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Cape Verde vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 167th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Laos
Population
529186
7954155
Population rank 169/197 103/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Laos: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Laos economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Laos
Year GDP
Cape Verde Laos
1980 $142,246,815 -
1981 $139,468,209 -
1982 $140,630,679 -
1983 $138,476,176 -
1984 $132,019,039 $1,757,142,856
1985 $137,728,205 $2,366,666,616
1986 $190,651,168 $1,776,842,097
1987 $235,253,065 $1,087,273,104
1988 $264,308,140 $598,961,269
1989 $267,448,571 $714,046,821
1990 $306,890,963 $865,559,879
1991 $319,827,059 $1,028,087,972
1992 $357,160,985 $1,127,806,945
1993 $490,417,390 $1,327,748,690
1994 $406,580,652 $1,543,606,345
1995 $487,148,994 $1,763,536,305
1996 $501,979,270 $1,873,671,550
1997 $490,608,658 $1,747,011,857
1998 $521,910,561 $1,280,177,839
1999 $592,416,703 $1,454,430,642
2000 $539,227,278 $1,731,198,022
2001 $563,090,490 $1,768,619,058
2002 $620,507,387 $1,758,176,653
2003 $813,260,469 $2,023,324,407
2004 $924,940,012 $2,366,398,120
2005 $972,241,677 $2,735,558,735
2006 $1,107,571,458 $3,455,030,061
2007 $1,649,621,739 $4,223,152,739
2008 $1,959,620,648 $5,446,433,157
2009 $1,852,334,575 $5,836,137,330
2010 $1,824,751,468 $7,131,771,015
2011 $2,046,817,987 $8,750,104,617
2012 $1,913,081,210 $10,192,846,339
2013 $2,028,910,915 $11,983,252,627
2014 $2,041,930,125 $13,279,245,886
2015 $1,749,857,620 $14,426,380,126
2016 $1,849,789,986 $15,912,501,723
2017 $1,996,741,540 $17,071,155,481
2018 $2,205,099,507 $18,141,641,090
2019 $2,252,177,124 $18,740,561,513
2020 $1,821,565,614 $18,981,805,250
2021 $2,051,842,619 $18,827,148,531
2022 $2,247,003,344 $15,468,785,204
2023 $2,539,203,429 $15,843,155,731
2024 $2,767,599,017 $16,502,933,121

Cape Verde and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Laos
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 $483
1985 $396 $633
1986 $541 $462
1987 $658 $274.7
1988 $729 $147.1
1989 $727 $170.4
1990 $817 $200.7
1991 $832 $231.8
1992 $908 $247.3
1993 $1,220 $283.4
1994 $991 $321
1995 $1,165 $358
1996 $1,180 $371
1997 $1,134 $339
1998 $1,187 $243.9
1999 $1,327 $272.3
2000 $1,190 $319
2001 $1,223 $320
2002 $1,329 $313
2003 $1,718 $355
2004 $1,929 $409
2005 $2,004 $466
2006 $2,257 $579
2007 $3,325 $697
2008 $3,909 $886
2009 $3,660 $935
2010 $3,579 $1,126
2011 $4,002 $1,362
2012 $3,737 $1,564
2013 $3,961 $1,813
2014 $3,986 $1,981
2015 $3,415 $2,121
2016 $3,609 $2,303
2017 $3,893 $2,432
2018 $4,295 $2,545
2019 $4,381 $2,589
2020 $3,539 $2,584
2021 $3,971 $2,526
2022 $4,323 $2,046
2023 $4,861 $2,067
2024 $5,273 $2,124

Cape Verde vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Laos
1950 44.9 38.9
1951 45.6 39.2
1952 46.2 39.4
1953 46.4 39.7
1954 46.6 40
1955 46.9 40.3
1956 47.1 40.6
1957 47.4 40.9
1958 47.7 41.2
1959 48.2 40.7
1960 48.7 41
1961 49.4 41.3
1962 50.2 42.3
1963 51.1 41.5
1964 52.1 41.9
1965 53 42.2
1966 53.9 42.3
1967 54.7 42.9
1968 55.4 43.2
1969 56 43.5
1970 56.6 43.8
1971 57 44.1
1972 57.5 44.4
1973 58 44.7
1974 58.4 45.9
1975 59 46.1
1976 59.4 46
1977 60 46.4
1978 60.4 46.8
1979 60.7 47.5
1980 61 48.6
1981 61.3 49.2
1982 61.5 49.9
1983 61.8 50.5
1984 61.8 51
1985 62.3 51.6
1986 62.6 52.1
1987 62.9 52.6
1988 63.2 53.1
1989 63.6 53.6
1990 63.9 54
1991 64.1 54.7
1992 64.3 55.1
1993 64.5 55.6
1994 64.6 55.8
1995 63.7 56.3
1996 65.5 56.8
1997 66.1 57.3
1998 66.7 57.5
1999 67.4 57.9
2000 68.1 58.3
2001 68.7 58.9
2002 69.4 59.3
2003 70 59.6
2004 70.5 60.1
2005 70.9 60.7
2006 71.3 61.1
2007 71.5 61.7
2008 71.9 62.2
2009 72.1 63
2010 72.5 63.7
2011 72.9 64.5
2012 73.3 65.1
2013 73.5 65.7
2014 73.8 66.3
2015 74.1 66.7
2016 74.4 67
2017 74.7 67.3
2018 74.8 67.6
2019 75.4 67.9
2020 73.8 68.3
2021 74.4 67.8
2022 75.9 68.7
2023 76.1 69
2024 76.2 69.2
2025 76.4 69.5

Cape Verde and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Laos
Year Population
Cape Verde Laos
1960 210,024 2,121,514
1961 215,087 2,169,796
1962 221,919 2,219,910
1963 229,373 2,271,061
1964 237,006 2,322,826
1965 244,856 2,376,200
1966 252,976 2,431,084
1967 261,404 2,487,715
1968 270,164 2,546,377
1969 279,248 2,606,959
1970 287,885 2,669,702
1971 294,046 2,734,628
1972 297,386 2,801,660
1973 299,881 2,870,573
1974 302,570 2,939,761
1975 305,847 3,005,521
1976 309,455 3,064,876
1977 312,834 3,118,923
1978 316,147 3,171,740
1979 319,480 3,228,202
1980 323,301 3,292,573
1981 327,846 3,366,631
1982 332,724 3,450,026
1983 337,654 3,541,001
1984 342,505 3,637,843
1985 347,365 3,739,985
1986 352,312 3,846,715
1987 357,302 3,957,612
1988 362,329 4,072,601
1989 367,803 4,190,974
1990 375,428 4,311,955
1991 384,586 4,435,118
1992 393,415 4,559,646
1993 401,965 4,685,060
1994 410,228 4,809,220
1995 418,104 4,929,409
1996 425,581 5,045,678
1997 432,798 5,152,011
1998 439,784 5,248,266
1999 446,519 5,340,784
2000 453,317 5,431,212
2001 460,293 5,521,482
2002 467,046 5,610,889
2003 473,383 5,697,945
2004 479,370 5,781,626
2005 485,115 5,869,523
2006 490,728 5,963,200
2007 496,190 6,056,236
2008 501,355 6,148,969
2009 506,141 6,241,642
2010 509,784 6,334,194
2011 511,447 6,426,590
2012 511,955 6,518,978
2013 512,225 6,611,385
2014 512,326 6,703,172
2015 512,394 6,801,645
2016 512,554 6,908,802
2017 512,893 7,018,147
2018 513,415 7,128,045
2019 514,104 7,237,636
2020 514,679 7,346,533
2021 516,649 7,453,194
2022 519,741 7,559,007
2023 522,331 7,664,993
2024 524,877 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Laos

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Laos
1960 6.89 6.29
1961 6.92 6.31
1962 6.95 6.31
1963 6.98 6.32
1964 6.99 6.31
1965 6.99 6.32
1966 6.99 6.31
1967 6.98 6.31
1968 6.97 6.3
1969 6.95 6.3
1970 6.94 6.31
1971 6.91 6.3
1972 6.89 6.28
1973 6.86 6.28
1974 6.82 6.29
1975 6.77 6.29
1976 6.71 6.29
1977 6.65 6.29
1978 6.56 6.3
1979 6.47 6.31
1980 6.38 6.33
1981 6.27 6.35
1982 6.17 6.37
1983 6.07 6.38
1984 5.97 6.37
1985 5.92 6.33
1986 5.81 6.26
1987 5.68 6.21
1988 5.55 6.16
1989 5.45 6.1
1990 5.36 6.06
1991 5.26 5.99
1992 5.12 5.9
1993 4.95 5.8
1994 4.72 5.6
1995 4.49 5.36
1996 4.26 5.15
1997 4.05 4.96
1998 3.9 4.79
1999 3.73 4.64
2000 3.55 4.43
2001 3.37 4.29
2002 3.19 4.13
2003 3.03 4.02
2004 2.9 3.9
2005 2.73 3.69
2006 2.56 3.56
2007 2.41 3.44
2008 2.3 3.33
2009 2.25 3.23
2010 2.33 3.14
2011 2.33 3.05
2012 2.15 2.95
2013 2.07 2.87
2014 2.03 2.8
2015 1.97 2.8
2016 1.97 2.74
2017 1.93 2.69
2018 1.8 2.63
2019 1.7 2.59
2020 1.59 2.54
2021 1.55 2.49
2022 1.53 2.46
2023 1.52 2.42

Cape Verde and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Laos
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Laos
1960 19 19.2
1961 18.6 19.2
1962 18.1 19.1
1963 17.7 19
1964 17.4 19
1965 17.2 18.9
1966 17.1 18.9
1967 17 18.9
1968 17 18.8
1969 17.1 18.8
1970 17.2 18.7
1971 17.2 18.7
1972 17.2 18.7
1973 17.2 18.7
1974 17.2 18.6
1975 17 18.5
1976 16.8 18.4
1977 16.6 18.3
1978 16.4 18.1
1979 16.2 18
1980 16.1 17.9
1981 16.1 17.9
1982 16.3 17.8
1983 16.4 17.8
1984 16.5 17.8
1985 16.6 17.8
1986 16.7 17.8
1987 16.8 17.8
1988 16.8 17.9
1989 16.9 17.9
1990 17 17.9
1991 17 17.9
1992 17.1 17.9
1993 17.2 17.9
1994 17.4 17.9
1995 17.5 17.9
1996 17.7 17.9
1997 17.9 18
1998 18.1 18
1999 18.3 18
2000 18.6 18.1
2001 18.9 18.2
2002 19.2 18.4
2003 19.6 18.5
2004 19.9 18.7
2005 20.4 18.9
2006 20.8 19.2
2007 21.3 19.6
2008 21.7 20
2009 22.1 20.5
2010 22.6 21
2011 23.1 21.4
2012 23.6 21.9
2013 24.2 22.3
2014 24.7 22.7
2015 25.2 23
2016 25.7 23.3
2017 26.2 23.6
2018 26.6 23.8
2019 27 24.1
2020 27.3 24.4
2021 27.8 24.7
2022 28.3 25
2023 28.8 25.3
2024 29.4 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.7%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Laos
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
75.6%
2023
English speaking
8%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Laos
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
24,598 mi
2009

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