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Cape Verde vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 167th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Poland
Population
529186
36176920
Population rank 169/197 46/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
79 years
2025

Cape Verde and Poland: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Poland economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Poland
Year GDP
Cape Verde Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $319,827,059 $85,500,935,935
1992 $357,160,985 $94,337,050,693
1993 $490,417,390 $96,043,157,273
1994 $406,580,652 $110,803,635,288
1995 $487,148,994 $142,838,527,115
1996 $501,979,270 $160,813,026,223
1997 $490,608,658 $159,893,964,917
1998 $521,910,561 $175,282,269,667
1999 $592,416,703 $170,704,452,715
2000 $539,227,278 $172,953,527,033
2001 $563,090,490 $191,823,200,371
2002 $620,507,387 $199,694,463,256
2003 $813,260,469 $218,561,225,998
2004 $924,940,012 $256,268,656,145
2005 $972,241,677 $306,999,913,151
2006 $1,107,571,458 $345,897,630,736
2007 $1,649,621,739 $429,715,132,138
2008 $1,959,620,648 $535,612,030,672
2009 $1,852,334,575 $440,891,472,247
2010 $1,824,751,468 $478,111,630,684
2011 $2,046,817,987 $527,848,543,023
2012 $1,913,081,210 $498,148,649,703
2013 $2,028,910,915 $518,179,836,405
2014 $2,041,930,125 $542,134,167,179
2015 $1,749,857,620 $480,054,118,583
2016 $1,849,789,986 $473,259,623,976
2017 $1,996,741,540 $528,356,723,263
2018 $2,205,099,507 $594,616,632,477
2019 $2,252,177,124 $602,683,770,145
2020 $1,821,565,614 $605,914,186,118
2021 $2,051,842,619 $689,170,171,187
2022 $2,247,003,344 $695,607,522,885
2023 $2,539,203,429 $812,451,128,979
2024 $2,767,599,017 $914,696,430,325

Cape Verde and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Poland
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 -
1989 $727 -
1990 $817 $1,731
1991 $832 $2,236
1992 $908 $2,459
1993 $1,220 $2,497
1994 $991 $2,875
1995 $1,165 $3,701
1996 $1,180 $4,164
1997 $1,134 $4,137
1998 $1,187 $4,534
1999 $1,327 $4,416
2000 $1,190 $4,521
2001 $1,223 $5,015
2002 $1,329 $5,223
2003 $1,718 $5,721
2004 $1,929 $6,712
2005 $2,004 $8,044
2006 $2,257 $9,069
2007 $3,325 $11,273
2008 $3,909 $14,049
2009 $3,660 $11,556
2010 $3,579 $12,568
2011 $4,002 $13,868
2012 $3,737 $13,087
2013 $3,961 $13,622
2014 $3,986 $14,262
2015 $3,415 $12,638
2016 $3,609 $12,464
2017 $3,893 $13,913
2018 $4,295 $15,658
2019 $4,381 $15,875
2020 $3,539 $16,151
2021 $3,971 $18,636
2022 $4,323 $18,891
2023 $4,861 $22,145
2024 $5,273 $25,023

Cape Verde vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Poland
1950 44.9 58.3
1951 45.6 58.9
1952 46.2 59.7
1953 46.4 61.3
1954 46.6 62.3
1955 46.9 63.1
1956 47.1 63.4
1957 47.4 64.4
1958 47.7 64.9
1959 48.2 66.4
1960 48.7 67.1
1961 49.4 67.8
1962 50.2 68
1963 51.1 68.3
1964 52.1 68.9
1965 53 69.4
1966 53.9 69.7
1967 54.7 69.9
1968 55.4 69.8
1969 56 69.8
1970 56.6 69.6
1971 57 69.8
1972 57.5 70.1
1973 58 70.7
1974 58.4 70.7
1975 59 70.6
1976 59.4 70.4
1977 60 70.3
1978 60.4 70.4
1979 60.7 70.2
1980 61 70.5
1981 61.3 70.6
1982 61.5 70.9
1983 61.8 70.8
1984 61.8 70.6
1985 62.3 70.5
1986 62.6 70.6
1987 62.9 70.8
1988 63.2 70.8
1989 63.6 70.8
1990 63.9 70.6
1991 64.1 70.7
1992 64.3 70.9
1993 64.5 71.3
1994 64.6 71.7
1995 63.7 72
1996 65.5 72.3
1997 66.1 72.6
1998 66.7 72.8
1999 67.4 73.2
2000 68.1 73.6
2001 68.7 74.2
2002 69.4 74.5
2003 70 74.8
2004 70.5 74.9
2005 70.9 75.1
2006 71.3 75.3
2007 71.5 75.4
2008 71.9 75.6
2009 72.1 75.9
2010 72.5 76.3
2011 72.9 76.6
2012 73.3 76.8
2013 73.5 77.1
2014 73.8 77.3
2015 74.1 77.6
2016 74.4 77.6
2017 74.7 77.7
2018 74.8 77.6
2019 75.4 77.9
2020 73.8 76.6
2021 74.4 75.6
2022 75.9 77.9
2023 76.1 78.6
2024 76.2 78.8
2025 76.4 79

Cape Verde and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Poland
Year Population
Cape Verde Poland
1960 210,024 29,637,450
1961 215,087 29,964,000
1962 221,919 30,308,500
1963 229,373 30,712,000
1964 237,006 31,139,450
1965 244,856 31,444,950
1966 252,976 31,681,000
1967 261,404 31,987,155
1968 270,164 32,294,655
1969 279,248 32,548,300
1970 287,885 32,664,300
1971 294,046 32,783,500
1972 297,386 33,055,650
1973 299,881 33,357,200
1974 302,570 33,678,899
1975 305,847 34,015,199
1976 309,455 34,356,300
1977 312,834 34,689,050
1978 316,147 34,965,600
1979 319,480 35,247,217
1980 323,301 35,574,150
1981 327,846 35,898,587
1982 332,724 36,230,481
1983 337,654 36,571,808
1984 342,505 36,904,134
1985 347,365 37,201,885
1986 352,312 37,456,119
1987 357,302 37,668,045
1988 362,329 37,824,487
1989 367,803 37,961,529
1990 375,428 38,110,782
1991 384,586 38,246,193
1992 393,415 38,363,667
1993 401,965 38,461,408
1994 410,228 38,542,652
1995 418,104 38,594,998
1996 425,581 38,624,370
1997 432,798 38,649,660
1998 439,784 38,663,481
1999 446,519 38,660,271
2000 453,317 38,258,629
2001 460,293 38,248,076
2002 467,046 38,230,364
2003 473,383 38,204,570
2004 479,370 38,182,222
2005 485,115 38,165,445
2006 490,728 38,141,267
2007 496,190 38,120,560
2008 501,355 38,125,759
2009 506,141 38,151,603
2010 509,784 38,042,794
2011 511,447 38,063,255
2012 511,955 38,063,164
2013 512,225 38,040,196
2014 512,326 38,011,735
2015 512,394 37,986,412
2016 512,554 37,970,087
2017 512,893 37,974,826
2018 513,415 37,974,750
2019 514,104 37,965,475
2020 514,679 37,515,748
2021 516,649 36,981,559
2022 519,741 36,821,749
2023 522,331 36,687,353
2024 524,877 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Poland

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Poland
1960 6.89 2.98
1961 6.92 2.83
1962 6.95 2.72
1963 6.98 2.7
1964 6.99 2.57
1965 6.99 2.52
1966 6.99 2.34
1967 6.98 2.33
1968 6.97 2.24
1969 6.95 2.2
1970 6.94 2.2
1971 6.91 2.25
1972 6.89 2.24
1973 6.86 2.26
1974 6.82 2.26
1975 6.77 2.27
1976 6.71 2.3
1977 6.65 2.23
1978 6.56 2.21
1979 6.47 2.28
1980 6.38 2.28
1981 6.27 2.24
1982 6.17 2.34
1983 6.07 2.42
1984 5.97 2.37
1985 5.92 2.33
1986 5.81 2.22
1987 5.68 2.15
1988 5.55 2.13
1989 5.45 2.08
1990 5.36 2.06
1991 5.26 2.07
1992 5.12 1.95
1993 4.95 1.87
1994 4.72 1.81
1995 4.49 1.62
1996 4.26 1.59
1997 4.05 1.51
1998 3.9 1.44
1999 3.73 1.37
2000 3.55 1.37
2001 3.37 1.31
2002 3.19 1.25
2003 3.03 1.22
2004 2.9 1.23
2005 2.73 1.24
2006 2.56 1.27
2007 2.41 1.31
2008 2.3 1.39
2009 2.25 1.4
2010 2.33 1.41
2011 2.33 1.33
2012 2.15 1.33
2013 2.07 1.29
2014 2.03 1.32
2015 1.97 1.32
2016 1.97 1.39
2017 1.93 1.48
2018 1.8 1.46
2019 1.7 1.44
2020 1.59 1.39
2021 1.55 1.33
2022 1.53 1.29
2023 1.52 1.16

Cape Verde and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Poland
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Poland
1960 19 26.6
1961 18.6 26.8
1962 18.1 26.9
1963 17.7 27.1
1964 17.4 27.3
1965 17.2 27.5
1966 17.1 27.7
1967 17 27.8
1968 17 28
1969 17.1 28.1
1970 17.2 28.2
1971 17.2 28.4
1972 17.2 28.5
1973 17.2 28.5
1974 17.2 28.6
1975 17 28.6
1976 16.8 28.7
1977 16.6 28.9
1978 16.4 29.1
1979 16.2 29.3
1980 16.1 29.5
1981 16.1 29.8
1982 16.3 30.1
1983 16.4 30.3
1984 16.5 30.6
1985 16.6 30.8
1986 16.7 31.1
1987 16.8 31.4
1988 16.8 31.7
1989 16.9 32.1
1990 17 32.4
1991 17 32.6
1992 17.1 32.9
1993 17.2 33.2
1994 17.4 33.5
1995 17.5 33.9
1996 17.7 34.2
1997 17.9 34.4
1998 18.1 34.7
1999 18.3 35
2000 18.6 35.2
2001 18.9 35.5
2002 19.2 35.8
2003 19.6 36
2004 19.9 36.3
2005 20.4 36.6
2006 20.8 36.9
2007 21.3 37.2
2008 21.7 37.5
2009 22.1 37.8
2010 22.6 38.1
2011 23.1 38.2
2012 23.6 38.4
2013 24.2 38.7
2014 24.7 39
2015 25.2 39.3
2016 25.7 39.7
2017 26.2 40
2018 26.6 40.4
2019 27 40.8
2020 27.3 41.1
2021 27.8 41.5
2022 28.3 41.9
2023 28.8 42.4
2024 29.4 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
86.1%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Poland
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.8%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Poland
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
267,065 mi
2024

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