Cape Verde vs Lesotho statistics compared

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 167th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Cape Verde and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Lesotho economies compared

GDP

Cape Verde

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP
	Cape Verde	Lesotho
1960	-	$34,579,986
1961	-	$35,699,986
1962	-	$41,859,983
1963	-	$47,039,981
1964	-	$51,939,979
1965	-	$54,879,978
1966	-	$56,699,977
1967	-	$59,261,976
1968	-	$61,445,975
1969	-	$65,967,974
1970	-	$68,739,973
1971	-	$76,480,285
1972	-	$80,913,200
1973	-	$121,188,716
1974	-	$150,851,317
1975	-	$149,558,896
1976	-	$147,660,037
1977	-	$193,315,048
1978	-	$266,570,067
1979	-	$290,134,593
1980	$142,246,815	$431,542,537
1981	$139,468,209	$434,188,034
1982	$140,630,679	$348,741,684
1983	$138,476,176	$386,699,309
1984	$132,019,039	$333,163,670
1985	$137,728,205	$268,629,926
1986	$190,651,168	$318,858,423
1987	$235,253,065	$402,768,324
1988	$264,308,140	$470,395,801
1989	$267,448,571	$495,409,233
1990	$306,890,963	$596,410,264
1991	$319,827,059	$704,325,367
1992	$357,160,985	$831,029,862
1993	$490,417,390	$835,582,062
1994	$406,580,652	$878,250,945
1995	$487,148,994	$1,001,894,000
1996	$501,979,270	$946,112,493
1997	$490,608,658	$998,004,259
1998	$521,910,561	$928,460,893
1999	$592,416,703	$912,773,681
2000	$539,227,278	$887,291,688
2001	$563,090,490	$825,706,961
2002	$620,507,387	$775,777,239
2003	$813,260,469	$1,157,825,435
2004	$924,940,012	$1,511,236,656
2005	$972,241,677	$1,682,343,527
2006	$1,107,571,458	$1,800,092,564
2007	$1,649,621,739	$1,682,131,785
2008	$1,959,620,648	$1,766,902,709
2009	$1,852,334,575	$1,740,894,965
2010	$1,824,751,468	$2,234,754,242
2011	$2,046,817,987	$2,579,409,620
2012	$1,913,081,210	$2,477,702,216
2013	$2,028,910,915	$2,367,112,932
2014	$2,041,930,125	$2,441,063,054
2015	$1,749,857,620	$2,359,686,725
2016	$1,849,789,986	$2,114,426,452
2017	$1,996,741,540	$2,306,741,672
2018	$2,205,099,507	$2,556,247,292
2019	$2,252,177,124	$2,390,702,296
2020	$1,821,565,614	$2,053,699,870
2021	$2,051,842,619	$2,412,130,022
2022	$2,247,003,344	$2,354,980,884
2023	$2,539,203,429	$2,117,962,430
2024	$2,767,599,017	$2,271,541,846

Cape Verde and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita

Cape Verde

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Cape Verde	Lesotho
1960	-	$47
1961	-	$47
1962	-	$53.5
1963	-	$58.4
1964	-	$62.6
1965	-	$64.3
1966	-	$64.3
1967	-	$64.8
1968	-	$64.8
1969	-	$67.1
1970	-	$67.4
1971	-	$72.4
1972	-	$74
1973	-	$107
1974	-	$128.7
1975	-	$123.2
1976	-	$117.8
1977	-	$149.9
1978	-	$200.8
1979	-	$212.4
1980	$440	$307
1981	$425	$299.8
1982	$423	$233.9
1983	$410	$252
1984	$385	$211
1985	$396	$165.4
1986	$541	$191.4
1987	$658	$236.5
1988	$729	$270.4
1989	$727	$279
1990	$817	$330
1991	$832	$382
1992	$908	$444
1993	$1,220	$439
1994	$991	$456
1995	$1,165	$513
1996	$1,180	$480
1997	$1,134	$502
1998	$1,187	$465
1999	$1,327	$456
2000	$1,190	$443
2001	$1,223	$413
2002	$1,329	$389
2003	$1,718	$583
2004	$1,929	$767
2005	$2,004	$861
2006	$2,257	$925
2007	$3,325	$861
2008	$3,909	$898
2009	$3,660	$879
2010	$3,579	$1,119
2011	$4,002	$1,281
2012	$3,737	$1,218
2013	$3,961	$1,151
2014	$3,986	$1,174
2015	$3,415	$1,121
2016	$3,609	$992
2017	$3,893	$1,069
2018	$4,295	$1,171
2019	$4,381	$1,082
2020	$3,539	$919
2021	$3,971	$1,067
2022	$4,323	$1,030
2023	$4,861	$916
2024	$5,273	$972

Cape Verde vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Cape Verde

Lesotho

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Cape Verde	Lesotho
1950	44.9	44.6
1951	45.6	45.2
1952	46.2	45.9
1953	46.4	46.6
1954	46.6	47.3
1955	46.9	48
1956	47.1	48.6
1957	47.4	49.2
1958	47.7	49.6
1959	48.2	49.9
1960	48.7	50.2
1961	49.4	50.3
1962	50.2	50.3
1963	51.1	50.3
1964	52.1	50.3
1965	53	50.3
1966	53.9	50.4
1967	54.7	50.5
1968	55.4	50.8
1969	56	51.1
1970	56.6	51.5
1971	57	51.8
1972	57.5	52.3
1973	58	52.6
1974	58.4	52.9
1975	59	53.5
1976	59.4	53.9
1977	60	54.5
1978	60.4	55.2
1979	60.7	55.8
1980	61	56.5
1981	61.3	57.3
1982	61.5	58
1983	61.8	58.5
1984	61.8	59
1985	62.3	59.2
1986	62.6	59.3
1987	62.9	59.6
1988	63.2	59.6
1989	63.6	59.5
1990	63.9	59.3
1991	64.1	59.1
1992	64.3	58.6
1993	64.5	58.1
1994	64.6	57.3
1995	63.7	56.4
1996	65.5	55.1
1997	66.1	53.7
1998	66.7	52
1999	67.4	50.4
2000	68.1	48.8
2001	68.7	47.2
2002	69.4	46
2003	70	44.9
2004	70.5	44
2005	70.9	43.6
2006	71.3	43.2
2007	71.5	43.7
2008	71.9	44.3
2009	72.1	45.1
2010	72.5	46
2011	72.9	46.9
2012	73.3	48.2
2013	73.5	49.5
2014	73.8	50.8
2015	74.1	51.8
2016	74.4	52.9
2017	74.7	53.9
2018	74.8	54.6
2019	75.4	55.2
2020	73.8	55.1
2021	74.4	54.2
2022	75.9	56.8
2023	76.1	57.4
2024	76.2	57.8
2025	76.4	58.2

Cape Verde and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population

Cape Verde

Lesotho

Table

Year	Population
	Cape Verde	Lesotho
1960	210,024	736,500
1961	215,087	758,824
1962	221,919	781,814
1963	229,373	805,373
1964	237,006	829,437
1965	244,856	854,090
1966	252,976	881,870
1967	261,404	913,982
1968	270,164	948,105
1969	279,248	983,202
1970	287,885	1,019,273
1971	294,046	1,056,246
1972	297,386	1,094,063
1973	299,881	1,132,697
1974	302,570	1,172,420
1975	305,847	1,213,643
1976	309,455	1,253,214
1977	312,834	1,289,967
1978	316,147	1,327,240
1979	319,480	1,366,169
1980	323,301	1,406,521
1981	327,846	1,448,069
1982	332,724	1,490,732
1983	337,654	1,534,413
1984	342,505	1,578,986
1985	347,365	1,624,379
1986	352,312	1,666,138
1987	357,302	1,703,390
1988	362,329	1,739,841
1989	367,803	1,775,436
1990	375,428	1,809,696
1991	384,586	1,842,379
1992	393,415	1,873,274
1993	401,965	1,901,793
1994	410,228	1,927,707
1995	418,104	1,951,437
1996	425,581	1,972,418
1997	432,798	1,988,130
1998	439,784	1,998,049
1999	446,519	2,003,234
2000	453,317	2,003,913
2001	460,293	2,000,853
2002	467,046	1,994,679
2003	473,383	1,985,059
2004	479,370	1,971,129
2005	485,115	1,953,076
2006	490,728	1,945,063
2007	496,190	1,953,268
2008	501,355	1,966,541
2009	506,141	1,980,883
2010	509,784	1,996,251
2011	511,447	2,014,009
2012	511,955	2,034,354
2013	512,225	2,056,504
2014	512,326	2,080,089
2015	512,394	2,104,611
2016	512,554	2,130,422
2017	512,893	2,157,110
2018	513,415	2,183,603
2019	514,104	2,209,405
2020	514,679	2,235,727
2021	516,649	2,261,542
2022	519,741	2,286,110
2023	522,331	2,311,472
2024	524,877	2,337,423

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Lesotho

Fertility rate

Cape Verde

Lesotho

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cape Verde	Lesotho
1960	6.89	5.78
1961	6.92	5.79
1962	6.95	5.79
1963	6.98	5.78
1964	6.99	5.77
1965	6.99	5.77
1966	6.99	5.76
1967	6.98	5.75
1968	6.97	5.73
1969	6.95	5.7
1970	6.94	5.7
1971	6.91	5.7
1972	6.89	5.69
1973	6.86	5.69
1974	6.82	5.75
1975	6.77	5.83
1976	6.71	5.87
1977	6.65	5.85
1978	6.56	5.82
1979	6.47	5.79
1980	6.38	5.75
1981	6.27	5.69
1982	6.17	5.63
1983	6.07	5.56
1984	5.97	5.48
1985	5.92	5.4
1986	5.81	5.32
1987	5.68	5.22
1988	5.55	5.1
1989	5.45	4.96
1990	5.36	4.81
1991	5.26	4.68
1992	5.12	4.54
1993	4.95	4.37
1994	4.72	4.21
1995	4.49	4.13
1996	4.26	4.06
1997	4.05	3.98
1998	3.9	3.82
1999	3.73	3.67
2000	3.55	3.61
2001	3.37	3.63
2002	3.19	3.68
2003	3.03	3.62
2004	2.9	3.51
2005	2.73	3.43
2006	2.56	3.41
2007	2.41	3.44
2008	2.3	3.39
2009	2.25	3.31
2010	2.33	3.25
2011	2.33	3.34
2012	2.15	3.3
2013	2.07	3.28
2014	2.03	3.24
2015	1.97	3.22
2016	1.97	3.18
2017	1.93	3.11
2018	1.8	3.02
2019	1.7	2.92
2020	1.59	2.85
2021	1.55	2.77
2022	1.53	2.72
2023	1.52	2.69

Cape Verde and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age

Cape Verde

Lesotho

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Cape Verde	Lesotho
1960	19	17.5
1961	18.6	17.4
1962	18.1	17.4
1963	17.7	17.4
1964	17.4	17.5
1965	17.2	17.5
1966	17.1	17.5
1967	17	17.6
1968	17	17.8
1969	17.1	18
1970	17.2	18.2
1971	17.2	18.3
1972	17.2	18.5
1973	17.2	18.6
1974	17.2	18.8
1975	17	18.9
1976	16.8	19
1977	16.6	19
1978	16.4	18.9
1979	16.2	18.8
1980	16.1	18.8
1981	16.1	18.7
1982	16.3	18.6
1983	16.4	18.6
1984	16.5	18.5
1985	16.6	18.4
1986	16.7	18.6
1987	16.8	18.7
1988	16.8	18.6
1989	16.9	18.5
1990	17	18.4
1991	17	18.4
1992	17.1	18.4
1993	17.2	18.4
1994	17.4	18.5
1995	17.5	18.6
1996	17.7	18.6
1997	17.9	18.8
1998	18.1	18.9
1999	18.3	19.1
2000	18.6	19.2
2001	18.9	19.4
2002	19.2	19.5
2003	19.6	19.7
2004	19.9	19.8
2005	20.4	19.9
2006	20.8	20
2007	21.3	20.2
2008	21.7	20.4
2009	22.1	20.6
2010	22.6	20.7
2011	23.1	20.9
2012	23.6	21
2013	24.2	21.1
2014	24.7	21.2
2015	25.2	21.3
2016	25.7	21.4
2017	26.2	21.6
2018	26.6	21.7
2019	27	21.8
2020	27.3	22
2021	27.8	22.1
2022	28.3	22.3
2023	28.8	22.5
2024	29.4	22.7

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