Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 167th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Cape Verde and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP

Cape Verde

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP
	Cape Verde	Sierra Leone
1960	-	$322,151,961
1961	-	$327,978,758
1962	-	$342,872,549
1963	-	$348,700,980
1964	-	$372,011,438
1965	-	$359,523,810
1966	-	$375,630,252
1967	-	$348,895,028
1968	-	$329,991,597
1969	-	$408,853,541
1970	-	$434,584,634
1971	-	$419,495,788
1972	-	$465,254,682
1973	-	$575,471,814
1974	-	$648,940,351
1975	-	$679,352,876
1976	-	$594,810,422
1977	-	$692,079,407
1978	-	$960,765,043
1979	-	$1,109,343,425
1980	$142,246,815	$1,100,476,190
1981	$139,468,209	$1,114,926,661
1982	$140,630,679	$1,294,995,964
1983	$138,476,176	$995,278,515
1984	$132,019,039	$1,087,450,199
1985	$137,728,205	$856,890,459
1986	$190,651,168	$490,181,457
1987	$235,253,065	$660,106,336
1988	$264,308,140	$1,055,083,933
1989	$267,448,571	$932,974,420
1990	$306,890,963	$649,644,098
1991	$319,827,059	$779,981,987
1992	$357,160,985	$679,940,814
1993	$490,417,390	$768,867,883
1994	$406,580,652	$911,853,802
1995	$487,148,994	$870,740,292
1996	$501,979,270	$941,709,423
1997	$490,608,658	$850,232,760
1998	$521,910,561	$672,368,187
1999	$592,416,703	$669,386,624
2000	$539,227,278	$635,866,404
2001	$563,090,490	$1,681,473,894
2002	$620,507,387	$1,933,863,911
2003	$813,260,469	$2,142,618,046
2004	$924,940,012	$2,237,350,687
2005	$972,241,677	$2,545,275,313
2006	$1,107,571,458	$3,263,697,467
2007	$1,649,621,739	$3,632,957,611
2008	$1,959,620,648	$4,157,895,298
2009	$1,852,334,575	$3,953,403,098
2010	$1,824,751,468	$4,262,805,967
2011	$2,046,817,987	$4,861,632,885
2012	$1,913,081,210	$6,141,666,509
2013	$2,028,910,915	$7,502,762,863
2014	$2,041,930,125	$7,686,138,791
2015	$1,749,857,620	$6,788,352,975
2016	$1,849,789,986	$6,084,297,211
2017	$1,996,741,540	$5,749,846,528
2018	$2,205,099,507	$6,390,514,689
2019	$2,252,177,124	$6,526,183,564
2020	$1,821,565,614	$6,693,888,876
2021	$2,051,842,619	$7,173,379,137
2022	$2,247,003,344	$7,124,465,160
2023	$2,539,203,429	$6,411,787,856
2024	$2,767,599,017	$7,547,843,281

Cape Verde and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita

Cape Verde

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Cape Verde	Sierra Leone
1960	-	$142
1961	-	$142.3
1962	-	$146.4
1963	-	$146.4
1964	-	$153.4
1965	-	$145.6
1966	-	$149.4
1967	-	$136.2
1968	-	$126.4
1969	-	$153.6
1970	-	$160.2
1971	-	$151.8
1972	-	$165.3
1973	-	$200.7
1974	-	$222.2
1975	-	$228.4
1976	-	$196.4
1977	-	$224.3
1978	-	$305
1979	-	$346
1980	$440	$336
1981	$425	$334
1982	$423	$380
1983	$410	$285.9
1984	$385	$306
1985	$396	$235.5
1986	$541	$131.5
1987	$658	$172.4
1988	$729	$268.2
1989	$727	$231.3
1990	$817	$154.8
1991	$832	$183.7
1992	$908	$163.2
1993	$1,220	$185
1994	$991	$218.5
1995	$1,165	$208.4
1996	$1,180	$224.3
1997	$1,134	$199.9
1998	$1,187	$156.5
1999	$1,327	$155
2000	$1,190	$143.7
2001	$1,223	$358
2002	$1,329	$389
2003	$1,718	$414
2004	$1,929	$418
2005	$2,004	$463
2006	$2,257	$580
2007	$3,325	$632
2008	$3,909	$705
2009	$3,660	$653
2010	$3,579	$685
2011	$4,002	$761
2012	$3,737	$938
2013	$3,961	$1,117
2014	$3,986	$1,118
2015	$3,415	$965
2016	$3,609	$844
2017	$3,893	$779
2018	$4,295	$846
2019	$4,381	$844
2020	$3,539	$846
2021	$3,971	$886
2022	$4,323	$861
2023	$4,861	$758
2024	$5,273	$873

Cape Verde vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Cape Verde

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Cape Verde	Sierra Leone
1950	44.9	28.9
1951	45.6	29.3
1952	46.2	29.7
1953	46.4	30.1
1954	46.6	30.5
1955	46.9	30.9
1956	47.1	31.3
1957	47.4	31.8
1958	47.7	32.1
1959	48.2	32.6
1960	48.7	33.1
1961	49.4	33.6
1962	50.2	34.2
1963	51.1	34.7
1964	52.1	35.3
1965	53	35.9
1966	53.9	36.6
1967	54.7	37.3
1968	55.4	37.8
1969	56	38.2
1970	56.6	38.6
1971	57	39.1
1972	57.5	39.5
1973	58	40
1974	58.4	40.4
1975	59	41
1976	59.4	41.4
1977	60	41.8
1978	60.4	42.2
1979	60.7	42.5
1980	61	42.8
1981	61.3	43.1
1982	61.5	43.3
1983	61.8	43.5
1984	61.8	43.6
1985	62.3	43.6
1986	62.6	43.5
1987	62.9	43.7
1988	63.2	43.8
1989	63.6	43.7
1990	63.9	43.7
1991	64.1	43.3
1992	64.3	43.5
1993	64.5	43.4
1994	64.6	42.8
1995	63.7	42.6
1996	65.5	43.5
1997	66.1	43.6
1998	66.7	42.7
1999	67.4	42
2000	68.1	44.8
2001	68.7	45.4
2002	69.4	46.2
2003	70	46.8
2004	70.5	47.5
2005	70.9	48.3
2006	71.3	49.5
2007	71.5	50
2008	71.9	50.7
2009	72.1	51.3
2010	72.5	51.9
2011	72.9	52.6
2012	73.3	53.2
2013	73.5	54.1
2014	73.8	54.3
2015	74.1	55.5
2016	74.4	56.9
2017	74.7	57.8
2018	74.8	59.1
2019	75.4	59.6
2020	73.8	59.7
2021	74.4	60.3
2022	75.9	61.3
2023	76.1	61.8
2024	76.2	62
2025	76.4	62.2

Cape Verde and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population

Cape Verde

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Population
	Cape Verde	Sierra Leone
1960	210,024	2,268,356
1961	215,087	2,304,227
1962	221,919	2,342,242
1963	229,373	2,382,258
1964	237,006	2,424,390
1965	244,856	2,468,666
1966	252,976	2,514,638
1967	261,404	2,562,384
1968	270,164	2,611,532
1969	279,248	2,661,365
1970	287,885	2,712,286
1971	294,046	2,763,222
1972	297,386	2,814,388
1973	299,881	2,866,955
1974	302,570	2,920,459
1975	305,847	2,974,657
1976	309,455	3,028,820
1977	312,834	3,085,354
1978	316,147	3,145,517
1979	319,480	3,207,499
1980	323,301	3,272,089
1981	327,846	3,338,940
1982	332,724	3,408,183
1983	337,654	3,481,646
1984	342,505	3,558,758
1985	347,365	3,638,438
1986	352,312	3,728,380
1987	357,302	3,829,718
1988	362,329	3,934,517
1989	367,803	4,034,037
1990	375,428	4,196,828
1991	384,586	4,246,267
1992	393,415	4,166,366
1993	401,965	4,157,130
1994	410,228	4,173,105
1995	418,104	4,179,179
1996	425,581	4,199,210
1997	432,798	4,253,716
1998	439,784	4,295,785
1999	446,519	4,318,043
2000	453,317	4,423,611
2001	460,293	4,692,716
2002	467,046	4,971,435
2003	473,383	5,177,687
2004	479,370	5,355,717
2005	485,115	5,501,712
2006	490,728	5,624,466
2007	496,190	5,749,352
2008	501,355	5,894,722
2009	506,141	6,055,646
2010	509,784	6,222,714
2011	511,447	6,387,251
2012	511,955	6,551,080
2013	512,225	6,714,051
2014	512,326	6,876,385
2015	512,394	7,037,655
2016	512,554	7,205,328
2017	512,893	7,379,299
2018	513,415	7,554,563
2019	514,104	7,731,991
2020	514,679	7,912,558
2021	516,649	8,094,602
2022	519,741	8,276,807
2023	522,331	8,460,512
2024	524,877	8,642,022

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate

Cape Verde

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cape Verde	Sierra Leone
1960	6.89	6.18
1961	6.92	6.21
1962	6.95	6.22
1963	6.98	6.26
1964	6.99	6.29
1965	6.99	6.31
1966	6.99	6.35
1967	6.98	6.38
1968	6.97	6.39
1969	6.95	6.39
1970	6.94	6.41
1971	6.91	6.43
1972	6.89	6.45
1973	6.86	6.47
1974	6.82	6.53
1975	6.77	6.55
1976	6.71	6.55
1977	6.65	6.57
1978	6.56	6.59
1979	6.47	6.58
1980	6.38	6.56
1981	6.27	6.55
1982	6.17	6.56
1983	6.07	6.57
1984	5.97	6.59
1985	5.92	6.59
1986	5.81	6.6
1987	5.68	6.61
1988	5.55	6.59
1989	5.45	6.57
1990	5.36	6.57
1991	5.26	6.55
1992	5.12	6.56
1993	4.95	6.57
1994	4.72	6.56
1995	4.49	6.56
1996	4.26	6.55
1997	4.05	6.53
1998	3.9	6.5
1999	3.73	6.42
2000	3.55	6.36
2001	3.37	6.31
2002	3.19	6.23
2003	3.03	6.09
2004	2.9	5.92
2005	2.73	5.81
2006	2.56	5.74
2007	2.41	5.64
2008	2.3	5.56
2009	2.25	5.45
2010	2.33	5.33
2011	2.33	5.21
2012	2.15	5.06
2013	2.07	4.87
2014	2.03	4.7
2015	1.97	4.55
2016	1.97	4.47
2017	1.93	4.39
2018	1.8	4.29
2019	1.7	4.19
2020	1.59	4.08
2021	1.55	3.98
2022	1.53	3.88
2023	1.52	3.79

Cape Verde and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age

Cape Verde

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Cape Verde	Sierra Leone
1960	19	21.1
1961	18.6	21.1
1962	18.1	21.1
1963	17.7	21
1964	17.4	21
1965	17.2	20.9
1966	17.1	20.9
1967	17	20.8
1968	17	20.7
1969	17.1	20.6
1970	17.2	20.4
1971	17.2	20.2
1972	17.2	20.1
1973	17.2	19.9
1974	17.2	19.8
1975	17	19.6
1976	16.8	19.5
1977	16.6	19.4
1978	16.4	19.3
1979	16.2	19.2
1980	16.1	19.1
1981	16.1	19.1
1982	16.3	19
1983	16.4	18.9
1984	16.5	18.9
1985	16.6	18.8
1986	16.7	18.7
1987	16.8	18.7
1988	16.8	18.6
1989	16.9	18.6
1990	17	18.5
1991	17	18.5
1992	17.1	18.4
1993	17.2	18.4
1994	17.4	18.3
1995	17.5	18.2
1996	17.7	18.2
1997	17.9	18.1
1998	18.1	18.1
1999	18.3	18
2000	18.6	18
2001	18.9	18
2002	19.2	17.9
2003	19.6	17.9
2004	19.9	17.9
2005	20.4	18
2006	20.8	18
2007	21.3	18
2008	21.7	18.1
2009	22.1	18.1
2010	22.6	18.2
2011	23.1	18.3
2012	23.6	18.4
2013	24.2	18.5
2014	24.7	18.6
2015	25.2	18.7
2016	25.7	18.9
2017	26.2	19.1
2018	26.6	19.2
2019	27	19.4
2020	27.3	19.6
2021	27.8	19.8
2022	28.3	20
2023	28.8	20.3
2024	29.4	20.5

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