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Cape Verde vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 167th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Namibia
Population
529186
3141364
Population rank 169/197 134/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Cape Verde and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Namibia
Year GDP
Cape Verde Namibia
1980 $142,246,815 $2,421,990,338
1981 $139,468,209 $2,249,908,578
1982 $140,630,679 $2,118,710,248
1983 $138,476,176 $2,297,400,688
1984 $132,019,039 $1,951,260,038
1985 $137,728,205 $1,608,237,350
1986 $190,651,168 $1,809,048,527
1987 $235,253,065 $2,300,068,217
1988 $264,308,140 $2,495,094,746
1989 $267,448,571 $2,535,135,798
1990 $306,890,963 $2,789,921,854
1991 $319,827,059 $2,996,869,281
1992 $357,160,985 $3,429,521,699
1993 $490,417,390 $3,251,188,833
1994 $406,580,652 $3,666,503,530
1995 $487,148,994 $3,978,514,206
1996 $501,979,270 $3,989,163,197
1997 $490,608,658 $4,154,989,950
1998 $521,910,561 $3,873,109,866
1999 $592,416,703 $3,868,551,730
2000 $539,227,278 $3,922,232,165
2001 $563,090,490 $3,557,341,215
2002 $620,507,387 $3,349,169,826
2003 $813,260,469 $4,926,439,384
2004 $924,940,012 $6,609,205,995
2005 $972,241,677 $7,248,374,838
2006 $1,107,571,458 $8,001,779,551
2007 $1,649,621,739 $8,839,536,476
2008 $1,959,620,648 $8,607,431,497
2009 $1,852,334,575 $8,938,847,189
2010 $1,824,751,468 $11,431,412,421
2011 $2,046,817,987 $12,523,359,441
2012 $1,913,081,210 $13,042,053,592
2013 $2,028,910,915 $12,043,307,277
2014 $2,041,930,125 $12,435,430,970
2015 $1,749,857,620 $11,335,161,084
2016 $1,849,789,986 $10,722,018,732
2017 $1,996,741,540 $12,895,153,371
2018 $2,205,099,507 $13,682,019,076
2019 $2,252,177,124 $12,541,928,303
2020 $1,821,565,614 $10,583,748,542
2021 $2,051,842,619 $12,402,486,184
2022 $2,247,003,344 $12,569,449,123
2023 $2,539,203,429 $12,408,271,448
2024 $2,767,599,017 $13,372,354,269

Cape Verde and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Namibia
1980 $440 $2,468
1981 $425 $2,267
1982 $423 $2,097
1983 $410 $2,214
1984 $385 $1,830
1985 $396 $1,466
1986 $541 $1,599
1987 $658 $1,969
1988 $729 $2,063
1989 $727 $1,967
1990 $817 $2,037
1991 $832 $2,117
1992 $908 $2,347
1993 $1,220 $2,155
1994 $991 $2,356
1995 $1,165 $2,483
1996 $1,180 $2,423
1997 $1,134 $2,460
1998 $1,187 $2,235
1999 $1,327 $2,178
2000 $1,190 $2,157
2001 $1,223 $1,916
2002 $1,329 $1,772
2003 $1,718 $2,569
2004 $1,929 $3,403
2005 $2,004 $3,686
2006 $2,257 $4,017
2007 $3,325 $4,379
2008 $3,909 $4,205
2009 $3,660 $4,303
2010 $3,579 $5,418
2011 $4,002 $5,835
2012 $3,737 $5,943
2013 $3,961 $5,347
2014 $3,986 $5,378
2015 $3,415 $4,774
2016 $3,609 $4,396
2017 $3,893 $5,144
2018 $4,295 $5,309
2019 $4,381 $4,732
2020 $3,539 $3,879
2021 $3,971 $4,413
2022 $4,323 $4,350
2023 $4,861 $4,188
2024 $5,273 $4,413

Cape Verde vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Namibia
1950 44.9 41.9
1951 45.6 42.5
1952 46.2 43.1
1953 46.4 43.8
1954 46.6 44.4
1955 46.9 45
1956 47.1 45.7
1957 47.4 46.4
1958 47.7 47.1
1959 48.2 47.8
1960 48.7 48.5
1961 49.4 49.2
1962 50.2 50
1963 51.1 50.6
1964 52.1 51.3
1965 53 52
1966 53.9 52.3
1967 54.7 52.9
1968 55.4 53.6
1969 56 54.1
1970 56.6 54.7
1971 57 55.3
1972 57.5 55.8
1973 58 56.4
1974 58.4 56.9
1975 59 57.6
1976 59.4 58
1977 60 58.6
1978 60.4 59.1
1979 60.7 59.5
1980 61 56.6
1981 61.3 56.9
1982 61.5 57.3
1983 61.8 57.6
1984 61.8 58.1
1985 62.3 58.5
1986 62.6 58.7
1987 62.9 59.1
1988 63.2 59
1989 63.6 60.8
1990 63.9 61.4
1991 64.1 60.8
1992 64.3 60.2
1993 64.5 59.3
1994 64.6 58.4
1995 63.7 57.5
1996 65.5 56.6
1997 66.1 55.8
1998 66.7 54.8
1999 67.4 54
2000 68.1 52.9
2001 68.7 52
2002 69.4 52
2003 70 51.9
2004 70.5 52.2
2005 70.9 52.6
2006 71.3 53.2
2007 71.5 54
2008 71.9 54.7
2009 72.1 55.3
2010 72.5 56.1
2011 72.9 56.6
2012 73.3 57.7
2013 73.5 58.5
2014 73.8 59.3
2015 74.1 60
2016 74.4 60.8
2017 74.7 61.7
2018 74.8 62.6
2019 75.4 63.5
2020 73.8 64.1
2021 74.4 60.8
2022 75.9 64.2
2023 76.1 67.4
2024 76.2 67.5
2025 76.4 67.7

Cape Verde and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Namibia
Year Population
Cape Verde Namibia
1960 210,024 591,465
1961 215,087 603,067
1962 221,919 615,759
1963 229,373 629,589
1964 237,006 644,530
1965 244,856 660,558
1966 252,976 677,655
1967 261,404 696,045
1968 270,164 715,542
1969 279,248 736,120
1970 287,885 757,868
1971 294,046 780,584
1972 297,386 804,399
1973 299,881 828,928
1974 302,570 854,320
1975 305,847 881,032
1976 309,455 906,566
1977 312,834 931,104
1978 316,147 947,269
1979 319,480 962,825
1980 323,301 981,434
1981 327,846 992,500
1982 332,724 1,010,308
1983 337,654 1,037,511
1984 342,505 1,065,989
1985 347,365 1,096,890
1986 352,312 1,131,081
1987 357,302 1,167,889
1988 362,329 1,209,696
1989 367,803 1,288,947
1990 375,428 1,369,303
1991 384,586 1,415,684
1992 393,415 1,461,322
1993 401,965 1,508,697
1994 410,228 1,556,304
1995 418,104 1,602,170
1996 425,581 1,646,103
1997 432,798 1,689,264
1998 439,784 1,732,745
1999 446,519 1,776,368
2000 453,317 1,818,647
2001 460,293 1,857,048
2002 467,046 1,889,970
2003 473,383 1,917,464
2004 479,370 1,942,082
2005 485,115 1,966,582
2006 490,728 1,991,888
2007 496,190 2,018,600
2008 501,355 2,047,056
2009 506,141 2,077,394
2010 509,784 2,109,811
2011 511,447 2,146,325
2012 511,955 2,194,654
2013 512,225 2,252,508
2014 512,326 2,312,139
2015 512,394 2,374,300
2016 512,554 2,439,213
2017 512,893 2,506,853
2018 513,415 2,577,327
2019 514,104 2,650,494
2020 514,679 2,728,762
2021 516,649 2,810,548
2022 519,741 2,889,662
2023 522,331 2,963,095
2024 524,877 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Namibia

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Namibia
1960 6.89 6.24
1961 6.92 6.29
1962 6.95 6.35
1963 6.98 6.41
1964 6.99 6.43
1965 6.99 6.45
1966 6.99 6.47
1967 6.98 6.49
1968 6.97 6.5
1969 6.95 6.51
1970 6.94 6.52
1971 6.91 6.52
1972 6.89 6.53
1973 6.86 6.54
1974 6.82 6.55
1975 6.77 6.53
1976 6.71 6.49
1977 6.65 6.44
1978 6.56 6.38
1979 6.47 6.31
1980 6.38 6.24
1981 6.27 6.16
1982 6.17 6.08
1983 6.07 6
1984 5.97 5.94
1985 5.92 5.88
1986 5.81 5.79
1987 5.68 5.7
1988 5.55 5.61
1989 5.45 5.52
1990 5.36 5.4
1991 5.26 5.29
1992 5.12 5.11
1993 4.95 4.91
1994 4.72 4.68
1995 4.49 4.42
1996 4.26 4.2
1997 4.05 4.17
1998 3.9 4.18
1999 3.73 4.14
2000 3.55 3.99
2001 3.37 3.83
2002 3.19 3.69
2003 3.03 3.58
2004 2.9 3.55
2005 2.73 3.57
2006 2.56 3.6
2007 2.41 3.61
2008 2.3 3.62
2009 2.25 3.63
2010 2.33 3.66
2011 2.33 3.66
2012 2.15 3.68
2013 2.07 3.65
2014 2.03 3.64
2015 1.97 3.6
2016 1.97 3.57
2017 1.93 3.51
2018 1.8 3.46
2019 1.7 3.4
2020 1.59 3.35
2021 1.55 3.3
2022 1.53 3.25
2023 1.52 3.21

Cape Verde and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Namibia
1960 19 18.9
1961 18.6 18.7
1962 18.1 18.6
1963 17.7 18.5
1964 17.4 18.4
1965 17.2 18.4
1966 17.1 18.3
1967 17 18.3
1968 17 18.2
1969 17.1 18.1
1970 17.2 18.1
1971 17.2 18
1972 17.2 17.9
1973 17.2 17.8
1974 17.2 17.7
1975 17 17.6
1976 16.8 17.5
1977 16.6 17.3
1978 16.4 17
1979 16.2 16.8
1980 16.1 16.6
1981 16.1 16.4
1982 16.3 16.3
1983 16.4 16.4
1984 16.5 16.5
1985 16.6 16.7
1986 16.7 16.9
1987 16.8 17
1988 16.8 17.3
1989 16.9 17.8
1990 17 18.3
1991 17 18.4
1992 17.1 18.4
1993 17.2 18.5
1994 17.4 18.5
1995 17.5 18.6
1996 17.7 18.7
1997 17.9 18.8
1998 18.1 18.9
1999 18.3 18.9
2000 18.6 19
2001 18.9 19.1
2002 19.2 19.2
2003 19.6 19.3
2004 19.9 19.4
2005 20.4 19.6
2006 20.8 19.7
2007 21.3 19.9
2008 21.7 20
2009 22.1 20.3
2010 22.6 20.5
2011 23.1 20.7
2012 23.6 20.9
2013 24.2 21.1
2014 24.7 21.3
2015 25.2 21.4
2016 25.7 21.5
2017 26.2 21.6
2018 26.6 21.7
2019 27 21.8
2020 27.3 21.8
2021 27.8 21.8
2022 28.3 21.8
2023 28.8 21.9
2024 29.4 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.9%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Namibia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
87.6%
2023
English speaking
8%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Namibia
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
n/a

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