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Cape Verde vs Latvia statistics compared

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Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 167th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Latvia
Population
529186
1844219
Population rank 169/197 149/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Latvia
Year GDP
Cape Verde Latvia
1980 $142,246,815 -
1981 $139,468,209 -
1982 $140,630,679 -
1983 $138,476,176 -
1984 $132,019,039 -
1985 $137,728,205 -
1986 $190,651,168 -
1987 $235,253,065 -
1988 $264,308,140 -
1989 $267,448,571 -
1990 $306,890,963 -
1991 $319,827,059 -
1992 $357,160,985 -
1993 $490,417,390 -
1994 $406,580,652 -
1995 $487,148,994 $5,608,208,785
1996 $501,979,270 $5,799,465,288
1997 $490,608,658 $6,349,481,007
1998 $521,910,561 $6,974,112,951
1999 $592,416,703 $7,324,192,890
2000 $539,227,278 $7,761,252,607
2001 $563,090,490 $8,190,888,740
2002 $620,507,387 $9,249,030,241
2003 $813,260,469 $11,244,337,720
2004 $924,940,012 $13,827,070,379
2005 $972,241,677 $16,306,935,905
2006 $1,107,571,458 $20,434,922,247
2007 $1,649,621,739 $29,420,499,248
2008 $1,959,620,648 $34,135,200,994
2009 $1,852,334,575 $25,691,530,442
2010 $1,824,751,468 $23,468,324,572
2011 $2,046,817,987 $26,575,547,901
2012 $1,913,081,210 $27,116,149,949
2013 $2,028,910,915 $29,152,128,168
2014 $2,041,930,125 $30,277,203,767
2015 $1,749,857,620 $26,344,565,877
2016 $1,849,789,986 $27,117,105,060
2017 $1,996,741,540 $29,391,059,767
2018 $2,205,099,507 $33,247,935,477
2019 $2,252,177,124 $33,099,503,951
2020 $1,821,565,614 $33,379,927,435
2021 $2,051,842,619 $38,183,326,785
2022 $2,247,003,344 $38,014,713,596
2023 $2,539,203,429 $42,572,151,720
2024 $2,767,599,017 $43,520,773,851

Cape Verde and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Latvia
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 -
1989 $727 -
1990 $817 -
1991 $832 -
1992 $908 -
1993 $1,220 -
1994 $991 -
1995 $1,165 $2,257
1996 $1,180 $2,360
1997 $1,134 $2,610
1998 $1,187 $2,894
1999 $1,327 $3,064
2000 $1,190 $3,278
2001 $1,223 $3,505
2002 $1,329 $4,004
2003 $1,718 $4,915
2004 $1,929 $6,110
2005 $2,004 $7,284
2006 $2,257 $9,212
2007 $3,325 $13,371
2008 $3,909 $15,678
2009 $3,660 $11,996
2010 $3,579 $11,188
2011 $4,002 $12,903
2012 $3,737 $13,329
2013 $3,961 $14,484
2014 $3,986 $15,186
2015 $3,415 $13,322
2016 $3,609 $13,839
2017 $3,893 $15,132
2018 $4,295 $17,252
2019 $4,381 $17,295
2020 $3,539 $17,564
2021 $3,971 $20,262
2022 $4,323 $20,227
2023 $4,861 $22,676
2024 $5,273 $23,368

Cape Verde vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Latvia
1950 44.9 64.6
1951 45.6 65.2
1952 46.2 65.7
1953 46.4 66.2
1954 46.6 66.7
1955 46.9 67.1
1956 47.1 67.6
1957 47.4 68.3
1958 47.7 68.9
1959 48.2 69.5
1960 48.7 70.3
1961 49.4 70.5
1962 50.2 69.9
1963 51.1 70.3
1964 52.1 71.5
1965 53 71.2
1966 53.9 71.2
1967 54.7 70.9
1968 55.4 70.5
1969 56 70.2
1970 56.6 70.2
1971 57 70.6
1972 57.5 70.3
1973 58 70.2
1974 58.4 70.1
1975 59 69.3
1976 59.4 69.4
1977 60 69.4
1978 60.4 69.3
1979 60.7 68.8
1980 61 69.1
1981 61.3 69.1
1982 61.5 69.6
1983 61.8 69.4
1984 61.8 69.4
1985 62.3 69.6
1986 62.6 71
1987 62.9 71
1988 63.2 70.9
1989 63.6 70.4
1990 63.9 69.5
1991 64.1 69.2
1992 64.3 68.5
1993 64.5 66.6
1994 64.6 65.2
1995 63.7 66
1996 65.5 68.6
1997 66.1 69.2
1998 66.7 68.9
1999 67.4 69.6
2000 68.1 70.2
2001 68.7 69.9
2002 69.4 70.2
2003 70 70.6
2004 70.5 70.9
2005 70.9 70.6
2006 71.3 70.6
2007 71.5 70.8
2008 71.9 72
2009 72.1 72.7
2010 72.5 73
2011 72.9 73.7
2012 73.3 73.9
2013 73.5 74.2
2014 73.8 74.3
2015 74.1 74.7
2016 74.4 74.8
2017 74.7 74.8
2018 74.8 75
2019 75.4 75.6
2020 73.8 75.5
2021 74.4 73.2
2022 75.9 74.9
2023 76.1 76.2
2024 76.2 76.3
2025 76.4 76.5

Cape Verde and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Latvia
Year Population
Cape Verde Latvia
1960 210,024 2,120,979
1961 215,087 2,152,681
1962 221,919 2,181,586
1963 229,373 2,210,919
1964 237,006 2,240,623
1965 244,856 2,265,919
1966 252,976 2,283,217
1967 261,404 2,301,220
1968 270,164 2,323,619
1969 279,248 2,343,173
1970 287,885 2,359,164
1971 294,046 2,376,389
1972 297,386 2,395,674
1973 299,881 2,415,819
1974 302,570 2,437,186
1975 305,847 2,456,130
1976 309,455 2,470,989
1977 312,834 2,485,073
1978 316,147 2,497,921
1979 319,480 2,505,953
1980 323,301 2,511,701
1981 327,846 2,519,421
1982 332,724 2,531,080
1983 337,654 2,546,011
1984 342,505 2,562,047
1985 347,365 2,578,873
1986 352,312 2,599,892
1987 357,302 2,626,583
1988 362,329 2,653,434
1989 367,803 2,666,955
1990 375,428 2,663,151
1991 384,586 2,650,581
1992 393,415 2,614,338
1993 401,965 2,563,290
1994 410,228 2,520,742
1995 418,104 2,485,056
1996 425,581 2,457,222
1997 432,798 2,432,851
1998 439,784 2,410,019
1999 446,519 2,390,482
2000 453,317 2,367,550
2001 460,293 2,337,170
2002 467,046 2,310,173
2003 473,383 2,287,955
2004 479,370 2,263,122
2005 485,115 2,238,799
2006 490,728 2,218,357
2007 496,190 2,200,325
2008 501,355 2,177,322
2009 506,141 2,141,669
2010 509,784 2,097,555
2011 511,447 2,059,709
2012 511,955 2,034,319
2013 512,225 2,012,647
2014 512,326 1,993,782
2015 512,394 1,977,527
2016 512,554 1,959,537
2017 512,893 1,942,248
2018 513,415 1,927,174
2019 514,104 1,913,822
2020 514,679 1,900,449
2021 516,649 1,884,490
2022 519,741 1,879,383
2023 522,331 1,877,445
2024 524,877 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Latvia

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Latvia
1960 6.89 1.94
1961 6.92 1.94
1962 6.95 1.91
1963 6.98 1.85
1964 6.99 1.79
1965 6.99 1.74
1966 6.99 1.76
1967 6.98 1.8
1968 6.97 1.83
1969 6.95 1.88
1970 6.94 1.96
1971 6.91 2
1972 6.89 2
1973 6.86 1.98
1974 6.82 1.97
1975 6.77 1.96
1976 6.71 1.93
1977 6.65 1.89
1978 6.56 1.87
1979 6.47 1.87
1980 6.38 1.86
1981 6.27 1.88
1982 6.17 1.97
1983 6.07 2.07
1984 5.97 2.09
1985 5.92 2.08
1986 5.81 2.12
1987 5.68 2.15
1988 5.55 2.11
1989 5.45 2.05
1990 5.36 2.02
1991 5.26 1.86
1992 5.12 1.73
1993 4.95 1.51
1994 4.72 1.39
1995 4.49 1.25
1996 4.26 1.16
1997 4.05 1.11
1998 3.9 1.09
1999 3.73 1.16
2000 3.55 1.25
2001 3.37 1.22
2002 3.19 1.26
2003 3.03 1.32
2004 2.9 1.29
2005 2.73 1.39
2006 2.56 1.46
2007 2.41 1.54
2008 2.3 1.58
2009 2.25 1.46
2010 2.33 1.36
2011 2.33 1.33
2012 2.15 1.44
2013 2.07 1.52
2014 2.03 1.65
2015 1.97 1.7
2016 1.97 1.74
2017 1.93 1.69
2018 1.8 1.6
2019 1.7 1.61
2020 1.59 1.55
2021 1.55 1.57
2022 1.53 1.47
2023 1.52 1.36

Cape Verde and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Latvia
1960 19 32.3
1961 18.6 32.4
1962 18.1 32.6
1963 17.7 32.8
1964 17.4 33
1965 17.2 33.2
1966 17.1 33.5
1967 17 33.8
1968 17 34
1969 17.1 34.1
1970 17.2 34.2
1971 17.2 34.3
1972 17.2 34.5
1973 17.2 34.6
1974 17.2 34.7
1975 17 34.9
1976 16.8 35
1977 16.6 35.1
1978 16.4 35.1
1979 16.2 35.1
1980 16.1 34.9
1981 16.1 34.8
1982 16.3 34.7
1983 16.4 34.6
1984 16.5 34.7
1985 16.6 34.7
1986 16.7 34.7
1987 16.8 34.6
1988 16.8 34.6
1989 16.9 34.5
1990 17 34.6
1991 17 34.8
1992 17.1 35.2
1993 17.2 35.6
1994 17.4 36
1995 17.5 36.2
1996 17.7 36.6
1997 17.9 36.9
1998 18.1 37.3
1999 18.3 37.6
2000 18.6 37.9
2001 18.9 38.3
2002 19.2 38.6
2003 19.6 38.9
2004 19.9 39.2
2005 20.4 39.4
2006 20.8 39.7
2007 21.3 39.9
2008 21.7 40.1
2009 22.1 40.5
2010 22.6 41.1
2011 23.1 41.6
2012 23.6 42
2013 24.2 42.3
2014 24.7 42.5
2015 25.2 42.8
2016 25.7 43
2017 26.2 43.2
2018 26.6 43.4
2019 27 43.6
2020 27.3 43.8
2021 27.8 43.9
2022 28.3 44
2023 28.8 44.1
2024 29.4 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share n/a
95%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Latvia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.9%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Latvia
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
n/a

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