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Cape Verde vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 167th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Malta
Population
529186
583596
Population rank 169/197 167/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Cape Verde and Malta: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Malta economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Malta
Year GDP
Cape Verde Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 - $474,618,321
1976 - $527,936,989
1977 - $625,563,171
1978 - $793,673,402
1979 - $1,001,288,847
1980 $142,246,815 $1,250,198,601
1981 $139,468,209 $1,243,509,394
1982 $140,630,679 $1,234,474,404
1983 $138,476,176 $1,165,729,707
1984 $132,019,039 $1,101,807,023
1985 $137,728,205 $1,117,797,439
1986 $190,651,168 $1,435,038,441
1987 $235,253,065 $1,751,293,461
1988 $264,308,140 $2,019,503,068
1989 $267,448,571 $2,118,655,677
1990 $306,890,963 $2,547,328,748
1991 $319,827,059 $2,750,216,747
1992 $357,160,985 $3,021,942,759
1993 $490,417,390 $2,709,193,538
1994 $406,580,652 $2,998,505,428
1995 $487,148,994 $3,709,360,097
1996 $501,979,270 $3,822,489,746
1997 $490,608,658 $3,787,070,704
1998 $521,910,561 $4,010,092,091
1999 $592,416,703 $4,111,891,845
2000 $539,227,278 $4,036,809,865
2001 $563,090,490 $4,070,867,153
2002 $620,507,387 $4,455,127,398
2003 $813,260,469 $5,418,315,225
2004 $924,940,012 $6,104,141,501
2005 $972,241,677 $6,393,234,965
2006 $1,107,571,458 $6,749,838,862
2007 $1,649,621,739 $7,908,412,374
2008 $1,959,620,648 $9,135,419,490
2009 $1,852,334,575 $8,734,745,632
2010 $1,824,751,468 $9,097,044,182
2011 $2,046,817,987 $9,789,361,705
2012 $1,913,081,210 $9,609,532,106
2013 $2,028,910,915 $10,796,782,634
2014 $2,041,930,125 $11,888,032,862
2015 $1,749,857,620 $11,340,795,033
2016 $1,849,789,986 $12,025,782,885
2017 $1,996,741,540 $14,161,366,733
2018 $2,205,099,507 $16,153,779,511
2019 $2,252,177,124 $16,337,793,531
2020 $1,821,565,614 $16,409,900,599
2021 $2,051,842,619 $19,723,563,355
2022 $2,247,003,344 $19,239,187,084
2023 $2,539,203,429 $22,210,718,401
2024 $2,767,599,017 $24,322,006,608

Cape Verde and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 - $1,560
1976 - $1,727
1977 - $2,038
1978 - $2,559
1979 - $3,196
1980 $440 $3,948
1981 $425 $3,898
1982 $423 $3,788
1983 $410 $3,527
1984 $385 $3,333
1985 $396 $3,322
1986 $541 $4,195
1987 $658 $5,084
1988 $729 $5,814
1989 $727 $6,041
1990 $817 $7,192
1991 $832 $7,559
1992 $908 $8,220
1993 $1,220 $7,296
1994 $991 $8,000
1995 $1,165 $9,828
1996 $1,180 $10,062
1997 $1,134 $9,893
1998 $1,187 $10,408
1999 $1,327 $10,609
2000 $1,190 $10,348
2001 $1,223 $10,358
2002 $1,329 $11,251
2003 $1,718 $13,594
2004 $1,929 $15,212
2005 $2,004 $15,831
2006 $2,257 $16,654
2007 $3,325 $19,444
2008 $3,909 $22,315
2009 $3,660 $21,176
2010 $3,579 $21,947
2011 $4,002 $23,517
2012 $3,737 $22,878
2013 $3,961 $25,416
2014 $3,986 $27,425
2015 $3,415 $25,530
2016 $3,609 $26,459
2017 $3,893 $30,317
2018 $4,295 $33,382
2019 $4,381 $32,422
2020 $3,539 $31,834
2021 $3,971 $38,065
2022 $4,323 $36,224
2023 $4,861 $40,182
2024 $5,273 $42,347

Cape Verde vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Malta
1950 44.9 63.5
1951 45.6 63.9
1952 46.2 64.1
1953 46.4 64.3
1954 46.6 65.1
1955 46.9 66.3
1956 47.1 66.8
1957 47.4 67.5
1958 47.7 67.8
1959 48.2 68.4
1960 48.7 68.4
1961 49.4 68.4
1962 50.2 69.2
1963 51.1 69.2
1964 52.1 69.3
1965 53 69.5
1966 53.9 69.7
1967 54.7 69.8
1968 55.4 69.9
1969 56 70.1
1970 56.6 70.4
1971 57 70.1
1972 57.5 70.7
1973 58 71.3
1974 58.4 71.9
1975 59 72.1
1976 59.4 72.2
1977 60 72.3
1978 60.4 72.3
1979 60.7 72.5
1980 61 72.3
1981 61.3 72.4
1982 61.5 72.8
1983 61.8 73.1
1984 61.8 73.3
1985 62.3 73.9
1986 62.6 74.5
1987 62.9 75.3
1988 63.2 75.9
1989 63.6 76.2
1990 63.9 76.2
1991 64.1 76.5
1992 64.3 76.7
1993 64.5 76.8
1994 64.6 76.9
1995 63.7 77
1996 65.5 76.3
1997 66.1 77.3
1998 66.7 77.8
1999 67.4 77.8
2000 68.1 77.9
2001 68.7 78.9
2002 69.4 78.5
2003 70 78.7
2004 70.5 79.2
2005 70.9 79.5
2006 71.3 79.6
2007 71.5 79.7
2008 71.9 79.7
2009 72.1 80.4
2010 72.5 81.4
2011 72.9 80.8
2012 73.3 81.1
2013 73.5 81.8
2014 73.8 82.3
2015 74.1 82.6
2016 74.4 82.7
2017 74.7 83.1
2018 74.8 82.9
2019 75.4 82.8
2020 73.8 82.3
2021 74.4 82.3
2022 75.9 82.2
2023 76.1 83.3
2024 76.2 83.5
2025 76.4 83.6

Cape Verde and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Malta
Year Population
Cape Verde Malta
1960 210,024 326,550
1961 215,087 325,250
1962 221,919 323,900
1963 229,373 322,550
1964 237,006 321,250
1965 244,856 318,800
1966 252,976 315,200
1967 261,404 311,550
1968 270,164 307,900
1969 279,248 304,300
1970 287,885 302,650
1971 294,046 302,700
1972 297,386 302,450
1973 299,881 302,200
1974 302,570 301,996
1975 305,847 304,222
1976 309,455 305,774
1977 312,834 306,970
1978 316,147 310,182
1979 319,480 313,342
1980 323,301 316,645
1981 327,846 318,982
1982 332,724 325,898
1983 337,654 330,524
1984 342,505 330,593
1985 347,365 336,452
1986 352,312 342,121
1987 357,302 344,485
1988 362,329 347,325
1989 367,803 350,722
1990 375,428 354,170
1991 384,586 363,845
1992 393,415 367,618
1993 401,965 371,308
1994 410,228 374,797
1995 418,104 377,419
1996 425,581 379,905
1997 432,798 382,791
1998 439,784 385,287
1999 446,519 387,578
2000 453,317 390,087
2001 460,293 393,028
2002 467,046 395,969
2003 473,383 398,582
2004 479,370 401,268
2005 485,115 403,834
2006 490,728 405,308
2007 496,190 406,724
2008 501,355 409,379
2009 506,141 412,477
2010 509,784 414,508
2011 511,447 416,268
2012 511,955 420,028
2013 512,225 424,810
2014 512,326 433,481
2015 512,394 444,220
2016 512,554 454,505
2017 512,893 467,106
2018 513,415 483,903
2019 514,104 503,912
2020 514,679 515,490
2021 516,649 518,150
2022 519,741 531,113
2023 522,331 552,747
2024 524,877 574,346

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Malta

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Malta
1960 6.89 3.62
1961 6.92 3.27
1962 6.95 3.24
1963 6.98 2.9
1964 6.99 2.79
1965 6.99 2.52
1966 6.99 2.33
1967 6.98 2.24
1968 6.97 2.12
1969 6.95 2.02
1970 6.94 2.03
1971 6.91 2.06
1972 6.89 2.01
1973 6.86 1.65
1974 6.82 1.64
1975 6.77 2.27
1976 6.71 2.21
1977 6.65 2.14
1978 6.56 2.05
1979 6.47 2.1
1980 6.38 1.99
1981 6.27 1.87
1982 6.17 1.9
1983 6.07 1.92
1984 5.97 1.95
1985 5.92 1.95
1986 5.81 1.93
1987 5.68 1.97
1988 5.55 2.06
1989 5.45 2.1
1990 5.36 2.02
1991 5.26 1.99
1992 5.12 2.07
1993 4.95 1.96
1994 4.72 1.84
1995 4.49 1.77
1996 4.26 1.99
1997 4.05 1.93
1998 3.9 1.84
1999 3.73 1.73
2000 3.55 1.68
2001 3.37 1.48
2002 3.19 1.45
2003 3.03 1.48
2004 2.9 1.4
2005 2.73 1.38
2006 2.56 1.36
2007 2.41 1.35
2008 2.3 1.43
2009 2.25 1.42
2010 2.33 1.36
2011 2.33 1.45
2012 2.15 1.42
2013 2.07 1.36
2014 2.03 1.38
2015 1.97 1.37
2016 1.97 1.37
2017 1.93 1.26
2018 1.8 1.23
2019 1.7 1.14
2020 1.59 1.13
2021 1.55 1.13
2022 1.53 1.08
2023 1.52 1.06

Cape Verde and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Malta
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Malta
1960 19 23.6
1961 18.6 23.8
1962 18.1 24
1963 17.7 24.2
1964 17.4 24.4
1965 17.2 24.5
1966 17.1 24.6
1967 17 24.8
1968 17 25
1969 17.1 25.5
1970 17.2 25.9
1971 17.2 26.3
1972 17.2 26.8
1973 17.2 27.2
1974 17.2 27.6
1975 17 28
1976 16.8 28.4
1977 16.6 28.7
1978 16.4 29.2
1979 16.2 29.6
1980 16.1 30
1981 16.1 30.3
1982 16.3 30.6
1983 16.4 30.9
1984 16.5 31.2
1985 16.6 31.4
1986 16.7 31.7
1987 16.8 32
1988 16.8 32.4
1989 16.9 32.7
1990 17 33
1991 17 33.3
1992 17.1 33.7
1993 17.2 34
1994 17.4 34.3
1995 17.5 34.7
1996 17.7 35.1
1997 17.9 35.5
1998 18.1 35.8
1999 18.3 36.1
2000 18.6 36.4
2001 18.9 36.7
2002 19.2 37
2003 19.6 37.4
2004 19.9 37.7
2005 20.4 38.1
2006 20.8 38.4
2007 21.3 38.7
2008 21.7 39
2009 22.1 39.3
2010 22.6 39.6
2011 23.1 39.9
2012 23.6 40.2
2013 24.2 40.4
2014 24.7 40.6
2015 25.2 40.6
2016 25.7 40.6
2017 26.2 40.5
2018 26.6 40.2
2019 27 39.9
2020 27.3 39.9
2021 27.8 40.2
2022 28.3 40.8
2023 28.8 41.4
2024 29.4 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share n/a
96.6%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Malta
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
94.9%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Malta
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
1,401 mi
2001

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