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Cape Verde vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 167th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Russia
Population
529186
142718132
Population rank 169/197 9/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 170/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Russia: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Russia economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Russia
Year GDP
Cape Verde Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $267,448,571 $506,631,299,735
1990 $306,890,963 $517,014,446,228
1991 $319,827,059 $517,962,962,963
1992 $357,160,985 $460,290,556,901
1993 $490,417,390 $435,083,713,851
1994 $406,580,652 $395,077,301,248
1995 $487,148,994 $395,537,185,735
1996 $501,979,270 $391,724,890,744
1997 $490,608,658 $404,928,954,192
1998 $521,910,561 $270,955,486,862
1999 $592,416,703 $195,907,128,351
2000 $539,227,278 $259,710,142,197
2001 $563,090,490 $306,602,070,621
2002 $620,507,387 $345,470,494,418
2003 $813,260,469 $430,347,420,185
2004 $924,940,012 $591,016,690,732
2005 $972,241,677 $764,015,973,481
2006 $1,107,571,458 $989,932,071,353
2007 $1,649,621,739 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $1,959,620,648 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $1,852,334,575 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $1,824,751,468 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $2,046,817,987 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $1,913,081,210 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $2,028,910,915 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $2,041,930,125 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $1,749,857,620 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $1,849,789,986 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $1,996,741,540 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $2,205,099,507 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $2,252,177,124 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $1,821,565,614 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $2,051,842,619 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $2,247,003,344 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $2,539,203,429 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $2,767,599,017 $2,173,835,806,672

Cape Verde and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Russia
1980 $440 -
1981 $425 -
1982 $423 -
1983 $410 -
1984 $385 -
1985 $396 -
1986 $541 -
1987 $658 -
1988 $729 $3,778
1989 $727 $3,430
1990 $817 $3,494
1991 $832 $3,490
1992 $908 $3,099
1993 $1,220 $2,931
1994 $991 $2,662
1995 $1,165 $2,666
1996 $1,180 $2,644
1997 $1,134 $2,738
1998 $1,187 $1,835
1999 $1,327 $1,331
2000 $1,190 $1,772
2001 $1,223 $2,100
2002 $1,329 $2,378
2003 $1,718 $2,975
2004 $1,929 $4,102
2005 $2,004 $5,323
2006 $2,257 $6,920
2007 $3,325 $9,101
2008 $3,909 $11,635
2009 $3,660 $8,563
2010 $3,579 $10,675
2011 $4,002 $14,305
2012 $3,737 $15,402
2013 $3,961 $15,941
2014 $3,986 $14,277
2015 $3,415 $9,427
2016 $3,609 $8,804
2017 $3,893 $10,835
2018 $4,295 $11,399
2019 $4,381 $11,640
2020 $3,539 $10,280
2021 $3,971 $12,637
2022 $4,323 $15,888
2023 $4,861 $14,403
2024 $5,273 $15,145

Cape Verde vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Russia
1950 44.9 55.5
1951 45.6 55.3
1952 46.2 57.6
1953 46.4 58.8
1954 46.6 59.9
1955 46.9 62.1
1956 47.1 66.5
1957 47.4 66
1958 47.7 67.7
1959 48.2 67.4
1960 48.7 68.3
1961 49.4 68.6
1962 50.2 68.5
1963 51.1 69.1
1964 52.1 69.5
1965 53 69.3
1966 53.9 69.4
1967 54.7 69.2
1968 55.4 69.1
1969 56 68.6
1970 56.6 68.7
1971 57 68.9
1972 57.5 68.8
1973 58 68.9
1974 58.4 68.7
1975 59 68.3
1976 59.4 68.1
1977 60 67.9
1978 60.4 67.8
1979 60.7 67.6
1980 61 67.5
1981 61.3 67.6
1982 61.5 68.1
1983 61.8 68
1984 61.8 67.6
1985 62.3 68.3
1986 62.6 70
1987 62.9 70.1
1988 63.2 69.9
1989 63.6 69.7
1990 63.9 69.3
1991 64.1 69
1992 64.3 67.8
1993 64.5 65
1994 64.6 63.8
1995 63.7 64
1996 65.5 65.4
1997 66.1 66.6
1998 66.7 66.9
1999 67.4 65.6
2000 68.1 65
2001 68.7 65
2002 69.4 64.7
2003 70 64.7
2004 70.5 65.1
2005 70.9 65.2
2006 71.3 66.5
2007 71.5 67.5
2008 71.9 67.9
2009 72.1 68.7
2010 72.5 68.2
2011 72.9 69.7
2012 73.3 70.1
2013 73.5 70.6
2014 73.8 70.8
2015 74.1 71.3
2016 74.4 71.9
2017 74.7 72.8
2018 74.8 72.9
2019 75.4 73.1
2020 73.8 71.2
2021 74.4 69.8
2022 75.9 72.5
2023 76.1 73.2
2024 76.2 73.3
2025 76.4 73.5

Cape Verde and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Russia
Year Population
Cape Verde Russia
1960 210,024 119,897,000
1961 215,087 121,236,000
1962 221,919 122,591,000
1963 229,373 123,960,000
1964 237,006 125,345,000
1965 244,856 126,745,000
1966 252,976 127,468,000
1967 261,404 128,196,000
1968 270,164 128,928,000
1969 279,248 129,664,000
1970 287,885 130,404,000
1971 294,046 131,155,000
1972 297,386 131,909,000
1973 299,881 132,669,000
1974 302,570 133,432,000
1975 305,847 134,200,000
1976 309,455 135,147,000
1977 312,834 136,100,000
1978 316,147 137,060,000
1979 319,480 138,027,000
1980 323,301 139,010,000
1981 327,846 139,941,000
1982 332,724 140,823,000
1983 337,654 141,668,000
1984 342,505 142,745,000
1985 347,365 143,858,000
1986 352,312 144,894,000
1987 357,302 145,908,000
1988 362,329 146,857,000
1989 367,803 147,721,000
1990 375,428 147,969,406
1991 384,586 148,394,216
1992 393,415 148,538,197
1993 401,965 148,458,777
1994 410,228 148,407,912
1995 418,104 148,375,787
1996 425,581 148,160,129
1997 432,798 147,915,361
1998 439,784 147,670,784
1999 446,519 147,214,776
2000 453,317 146,596,869
2001 460,293 145,976,482
2002 467,046 145,306,497
2003 473,383 144,648,618
2004 479,370 144,067,316
2005 485,115 143,518,814
2006 490,728 143,049,637
2007 496,190 142,805,114
2008 501,355 142,742,366
2009 506,141 142,785,348
2010 509,784 142,849,468
2011 511,447 143,018,195
2012 511,955 143,378,447
2013 512,225 143,805,638
2014 512,326 144,237,223
2015 512,394 144,640,716
2016 512,554 145,015,460
2017 512,893 145,293,260
2018 513,415 145,398,106
2019 514,104 145,453,291
2020 514,679 145,245,148
2021 516,649 144,746,762
2022 519,741 144,236,933
2023 522,331 143,826,130
2024 524,877 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Russia

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Russia
1960 6.89 2.52
1961 6.92 2.45
1962 6.95 2.36
1963 6.98 2.27
1964 6.99 2.18
1965 6.99 2.13
1966 6.99 2.1
1967 6.98 2.04
1968 6.97 1.99
1969 6.95 1.97
1970 6.94 1.99
1971 6.91 2.03
1972 6.89 2.04
1973 6.86 2.01
1974 6.82 2
1975 6.77 1.98
1976 6.71 1.97
1977 6.65 1.95
1978 6.56 1.92
1979 6.47 1.9
1980 6.38 1.89
1981 6.27 1.91
1982 6.17 2.04
1983 6.07 2.11
1984 5.97 2.06
1985 5.92 2.05
1986 5.81 2.15
1987 5.68 2.22
1988 5.55 2.12
1989 5.45 2.01
1990 5.36 1.89
1991 5.26 1.73
1992 5.12 1.55
1993 4.95 1.39
1994 4.72 1.4
1995 4.49 1.34
1996 4.26 1.27
1997 4.05 1.22
1998 3.9 1.23
1999 3.73 1.16
2000 3.55 1.2
2001 3.37 1.22
2002 3.19 1.29
2003 3.03 1.32
2004 2.9 1.34
2005 2.73 1.29
2006 2.56 1.31
2007 2.41 1.42
2008 2.3 1.5
2009 2.25 1.54
2010 2.33 1.57
2011 2.33 1.58
2012 2.15 1.69
2013 2.07 1.71
2014 2.03 1.75
2015 1.97 1.78
2016 1.97 1.76
2017 1.93 1.62
2018 1.8 1.58
2019 1.7 1.5
2020 1.59 1.51
2021 1.55 1.51
2022 1.53 1.42
2023 1.52 1.41

Cape Verde and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Russia
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Russia
1960 19 27.1
1961 18.6 27.4
1962 18.1 27.7
1963 17.7 28.1
1964 17.4 28.3
1965 17.2 28.6
1966 17.1 28.9
1967 17 29.2
1968 17 29.8
1969 17.1 30.3
1970 17.2 30.7
1971 17.2 31
1972 17.2 31.1
1973 17.2 31.1
1974 17.2 30.9
1975 17 30.7
1976 16.8 30.6
1977 16.6 30.9
1978 16.4 31
1979 16.2 31.1
1980 16.1 31.3
1981 16.1 31.4
1982 16.3 31.6
1983 16.4 31.7
1984 16.5 31.8
1985 16.6 32
1986 16.7 32.2
1987 16.8 32.4
1988 16.8 32.6
1989 16.9 32.9
1990 17 33.2
1991 17 33.6
1992 17.1 33.9
1993 17.2 34.4
1994 17.4 34.7
1995 17.5 35
1996 17.7 35.3
1997 17.9 35.7
1998 18.1 36
1999 18.3 36.3
2000 18.6 36.6
2001 18.9 36.8
2002 19.2 36.9
2003 19.6 37
2004 19.9 37.2
2005 20.4 37.4
2006 20.8 37.6
2007 21.3 37.7
2008 21.7 37.8
2009 22.1 37.9
2010 22.6 38
2011 23.1 38.1
2012 23.6 38.3
2013 24.2 38.4
2014 24.7 38.6
2015 25.2 38.7
2016 25.7 38.8
2017 26.2 39
2018 26.6 39.2
2019 27 39.4
2020 27.3 39.7
2021 27.8 39.9
2022 28.3 40.1
2023 28.8 40.5
2024 29.4 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
79.3%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Russia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
75.5%
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
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.9%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Russia
% of world land
0.003%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
981,326 mi
2023

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