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Cape Verde vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 167th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Nauru
Population
529186
12088
Population rank 169/197 195/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 170/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Cape Verde and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Nauru
Year GDP
Cape Verde Nauru
1970 - $17,570,366
1971 - $19,009,433
1972 - $21,734,269
1973 - $26,529,817
1974 - $35,994,511
1975 - $40,106,776
1976 - $40,287,427
1977 - $40,444,702
1978 - $41,754,147
1979 - $44,431,330
1980 $142,246,815 $46,947,124
1981 $139,468,209 $51,689,637
1982 $140,630,679 $52,877,742
1983 $138,476,176 $48,439,093
1984 $132,019,039 $47,363,231
1985 $137,728,205 $41,548,741
1986 $190,651,168 $39,939,391
1987 $235,253,065 $40,118,410
1988 $264,308,140 $45,931,134
1989 $267,448,571 $53,736,786
1990 $306,890,963 $55,572,376
1991 $319,827,059 $52,533,789
1992 $357,160,985 $51,133,123
1993 $490,417,390 $43,542,088
1994 $406,580,652 $39,742,511
1995 $487,148,994 $39,969,706
1996 $501,979,270 $37,458,801
1997 $490,608,658 $37,331,507
1998 $521,910,561 $29,664,451
1999 $592,416,703 $27,328,613
2000 $539,227,278 $26,930,980
2001 $563,090,490 $22,613,288
2002 $620,507,387 $21,017,424
2003 $813,260,469 $24,778,160
2004 $924,940,012 $30,587,566
2005 $972,241,677 $30,282,840
2006 $1,107,571,458 $29,183,627
2007 $1,649,621,739 $23,068,623
2008 $1,959,620,648 $37,184,925
2009 $1,852,334,575 $44,024,970
2010 $1,824,751,468 $47,442,299
2011 $2,046,817,987 $65,444,174
2012 $1,913,081,210 $100,794,925
2013 $2,028,910,915 $94,385,015
2014 $2,041,930,125 $98,752,257
2015 $1,749,857,620 $84,383,389
2016 $1,849,789,986 $97,276,023
2017 $1,996,741,540 $108,862,279
2018 $2,205,099,507 $130,937,590
2019 $2,252,177,124 $124,871,111
2020 $1,821,565,614 $124,530,027
2021 $2,051,842,619 $175,513,985
2022 $2,247,003,344 $152,190,819
2023 $2,539,203,429 $151,455,968
2024 $2,767,599,017 $160,350,640

Cape Verde and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Nauru
1970 - $2,619
1971 - $2,811
1972 - $3,191
1973 - $3,864
1974 - $5,199
1975 - $5,740
1976 - $5,703
1977 - $5,646
1978 - $5,721
1979 - $5,950
1980 $440 $6,138
1981 $425 $6,594
1982 $423 $6,577
1983 $410 $5,896
1984 $385 $5,654
1985 $396 $4,859
1986 $541 $4,569
1987 $658 $4,485
1988 $729 $5,012
1989 $727 $5,723
1990 $817 $5,776
1991 $832 $5,333
1992 $908 $5,103
1993 $1,220 $4,310
1994 $991 $3,921
1995 $1,165 $3,932
1996 $1,180 $3,679
1997 $1,134 $3,661
1998 $1,187 $2,909
1999 $1,327 $2,683
2000 $1,190 $2,649
2001 $1,223 $2,232
2002 $1,329 $2,085
2003 $1,718 $2,463
2004 $1,929 $3,041
2005 $2,004 $3,014
2006 $2,257 $2,908
2007 $3,325 $2,302
2008 $3,909 $3,715
2009 $3,660 $4,395
2010 $3,579 $4,724
2011 $4,002 $6,481
2012 $3,737 $9,817
2013 $3,961 $8,975
2014 $3,986 $9,193
2015 $3,415 $7,703
2016 $3,609 $8,724
2017 $3,893 $9,613
2018 $4,295 $11,409
2019 $4,381 $10,777
2020 $3,539 $10,696
2021 $3,971 $14,990
2022 $4,323 $12,896
2023 $4,861 $12,754
2024 $5,273 $13,422

Cape Verde vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Nauru
1950 44.9 56.6
1951 45.6 56.8
1952 46.2 57
1953 46.4 57.2
1954 46.6 57.4
1955 46.9 57.5
1956 47.1 57.6
1957 47.4 57.7
1958 47.7 57.8
1959 48.2 57.9
1960 48.7 57.9
1961 49.4 58
1962 50.2 58
1963 51.1 58.1
1964 52.1 58.2
1965 53 58.3
1966 53.9 58.4
1967 54.7 58.6
1968 55.4 58.6
1969 56 58.4
1970 56.6 58.4
1971 57 58.4
1972 57.5 58.4
1973 58 58.4
1974 58.4 58.3
1975 59 58.3
1976 59.4 58.2
1977 60 58.1
1978 60.4 58.3
1979 60.7 58.4
1980 61 58.5
1981 61.3 58.6
1982 61.5 58.6
1983 61.8 58.7
1984 61.8 58.7
1985 62.3 58.6
1986 62.6 58.6
1987 62.9 58.6
1988 63.2 58.7
1989 63.6 58.9
1990 63.9 59.1
1991 64.1 59.3
1992 64.3 59.5
1993 64.5 59.8
1994 64.6 60
1995 63.7 60.1
1996 65.5 60.1
1997 66.1 60
1998 66.7 59.9
1999 67.4 59.7
2000 68.1 59.6
2001 68.7 59.5
2002 69.4 59.4
2003 70 59.4
2004 70.5 59.3
2005 70.9 59.4
2006 71.3 59.4
2007 71.5 59.5
2008 71.9 59.7
2009 72.1 59.9
2010 72.5 60.1
2011 72.9 60.3
2012 73.3 60.5
2013 73.5 60.7
2014 73.8 60.8
2015 74.1 60.9
2016 74.4 61
2017 74.7 61.1
2018 74.8 61.2
2019 75.4 61.4
2020 73.8 61.5
2021 74.4 61.3
2022 75.9 61.9
2023 76.1 62.1
2024 76.2 62.3
2025 76.4 62.4

Cape Verde and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Nauru
Year Population
Cape Verde Nauru
1960 210,024 4,607
1961 215,087 4,774
1962 221,919 4,979
1963 229,373 5,226
1964 237,006 5,515
1965 244,856 5,832
1966 252,976 6,043
1967 261,404 6,135
1968 270,164 6,328
1969 279,248 6,581
1970 287,885 6,710
1971 294,046 6,762
1972 297,386 6,812
1973 299,881 6,866
1974 302,570 6,923
1975 305,847 6,987
1976 309,455 7,064
1977 312,834 7,163
1978 316,147 7,298
1979 319,480 7,468
1980 323,301 7,649
1981 327,846 7,839
1982 332,724 8,040
1983 337,654 8,216
1984 342,505 8,377
1985 347,365 8,551
1986 352,312 8,742
1987 357,302 8,946
1988 362,329 9,165
1989 367,803 9,390
1990 375,428 9,622
1991 384,586 9,850
1992 393,415 10,021
1993 401,965 10,102
1994 410,228 10,137
1995 418,104 10,165
1996 425,581 10,183
1997 432,798 10,197
1998 439,784 10,198
1999 446,519 10,187
2000 453,317 10,168
2001 460,293 10,130
2002 467,046 10,082
2003 473,383 10,059
2004 479,370 10,060
2005 485,115 10,049
2006 490,728 10,034
2007 496,190 10,020
2008 501,355 10,009
2009 506,141 10,016
2010 509,784 10,043
2011 511,447 10,098
2012 511,955 10,267
2013 512,225 10,517
2014 512,326 10,742
2015 512,394 10,954
2016 512,554 11,150
2017 512,893 11,324
2018 513,415 11,477
2019 514,104 11,587
2020 514,679 11,643
2021 516,649 11,709
2022 519,741 11,801
2023 522,331 11,875
2024 524,877 11,947

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Nauru

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Nauru
1960 6.89 5.34
1961 6.92 5.38
1962 6.95 5.42
1963 6.98 5.44
1964 6.99 5.47
1965 6.99 5.48
1966 6.99 5.41
1967 6.98 5.29
1968 6.97 5.14
1969 6.95 4.94
1970 6.94 4.74
1971 6.91 4.54
1972 6.89 4.36
1973 6.86 4.19
1974 6.82 4.07
1975 6.77 3.97
1976 6.71 3.9
1977 6.65 3.86
1978 6.56 3.84
1979 6.47 3.85
1980 6.38 3.88
1981 6.27 3.94
1982 6.17 3.99
1983 6.07 4.06
1984 5.97 4.11
1985 5.92 4.14
1986 5.81 4.15
1987 5.68 4.14
1988 5.55 4.11
1989 5.45 4.07
1990 5.36 4.02
1991 5.26 3.99
1992 5.12 3.95
1993 4.95 3.89
1994 4.72 3.84
1995 4.49 3.81
1996 4.26 3.78
1997 4.05 3.74
1998 3.9 3.68
1999 3.73 3.64
2000 3.55 3.54
2001 3.37 3.46
2002 3.19 3.4
2003 3.03 3.39
2004 2.9 3.38
2005 2.73 3.38
2006 2.56 3.4
2007 2.41 3.5
2008 2.3 3.67
2009 2.25 3.85
2010 2.33 4.02
2011 2.33 4.12
2012 2.15 4.12
2013 2.07 4.1
2014 2.03 4.09
2015 1.97 4.08
2016 1.97 4.03
2017 1.93 3.88
2018 1.8 3.68
2019 1.7 3.53
2020 1.59 3.47
2021 1.55 3.43
2022 1.53 3.38
2023 1.52 3.33

Cape Verde and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Nauru
1960 19 23.8
1961 18.6 24
1962 18.1 23.9
1963 17.7 23.7
1964 17.4 23.4
1965 17.2 23.1
1966 17.1 22.9
1967 17 22.9
1968 17 21.2
1969 17.1 18.9
1970 17.2 18.7
1971 17.2 19.1
1972 17.2 19.4
1973 17.2 19.8
1974 17.2 20.4
1975 17 21
1976 16.8 21.5
1977 16.6 22.1
1978 16.4 22.9
1979 16.2 23.6
1980 16.1 24.2
1981 16.1 24.7
1982 16.3 25.1
1983 16.4 25.2
1984 16.5 24.5
1985 16.6 23.7
1986 16.7 22.8
1987 16.8 22.1
1988 16.8 21.4
1989 16.9 20.8
1990 17 20.2
1991 17 19.7
1992 17.1 19.4
1993 17.2 19.3
1994 17.4 19.3
1995 17.5 19.3
1996 17.7 19.4
1997 17.9 19.5
1998 18.1 19.6
1999 18.3 19.8
2000 18.6 20.1
2001 18.9 20.4
2002 19.2 20.6
2003 19.6 20.8
2004 19.9 21
2005 20.4 21.2
2006 20.8 21.3
2007 21.3 21.5
2008 21.7 21.7
2009 22.1 21.8
2010 22.6 21.8
2011 23.1 21.8
2012 23.6 21.7
2013 24.2 21.6
2014 24.7 21.5
2015 25.2 21.4
2016 25.7 21.5
2017 26.2 21.6
2018 26.6 21.8
2019 27 21.9
2020 27.3 21.8
2021 27.8 21.7
2022 28.3 21.6
2023 28.8 21.5
2024 29.4 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
2.32%
2018

Energy

Cape Verde Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Nauru
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
27
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
75
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
96.6%
2023
English speaking
8%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Cape Verde Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Nauru
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
18.6 mi
2002

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