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Cape Verde vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 167th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Maldives
Population
529186
531152
Population rank 169/197 168/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Maldives
Year GDP
Cape Verde Maldives
1970 - $19,328,038
1971 - $21,566,404
1972 - $25,177,138
1973 - $30,862,042
1974 - $39,120,171
1975 - $24,540,878
1976 - $22,399,467
1977 - $20,853,789
1978 - $24,369,109
1979 - $38,523,364
1980 $142,246,815 $42,463,576
1981 $139,468,209 $44,781,457
1982 $140,630,679 $47,911,340
1983 $138,476,176 $57,829,787
1984 $132,019,039 $109,503,546
1985 $137,728,205 $127,190,758
1986 $190,651,168 $141,882,254
1987 $235,253,065 $141,223,029
1988 $264,308,140 $168,514,513
1989 $267,448,571 $189,514,434
1990 $306,890,963 $215,043,970
1991 $319,827,059 $244,396,762
1992 $357,160,985 $284,875,809
1993 $490,417,390 $322,417,837
1994 $406,580,652 $356,014,932
1995 $487,148,994 $398,988,955
1996 $501,979,270 $450,382,328
1997 $490,608,658 $508,223,602
1998 $521,910,561 $540,096,398
1999 $592,416,703 $589,239,754
2000 $539,227,278 $624,337,145
2001 $563,090,490 $870,031,677
2002 $620,507,387 $897,031,250
2003 $813,260,469 $1,052,121,055
2004 $924,940,012 $1,226,829,563
2005 $972,241,677 $1,163,362,438
2006 $1,107,571,458 $1,575,200,391
2007 $1,649,621,739 $1,868,383,461
2008 $1,959,620,648 $2,271,646,188
2009 $1,852,334,575 $2,345,294,875
2010 $1,824,751,468 $2,588,176,055
2011 $2,046,817,987 $2,774,350,240
2012 $1,913,081,210 $2,886,163,997
2013 $2,028,910,915 $3,295,009,238
2014 $2,041,930,125 $3,697,353,039
2015 $1,749,857,620 $4,129,505,319
2016 $1,849,789,986 $4,409,942,624
2017 $1,996,741,540 $4,816,426,257
2018 $2,205,099,507 $5,404,344,163
2019 $2,252,177,124 $5,726,094,799
2020 $1,821,565,614 $3,712,604,583
2021 $2,051,842,619 $5,252,457,370
2022 $2,247,003,344 $6,177,118,114
2023 $2,539,203,429 $6,590,894,302
2024 $2,767,599,017 $6,975,146,349

Cape Verde and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Maldives
1970 - $156.9
1971 - $169.8
1972 - $192.2
1973 - $228.7
1974 - $281.5
1975 - $171.4
1976 - $151.8
1977 - $137.3
1978 - $156.1
1979 - $240.2
1980 $440 $257.6
1981 $425 $264.1
1982 $423 $274.8
1983 $410 $323
1984 $385 $594
1985 $396 $669
1986 $541 $720
1987 $658 $692
1988 $729 $799
1989 $727 $870
1990 $817 $957
1991 $832 $1,054
1992 $908 $1,194
1993 $1,220 $1,317
1994 $991 $1,419
1995 $1,165 $1,555
1996 $1,180 $1,717
1997 $1,134 $1,898
1998 $1,187 $1,980
1999 $1,327 $2,124
2000 $1,190 $2,214
2001 $1,223 $3,034
2002 $1,329 $3,076
2003 $1,718 $3,549
2004 $1,929 $4,070
2005 $2,004 $3,797
2006 $2,257 $5,019
2007 $3,325 $5,758
2008 $3,909 $6,757
2009 $3,660 $6,734
2010 $3,579 $7,174
2011 $4,002 $7,425
2012 $3,737 $7,461
2013 $3,961 $8,236
2014 $3,986 $8,939
2015 $3,415 $9,645
2016 $3,609 $9,948
2017 $3,893 $10,510
2018 $4,295 $11,423
2019 $4,381 $11,740
2020 $3,539 $7,394
2021 $3,971 $10,176
2022 $4,323 $11,786
2023 $4,861 $12,530
2024 $5,273 $13,216

Cape Verde vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Maldives
1950 44.9 36.5
1951 45.6 37.1
1952 46.2 37
1953 46.4 36.9
1954 46.6 36.9
1955 46.9 37
1956 47.1 37.1
1957 47.4 37.3
1958 47.7 37.6
1959 48.2 37.9
1960 48.7 38.2
1961 49.4 38.6
1962 50.2 39.1
1963 51.1 39.6
1964 52.1 40.2
1965 53 40.8
1966 53.9 41.4
1967 54.7 42.1
1968 55.4 42.9
1969 56 43.7
1970 56.6 44.5
1971 57 45.5
1972 57.5 46.4
1973 58 47.5
1974 58.4 48.5
1975 59 49.6
1976 59.4 50.8
1977 60 51.8
1978 60.4 50.4
1979 60.7 53.9
1980 61 54.8
1981 61.3 55.7
1982 61.5 56.6
1983 61.8 57.5
1984 61.8 58.3
1985 62.3 59.2
1986 62.6 60
1987 62.9 60.8
1988 63.2 61.6
1989 63.6 62.4
1990 63.9 63.1
1991 64.1 63.9
1992 64.3 64.7
1993 64.5 65.4
1994 64.6 66.2
1995 63.7 67
1996 65.5 67.7
1997 66.1 68.5
1998 66.7 69.3
1999 67.4 70.2
2000 68.1 70.9
2001 68.7 71.7
2002 69.4 72.4
2003 70 73.3
2004 70.5 73
2005 70.9 74.8
2006 71.3 75.3
2007 71.5 75.7
2008 71.9 76
2009 72.1 76.4
2010 72.5 76.8
2011 72.9 77.1
2012 73.3 77.5
2013 73.5 77.8
2014 73.8 78.2
2015 74.1 78.6
2016 74.4 78.9
2017 74.7 79.2
2018 74.8 79.4
2019 75.4 79.7
2020 73.8 78.7
2021 74.4 78.1
2022 75.9 80.8
2023 76.1 81
2024 76.2 81.3
2025 76.4 81.5

Cape Verde and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Maldives
Year Population
Cape Verde Maldives
1960 210,024 91,189
1961 215,087 93,450
1962 221,919 95,802
1963 229,373 98,222
1964 237,006 100,662
1965 244,856 104,102
1966 252,976 108,507
1967 261,404 112,528
1968 270,164 116,075
1969 279,248 119,564
1970 287,885 123,219
1971 294,046 127,035
1972 297,386 130,968
1973 299,881 134,952
1974 302,570 138,978
1975 305,847 143,158
1976 309,455 147,525
1977 312,834 151,930
1978 316,147 156,159
1979 319,480 160,360
1980 323,301 164,835
1981 327,846 169,532
1982 332,724 174,333
1983 337,654 179,128
1984 342,505 184,198
1985 347,365 190,169
1986 352,312 196,935
1987 357,302 203,944
1988 362,329 210,885
1989 367,803 217,738
1990 375,428 224,762
1991 384,586 231,802
1992 393,415 238,543
1993 401,965 244,884
1994 410,228 250,822
1995 418,104 256,649
1996 425,581 262,347
1997 432,798 267,707
1998 439,784 272,723
1999 446,519 277,412
2000 453,317 282,019
2001 460,293 286,767
2002 467,046 291,616
2003 473,383 296,491
2004 479,370 301,413
2005 485,115 306,429
2006 490,728 313,851
2007 496,190 324,479
2008 501,355 336,170
2009 506,141 348,275
2010 509,784 360,792
2011 511,447 373,674
2012 511,955 386,818
2013 512,225 400,070
2014 512,326 413,617
2015 512,394 428,154
2016 512,554 443,308
2017 512,893 458,287
2018 513,415 473,099
2019 514,104 487,731
2020 514,679 502,118
2021 516,649 516,154
2022 519,741 524,106
2023 522,331 525,994
2024 524,877 527,799

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Maldives

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Maldives
1960 6.89 6.71
1961 6.92 6.79
1962 6.95 6.89
1963 6.98 6.94
1964 6.99 7
1965 6.99 7.07
1966 6.99 7.15
1967 6.98 7.23
1968 6.97 7.28
1969 6.95 7.33
1970 6.94 7.39
1971 6.91 7.38
1972 6.89 7.37
1973 6.86 7.4
1974 6.82 7.38
1975 6.77 7.32
1976 6.71 7.29
1977 6.65 7.27
1978 6.56 7.23
1979 6.47 7.23
1980 6.38 7.23
1981 6.27 7.19
1982 6.17 7.15
1983 6.07 7.09
1984 5.97 7.03
1985 5.92 6.94
1986 5.81 6.85
1987 5.68 6.73
1988 5.55 6.58
1989 5.45 6.39
1990 5.36 6.13
1991 5.26 5.8
1992 5.12 5.44
1993 4.95 5.06
1994 4.72 4.69
1995 4.49 4.29
1996 4.26 3.86
1997 4.05 3.48
1998 3.9 3.17
1999 3.73 2.9
2000 3.55 2.69
2001 3.37 2.53
2002 3.19 2.42
2003 3.03 2.34
2004 2.9 2.26
2005 2.73 2.2
2006 2.56 2.2
2007 2.41 2.29
2008 2.3 2.37
2009 2.25 2.39
2010 2.33 2.35
2011 2.33 2.31
2012 2.15 2.25
2013 2.07 2.17
2014 2.03 2.09
2015 1.97 2
2016 1.97 1.9
2017 1.93 1.8
2018 1.8 1.71
2019 1.7 1.64
2020 1.59 1.61
2021 1.55 1.6
2022 1.53 1.58
2023 1.52 1.58

Cape Verde and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Maldives
1960 19 20.6
1961 18.6 20.6
1962 18.1 20.6
1963 17.7 20.6
1964 17.4 20.5
1965 17.2 19.9
1966 17.1 18.9
1967 17 18.2
1968 17 17.8
1969 17.1 17.6
1970 17.2 17.4
1971 17.2 17.3
1972 17.2 17.2
1973 17.2 17.2
1974 17.2 17.2
1975 17 17.1
1976 16.8 17
1977 16.6 17
1978 16.4 17
1979 16.2 16.9
1980 16.1 16.8
1981 16.1 16.8
1982 16.3 16.9
1983 16.4 16.9
1984 16.5 17
1985 16.6 17
1986 16.7 16.9
1987 16.8 16.7
1988 16.8 16.6
1989 16.9 16.5
1990 17 16.4
1991 17 16.4
1992 17.1 16.4
1993 17.2 16.5
1994 17.4 16.7
1995 17.5 16.9
1996 17.7 17.3
1997 17.9 17.6
1998 18.1 18
1999 18.3 18.4
2000 18.6 18.9
2001 18.9 19.3
2002 19.2 19.8
2003 19.6 20.3
2004 19.9 20.9
2005 20.4 21.5
2006 20.8 22.1
2007 21.3 22.7
2008 21.7 23.2
2009 22.1 23.8
2010 22.6 24.4
2011 23.1 25.1
2012 23.6 25.8
2013 24.2 26.5
2014 24.7 27.1
2015 25.2 27.6
2016 25.7 28
2017 26.2 28.5
2018 26.6 29
2019 27 29.5
2020 27.3 30.1
2021 27.8 30.7
2022 28.3 31.4
2023 28.8 32.1
2024 29.4 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share n/a
79.5%
2017

Energy

Cape Verde Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
1.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Maldives
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
97.9%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Maldives
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
57.8 mi
2018

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