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Cape Verde vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 167th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Moldova
Population
529186
2358679
Population rank 169/197 145/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Moldova
Year GDP
Cape Verde Moldova
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 -
1989 $267,448,571 -
1990 $306,890,963 $3,592,857,043
1991 $319,827,059 $3,094,565,871
1992 $357,160,985 $2,319,243,436
1993 $490,417,390 $2,371,813,324
1994 $406,580,652 $1,702,314,268
1995 $487,148,994 $1,752,999,370
1996 $501,979,270 $1,695,122,174
1997 $490,608,658 $1,930,081,169
1998 $521,910,561 $1,698,717,505
1999 $592,416,703 $1,170,782,957
2000 $539,227,278 $1,288,429,392
2001 $563,090,490 $1,480,673,594
2002 $620,507,387 $1,661,818,168
2003 $813,260,469 $1,980,907,435
2004 $924,940,012 $2,598,249,556
2005 $972,241,677 $2,988,342,907
2006 $1,107,571,458 $3,408,255,451
2007 $1,649,621,739 $4,401,173,152
2008 $1,959,620,648 $6,054,824,248
2009 $1,852,334,575 $5,439,434,272
2010 $1,824,751,468 $6,974,982,370
2011 $2,046,817,987 $8,414,352,020
2012 $1,913,081,210 $8,709,138,635
2013 $2,028,910,915 $9,496,717,876
2014 $2,041,930,125 $9,402,090,138
2015 $1,749,857,620 $7,797,667,197
2016 $1,849,789,986 $7,980,917,076
2017 $1,996,741,540 $9,514,404,016
2018 $2,205,099,507 $11,252,353,421
2019 $2,252,177,124 $11,736,797,055
2020 $1,821,565,614 $11,530,746,234
2021 $2,051,842,619 $13,691,869,264
2022 $2,247,003,344 $14,525,337,524
2023 $2,539,203,429 $16,711,906,746
2024 $2,767,599,017 $18,200,340,854

Cape Verde and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Moldova
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 -
1989 $727 -
1990 $817 $1,207
1991 $832 $1,038
1992 $908 $778
1993 $1,220 $797
1994 $991 $574
1995 $1,165 $594
1996 $1,180 $575
1997 $1,134 $657
1998 $1,187 $579
1999 $1,327 $399
2000 $1,190 $441
2001 $1,223 $507
2002 $1,329 $571
2003 $1,718 $682
2004 $1,929 $897
2005 $2,004 $1,034
2006 $2,257 $1,183
2007 $3,325 $1,531
2008 $3,909 $2,111
2009 $3,660 $1,898
2010 $3,579 $2,437
2011 $4,002 $2,941
2012 $3,737 $3,045
2013 $3,961 $3,321
2014 $3,986 $3,290
2015 $3,415 $2,750
2016 $3,609 $2,847
2017 $3,893 $3,453
2018 $4,295 $4,156
2019 $4,381 $4,405
2020 $3,539 $4,376
2021 $3,971 $5,275
2022 $4,323 $5,744
2023 $4,861 $6,800
2024 $5,273 $7,618

Cape Verde vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Moldova
1950 44.9 54
1951 45.6 54.5
1952 46.2 55.1
1953 46.4 55.7
1954 46.6 56.3
1955 46.9 56.9
1956 47.1 57.4
1957 47.4 58
1958 47.7 58.5
1959 48.2 59
1960 48.7 59.4
1961 49.4 59.9
1962 50.2 60.3
1963 51.1 60.6
1964 52.1 61
1965 53 61.3
1966 53.9 61.6
1967 54.7 61.8
1968 55.4 62
1969 56 62.2
1970 56.6 62.4
1971 57 62.7
1972 57.5 62.9
1973 58 63.2
1974 58.4 63.4
1975 59 63.7
1976 59.4 64
1977 60 64.2
1978 60.4 64.5
1979 60.7 64.8
1980 61 65.2
1981 61.3 65.6
1982 61.5 65.9
1983 61.8 66.1
1984 61.8 66.4
1985 62.3 66.9
1986 62.6 67.4
1987 62.9 67.9
1988 63.2 68.2
1989 63.6 68.2
1990 63.9 67.9
1991 64.1 67.6
1992 64.3 66.7
1993 64.5 66.7
1994 64.6 66.3
1995 63.7 66.2
1996 65.5 66.2
1997 66.1 66.5
1998 66.7 66.8
1999 67.4 67.2
2000 68.1 67.5
2001 68.7 67.7
2002 69.4 67.8
2003 70 67.9
2004 70.5 68
2005 70.9 68.2
2006 71.3 68.4
2007 71.5 68.7
2008 71.9 69
2009 72.1 69.4
2010 72.5 69.9
2011 72.9 70.2
2012 73.3 70.3
2013 73.5 70.3
2014 73.8 70.2
2015 74.1 70.1
2016 74.4 70.2
2017 74.7 70.4
2018 74.8 70.2
2019 75.4 70.2
2020 73.8 69.9
2021 74.4 69
2022 75.9 71.5
2023 76.1 71.2
2024 76.2 71.3
2025 76.4 71.5

Cape Verde and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Moldova
Year Population
Cape Verde Moldova
1960 210,024 2,058,020
1961 215,087 2,103,327
1962 221,919 2,147,227
1963 229,373 2,188,895
1964 237,006 2,228,000
1965 244,856 2,265,287
1966 252,976 2,301,871
1967 261,404 2,337,695
1968 270,164 2,373,073
1969 279,248 2,408,469
1970 287,885 2,437,590
1971 294,046 2,460,611
1972 297,386 2,484,742
1973 299,881 2,510,584
1974 302,570 2,538,164
1975 305,847 2,566,998
1976 309,455 2,596,491
1977 312,834 2,626,298
1978 316,147 2,656,211
1979 319,480 2,683,035
1980 323,301 2,708,675
1981 327,846 2,735,987
1982 332,724 2,763,101
1983 337,654 2,791,207
1984 342,505 2,820,518
1985 347,365 2,850,787
1986 352,312 2,883,057
1987 357,302 2,916,306
1988 362,329 2,948,891
1989 367,803 2,970,039
1990 375,428 2,977,912
1991 384,586 2,981,566
1992 393,415 2,980,965
1993 401,965 2,975,966
1994 410,228 2,966,745
1995 418,104 2,953,200
1996 425,581 2,947,293
1997 432,798 2,936,413
1998 439,784 2,935,227
1999 446,519 2,930,622
2000 453,317 2,924,668
2001 460,293 2,918,135
2002 467,046 2,911,385
2003 473,383 2,903,198
2004 479,370 2,896,023
2005 485,115 2,888,985
2006 490,728 2,880,967
2007 496,190 2,874,299
2008 501,355 2,868,833
2009 506,141 2,865,213
2010 509,784 2,862,354
2011 511,447 2,860,699
2012 511,955 2,860,324
2013 512,225 2,859,558
2014 512,326 2,857,815
2015 512,394 2,835,978
2016 512,554 2,803,186
2017 512,893 2,755,189
2018 513,415 2,707,203
2019 514,104 2,664,224
2020 514,679 2,635,130
2021 516,649 2,595,809
2022 519,741 2,528,654
2023 522,331 2,457,783
2024 524,877 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Moldova

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Moldova
1960 6.89 3.32
1961 6.92 3.23
1962 6.95 3.04
1963 6.98 2.89
1964 6.99 2.71
1965 6.99 2.69
1966 6.99 2.65
1967 6.98 2.62
1968 6.97 2.59
1969 6.95 2.57
1970 6.94 2.57
1971 6.91 2.56
1972 6.89 2.56
1973 6.86 2.57
1974 6.82 2.56
1975 6.77 2.52
1976 6.71 2.47
1977 6.65 2.42
1978 6.56 2.39
1979 6.47 2.38
1980 6.38 2.38
1981 6.27 2.4
1982 6.17 2.45
1983 6.07 2.58
1984 5.97 2.67
1985 5.92 2.67
1986 5.81 2.74
1987 5.68 2.78
1988 5.55 2.63
1989 5.45 2.46
1990 5.36 2.39
1991 5.26 2.28
1992 5.12 2.22
1993 4.95 2.11
1994 4.72 1.99
1995 4.49 1.83
1996 4.26 1.71
1997 4.05 1.79
1998 3.9 1.65
1999 3.73 1.56
2000 3.55 1.5
2001 3.37 1.47
2002 3.19 1.45
2003 3.03 1.48
2004 2.9 1.54
2005 2.73 1.53
2006 2.56 1.54
2007 2.41 1.58
2008 2.3 1.64
2009 2.25 1.72
2010 2.33 1.7
2011 2.33 1.65
2012 2.15 1.66
2013 2.07 1.62
2014 2.03 1.82
2015 1.97 1.87
2016 1.97 1.89
2017 1.93 1.81
2018 1.8 1.81
2019 1.7 1.78
2020 1.59 1.77
2021 1.55 1.75
2022 1.53 1.69
2023 1.52 1.73

Cape Verde and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Moldova
1960 19 24.6
1961 18.6 24.7
1962 18.1 24.9
1963 17.7 25.1
1964 17.4 25.4
1965 17.2 25.7
1966 17.1 25.9
1967 17 26.1
1968 17 26.3
1969 17.1 26.4
1970 17.2 26.4
1971 17.2 26.3
1972 17.2 26.3
1973 17.2 26.3
1974 17.2 26.5
1975 17 26.7
1976 16.8 26.9
1977 16.6 27.2
1978 16.4 27.5
1979 16.2 27.6
1980 16.1 27.6
1981 16.1 27.9
1982 16.3 28.1
1983 16.4 28.3
1984 16.5 28.5
1985 16.6 28.7
1986 16.7 28.9
1987 16.8 29.1
1988 16.8 29.3
1989 16.9 29.5
1990 17 29.8
1991 17 30.2
1992 17.1 30.4
1993 17.2 30.6
1994 17.4 30.8
1995 17.5 31
1996 17.7 31.2
1997 17.9 31.3
1998 18.1 31.5
1999 18.3 31.8
2000 18.6 32
2001 18.9 32.2
2002 19.2 32.4
2003 19.6 32.6
2004 19.9 32.8
2005 20.4 33
2006 20.8 33.3
2007 21.3 33.6
2008 21.7 33.9
2009 22.1 34.3
2010 22.6 34.6
2011 23.1 34.9
2012 23.6 35.1
2013 24.2 35.4
2014 24.7 35.7
2015 25.2 36.1
2016 25.7 36.5
2017 26.2 36.8
2018 26.6 37.2
2019 27 37.6
2020 27.3 38
2021 27.8 38.3
2022 28.3 38.6
2023 28.8 38.8
2024 29.4 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
4.3%
2023
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
55.5%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Moldova
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.6%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Moldova
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
5,811 mi
2012

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