983 $138,476,176 $1,623,600,000
1984 $132,019,039 $1,816,200,000
1985 $137,728,205 $2,009,400,000
1986 $190,651,168 $2,318,000,000
1987 $235,253,065 $2,047,200,000
1988 $264,308,140 $2,613,926,800
1989 $267,448,571 $2,736,243,800
1990 $306,890,963 $3,096,289,800
1991 $319,827,059 $3,473,562,628
1992 $357,160,985 $2,257,129,792
1993 $490,417,390 $1,878,253,767
1994 $406,580,652 $2,167,569,046
1995 $487,148,994 $2,813,313,279
1996 $501,979,270 $2,907,517,604
1997 $490,608,658 $3,338,949,152
1998 $521,910,561 $3,723,903,724
1999 $592,416,703 $4,153,725,884
2000 $539,227,278 $6,813,566,099
2001 $563,090,490 $6,331,970,324
2002 $620,507,387 $6,205,847,214
2003 $813,260,469 $5,071,947,798
2004 $924,940,012 $6,087,360,684
2005 $972,241,677 $7,030,149,730
2006 $1,107,571,458 $7,638,739,123
2007 $1,649,621,739 $9,228,637,768
2008 $1,959,620,648 $10,432,962,635
2009 $1,852,334,575 $11,597,002,835
2010 $1,824,751,468 $11,859,312,725
2011 $2,046,817,987 $13,008,746,039
2012 $1,913,081,210 $13,708,925,477
2013 $2,028,910,915 $14,902,488,604
2014 $2,041,930,125 $15,146,883,498
2015 $1,749,857,620 $14,849,629,309
2016 $1,849,789,986 $14,069,277,526
2017 $1,996,741,540 $15,093,357,161
2018 $2,205,099,507 $16,403,864,618
2019 $2,252,177,124 $15,016,090,930
2020 $1,821,565,614 $14,508,222,518
2021 $2,051,842,619 $20,877,414,953
2022 $2,247,003,344 $20,253,551,921
2023 $2,539,203,429 $19,850,585,722
2024 $2,767,599,017 $25,224,154,991

Cape Verde and Haiti economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Haiti
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Haiti
1960 - $70.8
1961 - $69
1962 - $70.4
1963 - $72.4
1964 - $78.5
1965 - $83.6
1966 - $85.7
1967 - $84.2
1968 - $82.4
1969 - $86.1
1970 - $71.5
1971 - $76.8
1972 - $77.3
1973 - $95.1
1974 - $113
1975 - $133.6
1976 - $169.1
1977 - $178.7
1978 - $180.3
1979 - $196.2
1980 $440 $246.5
1981 $425 $258.5
1982 $423 $252.6
1983 $410 $272.8
1984 $385 $299.2
1985 $396 $325
1986 $541 $367
1987 $658 $318
1988 $729 $397
1989 $727 $407
1990 $817 $452
1991 $832 $497
1992 $908 $316
1993 $1,220 $258.1
1994 $991 $292.1
1995 $1,165 $372
1996 $1,180 $377
1997 $1,134 $425
1998 $1,187 $465
1999 $1,327 $510
2000 $1,190 $821
2001 $1,223 $749
2002 $1,329 $721
2003 $1,718 $579
2004 $1,929 $683
2005 $2,004 $776
2006 $2,257 $829
2007 $3,325 $985
2008 $3,909 $1,095
2009 $3,660 $1,197
2010 $3,579 $1,210
2011 $4,002 $1,312
2012 $3,737 $1,361
2013 $3,961 $1,458
2014 $3,986 $1,460
2015 $3,415 $1,411
2016 $3,609 $1,318
2017 $3,893 $1,395
2018 $4,295 $1,496
2019 $4,381 $1,352
2020 $3,539 $1,290
2021 $3,971 $1,835
2022 $4,323 $1,761
2023 $4,861 $1,706
2024 $5,273 $2,143

Cape Verde vs. Haiti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Haiti
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Haiti
1950 44.9 37.2
1951 45.6 38.1
1952 46.2 38.8
1953 46.4 39.5
1954 46.6 40.1
1955 46.9 41
1956 47.1 41.6
1957 47.4 42.1
1958 47.7 42.6
1959 48.2 43
1960 48.7 43.4
1961 49.4 43.8
1962 50.2 44.2
1963 51.1 42.7
1964 52.1 44.9
1965 53 45.4
1966 53.9 45.6
1967 54.7 46.1
1968 55.4 46.5
1969 56 46.9
1970 56.6 47.3
1971 57 47.6
1972 57.5 47.9
1973 58 48.2
1974 58.4 48.5
1975 59 48.7
1976 59.4 49
1977 60 49.2
1978 60.4 49.5
1979 60.7 49.7
1980 61 50
1981 61.3 50.3
1982 61.5 50.6
1983 61.8 50.9
1984 61.8 51.3
1985 62.3 51.6
1986 62.6 51.9
1987 62.9 52.2
1988 63.2 52.6
1989 63.6 52.9
1990 63.9 53.2
1991 64.1 53.5
1992 64.3 54
1993 64.5 54.5
1994 64.6 54.7
1995 63.7 55.6
1996 65.5 56.1
1997 66.1 56.7
1998 66.7 57.1
1999 67.4 57.7
2000 68.1 58.2
2001 68.7 58.6
2002 69.4 59
2003 70 59.4
2004 70.5 58.5
2005 70.9 60.3
2006 71.3 60.7
2007 71.5 61.1
2008 71.9 61.3
2009 72.1 61.7
2010 72.5 45.6
2011 72.9 61.6
2012 73.3 62.3
2013 73.5 62.6
2014 73.8 63
2015 74.1 63.2
2016 74.4 63.3
2017 74.7 63.8
2018 74.8 64.1
2019 75.4 64.3
2020 73.8 63.8
2021 74.4 62.6
2022 75.9 63.9
2023 76.1 64.9
2024 76.2 65.1
2025 76.4 65.3

Cape Verde and Haiti population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Haiti
Year Population
Cape Verde Haiti
1960 210,024 3,858,443
1961 215,087 3,929,030
1962 221,919 4,001,575
1963 229,373 4,073,068
1964 237,006 4,146,244
1965 244,856 4,223,820
1966 252,976 4,302,639
1967 261,404 4,382,999
1968 270,164 4,465,328
1969 279,248 4,549,334
1970 287,885 4,635,124
1971 294,046 4,723,244
1972 297,386 4,813,868
1973 299,881 4,906,743
1974 302,570 5,001,796
1975 305,847 5,099,086
1976 309,455 5,198,357
1977 312,834 5,299,476
1978 316,147 5,402,580
1979 319,480 5,507,590
1980 323,301 5,614,493
1981 327,846 5,723,725
1982 332,724 5,835,937
1983 337,654 5,951,096
1984 342,505 6,069,230
1985 347,365 6,190,862
1986 352,312 6,316,122
1987 357,302 6,445,123
1988 362,329 6,578,145
1989 367,803 6,714,730
1990 375,428 6,854,441
1991 384,586 6,995,450
1992 393,415 7,136,571
1993 401,965 7,278,181
1994 410,228 7,419,771
1995 418,104 7,562,546
1996 425,581 7,707,557
1997 432,798 7,854,298
1998 439,784 8,002,143
1999 446,519 8,151,296
2000 453,317 8,303,151
2001 460,293 8,455,918
2002 467,046 8,607,641
2003 473,383 8,759,912
2004 479,370 8,910,263
2005 485,115 9,061,273
2006 490,728 9,216,562
2007 496,190 9,373,296
2008 501,355 9,530,774
2009 506,141 9,689,581
2010 509,784 9,803,294
2011 511,447 9,914,904
2012 511,955 10,069,771
2013 512,225 10,222,362
2014 512,326 10,373,235
2015 512,394 10,523,242
2016 512,554 10,671,457
2017 512,893 10,817,754
2018 513,415 10,962,362
2019 514,104 11,105,163
2020 514,679 11,243,848
2021 516,649 11,374,586
2022 519,741 11,503,606
2023 522,331 11,637,398
2024 524,877 11,772,557

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Haiti

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Haiti
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Haiti
1960 6.89 6.18
1961 6.92 6.18
1962 6.95 6.18
1963 6.98 6.17
1964 6.99 6.16
1965 6.99 6.13
1966 6.99 6.09
1967 6.98 6.05
1968 6.97 6.01
1969 6.95 5.96
1970 6.94 5.91
1971 6.91 5.88
1972 6.89 5.85
1973 6.86 5.81
1974 6.82 5.78
1975 6.77 5.75
1976 6.71 5.71
1977 6.65 5.67
1978 6.56 5.64
1979 6.47 5.59
1980 6.38 5.56
1981 6.27 5.53
1982 6.17 5.53
1983 6.07 5.51
1984 5.97 5.51
1985 5.92 5.5
1986 5.81 5.48
1987 5.68 5.47
1988 5.55 5.47
1989 5.45 5.44
1990 5.36 5.41
1991 5.26 5.32
1992 5.12 5.21
1993 4.95 5.1
1994 4.72 4.99
1995 4.49 4.88
1996 4.26 4.78
1997 4.05 4.67
1998 3.9 4.56
1999 3.73 4.45
2000 3.55 4.39
2001 3.37 4.25
2002 3.19 4.13
2003 3.03 4.05
2004 2.9 3.94
2005 2.73 3.84
2006 2.56 3.76
2007 2.41 3.69
2008 2.3 3.62
2009 2.25 3.57
2010 2.33 3.5
2011 2.33 3.43
2012 2.15 3.32
2013 2.07 3.22
2014 2.03 3.16
2015 1.97 3.11
2016 1.97 3.05
2017 1.93 2.99
2018 1.8 2.92
2019 1.7 2.86
2020 1.59 2.8
2021 1.55 2.75
2022 1.53 2.7
2023 1.52 2.66

Cape Verde and Haiti demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Haiti
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Haiti
1960 19 19.5
1961 18.6 19.5
1962 18.1 19.5
1963 17.7 19.5
1964 17.4 19.5
1965 17.2 19.5
1966 17.1 19.4
1967 17 19.4
1968 17 19.4
1969 17.1 19.4
1970 17.2 19.4
1971 17.2 19.4
1972 17.2 19.3
1973 17.2 19.3
1974 17.2 19.3
1975 17 19.3
1976 16.8 19.3
1977 16.6 19.3
1978 16.4 19.3
1979 16.2 19.2
1980 16.1 19.2
1981 16.1 19.2
1982 16.3 19.2
1983 16.4 19.1
1984 16.5 19.1
1985 16.6 19.1
1986 16.7 19
1987 16.8 19
1988 16.8 19
1989 16.9 18.9
1990 17 18.9
1991 17 18.9
1992 17.1 18.9
1993 17.2 18.9
1994 17.4 18.9
1995 17.5 19
1996 17.7 19
1997 17.9 19.1
1998 18.1 19.2
1999 18.3 19.3
2000 18.6 19.4
2001 18.9 19.5
2002 19.2 19.7
2003 19.6 19.8
2004 19.9 20
2005 20.4 20.2
2006 20.8 20.4
2007 21.3 20.6
2008 21.7 20.9
2009 22.1 21.1
2010 22.6 21.3
2011 23.1 21.6
2012 23.6 21.8
2013 24.2 22
2014 24.7 22.3
2015 25.2 22.5
2016 25.7 22.8
2017 26.2 23
2018 26.6 23.3
2019 27 23.5
2020 27.3 23.8
2021 27.8 24
2022 28.3 24.3
2023 28.8 24.5
2024 29.4 24.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Haiti
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$20.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
6.09%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
0.96%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
0.05%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-0.12%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
14.1%
2012
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
48.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
33.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
46.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
31.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.1%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$2.72B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$3.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
938,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
34.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
32.6%
2017

Energy

Cape Verde Haiti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
378 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$8.65
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
3.54 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
21.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
76.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.37%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
74.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
19.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
18.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Haiti
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-31,747
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
60.5%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
15.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
41.2
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
18.8
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
68%
2017
English speaking
8%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
39.3%
2019

Health

Cape Verde Haiti
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$52.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$25.2
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
65.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
31%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.24
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
328
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
94
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
8.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
3.11 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Haiti
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
6,931 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
1,305 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
2,651 mi
2009

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