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Cape Verde vs Saint Vincent statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 101K in Saint Vincent (ranked 184/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 150.6 sq mi for Saint Vincent (ranked 167th vs. 185th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Saint Vincent ranks 186/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Saint Vincent ranks 82/197 ($11,501).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Saint Vincent
Population
529186
99920
Population rank 169/197 184/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 186/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$11,501
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 82/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$21,272
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$1.07B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
93.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$10,661
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 56/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$14,935
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
150.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
668 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Cape Verde and Saint Vincent: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Saint Vincent economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Saint Vincent
Year GDP
Cape Verde Saint Vincent
1960 - $13,066,634
1961 - $13,999,965
1962 - $14,524,964
1963 - $13,708,299
1964 - $14,758,296
1965 - $15,108,296
1966 - $16,099,960
1967 - $15,835,106
1968 - $15,350,000
1969 - $16,650,000
1970 - $18,450,000
1971 - $20,051,922
1972 - $27,585,805
1973 - $30,165,081
1974 - $32,923,703
1975 - $33,237,226
1976 - $32,792,845
1977 - $49,353,162
1978 - $60,844,771
1979 - $71,096,360
1980 $142,246,815 $82,340,340
1981 $139,468,209 $102,086,539
1982 $140,630,679 $113,759,203
1983 $138,476,176 $122,255,350
1984 $132,019,039 $135,024,988
1985 $137,728,205 $145,641,705
1986 $190,651,168 $160,846,657
1987 $235,253,065 $175,580,647
1988 $264,308,140 $200,726,713
1989 $267,448,571 $214,745,002
1990 $306,890,963 $240,366,667
1991 $319,827,059 $254,829,630
1992 $357,160,985 $277,955,556
1993 $490,417,390 $286,307,407
1994 $406,580,652 $289,437,037
1995 $487,148,994 $316,007,407
1996 $501,979,270 $331,488,889
1997 $490,608,658 $347,770,370
1998 $521,910,561 $373,618,519
1999 $592,416,703 $390,718,519
2000 $539,227,278 $427,946,037
2001 $563,090,490 $462,072,333
2002 $620,507,387 $487,763,852
2003 $813,260,469 $509,090,889
2004 $924,940,012 $549,900,185
2005 $972,241,677 $579,948,926
2006 $1,107,571,458 $643,501,148
2007 $1,649,621,739 $713,596,667
2008 $1,959,620,648 $732,663,259
2009 $1,852,334,575 $714,300,259
2010 $1,824,751,468 $720,447,889
2011 $2,046,817,987 $713,796,370
2012 $1,913,081,210 $730,032,593
2013 $2,028,910,915 $764,781,259
2014 $2,041,930,125 $770,900,000
2015 $1,749,857,620 $786,555,556
2016 $1,849,789,986 $814,303,704
2017 $1,996,741,540 $844,040,741
2018 $2,205,099,507 $884,329,630
2019 $2,252,177,124 $910,481,481
2020 $1,821,565,614 $864,566,667
2021 $2,051,842,619 $888,677,778
2022 $2,247,003,344 $989,188,889
2023 $2,539,203,429 $1,072,237,037
2024 $2,767,599,017 $1,157,207,407

Cape Verde and Saint Vincent economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Saint Vincent
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Saint Vincent
1960 - $154.8
1961 - $163
1962 - $166.5
1963 - $154.9
1964 - $164.4
1965 - $166.2
1966 - $174.9
1967 - $170
1968 - $163.1
1969 - $175.2
1970 - $192.3
1971 - $207
1972 - $282.1
1973 - $306
1974 - $331
1975 - $331
1976 - $324
1977 - $484
1978 - $592
1979 - $687
1980 $440 $790
1981 $425 $972
1982 $423 $1,074
1983 $410 $1,144
1984 $385 $1,254
1985 $396 $1,342
1986 $541 $1,472
1987 $658 $1,596
1988 $729 $1,814
1989 $727 $1,930
1990 $817 $2,150
1991 $832 $2,271
1992 $908 $2,471
1993 $1,220 $2,540
1994 $991 $2,563
1995 $1,165 $2,795
1996 $1,180 $2,930
1997 $1,134 $3,074
1998 $1,187 $3,301
1999 $1,327 $3,447
2000 $1,190 $3,769
2001 $1,223 $4,071
2002 $1,329 $4,303
2003 $1,718 $4,500
2004 $1,929 $4,873
2005 $2,004 $5,157
2006 $2,257 $5,745
2007 $3,325 $6,398
2008 $3,909 $6,599
2009 $3,660 $6,464
2010 $3,579 $6,552
2011 $4,002 $6,528
2012 $3,737 $6,714
2013 $3,961 $7,072
2014 $3,986 $7,169
2015 $3,415 $7,354
2016 $3,609 $7,657
2017 $3,893 $7,988
2018 $4,295 $8,428
2019 $4,381 $8,741
2020 $3,539 $8,351
2021 $3,971 $8,641
2022 $4,323 $9,694
2023 $4,861 $10,582
2024 $5,273 $11,501

Cape Verde vs. Saint Vincent life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Saint Vincent
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Saint Vincent
1950 44.9 46.9
1951 45.6 48.6
1952 46.2 49.5
1953 46.4 51.1
1954 46.6 52.7
1955 46.9 54.3
1956 47.1 54.9
1957 47.4 55.9
1958 47.7 57.1
1959 48.2 57.8
1960 48.7 58.6
1961 49.4 59.3
1962 50.2 59.9
1963 51.1 60.5
1964 52.1 61.1
1965 53 61.6
1966 53.9 62.1
1967 54.7 62.5
1968 55.4 63.1
1969 56 63.5
1970 56.6 64
1971 57 64.4
1972 57.5 64.8
1973 58 65.1
1974 58.4 65.4
1975 59 65.9
1976 59.4 66.5
1977 60 66.9
1978 60.4 67.3
1979 60.7 69.3
1980 61 68
1981 61.3 68.3
1982 61.5 68.6
1983 61.8 68.8
1984 61.8 69.2
1985 62.3 69.8
1986 62.6 70.1
1987 62.9 70.4
1988 63.2 70.6
1989 63.6 70.6
1990 63.9 70.6
1991 64.1 70.6
1992 64.3 70.7
1993 64.5 70.6
1994 64.6 70.6
1995 63.7 70.6
1996 65.5 70.5
1997 66.1 70.4
1998 66.7 70.3
1999 67.4 70.3
2000 68.1 70.3
2001 68.7 70.4
2002 69.4 70.7
2003 70 70.4
2004 70.5 70.4
2005 70.9 70.5
2006 71.3 70.4
2007 71.5 70.4
2008 71.9 70.6
2009 72.1 70.7
2010 72.5 70.7
2011 72.9 70.6
2012 73.3 70.5
2013 73.5 70.1
2014 73.8 70.4
2015 74.1 70.5
2016 74.4 70.7
2017 74.7 71
2018 74.8 71
2019 75.4 71
2020 73.8 69.6
2021 74.4 69.1
2022 75.9 71.2
2023 76.1 71.2
2024 76.2 71.4
2025 76.4 71.5

Cape Verde and Saint Vincent population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Saint Vincent
Year Population
Cape Verde Saint Vincent
1960 210,024 84,388
1961 215,087 85,870
1962 221,919 87,236
1963 229,373 88,523
1964 237,006 89,749
1965 244,856 90,927
1966 252,976 92,052
1967 261,404 93,124
1968 270,164 94,123
1969 279,248 95,058
1970 287,885 95,964
1971 294,046 96,872
1972 297,386 97,790
1973 299,881 98,691
1974 302,570 99,556
1975 305,847 100,387
1976 309,455 101,197
1977 312,834 101,999
1978 316,147 102,775
1979 319,480 103,478
1980 323,301 104,213
1981 327,846 105,073
1982 332,724 105,969
1983 337,654 106,838
1984 342,505 107,687
1985 347,365 108,506
1986 352,312 109,281
1987 357,302 110,001
1988 362,329 110,658
1989 367,803 111,272
1990 375,428 111,812
1991 384,586 112,222
1992 393,415 112,509
1993 401,965 112,735
1994 410,228 112,918
1995 418,104 113,047
1996 425,581 113,119
1997 432,798 113,141
1998 439,784 113,180
1999 446,519 113,366
2000 453,317 113,545
2001 460,293 113,501
2002 467,046 113,347
2003 473,383 113,141
2004 479,370 112,835
2005 485,115 112,450
2006 490,728 112,014
2007 496,190 111,531
2008 501,355 111,028
2009 506,141 110,508
2010 509,784 109,959
2011 511,447 109,349
2012 511,955 108,736
2013 512,225 108,135
2014 512,326 107,535
2015 512,394 106,960
2016 512,554 106,349
2017 512,893 105,663
2018 513,415 104,926
2019 514,104 104,167
2020 514,679 103,526
2021 516,649 102,841
2022 519,741 102,046
2023 522,331 101,323
2024 524,877 100,616

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Saint Vincent
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Saint Vincent
1960 6.89 7.25
1961 6.92 7.16
1962 6.95 7.03
1963 6.98 6.92
1964 6.99 6.83
1965 6.99 6.74
1966 6.99 6.64
1967 6.98 6.53
1968 6.97 6.42
1969 6.95 6.28
1970 6.94 6.12
1971 6.91 5.95
1972 6.89 5.77
1973 6.86 5.59
1974 6.82 5.38
1975 6.77 5.17
1976 6.71 4.95
1977 6.65 4.75
1978 6.56 4.55
1979 6.47 4.29
1980 6.38 3.92
1981 6.27 3.85
1982 6.17 3.74
1983 6.07 3.56
1984 5.97 3.28
1985 5.92 3.08
1986 5.81 2.92
1987 5.68 2.82
1988 5.55 2.75
1989 5.45 2.73
1990 5.36 2.73
1991 5.26 2.75
1992 5.12 2.76
1993 4.95 2.74
1994 4.72 2.68
1995 4.49 2.61
1996 4.26 2.53
1997 4.05 2.43
1998 3.9 2.35
1999 3.73 2.31
2000 3.55 2.31
2001 3.37 2.3
2002 3.19 2.22
2003 3.03 2.14
2004 2.9 2.09
2005 2.73 2.07
2006 2.56 2.03
2007 2.41 2.06
2008 2.3 2.15
2009 2.25 2.17
2010 2.33 2.14
2011 2.33 2.08
2012 2.15 2.11
2013 2.07 2.11
2014 2.03 2.14
2015 1.97 2.13
2016 1.97 2.06
2017 1.93 1.94
2018 1.8 1.9
2019 1.7 1.86
2020 1.59 1.83
2021 1.55 1.81
2022 1.53 1.79
2023 1.52 1.78

Cape Verde and Saint Vincent demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Saint Vincent
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Saint Vincent
1960 19 15.5
1961 18.6 15.6
1962 18.1 15.7
1963 17.7 15.9
1964 17.4 16.1
1965 17.2 16.2
1966 17.1 16.4
1967 17 16.5
1968 17 16.6
1969 17.1 16.7
1970 17.2 16.8
1971 17.2 16.9
1972 17.2 16.9
1973 17.2 17
1974 17.2 17
1975 17 17.1
1976 16.8 17.1
1977 16.6 17.2
1978 16.4 17.2
1979 16.2 17.3
1980 16.1 17.5
1981 16.1 17.9
1982 16.3 18.3
1983 16.4 18.6
1984 16.5 19
1985 16.6 19.3
1986 16.7 19.6
1987 16.8 19.9
1988 16.8 20.1
1989 16.9 20.3
1990 17 20.5
1991 17 20.9
1992 17.1 21.3
1993 17.2 21.8
1994 17.4 22.2
1995 17.5 22.7
1996 17.7 23.1
1997 17.9 23.5
1998 18.1 23.8
1999 18.3 24
2000 18.6 24.3
2001 18.9 24.6
2002 19.2 25.1
2003 19.6 25.6
2004 19.9 26.2
2005 20.4 26.8
2006 20.8 27.3
2007 21.3 27.9
2008 21.7 28.4
2009 22.1 28.9
2010 22.6 29.4
2011 23.1 29.8
2012 23.6 30.3
2013 24.2 30.8
2014 24.7 31.3
2015 25.2 31.7
2016 25.7 32.2
2017 26.2 32.7
2018 26.6 33.2
2019 27 33.7
2020 27.3 34.1
2021 27.8 34.4
2022 28.3 34.6
2023 28.8 34.9
2024 29.4 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Saint Vincent
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$1.11B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
36.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
6.46%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-7.74%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
18.8%
2008
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
60.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$317M
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$94.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
392,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
46%
2020

Energy

Cape Verde Saint Vincent
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
628 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$16.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
5.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
15%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
13.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Saint Vincent
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-737
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
54.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.82 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
63
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
40.4
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
7.4
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
146
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
96.9%
1980
English speaking
8%
2025
95%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
76%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Saint Vincent
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$435
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$120.1
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0.46%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.94
2012
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
56
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
10.6
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
34.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
5.62 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Saint Vincent
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
1,497 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
110.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
n/a

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