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Cape Verde vs Romania statistics compared

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Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 167th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Romania
Population
529186
18962595
Population rank 169/197 69/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Cape Verde and Romania: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Romania economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Romania
Year GDP
Cape Verde Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $264,308,140 $40,424,528,302
1989 $267,448,571 $41,450,777,202
1990 $306,890,963 $38,247,882,300
1991 $319,827,059 $28,850,634,900
1992 $357,160,985 $25,121,666,667
1993 $490,417,390 $26,361,160,450
1994 $406,580,652 $30,072,805,104
1995 $487,148,994 $37,430,162,103
1996 $501,979,270 $36,937,074,278
1997 $490,608,658 $35,575,214,078
1998 $521,910,561 $41,696,091,974
1999 $592,416,703 $35,953,156,754
2000 $539,227,278 $37,253,739,511
2001 $563,090,490 $40,395,116,581
2002 $620,507,387 $46,065,502,703
2003 $813,260,469 $57,806,384,143
2004 $924,940,012 $74,973,656,852
2005 $972,241,677 $98,454,380,120
2006 $1,107,571,458 $122,023,735,993
2007 $1,649,621,739 $174,588,782,939
2008 $1,959,620,648 $214,315,932,061
2009 $1,852,334,575 $174,110,532,659
2010 $1,824,751,468 $170,064,350,672
2011 $2,046,817,987 $192,623,977,894
2012 $1,913,081,210 $179,117,323,107
2013 $2,028,910,915 $189,798,603,751
2014 $2,041,930,125 $199,722,319,676
2015 $1,749,857,620 $177,885,131,240
2016 $1,849,789,986 $185,290,759,249
2017 $1,996,741,540 $210,147,385,855
2018 $2,205,099,507 $243,468,683,030
2019 $2,252,177,124 $251,677,082,534
2020 $1,821,565,614 $252,033,792,712
2021 $2,051,842,619 $286,578,196,368
2022 $2,247,003,344 $296,354,358,293
2023 $2,539,203,429 $350,775,856,415
2024 $2,767,599,017 $382,767,571,329

Cape Verde and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Romania
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 $1,659
1988 $729 $1,753
1989 $727 $1,790
1990 $817 $1,648
1991 $832 $1,254
1992 $908 $1,102
1993 $1,220 $1,158
1994 $991 $1,323
1995 $1,165 $1,650
1996 $1,180 $1,633
1997 $1,134 $1,577
1998 $1,187 $1,853
1999 $1,327 $1,600
2000 $1,190 $1,660
2001 $1,223 $1,825
2002 $1,329 $2,120
2003 $1,718 $2,679
2004 $1,929 $3,495
2005 $2,004 $4,618
2006 $2,257 $5,758
2007 $3,325 $8,360
2008 $3,909 $10,435
2009 $3,660 $8,548
2010 $3,579 $8,400
2011 $4,002 $9,561
2012 $3,737 $8,930
2013 $3,961 $9,498
2014 $3,986 $10,032
2015 $3,415 $8,977
2016 $3,609 $9,405
2017 $3,893 $10,728
2018 $4,295 $12,502
2019 $4,381 $12,992
2020 $3,539 $13,082
2021 $3,971 $14,987
2022 $4,323 $15,558
2023 $4,861 $18,404
2024 $5,273 $20,072

Cape Verde vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Romania
1950 44.9 60.5
1951 45.6 61.2
1952 46.2 61.8
1953 46.4 62.5
1954 46.6 63
1955 46.9 63.3
1956 47.1 63.6
1957 47.4 64
1958 47.7 64.4
1959 48.2 64.9
1960 48.7 65.6
1961 49.4 66.4
1962 50.2 67.2
1963 51.1 67.8
1964 52.1 68.4
1965 53 68.4
1966 53.9 68.2
1967 54.7 68.1
1968 55.4 67.9
1969 56 67.2
1970 56.6 67.9
1971 57 68.4
1972 57.5 69
1973 58 68.7
1974 58.4 69.5
1975 59 69.6
1976 59.4 69.9
1977 60 69.5
1978 60.4 69.8
1979 60.7 69.5
1980 61 69.2
1981 61.3 69.5
1982 61.5 69.8
1983 61.8 69.8
1984 61.8 69.9
1985 62.3 69.4
1986 62.6 69.7
1987 62.9 69.1
1988 63.2 69.4
1989 63.6 69.5
1990 63.9 69.8
1991 64.1 70
1992 64.3 69.5
1993 64.5 69.5
1994 64.6 69.3
1995 63.7 69.3
1996 65.5 68.8
1997 66.1 69.1
1998 66.7 69.9
1999 67.4 70.6
2000 68.1 71.2
2001 68.7 71.1
2002 69.4 70.8
2003 70 70.8
2004 70.5 71.1
2005 70.9 71.6
2006 71.3 72.2
2007 71.5 72.8
2008 71.9 73.2
2009 72.1 73.5
2010 72.5 73.6
2011 72.9 74.3
2012 73.3 74.3
2013 73.5 74.9
2014 73.8 74.8
2015 74.1 74.7
2016 74.4 75
2017 74.7 75
2018 74.8 75.1
2019 75.4 75.3
2020 73.8 74
2021 74.4 72.7
2022 75.9 75.3
2023 76.1 75.9
2024 76.2 76.1
2025 76.4 76.2

Cape Verde and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Romania
Year Population
Cape Verde Romania
1960 210,024 18,406,905
1961 215,087 18,555,250
1962 221,919 18,676,550
1963 229,373 18,797,850
1964 237,006 18,919,126
1965 244,856 19,031,576
1966 252,976 19,215,450
1967 261,404 19,534,242
1968 270,164 19,799,831
1969 279,248 20,009,141
1970 287,885 20,250,398
1971 294,046 20,461,567
1972 297,386 20,657,957
1973 299,881 20,835,681
1974 302,570 21,029,429
1975 305,847 21,293,583
1976 309,455 21,551,634
1977 312,834 21,756,096
1978 316,147 21,951,464
1979 319,480 22,090,488
1980 323,301 22,207,282
1981 327,846 22,353,070
1982 332,724 22,475,741
1983 337,654 22,560,478
1984 342,505 22,640,547
1985 347,365 22,732,999
1986 352,312 22,836,841
1987 357,302 22,949,430
1988 362,329 23,057,662
1989 367,803 23,161,458
1990 375,428 23,201,835
1991 384,586 23,001,155
1992 393,415 22,794,284
1993 401,965 22,763,280
1994 410,228 22,730,211
1995 418,104 22,684,270
1996 425,581 22,619,004
1997 432,798 22,553,978
1998 439,784 22,507,344
1999 446,519 22,472,040
2000 453,317 22,442,971
2001 460,293 22,131,970
2002 467,046 21,730,496
2003 473,383 21,574,326
2004 479,370 21,451,748
2005 485,115 21,319,685
2006 490,728 21,193,760
2007 496,190 20,882,982
2008 501,355 20,537,875
2009 506,141 20,367,487
2010 509,784 20,246,871
2011 511,447 20,147,528
2012 511,955 20,058,035
2013 512,225 19,983,693
2014 512,326 19,908,979
2015 512,394 19,815,616
2016 512,554 19,702,267
2017 512,893 19,588,715
2018 513,415 19,473,970
2019 514,104 19,371,648
2020 514,679 19,265,250
2021 516,649 19,122,059
2022 519,741 19,048,502
2023 522,331 19,059,479
2024 524,877 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Romania

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Romania
1960 6.89 2.34
1961 6.92 2.17
1962 6.95 2.04
1963 6.98 2.01
1964 6.99 1.96
1965 6.99 1.91
1966 6.99 1.9
1967 6.98 3.66
1968 6.97 3.63
1969 6.95 3.19
1970 6.94 2.89
1971 6.91 2.67
1972 6.89 2.55
1973 6.86 2.44
1974 6.82 2.71
1975 6.77 2.59
1976 6.71 2.54
1977 6.65 2.57
1978 6.56 2.52
1979 6.47 2.49
1980 6.38 2.43
1981 6.27 2.36
1982 6.17 2.17
1983 6.07 2.06
1984 5.97 2.26
1985 5.92 2.31
1986 5.81 2.39
1987 5.68 2.38
1988 5.55 2.3
1989 5.45 2.22
1990 5.36 1.83
1991 5.26 1.59
1992 5.12 1.51
1993 4.95 1.43
1994 4.72 1.4
1995 4.49 1.33
1996 4.26 1.3
1997 4.05 1.32
1998 3.9 1.32
1999 3.73 1.3
2000 3.55 1.31
2001 3.37 1.27
2002 3.19 1.27
2003 3.03 1.3
2004 2.9 1.33
2005 2.73 1.4
2006 2.56 1.42
2007 2.41 1.45
2008 2.3 1.6
2009 2.25 1.66
2010 2.33 1.59
2011 2.33 1.47
2012 2.15 1.52
2013 2.07 1.46
2014 2.03 1.56
2015 1.97 1.62
2016 1.97 1.69
2017 1.93 1.78
2018 1.8 1.76
2019 1.7 1.77
2020 1.59 1.8
2021 1.55 1.81
2022 1.53 1.71
2023 1.52 1.71

Cape Verde and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Romania
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Romania
1960 19 28.5
1961 18.6 28.9
1962 18.1 29.3
1963 17.7 29.7
1964 17.4 30.2
1965 17.2 30.6
1966 17.1 31
1967 17 31.3
1968 17 31.3
1969 17.1 31.3
1970 17.2 31.4
1971 17.2 31.4
1972 17.2 31.5
1973 17.2 31.5
1974 17.2 31.6
1975 17 31.7
1976 16.8 31.8
1977 16.6 31.8
1978 16.4 31.7
1979 16.2 31.7
1980 16.1 31.8
1981 16.1 31.9
1982 16.3 32
1983 16.4 32.1
1984 16.5 32.3
1985 16.6 32.5
1986 16.7 32.7
1987 16.8 32.8
1988 16.8 32.8
1989 16.9 32.9
1990 17 33
1991 17 33.1
1992 17.1 33.3
1993 17.2 33.6
1994 17.4 33.8
1995 17.5 34
1996 17.7 34.2
1997 17.9 34.4
1998 18.1 34.6
1999 18.3 34.7
2000 18.6 34.8
2001 18.9 34.8
2002 19.2 35.3
2003 19.6 36
2004 19.9 36.6
2005 20.4 37
2006 20.8 37.3
2007 21.3 37.7
2008 21.7 38.2
2009 22.1 38.8
2010 22.6 39.3
2011 23.1 39.8
2012 23.6 40.2
2013 24.2 40.5
2014 24.7 40.9
2015 25.2 41.3
2016 25.7 41.7
2017 26.2 42
2018 26.6 42.3
2019 27 42.6
2020 27.3 42.9
2021 27.8 43.2
2022 28.3 43.3
2023 28.8 43.5
2024 29.4 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share n/a
71.3%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Romania
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.2%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Romania
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
53,679 mi
2023

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