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Cape Verde vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 167th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Norway
Population
529186
5642662
Population rank 169/197 119/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Cape Verde and Norway: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Norway economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Norway
Year GDP
Cape Verde Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 - $12,814,123,115
1971 - $14,583,114,840
1972 - $17,358,610,850
1973 - $22,534,253,703
1974 - $27,145,693,810
1975 - $32,877,805,200
1976 - $35,942,270,686
1977 - $41,508,030,431
1978 - $46,522,900,254
1979 - $53,132,244,624
1980 $142,246,815 $64,439,382,896
1981 $139,468,209 $63,596,654,761
1982 $140,630,679 $62,647,195,538
1983 $138,476,176 $61,627,240,831
1984 $132,019,039 $62,057,955,033
1985 $137,728,205 $65,416,879,914
1986 $190,651,168 $78,693,118,044
1987 $235,253,065 $94,229,907,236
1988 $264,308,140 $101,900,260,856
1989 $267,448,571 $102,633,934,391
1990 $306,890,963 $119,791,843,060
1991 $319,827,059 $121,872,464,483
1992 $357,160,985 $130,838,040,068
1993 $490,417,390 $120,579,213,713
1994 $406,580,652 $127,131,319,429
1995 $487,148,994 $152,029,612,325
1996 $501,979,270 $163,520,109,151
1997 $490,608,658 $161,356,631,888
1998 $521,910,561 $154,230,295,158
1999 $592,416,703 $162,383,706,021
2000 $539,227,278 $171,457,201,936
2001 $563,090,490 $174,239,354,071
2002 $620,507,387 $195,914,852,576
2003 $813,260,469 $229,385,469,337
2004 $924,940,012 $265,268,662,473
2005 $972,241,677 $309,978,579,744
2006 $1,107,571,458 $346,915,160,682
2007 $1,649,621,739 $402,643,260,488
2008 $1,959,620,648 $464,917,553,191
2009 $1,852,334,575 $387,976,400,617
2010 $1,824,751,468 $431,052,143,940
2011 $2,046,817,987 $501,360,549,669
2012 $1,913,081,210 $512,777,309,841
2013 $2,028,910,915 $526,014,468,085
2014 $2,041,930,125 $501,736,471,833
2015 $1,749,857,620 $388,159,512,246
2016 $1,849,789,986 $370,956,547,619
2017 $1,996,741,540 $401,745,275,035
2018 $2,205,099,507 $439,788,625,884
2019 $2,252,177,124 $408,742,840,909
2020 $1,821,565,614 $367,633,418,887
2021 $2,051,842,619 $503,367,986,030
2022 $2,247,003,344 $596,297,651,036
2023 $2,539,203,429 $482,949,731,777
2024 $2,767,599,017 $483,727,398,216

Cape Verde and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 - $3,306
1971 - $3,736
1972 - $4,414
1973 - $5,690
1974 - $6,812
1975 - $8,204
1976 - $8,927
1977 - $10,266
1978 - $11,463
1979 - $13,047
1980 $440 $15,772
1981 $425 $15,513
1982 $423 $15,225
1983 $410 $14,928
1984 $385 $14,989
1985 $396 $15,754
1986 $541 $18,883
1987 $658 $22,506
1988 $729 $24,207
1989 $727 $24,281
1990 $817 $28,243
1991 $832 $28,597
1992 $908 $30,524
1993 $1,220 $27,964
1994 $991 $29,316
1995 $1,165 $34,876
1996 $1,180 $37,322
1997 $1,134 $36,629
1998 $1,187 $34,803
1999 $1,327 $36,393
2000 $1,190 $38,178
2001 $1,223 $38,602
2002 $1,329 $43,171
2003 $1,718 $50,250
2004 $1,929 $57,769
2005 $2,004 $67,047
2006 $2,257 $74,434
2007 $3,325 $85,502
2008 $3,909 $97,504
2009 $3,660 $80,348
2010 $3,579 $88,163
2011 $4,002 $101,222
2012 $3,737 $102,176
2013 $3,961 $103,554
2014 $3,986 $97,667
2015 $3,415 $74,810
2016 $3,609 $70,867
2017 $3,893 $76,132
2018 $4,295 $82,793
2019 $4,381 $76,431
2020 $3,539 $68,340
2021 $3,971 $93,073
2022 $4,323 $109,270
2023 $4,861 $87,497
2024 $5,273 $86,810

Cape Verde vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Norway
1950 44.9 71.6
1951 45.6 72.5
1952 46.2 72.7
1953 46.4 73.1
1954 46.6 73.2
1955 46.9 73.4
1956 47.1 73.5
1957 47.4 73.4
1958 47.7 73.4
1959 48.2 73.6
1960 48.7 73.6
1961 49.4 73.6
1962 50.2 73.5
1963 51.1 73.1
1964 52.1 73.6
1965 53 73.7
1966 53.9 74
1967 54.7 74.1
1968 55.4 73.9
1969 56 73.7
1970 56.6 74.1
1971 57 74.2
1972 57.5 74.3
1973 58 74.4
1974 58.4 74.8
1975 59 74.8
1976 59.4 75
1977 60 75.4
1978 60.4 75.4
1979 60.7 75.4
1980 61 75.7
1981 61.3 75.9
1982 61.5 76
1983 61.8 76.1
1984 61.8 76.2
1985 62.3 75.9
1986 62.6 76.3
1987 62.9 76.1
1988 63.2 76.3
1989 63.6 76.5
1990 63.9 76.6
1991 64.1 77
1992 64.3 77.2
1993 64.5 77.2
1994 64.6 77.8
1995 63.7 77.8
1996 65.5 78.2
1997 66.1 78.2
1998 66.7 78.4
1999 67.4 78.4
2000 68.1 78.7
2001 68.7 78.9
2002 69.4 79
2003 70 79.5
2004 70.5 80
2005 70.9 80.2
2006 71.3 80.4
2007 71.5 80.5
2008 71.9 80.7
2009 72.1 80.9
2010 72.5 81
2011 72.9 81.2
2012 73.3 81.4
2013 73.5 81.7
2014 73.8 82.1
2015 74.1 82.3
2016 74.4 82.4
2017 74.7 82.6
2018 74.8 82.8
2019 75.4 83
2020 73.8 83.2
2021 74.4 83.2
2022 75.9 82.6
2023 76.1 83.3
2024 76.2 83.5
2025 76.4 83.6

Cape Verde and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Norway
Year Population
Cape Verde Norway
1960 210,024 3,581,239
1961 215,087 3,609,800
1962 221,919 3,638,918
1963 229,373 3,666,537
1964 237,006 3,694,339
1965 244,856 3,723,168
1966 252,976 3,753,012
1967 261,404 3,784,539
1968 270,164 3,816,486
1969 279,248 3,847,707
1970 287,885 3,875,763
1971 294,046 3,903,039
1972 297,386 3,933,004
1973 299,881 3,960,612
1974 302,570 3,985,258
1975 305,847 4,007,313
1976 309,455 4,026,152
1977 312,834 4,043,205
1978 316,147 4,058,671
1979 319,480 4,072,517
1980 323,301 4,085,620
1981 327,846 4,099,702
1982 332,724 4,114,787
1983 337,654 4,128,432
1984 342,505 4,140,099
1985 347,365 4,152,516
1986 352,312 4,167,354
1987 357,302 4,186,905
1988 362,329 4,209,488
1989 367,803 4,226,901
1990 375,428 4,241,473
1991 384,586 4,261,732
1992 393,415 4,286,401
1993 401,965 4,311,991
1994 410,228 4,336,613
1995 418,104 4,359,184
1996 425,581 4,381,336
1997 432,798 4,405,157
1998 439,784 4,431,464
1999 446,519 4,461,913
2000 453,317 4,490,967
2001 460,293 4,513,751
2002 467,046 4,538,159
2003 473,383 4,564,855
2004 479,370 4,591,910
2005 485,115 4,623,291
2006 490,728 4,660,677
2007 496,190 4,709,153
2008 501,355 4,768,212
2009 506,141 4,828,726
2010 509,784 4,889,252
2011 511,447 4,953,088
2012 511,955 5,018,573
2013 512,225 5,079,623
2014 512,326 5,137,232
2015 512,394 5,188,607
2016 512,554 5,234,519
2017 512,893 5,276,968
2018 513,415 5,311,916
2019 514,104 5,347,896
2020 514,679 5,379,475
2021 516,649 5,408,320
2022 519,741 5,457,127
2023 522,331 5,519,594
2024 524,877 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Norway

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Norway
1960 6.89 2.85
1961 6.92 2.94
1962 6.95 2.91
1963 6.98 2.93
1964 6.99 2.98
1965 6.99 2.94
1966 6.99 2.9
1967 6.98 2.81
1968 6.97 2.75
1969 6.95 2.7
1970 6.94 2.5
1971 6.91 2.49
1972 6.89 2.38
1973 6.86 2.23
1974 6.82 2.13
1975 6.77 1.98
1976 6.71 1.86
1977 6.65 1.75
1978 6.56 1.77
1979 6.47 1.75
1980 6.38 1.72
1981 6.27 1.7
1982 6.17 1.71
1983 6.07 1.66
1984 5.97 1.66
1985 5.92 1.68
1986 5.81 1.71
1987 5.68 1.74
1988 5.55 1.84
1989 5.45 1.89
1990 5.36 1.93
1991 5.26 1.92
1992 5.12 1.88
1993 4.95 1.86
1994 4.72 1.87
1995 4.49 1.87
1996 4.26 1.89
1997 4.05 1.86
1998 3.9 1.81
1999 3.73 1.85
2000 3.55 1.85
2001 3.37 1.78
2002 3.19 1.75
2003 3.03 1.8
2004 2.9 1.83
2005 2.73 1.84
2006 2.56 1.9
2007 2.41 1.9
2008 2.3 1.96
2009 2.25 1.98
2010 2.33 1.95
2011 2.33 1.88
2012 2.15 1.85
2013 2.07 1.78
2014 2.03 1.75
2015 1.97 1.72
2016 1.97 1.71
2017 1.93 1.62
2018 1.8 1.56
2019 1.7 1.53
2020 1.59 1.48
2021 1.55 1.55
2022 1.53 1.41
2023 1.52 1.4

Cape Verde and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Norway
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Norway
1960 19 34.3
1961 18.6 34.4
1962 18.1 34.4
1963 17.7 34.3
1964 17.4 34.2
1965 17.2 34.1
1966 17.1 33.9
1967 17 33.7
1968 17 33.5
1969 17.1 33.2
1970 17.2 32.9
1971 17.2 32.7
1972 17.2 32.5
1973 17.2 32.4
1974 17.2 32.4
1975 17 32.5
1976 16.8 32.6
1977 16.6 32.7
1978 16.4 32.9
1979 16.2 33.1
1980 16.1 33.3
1981 16.1 33.6
1982 16.3 33.9
1983 16.4 34.1
1984 16.5 34.4
1985 16.6 34.6
1986 16.7 34.8
1987 16.8 34.9
1988 16.8 35.1
1989 16.9 35.2
1990 17 35.4
1991 17 35.5
1992 17.1 35.7
1993 17.2 35.8
1994 17.4 35.9
1995 17.5 36.1
1996 17.7 36.2
1997 17.9 36.4
1998 18.1 36.5
1999 18.3 36.7
2000 18.6 36.9
2001 18.9 37.1
2002 19.2 37.3
2003 19.6 37.5
2004 19.9 37.7
2005 20.4 37.9
2006 20.8 38.1
2007 21.3 38.3
2008 21.7 38.4
2009 22.1 38.5
2010 22.6 38.6
2011 23.1 38.7
2012 23.6 38.8
2013 24.2 38.9
2014 24.7 39
2015 25.2 39.2
2016 25.7 39.3
2017 26.2 39.4
2018 26.6 39.6
2019 27 39.8
2020 27.3 40
2021 27.8 40.3
2022 28.3 40.4
2023 28.8 40.5
2024 29.4 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
1.86%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Norway
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
95%
2013
English speaking
8%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Norway
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
n/a

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