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Cape Verde vs North Korea statistics compared

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Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 167th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde North Korea
Population
529186
26621357
Population rank 169/197 56/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 75/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Cape Verde and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

North Korea
Year GDP
Cape Verde North Korea
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 -
1991 $319,827,059 -
1992 $357,160,985 -
1993 $490,417,390 -
1994 $406,580,652 -
1995 $487,148,994 -
1996 $501,979,270 -
1997 $490,608,658 -
1998 $521,910,561 -
1999 $592,416,703 -
2000 $539,227,278 -
2001 $563,090,490 -
2002 $620,507,387 -
2003 $813,260,469 -
2004 $924,940,012 -
2005 $972,241,677 -
2006 $1,107,571,458 -
2007 $1,649,621,739 -
2008 $1,959,620,648 -
2009 $1,852,334,575 $23,356,470,000
2010 $1,824,751,468 $25,995,513,000
2011 $2,046,817,987 $29,005,020,000
2012 $1,913,081,210 $29,890,710,000
2013 $2,028,910,915 $30,588,922,000
2014 $2,041,930,125 $30,554,460,000
2015 $1,749,857,620 $30,723,030,000
2016 $1,849,789,986 $28,882,640,000
2017 $1,996,741,540 $29,105,440,000
2018 $2,205,099,507 $28,536,400,000
2019 $2,252,177,124 $28,222,880,000
2020 $1,821,565,614 $27,728,240,000
2021 $2,051,842,619 $32,301,720,000
2022 $2,247,003,344 $28,971,360,000
2023 $2,539,203,429 $32,155,360,000
2024 $2,767,599,017 $34,943,120,000

Cape Verde and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde North Korea
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 -
1989 $727 -
1990 $817 -
1991 $832 -
1992 $908 -
1993 $1,220 -
1994 $991 -
1995 $1,165 -
1996 $1,180 -
1997 $1,134 -
1998 $1,187 -
1999 $1,327 -
2000 $1,190 -
2001 $1,223 -
2002 $1,329 -
2003 $1,718 -
2004 $1,929 -
2005 $2,004 -
2006 $2,257 -
2007 $3,325 -
2008 $3,909 -
2009 $3,660 $939
2010 $3,579 $1,040
2011 $4,002 $1,156
2012 $3,737 $1,186
2013 $3,961 $1,208
2014 $3,986 $1,201
2015 $3,415 $1,201
2016 $3,609 $1,124
2017 $3,893 $1,127
2018 $4,295 $1,100
2019 $4,381 $1,084
2020 $3,539 $1,061
2021 $3,971 $1,231
2022 $4,323 $1,100
2023 $4,861 $1,217
2024 $5,273 $1,319

Cape Verde vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde North Korea
1950 44.9 14.2
1951 45.6 17.7
1952 46.2 32.8
1953 46.4 40.3
1954 46.6 50.6
1955 46.9 51.8
1956 47.1 52.8
1957 47.4 53.7
1958 47.7 54.5
1959 48.2 55.2
1960 48.7 55.8
1961 49.4 56.4
1962 50.2 57
1963 51.1 57.6
1964 52.1 58.2
1965 53 58.8
1966 53.9 59.4
1967 54.7 60.1
1968 55.4 60.8
1969 56 61.4
1970 56.6 62
1971 57 62.7
1972 57.5 63.3
1973 58 63.8
1974 58.4 64.3
1975 59 64.8
1976 59.4 65.3
1977 60 65.8
1978 60.4 66.3
1979 60.7 66.7
1980 61 67.2
1981 61.3 67.7
1982 61.5 68.1
1983 61.8 68.5
1984 61.8 68.9
1985 62.3 69.2
1986 62.6 69.5
1987 62.9 69.8
1988 63.2 70.1
1989 63.6 70.3
1990 63.9 70.5
1991 64.1 70.7
1992 64.3 71
1993 64.5 70.8
1994 64.6 70.5
1995 63.7 60.8
1996 65.5 60.8
1997 66.1 60.9
1998 66.7 60.9
1999 67.4 60.9
2000 68.1 60.9
2001 68.7 60.9
2002 69.4 60.9
2003 70 69.4
2004 70.5 69.3
2005 70.9 69.2
2006 71.3 69.1
2007 71.5 69
2008 71.9 69.3
2009 72.1 69.7
2010 72.5 70.2
2011 72.9 70.8
2012 73.3 71.3
2013 73.5 71.9
2014 73.8 72.5
2015 74.1 72.8
2016 74.4 73
2017 74.7 73
2018 74.8 73
2019 75.4 72.9
2020 73.8 72.8
2021 74.4 73.4
2022 75.9 73.6
2023 76.1 73.6
2024 76.2 73.7
2025 76.4 73.9

Cape Verde and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

North Korea
Year Population
Cape Verde North Korea
1960 210,024 11,722,953
1961 215,087 11,990,713
1962 221,919 12,262,882
1963 229,373 12,567,057
1964 237,006 12,889,770
1965 244,856 13,219,369
1966 252,976 13,569,094
1967 261,404 13,958,350
1968 270,164 14,365,596
1969 279,248 14,767,615
1970 287,885 15,172,775
1971 294,046 15,572,457
1972 297,386 15,975,069
1973 299,881 16,350,367
1974 302,570 16,673,121
1975 305,847 16,971,055
1976 309,455 17,243,450
1977 312,834 17,492,798
1978 316,147 17,735,995
1979 319,480 17,983,470
1980 323,301 18,236,786
1981 327,846 18,501,295
1982 332,724 18,776,357
1983 337,654 19,054,034
1984 342,505 19,335,043
1985 347,365 19,620,388
1986 352,312 19,910,855
1987 357,302 20,205,483
1988 362,329 20,503,161
1989 367,803 20,804,367
1990 375,428 21,112,137
1991 384,586 21,428,638
1992 393,415 21,750,911
1993 401,965 22,073,352
1994 410,228 22,393,975
1995 418,104 22,669,304
1996 425,581 22,895,746
1997 432,798 23,110,830
1998 439,784 23,311,564
1999 446,519 23,497,599
2000 453,317 23,665,910
2001 460,293 23,815,358
2002 467,046 23,943,973
2003 473,383 24,090,380
2004 479,370 24,254,943
2005 485,115 24,396,433
2006 490,728 24,524,507
2007 496,190 24,646,383
2008 501,355 24,764,618
2009 506,141 24,878,332
2010 509,784 24,987,258
2011 511,447 25,097,874
2012 511,955 25,211,728
2013 512,225 25,329,451
2014 512,326 25,451,262
2015 512,394 25,575,350
2016 512,554 25,698,326
2017 512,893 25,817,709
2018 513,415 25,931,147
2019 514,104 26,037,632
2020 514,679 26,136,312
2021 516,649 26,232,534
2022 519,741 26,328,845
2023 522,331 26,418,204
2024 524,877 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and North Korea

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde North Korea
1960 6.89 3.57
1961 6.92 3.26
1962 6.95 3.41
1963 6.98 3.63
1964 6.99 3.55
1965 6.99 3.56
1966 6.99 3.71
1967 6.98 4.05
1968 6.97 3.87
1969 6.95 3.86
1970 6.94 3.85
1971 6.91 3.74
1972 6.89 3.89
1973 6.86 3.35
1974 6.82 3.14
1975 6.77 3.05
1976 6.71 2.84
1977 6.65 2.77
1978 6.56 2.79
1979 6.47 2.85
1980 6.38 2.84
1981 6.27 2.92
1982 6.17 2.85
1983 6.07 2.78
1984 5.97 2.71
1985 5.92 2.65
1986 5.81 2.59
1987 5.68 2.53
1988 5.55 2.47
1989 5.45 2.41
1990 5.36 2.39
1991 5.26 2.35
1992 5.12 2.29
1993 4.95 2.22
1994 4.72 2.18
1995 4.49 2.15
1996 4.26 2.09
1997 4.05 2.03
1998 3.9 1.99
1999 3.73 1.97
2000 3.55 1.94
2001 3.37 1.94
2002 3.19 1.92
2003 3.03 1.91
2004 2.9 1.9
2005 2.73 1.87
2006 2.56 1.94
2007 2.41 1.94
2008 2.3 1.97
2009 2.25 1.91
2010 2.33 1.89
2011 2.33 1.88
2012 2.15 1.88
2013 2.07 1.88
2014 2.03 1.87
2015 1.97 1.86
2016 1.97 1.86
2017 1.93 1.85
2018 1.8 1.83
2019 1.7 1.83
2020 1.59 1.82
2021 1.55 1.81
2022 1.53 1.8
2023 1.52 1.78

Cape Verde and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde North Korea
1960 19 19.9
1961 18.6 20.2
1962 18.1 20.6
1963 17.7 20.8
1964 17.4 21
1965 17.2 21.2
1966 17.1 21.3
1967 17 21.4
1968 17 21.4
1969 17.1 21.4
1970 17.2 21.4
1971 17.2 21.2
1972 17.2 20.9
1973 17.2 20.7
1974 17.2 20.7
1975 17 20.9
1976 16.8 21.1
1977 16.6 21.4
1978 16.4 21.8
1979 16.2 22.2
1980 16.1 22.5
1981 16.1 22.8
1982 16.3 23.1
1983 16.4 23.5
1984 16.5 23.9
1985 16.6 24.2
1986 16.7 24.5
1987 16.8 24.8
1988 16.8 25.1
1989 16.9 25.6
1990 17 26
1991 17 26.4
1992 17.1 26.8
1993 17.2 27.2
1994 17.4 27.6
1995 17.5 28
1996 17.7 28.3
1997 17.9 28.8
1998 18.1 29.2
1999 18.3 29.6
2000 18.6 30.1
2001 18.9 30.5
2002 19.2 31
2003 19.6 31.4
2004 19.9 31.8
2005 20.4 32.1
2006 20.8 32.5
2007 21.3 32.9
2008 21.7 33.3
2009 22.1 33.7
2010 22.6 34
2011 23.1 34.3
2012 23.6 34.5
2013 24.2 34.7
2014 24.7 35
2015 25.2 35.2
2016 25.7 35.4
2017 26.2 35.7
2018 26.6 35.9
2019 27 36.2
2020 27.3 36.4
2021 27.8 36.6
2022 28.3 36.8
2023 28.8 37.1
2024 29.4 37.3

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Finance

Cape Verde North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
n/a

Energy

Cape Verde North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Cape Verde North Korea
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
100%
2018
English speaking
8%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Cape Verde North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
3.67
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde North Korea
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
15,879 mi
2006

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