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Cape Verde vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 167th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Lebanon
Population
529186
5888008
Population rank 169/197 115/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 170/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 117/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 75/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Cape Verde and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Lebanon
Year GDP
Cape Verde Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $267,448,571 $2,717,998,688
1990 $306,890,963 $2,838,485,354
1991 $319,827,059 $4,690,415,093
1992 $357,160,985 $5,843,579,161
1993 $490,417,390 $7,941,744,492
1994 $406,580,652 $9,599,127,050
1995 $487,148,994 $11,718,795,529
1996 $501,979,270 $13,690,217,334
1997 $490,608,658 $15,751,867,489
1998 $521,910,561 $17,247,179,006
1999 $592,416,703 $17,391,056,369
2000 $539,227,278 $17,260,364,842
2001 $563,090,490 $17,649,751,244
2002 $620,507,387 $19,152,238,806
2003 $813,260,469 $20,082,918,740
2004 $924,940,012 $21,159,827,992
2005 $972,241,677 $21,497,336,499
2006 $1,107,571,458 $22,022,709,851
2007 $1,649,621,739 $24,827,355,015
2008 $1,959,620,648 $29,118,916,105
2009 $1,852,334,575 $35,399,582,929
2010 $1,824,751,468 $38,443,907,042
2011 $2,046,817,987 $39,927,125,962
2012 $1,913,081,210 $44,016,799,516
2013 $2,028,910,915 $46,880,103,081
2014 $2,041,930,125 $48,095,213,747
2015 $1,749,857,620 $49,929,337,837
2016 $1,849,789,986 $51,147,308,774
2017 $1,996,741,540 $53,027,680,686
2018 $2,205,099,507 $54,901,519,156
2019 $2,252,177,124 $51,605,959,131
2020 $1,821,565,614 $31,712,128,254
2021 $2,051,842,619 $23,131,941,557
2022 $2,247,003,344 $20,992,421,949
2023 $2,539,203,429 $20,078,620,357
2024 $2,767,599,017 -

Cape Verde and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Lebanon
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 $959
1989 $727 $771
1990 $817 $790
1991 $832 $1,278
1992 $908 $1,559
1993 $1,220 $2,079
1994 $991 $2,468
1995 $1,165 $2,959
1996 $1,180 $3,393
1997 $1,134 $3,834
1998 $1,187 $4,125
1999 $1,327 $4,087
2000 $1,190 $3,987
2001 $1,223 $4,010
2002 $1,329 $4,291
2003 $1,718 $4,438
2004 $1,929 $4,601
2005 $2,004 $4,602
2006 $2,257 $4,635
2007 $3,325 $5,125
2008 $3,909 $5,912
2009 $3,660 $7,091
2010 $3,579 $7,626
2011 $4,002 $7,835
2012 $3,737 $8,407
2013 $3,961 $8,162
2014 $3,986 $7,578
2015 $3,415 $7,714
2016 $3,609 $8,089
2017 $3,893 $8,608
2018 $4,295 $9,175
2019 $4,381 $8,906
2020 $3,539 $5,561
2021 $3,971 $4,045
2022 $4,323 $3,654
2023 $4,861 $3,478
2024 $5,273 -

Cape Verde vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Lebanon
1950 44.9 59.9
1951 45.6 60.3
1952 46.2 60.8
1953 46.4 61.2
1954 46.6 61.6
1955 46.9 61.5
1956 47.1 62.2
1957 47.4 62.8
1958 47.7 61.2
1959 48.2 63.6
1960 48.7 63.9
1961 49.4 64.3
1962 50.2 64.6
1963 51.1 64.9
1964 52.1 65.1
1965 53 65.3
1966 53.9 65.5
1967 54.7 65.7
1968 55.4 65.8
1969 56 65.9
1970 56.6 66
1971 57 66.1
1972 57.5 66.2
1973 58 66.3
1974 58.4 66.4
1975 59 57.7
1976 59.4 36.4
1977 60 60.3
1978 60.4 60
1979 60.7 59.6
1980 61 59.9
1981 61.3 60.3
1982 61.5 47.2
1983 61.8 60.8
1984 61.8 61.2
1985 62.3 61.6
1986 62.6 62
1987 62.9 62.5
1988 63.2 62.9
1989 63.6 65.1
1990 63.9 65.5
1991 64.1 70.9
1992 64.3 71.2
1993 64.5 71.6
1994 64.6 72
1995 63.7 72.4
1996 65.5 72.6
1997 66.1 72.9
1998 66.7 73.2
1999 67.4 73.5
2000 68.1 73.9
2001 68.7 74.4
2002 69.4 74.8
2003 70 75.3
2004 70.5 75.7
2005 70.9 76.1
2006 71.3 75.7
2007 71.5 76.7
2008 71.9 77
2009 72.1 77.3
2010 72.5 77.5
2011 72.9 77.8
2012 73.3 77.9
2013 73.5 78
2014 73.8 78.1
2015 74.1 78.3
2016 74.4 78.3
2017 74.7 78.2
2018 74.8 78.3
2019 75.4 78.2
2020 73.8 76.3
2021 74.4 73.6
2022 75.9 78
2023 76.1 77.8
2024 76.2 77.9
2025 76.4 78.1

Cape Verde and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Lebanon
Year Population
Cape Verde Lebanon
1960 210,024 1,794,406
1961 215,087 1,850,084
1962 221,919 1,909,578
1963 229,373 1,970,316
1964 237,006 2,030,543
1965 244,856 2,088,831
1966 252,976 2,148,260
1967 261,404 2,206,731
1968 270,164 2,266,368
1969 279,248 2,328,159
1970 287,885 2,386,114
1971 294,046 2,446,314
1972 297,386 2,509,729
1973 299,881 2,572,935
1974 302,570 2,635,185
1975 305,847 2,693,191
1976 309,455 2,726,469
1977 312,834 2,762,155
1978 316,147 2,822,682
1979 319,480 2,882,635
1980 323,301 2,944,763
1981 327,846 3,008,981
1982 332,724 3,054,931
1983 337,654 3,094,996
1984 342,505 3,152,744
1985 347,365 3,217,376
1986 352,312 3,300,365
1987 357,302 3,385,555
1988 362,329 3,454,649
1989 367,803 3,525,285
1990 375,428 3,595,175
1991 384,586 3,668,912
1992 393,415 3,747,371
1993 401,965 3,820,647
1994 410,228 3,889,799
1995 418,104 3,960,735
1996 425,581 4,034,781
1997 432,798 4,108,405
1998 439,784 4,181,281
1999 446,519 4,255,277
2000 453,317 4,329,340
2001 460,293 4,401,918
2002 467,046 4,463,504
2003 473,383 4,525,508
2004 479,370 4,599,279
2005 485,115 4,671,102
2006 490,728 4,751,136
2007 496,190 4,844,118
2008 501,355 4,925,354
2009 506,141 4,992,287
2010 509,784 5,041,288
2011 511,447 5,096,020
2012 511,955 5,235,742
2013 512,225 5,743,436
2014 512,326 6,346,990
2015 512,394 6,472,469
2016 512,554 6,323,060
2017 512,893 6,160,128
2018 513,415 5,984,119
2019 514,104 5,794,594
2020 514,679 5,702,398
2021 516,649 5,718,122
2022 519,741 5,744,489
2023 522,331 5,773,493
2024 524,877 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Lebanon
1960 6.89 5.88
1961 6.92 5.89
1962 6.95 5.9
1963 6.98 5.91
1964 6.99 5.85
1965 6.99 5.77
1966 6.99 5.68
1967 6.98 5.57
1968 6.97 5.45
1969 6.95 5.32
1970 6.94 5.19
1971 6.91 5.05
1972 6.89 4.91
1973 6.86 4.79
1974 6.82 4.65
1975 6.77 4.52
1976 6.71 4.39
1977 6.65 4.28
1978 6.56 4.18
1979 6.47 4.08
1980 6.38 4.01
1981 6.27 3.95
1982 6.17 3.86
1983 6.07 3.73
1984 5.97 3.66
1985 5.92 3.53
1986 5.81 3.47
1987 5.68 3.42
1988 5.55 3.39
1989 5.45 3.36
1990 5.36 3.27
1991 5.26 3.16
1992 5.12 3.05
1993 4.95 2.94
1994 4.72 2.82
1995 4.49 2.73
1996 4.26 2.7
1997 4.05 2.67
1998 3.9 2.65
1999 3.73 2.63
2000 3.55 2.6
2001 3.37 2.58
2002 3.19 2.52
2003 3.03 2.46
2004 2.9 2.38
2005 2.73 2.29
2006 2.56 2.24
2007 2.41 2.2
2008 2.3 2.17
2009 2.25 2.19
2010 2.33 2.26
2011 2.33 2.32
2012 2.15 2.35
2013 2.07 2.36
2014 2.03 2.38
2015 1.97 2.38
2016 1.97 2.39
2017 1.93 2.37
2018 1.8 2.35
2019 1.7 2.33
2020 1.59 2.31
2021 1.55 2.28
2022 1.53 2.26
2023 1.52 2.24

Cape Verde and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Lebanon
1960 19 19.9
1961 18.6 19.5
1962 18.1 19.1
1963 17.7 18.7
1964 17.4 18.4
1965 17.2 18.2
1966 17.1 18.1
1967 17 18
1968 17 18
1969 17.1 18.1
1970 17.2 18.2
1971 17.2 18.3
1972 17.2 18.5
1973 17.2 18.7
1974 17.2 18.9
1975 17 19
1976 16.8 19.1
1977 16.6 19.2
1978 16.4 19.4
1979 16.2 19.6
1980 16.1 19.8
1981 16.1 19.9
1982 16.3 20.1
1983 16.4 20.3
1984 16.5 20.5
1985 16.6 20.7
1986 16.7 20.8
1987 16.8 21
1988 16.8 21.2
1989 16.9 21.4
1990 17 21.6
1991 17 21.8
1992 17.1 22
1993 17.2 22.3
1994 17.4 22.5
1995 17.5 22.8
1996 17.7 23.1
1997 17.9 23.4
1998 18.1 23.7
1999 18.3 24
2000 18.6 24.3
2001 18.9 24.6
2002 19.2 24.9
2003 19.6 25.2
2004 19.9 25.6
2005 20.4 26
2006 20.8 26.3
2007 21.3 26.7
2008 21.7 27.1
2009 22.1 27.5
2010 22.6 27.9
2011 23.1 28.2
2012 23.6 28.6
2013 24.2 28.9
2014 24.7 29.2
2015 25.2 29.4
2016 25.7 29.5
2017 26.2 29.4
2018 26.6 29.3
2019 27 29
2020 27.3 28.9
2021 27.8 29
2022 28.3 29.2
2023 28.8 29.4
2024 29.4 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share n/a
23%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Lebanon
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
92%
2019
English speaking
8%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
2.62
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Lebanon
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
13,487 mi
2017

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