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Cape Verde vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 167th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Singapore
Population
529186
6105665
Population rank 169/197 113/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
84 years
2025

Cape Verde and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Singapore
Year GDP
Cape Verde Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 - $1,920,574,150
1971 - $2,263,785,444
1972 - $2,721,440,981
1973 - $3,696,213,333
1974 - $5,221,534,956
1975 - $5,633,673,930
1976 - $6,327,077,974
1977 - $6,618,585,074
1978 - $7,517,176,355
1979 - $9,296,921,724
1980 $142,246,815 $11,896,256,783
1981 $139,468,209 $14,175,228,844
1982 $140,630,679 $16,084,252,378
1983 $138,476,176 $17,784,112,150
1984 $132,019,039 $19,749,361,098
1985 $137,728,205 $19,156,532,746
1986 $190,651,168 $18,586,746,057
1987 $235,253,065 $20,919,215,578
1988 $264,308,140 $25,371,462,488
1989 $267,448,571 $30,465,364,739
1990 $306,890,963 $36,144,336,769
1991 $319,827,059 $45,466,164,978
1992 $357,160,985 $52,131,320,033
1993 $490,417,390 $60,603,815,716
1994 $406,580,652 $73,688,724,431
1995 $487,148,994 $87,812,540,788
1996 $501,979,270 $96,293,086,513
1997 $490,608,658 $100,123,787,215
1998 $521,910,561 $85,728,207,782
1999 $592,416,703 $86,286,849,755
2000 $539,227,278 $96,076,539,926
2001 $563,090,490 $89,793,790,670
2002 $620,507,387 $92,538,372,870
2003 $813,260,469 $97,646,401,096
2004 $924,940,012 $115,033,593,101
2005 $972,241,677 $127,807,848,728
2006 $1,107,571,458 $148,627,286,361
2007 $1,649,621,739 $180,941,701,358
2008 $1,959,620,648 $193,617,323,539
2009 $1,852,334,575 $194,150,283,772
2010 $1,824,751,468 $239,807,980,591
2011 $2,046,817,987 $279,356,499,090
2012 $1,913,081,210 $295,092,888,077
2013 $2,028,910,915 $307,576,360,585
2014 $2,041,930,125 $314,863,580,758
2015 $1,749,857,620 $307,998,545,269
2016 $1,849,789,986 $319,646,468,521
2017 $1,996,741,540 $343,673,334,902
2018 $2,205,099,507 $377,123,710,561
2019 $2,252,177,124 $376,161,998,830
2020 $1,821,565,614 $349,165,858,545
2021 $2,051,842,619 $436,591,382,250
2022 $2,247,003,344 $509,017,841,147
2023 $2,539,203,429 $505,439,514,078
2024 $2,767,599,017 $547,386,645,892

Cape Verde and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 - $926
1971 - $1,071
1972 - $1,264
1973 - $1,685
1974 - $2,342
1975 - $2,490
1976 - $2,759
1977 - $2,846
1978 - $3,194
1979 - $3,901
1980 $440 $4,928
1981 $425 $5,597
1982 $423 $6,078
1983 $410 $6,633
1984 $385 $7,228
1985 $396 $7,002
1986 $541 $6,800
1987 $658 $7,539
1988 $729 $8,914
1989 $727 $10,395
1990 $817 $11,862
1991 $832 $14,502
1992 $908 $16,136
1993 $1,220 $18,290
1994 $991 $21,552
1995 $1,165 $24,915
1996 $1,180 $26,233
1997 $1,134 $26,376
1998 $1,187 $21,829
1999 $1,327 $21,797
2000 $1,190 $23,853
2001 $1,223 $21,700
2002 $1,329 $22,160
2003 $1,718 $23,730
2004 $1,929 $27,608
2005 $2,004 $29,961
2006 $2,257 $33,768
2007 $3,325 $39,433
2008 $3,909 $40,009
2009 $3,660 $38,927
2010 $3,579 $47,237
2011 $4,002 $53,891
2012 $3,737 $55,548
2013 $3,961 $56,967
2014 $3,986 $57,565
2015 $3,415 $55,646
2016 $3,609 $57,006
2017 $3,893 $61,236
2018 $4,295 $66,882
2019 $4,381 $65,952
2020 $3,539 $61,410
2021 $3,971 $80,056
2022 $4,323 $90,299
2023 $4,861 $85,412
2024 $5,273 $90,674

Cape Verde vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Singapore
1950 44.9 54.1
1951 45.6 55.3
1952 46.2 56.4
1953 46.4 57.5
1954 46.6 59.4
1955 46.9 61.2
1956 47.1 62.6
1957 47.4 63.4
1958 47.7 64
1959 48.2 64.8
1960 48.7 65.3
1961 49.4 65.7
1962 50.2 66.1
1963 51.1 66.5
1964 52.1 66.7
1965 53 66.9
1966 53.9 67.2
1967 54.7 67.3
1968 55.4 67.7
1969 56 68.1
1970 56.6 68.5
1971 57 68.8
1972 57.5 69
1973 58 69.4
1974 58.4 69.7
1975 59 70.2
1976 59.4 70.6
1977 60 70.9
1978 60.4 71.2
1979 60.7 71.4
1980 61 71.5
1981 61.3 71.7
1982 61.5 72
1983 61.8 72.4
1984 61.8 72.6
1985 62.3 73.1
1986 62.6 73.6
1987 62.9 74
1988 63.2 74
1989 63.6 74.3
1990 63.9 74.6
1991 64.1 75.1
1992 64.3 75.3
1993 64.5 75.5
1994 64.6 75.6
1995 63.7 75.7
1996 65.5 76.1
1997 66.1 76.4
1998 66.7 76.9
1999 67.4 77.3
2000 68.1 77.8
2001 68.7 78.3
2002 69.4 78.7
2003 70 79.2
2004 70.5 79.7
2005 70.9 80.3
2006 71.3 80.6
2007 71.5 80.9
2008 71.9 81.1
2009 72.1 81.4
2010 72.5 81.6
2011 72.9 81.9
2012 73.3 82.2
2013 73.5 82.5
2014 73.8 82.6
2015 74.1 82.7
2016 74.4 82.9
2017 74.7 83.1
2018 74.8 83.4
2019 75.4 83.7
2020 73.8 83.7
2021 74.4 83.5
2022 75.9 82.9
2023 76.1 83.7
2024 76.2 83.9
2025 76.4 84

Cape Verde and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Singapore
Year Population
Cape Verde Singapore
1960 210,024 1,646,400
1961 215,087 1,702,400
1962 221,919 1,750,200
1963 229,373 1,795,000
1964 237,006 1,841,600
1965 244,856 1,886,900
1966 252,976 1,934,400
1967 261,404 1,977,600
1968 270,164 2,012,000
1969 279,248 2,042,500
1970 287,885 2,074,507
1971 294,046 2,112,900
1972 297,386 2,152,400
1973 299,881 2,193,000
1974 302,570 2,229,800
1975 305,847 2,262,600
1976 309,455 2,293,300
1977 312,834 2,325,300
1978 316,147 2,353,600
1979 319,480 2,383,500
1980 323,301 2,413,945
1981 327,846 2,532,835
1982 332,724 2,646,466
1983 337,654 2,681,061
1984 342,505 2,732,221
1985 347,365 2,735,957
1986 352,312 2,733,373
1987 357,302 2,774,789
1988 362,329 2,846,108
1989 367,803 2,930,901
1990 375,428 3,047,132
1991 384,586 3,135,083
1992 393,415 3,230,698
1993 401,965 3,313,471
1994 410,228 3,419,048
1995 418,104 3,524,506
1996 425,581 3,670,704
1997 432,798 3,796,038
1998 439,784 3,927,213
1999 446,519 3,958,723
2000 453,317 4,027,887
2001 460,293 4,138,012
2002 467,046 4,175,950
2003 473,383 4,114,826
2004 479,370 4,166,664
2005 485,115 4,265,762
2006 490,728 4,401,365
2007 496,190 4,588,599
2008 501,355 4,839,396
2009 506,141 4,987,573
2010 509,784 5,076,732
2011 511,447 5,183,688
2012 511,955 5,312,437
2013 512,225 5,399,162
2014 512,326 5,469,724
2015 512,394 5,535,002
2016 512,554 5,607,283
2017 512,893 5,612,253
2018 513,415 5,638,676
2019 514,104 5,703,569
2020 514,679 5,685,807
2021 516,649 5,453,566
2022 519,741 5,637,022
2023 522,331 5,917,648
2024 524,877 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Singapore

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Singapore
1960 6.89 5.76
1961 6.92 5.41
1962 6.95 5.21
1963 6.98 5.16
1964 6.99 4.97
1965 6.99 4.66
1966 6.99 4.46
1967 6.98 3.91
1968 6.97 3.53
1969 6.95 3.22
1970 6.94 3.07
1971 6.91 3.02
1972 6.89 3.04
1973 6.86 2.79
1974 6.82 2.35
1975 6.77 2.07
1976 6.71 2.11
1977 6.65 1.82
1978 6.56 1.79
1979 6.47 1.79
1980 6.38 1.82
1981 6.27 1.78
1982 6.17 1.74
1983 6.07 1.61
1984 5.97 1.62
1985 5.92 1.61
1986 5.81 1.43
1987 5.68 1.62
1988 5.55 1.96
1989 5.45 1.75
1990 5.36 1.83
1991 5.26 1.73
1992 5.12 1.72
1993 4.95 1.74
1994 4.72 1.71
1995 4.49 1.67
1996 4.26 1.66
1997 4.05 1.61
1998 3.9 1.48
1999 3.73 1.47
2000 3.55 1.6
2001 3.37 1.41
2002 3.19 1.37
2003 3.03 1.27
2004 2.9 1.26
2005 2.73 1.26
2006 2.56 1.28
2007 2.41 1.29
2008 2.3 1.28
2009 2.25 1.22
2010 2.33 1.15
2011 2.33 1.2
2012 2.15 1.29
2013 2.07 1.19
2014 2.03 1.25
2015 1.97 1.24
2016 1.97 1.2
2017 1.93 1.16
2018 1.8 1.14
2019 1.7 1.14
2020 1.59 1.1
2021 1.55 1.12
2022 1.53 1.04
2023 1.52 0.97

Cape Verde and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Singapore
1960 19 18.2
1961 18.6 18.1
1962 18.1 18
1963 17.7 18
1964 17.4 18.1
1965 17.2 18.2
1966 17.1 18.4
1967 17 18.6
1968 17 18.9
1969 17.1 19.3
1970 17.2 19.7
1971 17.2 20.1
1972 17.2 20.6
1973 17.2 21
1974 17.2 21.5
1975 17 22
1976 16.8 22.6
1977 16.6 23.1
1978 16.4 23.6
1979 16.2 24.2
1980 16.1 24.7
1981 16.1 25.3
1982 16.3 25.9
1983 16.4 26.4
1984 16.5 26.9
1985 16.6 27.3
1986 16.7 27.8
1987 16.8 28.3
1988 16.8 28.7
1989 16.9 29.1
1990 17 29.5
1991 17 29.8
1992 17.1 30.1
1993 17.2 30.4
1994 17.4 30.7
1995 17.5 31
1996 17.7 31.2
1997 17.9 31.4
1998 18.1 31.6
1999 18.3 31.9
2000 18.6 32.2
2001 18.9 32.5
2002 19.2 32.7
2003 19.6 33
2004 19.9 33.3
2005 20.4 33.5
2006 20.8 33.6
2007 21.3 33.6
2008 21.7 33.5
2009 22.1 33.6
2010 22.6 33.7
2011 23.1 33.9
2012 23.6 34
2013 24.2 34.1
2014 24.7 34.2
2015 25.2 34.4
2016 25.7 34.5
2017 26.2 34.8
2018 26.6 35
2019 27 35.2
2020 27.3 35.5
2021 27.8 35.8
2022 28.3 35.9
2023 28.8 36.2
2024 29.4 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Singapore
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
97.7%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Singapore
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
2,175 mi
2017

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