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Cape Verde vs Pakistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 251M in Pakistan (ranked 5/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 297,638 sq mi for Pakistan (ranked 167th vs. 35th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Pakistan
Population
529186
258497127
Population rank 169/197 5/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$373B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 44/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 163/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$6,287
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$261B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
73.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$1,040
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 141/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$1,459
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
297,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
844 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.61
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
67.9 years
2025

Cape Verde and Pakistan: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Pakistan economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Pakistan
Year GDP
Cape Verde Pakistan
1960 - $3,749,265,015
1961 - $4,118,647,627
1962 - $4,310,163,797
1963 - $4,630,827,383
1964 - $5,204,955,901
1965 - $5,929,231,415
1966 - $6,561,108,778
1967 - $7,464,510,710
1968 - $8,041,999,160
1969 - $8,683,116,338
1970 - $10,027,509,450
1971 - $10,665,896,682
1972 - $9,415,016,360
1973 - $6,383,429,490
1974 - $8,899,191,919
1975 - $11,230,606,061
1976 - $13,168,080,808
1977 - $15,126,060,606
1978 - $17,811,515,152
1979 - $19,688,383,838
1980 $142,246,815 $23,654,444,444
1981 $139,468,209 $28,100,606,061
1982 $140,630,679 $30,725,971,564
1983 $138,476,176 $28,691,889,764
1984 $132,019,039 $31,151,825,467
1985 $137,728,205 $31,144,920,844
1986 $190,651,168 $31,899,070,056
1987 $235,253,065 $33,351,529,275
1988 $264,308,140 $38,472,742,808
1989 $267,448,571 $40,171,106,279
1990 $306,890,963 $40,010,423,970
1991 $319,827,059 $45,625,336,680
1992 $357,160,985 $48,884,671,947
1993 $490,417,390 $51,809,999,353
1994 $406,580,652 $52,293,470,813
1995 $487,148,994 $60,636,071,684
1996 $501,979,270 $63,320,170,084
1997 $490,608,658 $62,433,340,468
1998 $521,910,561 $62,191,955,814
1999 $592,416,703 $62,973,857,069
2000 $539,227,278 $99,484,802,345
2001 $563,090,490 $97,145,618,480
2002 $620,507,387 $97,923,302,809
2003 $813,260,469 $112,371,913,741
2004 $924,940,012 $132,216,048,339
2005 $972,241,677 $145,208,562,961
2006 $1,107,571,458 $161,871,385,506
2007 $1,649,621,739 $184,140,869,997
2008 $1,959,620,648 $202,203,748,584
2009 $1,852,334,575 $187,337,783,856
2010 $1,824,751,468 $196,709,621,850
2011 $2,046,817,987 $230,586,581,060
2012 $1,913,081,210 $250,106,966,105
2013 $2,028,910,915 $258,657,231,672
2014 $2,041,930,125 $271,390,474,858
2015 $1,749,857,620 $299,963,590,535
2016 $1,849,789,986 $313,630,000,130
2017 $1,996,741,540 $339,205,534,861
2018 $2,205,099,507 $356,128,166,705
2019 $2,252,177,124 $320,909,472,771
2020 $1,821,565,614 $300,425,609,818
2021 $2,051,842,619 $348,516,647,445
2022 $2,247,003,344 $374,890,295,667
2023 $2,539,203,429 $337,885,531,778
2024 $2,767,599,017 $373,071,855,732

Cape Verde and Pakistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Pakistan
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Pakistan
1960 - $82
1961 - $87.8
1962 - $89.5
1963 - $93.7
1964 - $102.5
1965 - $113.6
1966 - $122.2
1967 - $135.2
1968 - $141.6
1969 - $148.5
1970 - $166.7
1971 - $172.5
1972 - $148.1
1973 - $97.5
1974 - $132
1975 - $161.7
1976 - $183.9
1977 - $204.7
1978 - $233.4
1979 - $249.2
1980 $440 $287.4
1981 $425 $328
1982 $423 $345
1983 $410 $311
1984 $385 $327
1985 $396 $317
1986 $541 $314
1987 $658 $317
1988 $729 $354
1989 $727 $358
1990 $817 $344
1991 $832 $380
1992 $908 $396
1993 $1,220 $408
1994 $991 $400
1995 $1,165 $451
1996 $1,180 $457
1997 $1,134 $438
1998 $1,187 $424
1999 $1,327 $418
2000 $1,190 $642
2001 $1,223 $610
2002 $1,329 $600
2003 $1,718 $672
2004 $1,929 $772
2005 $2,004 $828
2006 $2,257 $901
2007 $3,325 $998
2008 $3,909 $1,067
2009 $3,660 $964
2010 $3,579 $987
2011 $4,002 $1,132
2012 $3,737 $1,204
2013 $3,961 $1,225
2014 $3,986 $1,267
2015 $3,415 $1,380
2016 $3,609 $1,425
2017 $3,893 $1,519
2018 $4,295 $1,569
2019 $4,381 $1,390
2020 $3,539 $1,278
2021 $3,971 $1,455
2022 $4,323 $1,538
2023 $4,861 $1,365
2024 $5,273 $1,485

Cape Verde vs. Pakistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Pakistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Pakistan
1950 44.9 34.2
1951 45.6 35.4
1952 46.2 36.5
1953 46.4 37.6
1954 46.6 38.6
1955 46.9 39.6
1956 47.1 40.6
1957 47.4 41.6
1958 47.7 42.5
1959 48.2 43.3
1960 48.7 44.1
1961 49.4 45
1962 50.2 45.9
1963 51.1 46.8
1964 52.1 47.8
1965 53 48.5
1966 53.9 49.8
1967 54.7 50.8
1968 55.4 51.6
1969 56 52.3
1970 56.6 52.9
1971 57 49
1972 57.5 53.8
1973 58 54.1
1974 58.4 54.3
1975 59 54.7
1976 59.4 55.1
1977 60 55.5
1978 60.4 56.1
1979 60.7 56.6
1980 61 57.2
1981 61.3 57.8
1982 61.5 58.3
1983 61.8 58.7
1984 61.8 58.9
1985 62.3 59.1
1986 62.6 59.2
1987 62.9 59.2
1988 63.2 59.4
1989 63.6 59.5
1990 63.9 59.7
1991 64.1 59.9
1992 64.3 60
1993 64.5 60.1
1994 64.6 60.2
1995 63.7 60.3
1996 65.5 60.5
1997 66.1 60.6
1998 66.7 61.1
1999 67.4 61.5
2000 68.1 61.9
2001 68.7 62.2
2002 69.4 62.6
2003 70 62.8
2004 70.5 63.1
2005 70.9 62.4
2006 71.3 63.6
2007 71.5 63.8
2008 71.9 64
2009 72.1 64.2
2010 72.5 64.4
2011 72.9 64.7
2012 73.3 64.9
2013 73.5 65.1
2014 73.8 65.4
2015 74.1 65.6
2016 74.4 65.9
2017 74.7 66.2
2018 74.8 66.5
2019 75.4 66.7
2020 73.8 65.7
2021 74.4 65.8
2022 75.9 67.4
2023 76.1 67.6
2024 76.2 67.8
2025 76.4 67.9

Cape Verde and Pakistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Pakistan
Year Population
Cape Verde Pakistan
1960 210,024 45,709,310
1961 215,087 46,921,277
1962 221,919 48,156,128
1963 229,373 49,447,776
1964 237,006 50,799,999
1965 244,856 52,209,010
1966 252,976 53,678,667
1967 261,404 55,214,768
1968 270,164 56,810,507
1969 279,248 58,460,939
1970 287,885 60,166,719
1971 294,046 61,847,899
1972 297,386 63,583,194
1973 299,881 65,461,912
1974 302,570 67,415,487
1975 305,847 69,461,175
1976 309,455 71,620,254
1977 312,834 73,901,827
1978 316,147 76,307,379
1979 319,480 78,997,039
1980 323,301 82,291,010
1981 327,846 85,802,049
1982 332,724 89,089,246
1983 337,654 92,227,711
1984 342,505 95,164,936
1985 347,365 98,229,285
1986 352,312 101,606,764
1987 357,302 105,130,717
1988 362,329 108,724,739
1989 367,803 112,336,629
1990 375,428 116,155,576
1991 384,586 120,060,406
1992 393,415 123,546,848
1993 401,965 127,020,117
1994 410,228 130,748,083
1995 418,104 134,582,253
1996 425,581 138,557,092
1997 432,798 142,531,804
1998 439,784 146,522,356
1999 446,519 150,565,377
2000 453,317 154,879,127
2001 460,293 159,270,907
2002 467,046 163,222,549
2003 473,383 167,110,248
2004 479,370 171,286,000
2005 485,115 175,453,212
2006 490,728 179,682,690
2007 496,190 184,493,231
2008 501,355 189,499,113
2009 506,141 194,376,534
2010 509,784 199,239,047
2011 511,447 203,746,065
2012 511,955 207,667,125
2013 512,225 211,073,978
2014 512,326 214,264,647
2015 512,394 217,290,883
2016 512,554 220,138,869
2017 512,893 223,273,967
2018 513,415 226,928,892
2019 514,104 230,800,899
2020 514,679 235,001,746
2021 516,649 239,477,801
2022 519,741 243,700,667
2023 522,331 247,504,495
2024 524,877 251,269,164

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Pakistan

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Pakistan
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Pakistan
1960 6.89 6.8
1961 6.92 6.8
1962 6.95 6.8
1963 6.98 6.8
1964 6.99 6.8
1965 6.99 6.8
1966 6.99 6.8
1967 6.98 6.8
1968 6.97 6.8
1969 6.95 6.8
1970 6.94 6.8
1971 6.91 6.8
1972 6.89 6.81
1973 6.86 6.81
1974 6.82 6.81
1975 6.77 6.81
1976 6.71 6.81
1977 6.65 6.8
1978 6.56 6.78
1979 6.47 6.76
1980 6.38 6.73
1981 6.27 6.7
1982 6.17 6.67
1983 6.07 6.64
1984 5.97 6.62
1985 5.92 6.59
1986 5.81 6.55
1987 5.68 6.52
1988 5.55 6.48
1989 5.45 6.43
1990 5.36 6.36
1991 5.26 6.29
1992 5.12 6.21
1993 4.95 6.11
1994 4.72 6.01
1995 4.49 5.89
1996 4.26 5.77
1997 4.05 5.64
1998 3.9 5.51
1999 3.73 5.46
2000 3.55 5.35
2001 3.37 5.18
2002 3.19 5.01
2003 3.03 4.89
2004 2.9 4.68
2005 2.73 4.6
2006 2.56 4.59
2007 2.41 4.55
2008 2.3 4.51
2009 2.25 4.47
2010 2.33 4.4
2011 2.33 4.31
2012 2.15 4.2
2013 2.07 4.13
2014 2.03 4.06
2015 1.97 3.99
2016 1.97 3.9
2017 1.93 3.9
2018 1.8 3.86
2019 1.7 3.81
2020 1.59 3.77
2021 1.55 3.72
2022 1.53 3.66
2023 1.52 3.61

Cape Verde and Pakistan demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Pakistan
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Pakistan
1960 19 19.1
1961 18.6 19.1
1962 18.1 19
1963 17.7 19
1964 17.4 18.9
1965 17.2 18.8
1966 17.1 18.7
1967 17 18.6
1968 17 18.5
1969 17.1 18.4
1970 17.2 18.2
1971 17.2 18.1
1972 17.2 18
1973 17.2 18
1974 17.2 17.9
1975 17 17.9
1976 16.8 17.9
1977 16.6 17.9
1978 16.4 18
1979 16.2 18
1980 16.1 18.2
1981 16.1 18.3
1982 16.3 18.4
1983 16.4 18.4
1984 16.5 18.3
1985 16.6 18.2
1986 16.7 18.2
1987 16.8 18.1
1988 16.8 18.1
1989 16.9 18
1990 17 18
1991 17 18
1992 17.1 17.9
1993 17.2 17.8
1994 17.4 17.8
1995 17.5 17.8
1996 17.7 17.8
1997 17.9 17.8
1998 18.1 17.9
1999 18.3 18
2000 18.6 18.1
2001 18.9 18.3
2002 19.2 18.4
2003 19.6 18.5
2004 19.9 18.7
2005 20.4 18.9
2006 20.8 19
2007 21.3 19.2
2008 21.7 19.4
2009 22.1 19.6
2010 22.6 19.8
2011 23.1 19.9
2012 23.6 20
2013 24.2 20.1
2014 24.7 20.2
2015 25.2 20.3
2016 25.7 20.3
2017 26.2 20.4
2018 26.6 20.5
2019 27 20.7
2020 27.3 20.9
2021 27.8 21
2022 28.3 21.2
2023 28.8 21.3
2024 29.4 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Pakistan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$360B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
1.95%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.8%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
943,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-5.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
6.34%
2021
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
50.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
20%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
25.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
4.2%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
530
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$52.1B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$18.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$34.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
966,000
2012
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
2.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
27.3%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Pakistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
471 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$12.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
200.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.81 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
63.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
41.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.25%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
39.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
606 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
28.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
20%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
15.6%
2022
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
95.6%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Pakistan
% of world population
0.006%
2024
3.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-1,401,173
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
38.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
29
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
4.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
45
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
58.9%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
48.9%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
27.4%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Pakistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$38.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$18.4
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
67.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
13.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
1.08
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
58.5
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
31.4%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
2
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
18.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
0.08 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Pakistan
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
1,185 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
138,977 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
13,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
164,151 mi
2025

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