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Cape Verde vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 167th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Mali
Population
529186
25787988
Population rank 169/197 58/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Cape Verde and Mali: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Mali economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Mali
Year GDP
Cape Verde Mali
1967 - $275,494,478
1968 - $343,771,973
1969 - $339,913,867
1970 - $359,772,315
1971 - $395,218,629
1972 - $486,617,280
1973 - $563,683,703
1974 - $538,747,340
1975 - $830,710,615
1976 - $939,228,017
1977 - $1,049,838,548
1978 - $1,222,702,573
1979 - $1,595,422,956
1980 $142,246,815 $1,759,691,186
1981 $139,468,209 $1,538,972,424
1982 $140,630,679 $1,333,754,225
1983 $138,476,176 $1,297,765,326
1984 $132,019,039 $1,232,932,104
1985 $137,728,205 $1,392,196,048
1986 $190,651,168 $1,852,163,453
1987 $235,253,065 $2,090,629,987
1988 $264,308,140 $2,169,040,603
1989 $267,448,571 $2,181,821,909
1990 $306,890,963 $2,681,912,149
1991 $319,827,059 $2,724,131,458
1992 $357,160,985 $2,830,673,378
1993 $490,417,390 $2,818,281,085
1994 $406,580,652 $2,081,846,498
1995 $487,148,994 $2,706,425,157
1996 $501,979,270 $2,780,422,049
1997 $490,608,658 $2,697,105,823
1998 $521,910,561 $2,920,358,711
1999 $592,416,703 $3,440,724,710
2000 $539,227,278 $2,961,484,954
2001 $563,090,490 $3,468,337,942
2002 $620,507,387 $3,908,121,307
2003 $813,260,469 $4,714,071,980
2004 $924,940,012 $7,113,132,070
2005 $972,241,677 $8,009,875,052
2006 $1,107,571,458 $8,858,863,053
2007 $1,649,621,739 $10,289,243,720
2008 $1,959,620,648 $12,262,134,441
2009 $1,852,334,575 $12,592,138,109
2010 $1,824,751,468 $13,196,527,458
2011 $2,046,817,987 $15,506,843,902
2012 $1,913,081,210 $14,891,957,623
2013 $2,028,910,915 $15,769,357,573
2014 $2,041,930,125 $16,943,434,591
2015 $1,749,857,620 $15,583,181,170
2016 $1,849,789,986 $16,743,796,800
2017 $1,996,741,540 $18,308,362,040
2018 $2,205,099,507 $20,368,015,381
2019 $2,252,177,124 $20,477,421,885
2020 $1,821,565,614 $20,698,560,939
2021 $2,051,842,619 $22,999,245,263
2022 $2,247,003,344 $22,374,051,350
2023 $2,539,203,429 $24,621,545,565
2024 $2,767,599,017 $26,588,067,731

Cape Verde and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Mali
1967 - $46
1968 - $56.5
1969 - $55
1970 - $57.3
1971 - $62
1972 - $75.1
1973 - $85.4
1974 - $80.2
1975 - $121.5
1976 - $134.9
1977 - $148.1
1978 - $169.1
1979 - $216.3
1980 $440 $233.7
1981 $425 $200.1
1982 $423 $169.7
1983 $410 $161.5
1984 $385 $150.2
1985 $396 $166.2
1986 $541 $217.1
1987 $658 $240.8
1988 $729 $245.5
1989 $727 $242.4
1990 $817 $292.2
1991 $832 $290.9
1992 $908 $296.3
1993 $1,220 $288.9
1994 $991 $208.9
1995 $1,165 $265.7
1996 $1,180 $267.2
1997 $1,134 $253.3
1998 $1,187 $267.4
1999 $1,327 $306
2000 $1,190 $256.2
2001 $1,223 $291.2
2002 $1,329 $318
2003 $1,718 $372
2004 $1,929 $543
2005 $2,004 $592
2006 $2,257 $633
2007 $3,325 $712
2008 $3,909 $821
2009 $3,660 $816
2010 $3,579 $828
2011 $4,002 $942
2012 $3,737 $878
2013 $3,961 $903
2014 $3,986 $940
2015 $3,415 $838
2016 $3,609 $872
2017 $3,893 $924
2018 $4,295 $996
2019 $4,381 $972
2020 $3,539 $953
2021 $3,971 $1,027
2022 $4,323 $970
2023 $4,861 $1,036
2024 $5,273 $1,086

Cape Verde vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Mali
1950 44.9 28.7
1951 45.6 28.9
1952 46.2 29.1
1953 46.4 29.4
1954 46.6 29.5
1955 46.9 29.7
1956 47.1 29.9
1957 47.4 30.1
1958 47.7 30.2
1959 48.2 30.3
1960 48.7 30.5
1961 49.4 30.6
1962 50.2 30.8
1963 51.1 31
1964 52.1 31.2
1965 53 31.5
1966 53.9 31.8
1967 54.7 32.2
1968 55.4 32.6
1969 56 32.9
1970 56.6 33.4
1971 57 33.8
1972 57.5 34.5
1973 58 35.1
1974 58.4 35.7
1975 59 36.5
1976 59.4 37.2
1977 60 38
1978 60.4 38.8
1979 60.7 39.5
1980 61 40.3
1981 61.3 41
1982 61.5 41.8
1983 61.8 42.7
1984 61.8 43.4
1985 62.3 43.9
1986 62.6 44.6
1987 62.9 45.2
1988 63.2 45.7
1989 63.6 46.2
1990 63.9 46.5
1991 64.1 46.9
1992 64.3 47.2
1993 64.5 47.6
1994 64.6 47.9
1995 63.7 48.3
1996 65.5 48.5
1997 66.1 49.1
1998 66.7 49.6
1999 67.4 50.1
2000 68.1 50.6
2001 68.7 51.3
2002 69.4 52
2003 70 52.6
2004 70.5 53.3
2005 70.9 53.8
2006 71.3 54.3
2007 71.5 54.8
2008 71.9 55.2
2009 72.1 55.6
2010 72.5 56
2011 72.9 56.4
2012 73.3 56.7
2013 73.5 57.1
2014 73.8 57.5
2015 74.1 57.9
2016 74.4 58.3
2017 74.7 58.6
2018 74.8 58.9
2019 75.4 59.2
2020 73.8 58.9
2021 74.4 59.1
2022 75.9 60
2023 76.1 60.4
2024 76.2 60.7
2025 76.4 60.9

Cape Verde and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Mali
Year Population
Cape Verde Mali
1960 210,024 5,402,550
1961 215,087 5,482,283
1962 221,919 5,563,917
1963 229,373 5,646,605
1964 237,006 5,730,125
1965 244,856 5,815,487
1966 252,976 5,902,204
1967 261,404 5,990,906
1968 270,164 6,082,979
1969 279,248 6,177,704
1970 287,885 6,276,472
1971 294,046 6,377,944
1972 297,386 6,483,726
1973 299,881 6,597,106
1974 302,570 6,715,436
1975 305,847 6,837,261
1976 309,455 6,960,979
1977 312,834 7,090,979
1978 316,147 7,229,651
1979 319,480 7,375,266
1980 323,301 7,530,515
1981 327,846 7,692,766
1982 332,724 7,860,194
1983 337,654 8,034,400
1984 342,505 8,208,599
1985 347,365 8,374,663
1986 352,312 8,531,277
1987 357,302 8,681,164
1988 362,329 8,833,996
1989 367,803 8,999,938
1990 375,428 9,178,830
1991 384,586 9,362,888
1992 393,415 9,553,540
1993 401,965 9,754,786
1994 410,228 9,967,031
1995 418,104 10,185,365
1996 425,581 10,407,278
1997 432,798 10,646,495
1998 439,784 10,919,573
1999 446,519 11,227,415
2000 453,317 11,559,290
2001 460,293 11,912,158
2002 467,046 12,288,050
2003 473,383 12,684,955
2004 479,370 13,102,409
2005 485,115 13,538,647
2006 490,728 13,990,139
2007 496,190 14,457,775
2008 501,355 14,940,782
2009 506,141 15,435,539
2010 509,784 15,945,198
2011 511,447 16,469,049
2012 511,955 16,957,033
2013 512,225 17,459,615
2014 512,326 18,020,267
2015 512,394 18,593,022
2016 512,554 19,191,289
2017 512,893 19,813,011
2018 513,415 20,442,030
2019 514,104 21,068,405
2020 514,679 21,713,836
2021 516,649 22,388,630
2022 519,741 23,072,640
2023 522,331 23,769,127
2024 524,877 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Mali

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Mali
1960 6.89 7.02
1961 6.92 7.03
1962 6.95 7.04
1963 6.98 7.05
1964 6.99 7.06
1965 6.99 7.08
1966 6.99 7.11
1967 6.98 7.14
1968 6.97 7.16
1969 6.95 7.18
1970 6.94 7.18
1971 6.91 7.2
1972 6.89 7.22
1973 6.86 7.22
1974 6.82 7.23
1975 6.77 7.25
1976 6.71 7.27
1977 6.65 7.3
1978 6.56 7.32
1979 6.47 7.35
1980 6.38 7.37
1981 6.27 7.37
1982 6.17 7.32
1983 6.07 7.28
1984 5.97 7.26
1985 5.92 7.26
1986 5.81 7.31
1987 5.68 7.31
1988 5.55 7.32
1989 5.45 7.33
1990 5.36 7.31
1991 5.26 7.28
1992 5.12 7.24
1993 4.95 7.18
1994 4.72 7.12
1995 4.49 7.05
1996 4.26 7.01
1997 4.05 6.97
1998 3.9 6.94
1999 3.73 6.91
2000 3.55 6.89
2001 3.37 6.85
2002 3.19 6.82
2003 3.03 6.78
2004 2.9 6.74
2005 2.73 6.71
2006 2.56 6.68
2007 2.41 6.65
2008 2.3 6.62
2009 2.25 6.59
2010 2.33 6.58
2011 2.33 6.55
2012 2.15 6.52
2013 2.07 6.49
2014 2.03 6.44
2015 1.97 6.39
2016 1.97 6.32
2017 1.93 6.25
2018 1.8 6.12
2019 1.7 5.89
2020 1.59 5.85
2021 1.55 5.78
2022 1.53 5.69
2023 1.52 5.61

Cape Verde and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Mali
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Mali
1960 19 19.8
1961 18.6 19.8
1962 18.1 19.8
1963 17.7 19.8
1964 17.4 19.8
1965 17.2 19.8
1966 17.1 19.7
1967 17 19.6
1968 17 19.6
1969 17.1 19.5
1970 17.2 19.4
1971 17.2 19.3
1972 17.2 19.2
1973 17.2 19.1
1974 17.2 19
1975 17 18.9
1976 16.8 18.7
1977 16.6 18.6
1978 16.4 18.4
1979 16.2 18.3
1980 16.1 18.1
1981 16.1 17.9
1982 16.3 17.8
1983 16.4 17.6
1984 16.5 17.5
1985 16.6 17.3
1986 16.7 17.1
1987 16.8 16.9
1988 16.8 16.8
1989 16.9 16.6
1990 17 16.5
1991 17 16.4
1992 17.1 16.4
1993 17.2 16.3
1994 17.4 16.3
1995 17.5 16.3
1996 17.7 16.3
1997 17.9 16.3
1998 18.1 16.4
1999 18.3 16.4
2000 18.6 16.5
2001 18.9 16.5
2002 19.2 16.6
2003 19.6 16.6
2004 19.9 16.6
2005 20.4 16.6
2006 20.8 16.6
2007 21.3 16.6
2008 21.7 16.5
2009 22.1 16.4
2010 22.6 16.4
2011 23.1 16.3
2012 23.6 16.1
2013 24.2 16
2014 24.7 16
2015 25.2 16
2016 25.7 16
2017 26.2 16
2018 26.6 16
2019 27 16.1
2020 27.3 16.2
2021 27.8 16.3
2022 28.3 16.5
2023 28.8 16.6
2024 29.4 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share n/a
54.7%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
71.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Mali
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
31%
2020
English speaking
8%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Mali
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
86,437 mi
2018

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