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Cape Verde vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 167th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Taiwan
Population
529186
23308308
Population rank 169/197 60/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
29.4 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Cape Verde and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Taiwan
Year GDP
Cape Verde Taiwan
1961 - $1,778,000,000
1962 - $1,960,000,000
1963 - $2,218,000,000
1964 - $2,592,000,000
1965 - $2,869,000,000
1966 - $3,207,000,000
1967 - $3,709,000,000
1968 - $4,325,000,000
1969 - $5,017,000,000
1970 - $5,785,000,000
1971 - $6,727,000,000
1972 - $8,063,000,000
1973 - $10,940,000,000
1974 - $14,739,000,000
1975 - $15,836,000,000
1976 - $18,988,000,000
1977 - $22,252,000,000
1978 - $27,373,000,000
1979 - $33,875,000,000
1980 $142,246,815 $42,292,000,000
1981 $139,468,209 $49,047,000,000
1982 $140,630,679 $49,540,000,000
1983 $138,476,176 $54,155,000,000
1984 $132,019,039 $61,036,000,000
1985 $137,728,205 $63,599,000,000
1986 $190,651,168 $78,347,000,000
1987 $235,253,065 $104,956,000,000
1988 $264,308,140 $126,378,000,000
1989 $267,448,571 $152,687,000,000
1990 $306,890,963 $166,392,000,000
1991 $319,827,059 $187,100,000,000
1992 $357,160,985 $222,947,000,000
1993 $490,417,390 $234,943,000,000
1994 $406,580,652 $256,213,000,000
1995 $487,148,994 $279,013,000,000
1996 $501,979,270 $292,473,000,000
1997 $490,608,658 $303,315,000,000
1998 $521,910,561 $279,926,000,000
1999 $592,416,703 $303,827,000,000
2000 $539,227,278 $330,725,000,000
2001 $563,090,490 $299,303,000,000
2002 $620,507,387 $307,429,000,000
2003 $813,260,469 $317,374,000,000
2004 $924,940,012 $346,881,000,000
2005 $972,241,677 $374,042,000,000
2006 $1,107,571,458 $386,492,000,000
2007 $1,649,621,739 $406,940,000,000
2008 $1,959,620,648 $415,824,000,000
2009 $1,852,334,575 $390,788,000,000
2010 $1,824,751,468 $444,245,000,000
2011 $2,046,817,987 $483,957,000,000
2012 $1,913,081,210 $495,536,000,000
2013 $2,028,910,915 $512,957,000,000
2014 $2,041,930,125 $535,332,000,000
2015 $1,749,857,620 $534,474,000,000
2016 $1,849,789,986 $543,002,000,000
2017 $1,996,741,540 $591,734,000,000
2018 $2,205,099,507 $610,744,000,000
2019 $2,252,177,124 $613,453,000,000
2020 $1,821,565,614 $676,935,000,000
2021 $2,051,842,619 $777,062,000,000
2022 $2,247,003,344 $765,529,000,000
2023 $2,539,203,429 $757,276,000,000
2024 $2,767,599,017 $796,904,000,000

Cape Verde and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Taiwan
1961 - $161.2
1962 - $172
1963 - $188.6
1964 - $213.6
1965 - $229.3
1966 - $249.1
1967 - $280.8
1968 - $319
1969 - $357
1970 - $397
1971 - $451
1972 - $530
1973 - $706
1974 - $934
1975 - $985
1976 - $1,158
1977 - $1,330
1978 - $1,606
1979 - $1,950
1980 $440 $2,389
1981 $425 $2,720
1982 $423 $2,699
1983 $410 $2,903
1984 $385 $3,224
1985 $396 $3,314
1986 $541 $4,036
1987 $658 $5,350
1988 $729 $6,370
1989 $727 $7,613
1990 $817 $8,205
1991 $832 $9,125
1992 $908 $10,768
1993 $1,220 $11,242
1994 $991 $12,150
1995 $1,165 $13,119
1996 $1,180 $13,641
1997 $1,134 $14,020
1998 $1,187 $12,820
1999 $1,327 $13,804
2000 $1,190 $14,908
2001 $1,223 $13,397
2002 $1,329 $13,686
2003 $1,718 $14,066
2004 $1,929 $15,317
2005 $2,004 $16,456
2006 $2,257 $16,934
2007 $3,325 $17,757
2008 $3,909 $18,081
2009 $3,660 $16,933
2010 $3,579 $19,197
2011 $4,002 $20,866
2012 $3,737 $21,295
2013 $3,961 $21,973
2014 $3,986 $22,874
2015 $3,415 $22,780
2016 $3,609 $23,091
2017 $3,893 $25,121
2018 $4,295 $25,901
2019 $4,381 $25,998
2020 $3,539 $28,705
2021 $3,971 $33,111
2022 $4,323 $32,827
2023 $4,861 $32,442
2024 $5,273 $34,041

Cape Verde vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Taiwan
1950 44.9 56.6
1951 45.6 57.2
1952 46.2 57.9
1953 46.4 58.6
1954 46.6 58.9
1955 46.9 59.8
1956 47.1 60.3
1957 47.4 61
1958 47.7 61
1959 48.2 61.6
1960 48.7 62.5
1961 49.4 63
1962 50.2 63.8
1963 51.1 64.5
1964 52.1 64.9
1965 53 65.7
1966 53.9 66.1
1967 54.7 66.7
1968 55.4 66.8
1969 56 67.7
1970 56.6 69
1971 57 69.4
1972 57.5 69.6
1973 58 69.8
1974 58.4 70.3
1975 59 70.9
1976 59.4 71.2
1977 60 71.3
1978 60.4 71.7
1979 60.7 71.7
1980 61 72
1981 61.3 72
1982 61.5 72.4
1983 61.8 72.4
1984 61.8 73
1985 62.3 73.3
1986 62.6 73.3
1987 62.9 73.6
1988 63.2 73.4
1989 63.6 73.7
1990 63.9 73.9
1991 64.1 74.3
1992 64.3 74.3
1993 64.5 74.6
1994 64.6 74.7
1995 63.7 74.6
1996 65.5 74.9
1997 66.1 75.3
1998 66.7 75.5
1999 67.4 75.6
2000 68.1 76.1
2001 68.7 76.5
2002 69.4 76.9
2003 70 77
2004 70.5 77.2
2005 70.9 77.1
2006 71.3 77.8
2007 71.5 78
2008 71.9 78.3
2009 72.1 78.7
2010 72.5 79
2011 72.9 78.9
2012 73.3 79.2
2013 73.5 79.6
2014 73.8 79.5
2015 74.1 79.9
2016 74.4 79.7
2017 74.7 80.1
2018 74.8 80.4
2019 75.4 80.6
2020 73.8 81.1
2021 74.4 80.8
2022 75.9 80.2
2023 76.1 80.6
2024 76.2 80.7
2025 76.4 80.9

Cape Verde and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Taiwan
Year Population
Cape Verde Taiwan
1960 210,024 -
1961 215,087 11,030,385
1962 221,919 11,392,513
1963 229,373 11,762,101
1964 237,006 12,137,143
1965 244,856 12,511,863
1966 252,976 12,874,153
1967 261,404 13,210,344
1968 270,164 13,548,537
1969 279,248 14,068,984
1970 287,885 14,582,944
1971 294,046 14,913,564
1972 297,386 15,220,495
1973 299,881 15,505,121
1974 302,570 15,784,817
1975 305,847 16,075,128
1976 309,455 16,401,413
1977 312,834 16,730,895
1978 316,147 17,042,272
1979 319,480 17,372,779
1980 323,301 17,704,538
1981 327,846 18,029,982
1982 332,724 18,354,855
1983 337,654 18,653,146
1984 342,505 18,929,866
1985 347,365 19,191,510
1986 352,312 19,411,454
1987 357,302 19,617,046
1988 362,329 19,839,704
1989 367,803 20,055,492
1990 375,428 20,278,946
1991 384,586 20,503,568
1992 393,415 20,704,227
1993 401,965 20,899,019
1994 410,228 21,086,645
1995 418,104 21,267,653
1996 425,581 21,441,432
1997 432,798 21,634,124
1998 439,784 21,835,703
1999 446,519 22,010,489
2000 453,317 22,184,530
2001 460,293 22,341,120
2002 467,046 22,463,172
2003 473,383 22,562,663
2004 479,370 22,646,836
2005 485,115 22,729,753
2006 490,728 22,823,455
2007 496,190 22,917,444
2008 501,355 22,997,696
2009 506,141 23,078,402
2010 509,784 23,140,948
2011 511,447 23,193,518
2012 511,955 23,270,367
2013 512,225 23,344,670
2014 512,326 23,403,635
2015 512,394 23,462,914
2016 512,554 23,515,945
2017 512,893 23,555,522
2018 513,415 23,580,080
2019 514,104 23,596,027
2020 514,679 23,582,179
2021 516,649 23,468,275
2022 519,741 23,319,977
2023 522,331 23,342,541
2024 524,877 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.89 -
1961 6.92 -
1962 6.95 -
1963 6.98 -
1964 6.99 -
1965 6.99 -
1966 6.99 -
1967 6.98 -
1968 6.97 -
1969 6.95 -
1970 6.94 -
1971 6.91 -
1972 6.89 -
1973 6.86 -
1974 6.82 -
1975 6.77 -
1976 6.71 -
1977 6.65 -
1978 6.56 -
1979 6.47 -
1980 6.38 -
1981 6.27 2.46
1982 6.17 -
1983 6.07 -
1984 5.97 -
1985 5.92 -
1986 5.81 -
1987 5.68 -
1988 5.55 -
1989 5.45 -
1990 5.36 -
1991 5.26 1.72
1992 5.12 -
1993 4.95 -
1994 4.72 -
1995 4.49 -
1996 4.26 -
1997 4.05 -
1998 3.9 -
1999 3.73 -
2000 3.55 -
2001 3.37 1.4
2002 3.19 -
2003 3.03 -
2004 2.9 -
2005 2.73 -
2006 2.56 -
2007 2.41 -
2008 2.3 -
2009 2.25 -
2010 2.33 -
2011 2.33 1.07
2012 2.15 -
2013 2.07 -
2014 2.03 -
2015 1.97 1.18
2016 1.97 1.17
2017 1.93 1.13
2018 1.8 1.06
2019 1.7 1.05
2020 1.59 0.99
2021 1.55 0.98
2022 1.53 0.87
2023 1.52 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Cape Verde and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Taiwan
1960 19 -
1961 18.6 -
1962 18.1 -
1963 17.7 -
1964 17.4 -
1965 17.2 -
1966 17.1 -
1967 17 -
1968 17 -
1969 17.1 -
1970 17.2 -
1971 17.2 -
1972 17.2 -
1973 17.2 -
1974 17.2 20.8
1975 17 21.2
1976 16.8 21.5
1977 16.6 21.9
1978 16.4 22.3
1979 16.2 22.6
1980 16.1 23
1981 16.1 23.4
1982 16.3 23.8
1983 16.4 24.1
1984 16.5 24.6
1985 16.6 25.1
1986 16.7 25.6
1987 16.8 26.1
1988 16.8 26.5
1989 16.9 27
1990 17 27.5
1991 17 28
1992 17.1 28.4
1993 17.2 28.9
1994 17.4 29.4
1995 17.5 29.8
1996 17.7 30.3
1997 17.9 30.7
1998 18.1 31.2
1999 18.3 31.6
2000 18.6 32.1
2001 18.9 32.6
2002 19.2 33.1
2003 19.6 33.6
2004 19.9 34.1
2005 20.4 34.7
2006 20.8 35.2
2007 21.3 35.8
2008 21.7 36.3
2009 22.1 36.8
2010 22.6 37.4
2011 23.1 37.9
2012 23.6 38.3
2013 24.2 38.9
2014 24.7 39.3
2015 25.2 39.9
2016 25.7 40.4
2017 26.2 41
2018 26.6 41.5
2019 27 42.1
2020 27.3 42.7
2021 27.8 43.3
2022 28.3 43.9
2023 28.8 44.5
2024 29.4 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
79.7
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
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
n/a

Energy

Cape Verde Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
n/a

Society

Cape Verde Taiwan
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
n/a
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
75
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
98.5%
2014
English speaking
8%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Cape Verde Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
29
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Cape Verde Taiwan
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
25,771 mi
2019

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