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Cape Verde vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 167th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde North Macedonia
Population
529186
1783115
Population rank 169/197 150/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Cape Verde and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Cape Verde North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $319,827,059 $4,938,775,510
1992 $357,160,985 $2,436,849,342
1993 $490,417,390 $2,682,456,897
1994 $406,580,652 $3,559,608,640
1995 $487,148,994 $4,707,041,315
1996 $501,979,270 $4,642,021,256
1997 $490,608,658 $3,912,986,091
1998 $521,910,561 $3,765,745,023
1999 $592,416,703 $3,863,619,285
2000 $539,227,278 $3,772,859,034
2001 $563,090,490 $3,709,636,031
2002 $620,507,387 $4,018,365,747
2003 $813,260,469 $4,946,296,599
2004 $924,940,012 $5,682,784,472
2005 $972,241,677 $6,258,602,873
2006 $1,107,571,458 $6,861,226,972
2007 $1,649,621,739 $8,336,474,974
2008 $1,959,620,648 $9,909,552,435
2009 $1,852,334,575 $9,401,736,825
2010 $1,824,751,468 $9,407,170,321
2011 $2,046,817,987 $10,494,626,768
2012 $1,913,081,210 $9,745,261,301
2013 $2,028,910,915 $10,817,702,346
2014 $2,041,930,125 $11,362,265,253
2015 $1,749,857,620 $10,064,519,963
2016 $1,849,789,986 $10,672,467,073
2017 $1,996,741,540 $11,307,067,070
2018 $2,205,099,507 $12,683,068,114
2019 $2,252,177,124 $12,606,338,449
2020 $1,821,565,614 $12,361,036,914
2021 $2,051,842,619 $14,000,283,827
2022 $2,247,003,344 $13,932,436,550
2023 $2,539,203,429 $15,763,604,288
2024 $2,767,599,017 $16,685,236,492

Cape Verde and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde North Macedonia
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 -
1989 $727 -
1990 $817 $2,277
1991 $832 $2,402
1992 $908 $1,199
1993 $1,220 $1,337
1994 $991 $1,786
1995 $1,165 $2,355
1996 $1,180 $2,307
1997 $1,134 $1,960
1998 $1,187 $1,876
1999 $1,327 $1,915
2000 $1,190 $1,862
2001 $1,223 $1,823
2002 $1,329 $1,989
2003 $1,718 $2,445
2004 $1,929 $2,819
2005 $2,004 $3,121
2006 $2,257 $3,440
2007 $3,325 $4,204
2008 $3,909 $5,026
2009 $3,660 $4,800
2010 $3,579 $4,833
2011 $4,002 $5,417
2012 $3,737 $5,050
2013 $3,961 $5,626
2014 $3,986 $5,925
2015 $3,415 $5,263
2016 $3,609 $5,598
2017 $3,893 $5,955
2018 $4,295 $6,714
2019 $4,381 $6,719
2020 $3,539 $6,660
2021 $3,971 $7,621
2022 $4,323 $7,606
2023 $4,861 $8,624
2024 $5,273 $9,310

Cape Verde vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde North Macedonia
1950 44.9 50.6
1951 45.6 48.5
1952 46.2 52.5
1953 46.4 53.2
1954 46.6 55.7
1955 46.9 55.4
1956 47.1 58.5
1957 47.4 55.7
1958 47.7 60.3
1959 48.2 59.5
1960 48.7 60.5
1961 49.4 61.8
1962 50.2 59.3
1963 51.1 61.4
1964 52.1 61.5
1965 53 62.6
1966 53.9 63.5
1967 54.7 63.8
1968 55.4 64.6
1969 56 64
1970 56.6 65
1971 57 65.2
1972 57.5 65.6
1973 58 67.1
1974 58.4 67.1
1975 59 67.3
1976 59.4 67.9
1977 60 68.2
1978 60.4 69.1
1979 60.7 69.2
1980 61 69.1
1981 61.3 69.4
1982 61.5 69.8
1983 61.8 69.7
1984 61.8 70.2
1985 62.3 70.2
1986 62.6 70.3
1987 62.9 70.4
1988 63.2 70.5
1989 63.6 71.1
1990 63.9 71.3
1991 64.1 71.8
1992 64.3 71.3
1993 64.5 71.7
1994 64.6 71.5
1995 63.7 72
1996 65.5 71.9
1997 66.1 71.9
1998 66.7 71.8
1999 67.4 72.3
2000 68.1 72.6
2001 68.7 73
2002 69.4 72.7
2003 70 73
2004 70.5 73.4
2005 70.9 73.6
2006 71.3 73.8
2007 71.5 73.7
2008 71.9 74.4
2009 72.1 74.5
2010 72.5 75
2011 72.9 75.1
2012 73.3 75
2013 73.5 75.6
2014 73.8 75.6
2015 74.1 75.6
2016 74.4 75.6
2017 74.7 76.2
2018 74.8 76.9
2019 75.4 76.8
2020 73.8 74.5
2021 74.4 73.3
2022 75.9 76.6
2023 76.1 77.4
2024 76.2 77.5
2025 76.4 77.7

Cape Verde and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

North Macedonia
Year Population
Cape Verde North Macedonia
1960 210,024 1,435,059
1961 215,087 1,455,171
1962 221,919 1,471,745
1963 229,373 1,488,737
1964 237,006 1,510,900
1965 244,856 1,533,466
1966 252,976 1,557,349
1967 261,404 1,582,492
1968 270,164 1,608,930
1969 279,248 1,636,345
1970 287,885 1,664,208
1971 294,046 1,691,216
1972 297,386 1,717,395
1973 299,881 1,743,816
1974 302,570 1,770,545
1975 305,847 1,797,972
1976 309,455 1,825,830
1977 312,834 1,853,138
1978 316,147 1,879,847
1979 319,480 1,906,523
1980 323,301 1,933,038
1981 327,846 1,959,065
1982 332,724 1,978,956
1983 337,654 1,991,901
1984 342,505 2,003,399
1985 347,365 2,014,331
1986 352,312 2,024,732
1987 357,302 2,035,157
1988 362,329 2,045,737
1989 367,803 2,055,649
1990 375,428 2,063,689
1991 384,586 2,055,994
1992 393,415 2,032,523
1993 401,965 2,006,854
1994 410,228 1,992,666
1995 418,104 1,998,534
1996 425,581 2,012,553
1997 432,798 1,996,869
1998 439,784 2,007,523
1999 446,519 2,017,142
2000 453,317 2,026,350
2001 460,293 2,034,882
2002 467,046 2,020,157
2003 473,383 2,022,725
2004 479,370 2,016,186
2005 485,115 2,005,330
2006 490,728 1,994,287
2007 496,190 1,982,933
2008 501,355 1,971,493
2009 506,141 1,958,782
2010 509,784 1,946,298
2011 511,447 1,937,398
2012 511,955 1,929,821
2013 512,225 1,922,716
2014 512,326 1,917,557
2015 512,394 1,912,430
2016 512,554 1,906,313
2017 512,893 1,898,657
2018 513,415 1,889,051
2019 514,104 1,876,262
2020 514,679 1,856,124
2021 516,649 1,837,114
2022 519,741 1,831,712
2023 522,331 1,827,816
2024 524,877 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde North Macedonia
1960 6.89 3.83
1961 6.92 3.62
1962 6.95 3.5
1963 6.98 3.62
1964 6.99 3.56
1965 6.99 3.52
1966 6.99 3.43
1967 6.98 3.33
1968 6.97 3.22
1969 6.95 3.1
1970 6.94 3.01
1971 6.91 2.93
1972 6.89 2.87
1973 6.86 2.72
1974 6.82 2.7
1975 6.77 2.69
1976 6.71 2.62
1977 6.65 2.49
1978 6.56 2.42
1979 6.47 2.4
1980 6.38 2.36
1981 6.27 2.29
1982 6.17 2.29
1983 6.07 2.25
1984 5.97 2.24
1985 5.92 2.25
1986 5.81 2.25
1987 5.68 2.32
1988 5.55 2.32
1989 5.45 2.25
1990 5.36 2.27
1991 5.26 2.31
1992 5.12 2.28
1993 4.95 2.26
1994 4.72 2.23
1995 4.49 2.13
1996 4.26 2.06
1997 4.05 1.92
1998 3.9 1.89
1999 3.73 1.77
2000 3.55 1.86
2001 3.37 1.73
2002 3.19 1.79
2003 3.03 1.75
2004 2.9 1.52
2005 2.73 1.5
2006 2.56 1.46
2007 2.41 1.46
2008 2.3 1.47
2009 2.25 1.5
2010 2.33 1.6
2011 2.33 1.46
2012 2.15 1.5
2013 2.07 1.5
2014 2.03 1.5
2015 1.97 1.49
2016 1.97 1.5
2017 1.93 1.43
2018 1.8 1.42
2019 1.7 1.34
2020 1.59 1.31
2021 1.55 1.6
2022 1.53 1.6
2023 1.52 1.5

Cape Verde and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde North Macedonia
1960 19 21.8
1961 18.6 21.8
1962 18.1 21.9
1963 17.7 21.9
1964 17.4 21.9
1965 17.2 21.9
1966 17.1 22
1967 17 22.2
1968 17 22.4
1969 17.1 22.6
1970 17.2 22.8
1971 17.2 23.1
1972 17.2 23.3
1973 17.2 23.6
1974 17.2 23.9
1975 17 24.2
1976 16.8 24.5
1977 16.6 24.8
1978 16.4 25.2
1979 16.2 25.5
1980 16.1 25.9
1981 16.1 26.2
1982 16.3 26.5
1983 16.4 26.8
1984 16.5 27.2
1985 16.6 27.5
1986 16.7 27.8
1987 16.8 28
1988 16.8 28.3
1989 16.9 28.6
1990 17 28.9
1991 17 29.2
1992 17.1 29.6
1993 17.2 29.9
1994 17.4 30.3
1995 17.5 30.5
1996 17.7 30.8
1997 17.9 31
1998 18.1 31.2
1999 18.3 31.5
2000 18.6 31.9
2001 18.9 32.2
2002 19.2 32.6
2003 19.6 32.8
2004 19.9 33.2
2005 20.4 33.5
2006 20.8 33.9
2007 21.3 34.3
2008 21.7 34.7
2009 22.1 35.1
2010 22.6 35.5
2011 23.1 36
2012 23.6 36.4
2013 24.2 36.9
2014 24.7 37.3
2015 25.2 37.8
2016 25.7 38.3
2017 26.2 38.8
2018 26.6 39.4
2019 27 39.9
2020 27.3 40.3
2021 27.8 40.7
2022 28.3 40.9
2023 28.8 41.3
2024 29.4 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share n/a
84.3%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde North Macedonia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
97.6%
2012
English speaking
8%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Cape Verde North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde North Macedonia
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
8,812 mi
2017

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