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Cape Verde vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 167th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Samoa
Population
529186
220288
Population rank 169/197 177/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Cape Verde and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Samoa
Year GDP
Cape Verde Samoa
1970 - $45,208,338
1971 - $53,719,569
1972 - $62,566,116
1973 - $82,452,985
1974 - $93,549,611
1975 - $93,489,283
1976 - $85,003,078
1977 - $98,295,671
1978 - $108,223,444
1979 - $122,257,393
1980 $142,246,815 $125,747,038
1981 $139,468,209 $118,190,655
1982 $140,630,679 $121,221,652
1983 $138,476,176 $111,862,824
1984 $132,019,039 $109,200,934
1985 $137,728,205 $95,572,173
1986 $190,651,168 $100,947,849
1987 $235,253,065 $111,713,922
1988 $264,308,140 $133,016,065
1989 $267,448,571 $122,888,610
1990 $306,890,963 $125,766,270
1991 $319,827,059 $125,597,205
1992 $357,160,985 $132,303,041
1993 $490,417,390 $133,122,897
1994 $406,580,652 $221,098,107
1995 $487,148,994 $224,865,731
1996 $501,979,270 $249,907,869
1997 $490,608,658 $285,475,592
1998 $521,910,561 $269,485,244
1999 $592,416,703 $255,408,060
2000 $539,227,278 $258,856,140
2001 $563,090,490 $266,299,591
2002 $620,507,387 $281,790,134
2003 $813,260,469 $333,426,188
2004 $924,940,012 $407,747,565
2005 $972,241,677 $476,801,793
2006 $1,107,571,458 $499,923,758
2007 $1,649,621,739 $573,548,460
2008 $1,959,620,648 $641,346,192
2009 $1,852,334,575 $628,006,115
2010 $1,824,751,468 $680,260,907
2011 $2,046,817,987 $744,097,050
2012 $1,913,081,210 $773,141,661
2013 $2,028,910,915 $797,736,334
2014 $2,041,930,125 $796,683,520
2015 $1,749,857,620 $824,150,499
2016 $1,849,789,986 $843,924,797
2017 $1,996,741,540 $884,844,384
2018 $2,205,099,507 $878,448,433
2019 $2,252,177,124 $912,950,466
2020 $1,821,565,614 $868,898,358
2021 $2,051,842,619 $843,923,639
2022 $2,247,003,344 $832,945,206
2023 $2,539,203,429 $938,189,444
2024 $2,767,599,017 $1,068,025,244

Cape Verde and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Samoa
1970 - $322
1971 - $377
1972 - $433
1973 - $563
1974 - $626
1975 - $610
1976 - $541
1977 - $615
1978 - $671
1979 - $751
1980 $440 $765
1981 $425 $713
1982 $423 $728
1983 $410 $671
1984 $385 $655
1985 $396 $573
1986 $541 $604
1987 $658 $666
1988 $729 $790
1989 $727 $728
1990 $817 $744
1991 $832 $742
1992 $908 $777
1993 $1,220 $775
1994 $991 $1,277
1995 $1,165 $1,288
1996 $1,180 $1,419
1997 $1,134 $1,608
1998 $1,187 $1,506
1999 $1,327 $1,417
2000 $1,190 $1,425
2001 $1,223 $1,454
2002 $1,329 $1,528
2003 $1,718 $1,798
2004 $1,929 $2,189
2005 $2,004 $2,550
2006 $2,257 $2,663
2007 $3,325 $3,039
2008 $3,909 $3,374
2009 $3,660 $3,279
2010 $3,579 $3,524
2011 $4,002 $3,822
2012 $3,737 $3,935
2013 $3,961 $4,024
2014 $3,986 $3,983
2015 $3,415 $4,084
2016 $3,609 $4,147
2017 $3,893 $4,308
2018 $4,295 $4,232
2019 $4,381 $4,352
2020 $3,539 $4,100
2021 $3,971 $3,948
2022 $4,323 $3,869
2023 $4,861 $4,330
2024 $5,273 $4,899

Cape Verde vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Samoa
1950 44.9 49.2
1951 45.6 49.8
1952 46.2 50.4
1953 46.4 51
1954 46.6 51.6
1955 46.9 52.2
1956 47.1 52.8
1957 47.4 53.4
1958 47.7 54
1959 48.2 54.6
1960 48.7 55.2
1961 49.4 55.7
1962 50.2 56.3
1963 51.1 56.9
1964 52.1 54
1965 53 57.9
1966 53.9 58.2
1967 54.7 58.9
1968 55.4 59.4
1969 56 59.9
1970 56.6 60.4
1971 57 60.9
1972 57.5 61.4
1973 58 61.9
1974 58.4 62.3
1975 59 62.8
1976 59.4 63.3
1977 60 63.7
1978 60.4 64.1
1979 60.7 64.5
1980 61 65
1981 61.3 65.3
1982 61.5 65.6
1983 61.8 66
1984 61.8 66.3
1985 62.3 66.6
1986 62.6 66.8
1987 62.9 67
1988 63.2 67.3
1989 63.6 67.6
1990 63.9 67.8
1991 64.1 68
1992 64.3 68.5
1993 64.5 68.8
1994 64.6 69.2
1995 63.7 69.5
1996 65.5 69.8
1997 66.1 70
1998 66.7 70.3
1999 67.4 70.6
2000 68.1 70.8
2001 68.7 71
2002 69.4 71.2
2003 70 71.4
2004 70.5 71.5
2005 70.9 71.5
2006 71.3 71.6
2007 71.5 71.6
2008 71.9 71.5
2009 72.1 69.5
2010 72.5 71.5
2011 72.9 71.4
2012 73.3 71.2
2013 73.5 71.2
2014 73.8 71.1
2015 74.1 71.1
2016 74.4 71
2017 74.7 71
2018 74.8 71.1
2019 75.4 70.3
2020 73.8 70.7
2021 74.4 71.1
2022 75.9 71.6
2023 76.1 71.7
2024 76.2 71.8
2025 76.4 71.9

Cape Verde and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Samoa
Year Population
Cape Verde Samoa
1960 210,024 112,490
1961 215,087 115,496
1962 221,919 118,597
1963 229,373 121,764
1964 237,006 124,894
1965 244,856 127,978
1966 252,976 131,073
1967 261,404 133,764
1968 270,164 136,020
1969 279,248 138,233
1970 287,885 140,400
1971 294,046 142,503
1972 297,386 144,538
1973 299,881 146,516
1974 302,570 149,431
1975 305,847 153,344
1976 309,455 157,113
1977 312,834 159,753
1978 316,147 161,375
1979 319,480 162,882
1980 323,301 164,322
1981 327,846 165,678
1982 332,724 166,484
1983 337,654 166,714
1984 342,505 166,796
1985 347,365 166,849
1986 352,312 167,061
1987 357,302 167,661
1988 362,329 168,346
1989 367,803 168,768
1990 375,428 169,042
1991 384,586 169,368
1992 393,415 170,331
1993 401,965 171,774
1994 410,228 173,159
1995 418,104 174,571
1996 425,581 176,071
1997 432,798 177,547
1998 439,784 178,905
1999 446,519 180,275
2000 453,317 181,685
2001 460,293 183,166
2002 467,046 184,471
2003 473,383 185,430
2004 479,370 186,249
2005 485,115 186,978
2006 490,728 187,709
2007 496,190 188,753
2008 501,355 190,107
2009 506,141 191,513
2010 509,784 193,023
2011 511,447 194,713
2012 511,955 196,498
2013 512,225 198,268
2014 512,326 200,037
2015 512,394 201,782
2016 512,554 203,499
2017 512,893 205,415
2018 513,415 207,582
2019 514,104 209,780
2020 514,679 211,944
2021 516,649 213,779
2022 519,741 215,261
2023 522,331 216,663
2024 524,877 218,019

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Samoa

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Samoa
1960 6.89 7.78
1961 6.92 7.77
1962 6.95 7.76
1963 6.98 7.73
1964 6.99 7.7
1965 6.99 7.65
1966 6.99 7.6
1967 6.98 7.55
1968 6.97 7.5
1969 6.95 7.43
1970 6.94 7.34
1971 6.91 7.22
1972 6.89 7.07
1973 6.86 6.91
1974 6.82 6.75
1975 6.77 6.61
1976 6.71 6.47
1977 6.65 6.31
1978 6.56 6.15
1979 6.47 5.99
1980 6.38 5.86
1981 6.27 5.75
1982 6.17 5.68
1983 6.07 5.62
1984 5.97 5.55
1985 5.92 5.49
1986 5.81 5.42
1987 5.68 5.32
1988 5.55 5.21
1989 5.45 5.11
1990 5.36 5.01
1991 5.26 4.91
1992 5.12 4.87
1993 4.95 4.83
1994 4.72 4.79
1995 4.49 4.77
1996 4.26 4.74
1997 4.05 4.7
1998 3.9 4.64
1999 3.73 4.57
2000 3.55 4.52
2001 3.37 4.48
2002 3.19 4.44
2003 3.03 4.39
2004 2.9 4.34
2005 2.73 4.32
2006 2.56 4.32
2007 2.41 4.36
2008 2.3 4.42
2009 2.25 4.47
2010 2.33 4.52
2011 2.33 4.56
2012 2.15 4.55
2013 2.07 4.49
2014 2.03 4.42
2015 1.97 4.34
2016 1.97 4.26
2017 1.93 4.2
2018 1.8 4.14
2019 1.7 4.06
2020 1.59 4
2021 1.55 3.94
2022 1.53 3.88
2023 1.52 3.83

Cape Verde and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Samoa
1960 19 15
1961 18.6 14.9
1962 18.1 14.8
1963 17.7 14.6
1964 17.4 14.6
1965 17.2 14.5
1966 17.1 14.5
1967 17 14.5
1968 17 14.5
1969 17.1 14.5
1970 17.2 14.6
1971 17.2 14.7
1972 17.2 14.8
1973 17.2 14.9
1974 17.2 15
1975 17 15.3
1976 16.8 15.5
1977 16.6 15.8
1978 16.4 16
1979 16.2 16.2
1980 16.1 16.4
1981 16.1 16.6
1982 16.3 16.8
1983 16.4 17.1
1984 16.5 17.4
1985 16.6 17.6
1986 16.7 17.8
1987 16.8 18
1988 16.8 18.2
1989 16.9 18.3
1990 17 18.4
1991 17 18.5
1992 17.1 18.7
1993 17.2 19
1994 17.4 19.3
1995 17.5 19.6
1996 17.7 19.7
1997 17.9 19.8
1998 18.1 19.9
1999 18.3 19.9
2000 18.6 19.8
2001 18.9 19.7
2002 19.2 19.7
2003 19.6 19.9
2004 19.9 20.1
2005 20.4 20.3
2006 20.8 20.4
2007 21.3 20.6
2008 21.7 20.7
2009 22.1 20.8
2010 22.6 20.8
2011 23.1 20.8
2012 23.6 20.8
2013 24.2 21
2014 24.7 21.1
2015 25.2 21.2
2016 25.7 21.3
2017 26.2 21.4
2018 26.6 21.4
2019 27 21.5
2020 27.3 21.4
2021 27.8 21.4
2022 28.3 21.1
2023 28.8 21
2024 29.4 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
19.8%
2020

Energy

Cape Verde Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Samoa
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
27
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
99.1%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Samoa
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
715 mi
2018

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