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Cape Verde vs Tunisia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 12.3M in Tunisia (ranked 80/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia (ranked 167th vs. 91st).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Tunisia ranks 90/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Tunisia ranks 127/197 ($4,350).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Tunisia
Population
529186
12402051
Population rank 169/197 80/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 90/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$4,350
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 127/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$14,451
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$44.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
82.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$3,617
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 95/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$4,061
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
59,985 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
204.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.83
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
33.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
76.9 years
2025

Cape Verde and Tunisia: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Tunisia economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Tunisia
Year GDP
Cape Verde Tunisia
1961 - $866,155,429
1962 - $880,027,733
1963 - $1,026,737,600
1964 - $1,025,866,792
1965 - $991,047,619
1966 - $1,040,952,381
1967 - $1,085,714,286
1968 - $1,214,666,667
1969 - $1,289,904,762
1970 - $1,439,238,095
1971 - $1,685,162,272
1972 - $2,237,556,149
1973 - $2,730,813,385
1974 - $3,545,868,575
1975 - $4,328,965,588
1976 - $4,508,191,942
1977 - $5,109,324,009
1978 - $5,968,460,080
1979 - $7,188,863,904
1980 $142,246,815 $8,744,134,354
1981 $139,468,209 $8,428,445,294
1982 $140,630,679 $8,133,580,052
1983 $138,476,176 $8,350,582,748
1984 $132,019,039 $8,254,541,195
1985 $137,728,205 $8,410,226,053
1986 $190,651,168 $9,017,806,654
1987 $235,253,065 $9,696,715,911
1988 $264,308,140 $10,096,245,762
1989 $267,448,571 $10,101,851,745
1990 $306,890,963 $12,290,568,182
1991 $319,827,059 $13,074,782,609
1992 $357,160,985 $15,496,708,060
1993 $490,417,390 $14,608,335,608
1994 $406,580,652 $15,633,174,304
1995 $487,148,994 $18,030,876,599
1996 $501,979,270 $19,587,161,807
1997 $490,608,658 $20,746,210,354
1998 $521,910,561 $21,802,893,587
1999 $592,416,703 $22,943,202,175
2000 $539,227,278 $21,473,528,161
2001 $563,090,490 $22,065,832,449
2002 $620,507,387 $23,141,616,605
2003 $813,260,469 $27,453,902,261
2004 $924,940,012 $31,183,885,241
2005 $972,241,677 $32,272,186,695
2006 $1,107,571,458 $34,376,664,601
2007 $1,649,621,739 $38,915,353,867
2008 $1,959,620,648 $44,859,439,902
2009 $1,852,334,575 $43,455,740,497
2010 $1,824,751,468 $46,206,091,938
2011 $2,046,817,987 $48,123,325,825
2012 $1,913,081,210 $47,311,401,813
2013 $2,028,910,915 $48,685,446,414
2014 $2,041,930,125 $50,271,812,921
2015 $1,749,857,620 $45,779,494,042
2016 $1,849,789,986 $44,360,072,680
2017 $1,996,741,540 $42,163,530,591
2018 $2,205,099,507 $42,686,504,460
2019 $2,252,177,124 $41,905,642,419
2020 $1,821,565,614 $42,491,780,918
2021 $2,051,842,619 $47,073,234,359
2022 $2,247,003,344 $44,948,769,171
2023 $2,539,203,429 $48,196,281,784
2024 $2,767,599,017 $53,409,988,745

Cape Verde and Tunisia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Tunisia
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Tunisia
1961 - $200.7
1962 - $201.4
1963 - $231.9
1964 - $228.5
1965 - $217.3
1966 - $223.8
1967 - $228
1968 - $248.9
1969 - $257.7
1970 - $280.5
1971 - $320
1972 - $415
1973 - $493
1974 - $624
1975 - $741
1976 - $752
1977 - $830
1978 - $946
1979 - $1,113
1980 $440 $1,324
1981 $425 $1,247
1982 $423 $1,177
1983 $410 $1,184
1984 $385 $1,143
1985 $396 $1,135
1986 $541 $1,187
1987 $658 $1,245
1988 $729 $1,266
1989 $727 $1,239
1990 $817 $1,476
1991 $832 $1,538
1992 $908 $1,785
1993 $1,220 $1,649
1994 $991 $1,733
1995 $1,165 $1,968
1996 $1,180 $2,107
1997 $1,134 $2,202
1998 $1,187 $2,285
1999 $1,327 $2,376
2000 $1,190 $2,199
2001 $1,223 $2,236
2002 $1,329 $2,321
2003 $1,718 $2,726
2004 $1,929 $3,067
2005 $2,004 $3,147
2006 $2,257 $3,323
2007 $3,325 $3,727
2008 $3,909 $4,255
2009 $3,660 $4,080
2010 $3,579 $4,292
2011 $4,002 $4,421
2012 $3,737 $4,297
2013 $3,961 $4,370
2014 $3,986 $4,459
2015 $3,415 $4,015
2016 $3,609 $3,848
2017 $3,893 $3,619
2018 $4,295 $3,628
2019 $4,381 $3,529
2020 $3,539 $3,549
2021 $3,971 $3,907
2022 $4,323 $3,709
2023 $4,861 $3,950
2024 $5,273 $4,350

Cape Verde vs. Tunisia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Tunisia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Tunisia
1950 44.9 38.2
1951 45.6 38.7
1952 46.2 39.3
1953 46.4 39.7
1954 46.6 40
1955 46.9 40.8
1956 47.1 41.3
1957 47.4 42.1
1958 47.7 42.7
1959 48.2 43.4
1960 48.7 44
1961 49.4 44.3
1962 50.2 45.6
1963 51.1 46.4
1964 52.1 47.3
1965 53 48.2
1966 53.9 49.2
1967 54.7 50.2
1968 55.4 51.3
1969 56 52.3
1970 56.6 53.8
1971 57 54.9
1972 57.5 56.1
1973 58 57.1
1974 58.4 58.3
1975 59 59.3
1976 59.4 60.3
1977 60 61.3
1978 60.4 62.1
1979 60.7 62.9
1980 61 63.7
1981 61.3 64.4
1982 61.5 65
1983 61.8 65.7
1984 61.8 66.3
1985 62.3 66.9
1986 62.6 67.4
1987 62.9 68
1988 63.2 68.5
1989 63.6 68.8
1990 63.9 69.1
1991 64.1 69.4
1992 64.3 69.7
1993 64.5 70
1994 64.6 70.4
1995 63.7 70.8
1996 65.5 71.2
1997 66.1 71.7
1998 66.7 72.1
1999 67.4 72.3
2000 68.1 72.6
2001 68.7 72.8
2002 69.4 73.1
2003 70 73.3
2004 70.5 73.5
2005 70.9 73.7
2006 71.3 73.9
2007 71.5 74
2008 71.9 74.2
2009 72.1 74.3
2010 72.5 74.4
2011 72.9 74.5
2012 73.3 74.6
2013 73.5 74.7
2014 73.8 74.8
2015 74.1 74.9
2016 74.4 75
2017 74.7 75.2
2018 74.8 75.4
2019 75.4 75.6
2020 73.8 75
2021 74.4 72.9
2022 75.9 76.1
2023 76.1 76.5
2024 76.2 76.7
2025 76.4 76.9

Cape Verde and Tunisia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Tunisia
Year Population
Cape Verde Tunisia
1960 210,024 4,267,288
1961 215,087 4,316,278
1962 221,919 4,369,136
1963 229,373 4,427,131
1964 237,006 4,489,869
1965 244,856 4,561,385
1966 252,976 4,652,287
1967 261,404 4,760,970
1968 270,164 4,879,899
1969 279,248 5,004,697
1970 287,885 5,131,396
1971 294,046 5,261,658
1972 297,386 5,396,557
1973 299,881 5,537,242
1974 302,570 5,684,674
1975 305,847 5,839,262
1976 309,455 5,996,994
1977 312,834 6,155,931
1978 316,147 6,309,390
1979 319,480 6,456,419
1980 323,301 6,606,195
1981 327,846 6,758,284
1982 332,724 6,908,642
1983 337,654 7,053,800
1984 342,505 7,220,044
1985 347,365 7,409,903
1986 352,312 7,600,301
1987 357,302 7,789,987
1988 362,329 7,974,440
1989 367,803 8,151,660
1990 375,428 8,324,509
1991 384,586 8,501,827
1992 393,415 8,682,512
1993 401,965 8,857,910
1994 410,228 9,018,448
1995 418,104 9,161,258
1996 425,581 9,294,432
1997 432,798 9,421,270
1998 439,784 9,541,667
1999 446,519 9,655,963
2000 453,317 9,764,935
2001 460,293 9,869,677
2002 467,046 9,971,515
2003 473,383 10,071,632
2004 479,370 10,166,163
2005 485,115 10,255,472
2006 490,728 10,346,410
2007 496,190 10,441,702
2008 501,355 10,542,635
2009 506,141 10,650,681
2010 509,784 10,765,980
2011 511,447 10,886,035
2012 511,955 11,009,647
2013 512,225 11,141,361
2014 512,326 11,274,288
2015 512,394 11,402,264
2016 512,554 11,528,674
2017 512,893 11,650,498
2018 513,415 11,765,514
2019 514,104 11,875,081
2020 514,679 11,974,057
2021 516,649 12,048,622
2022 519,741 12,119,334
2023 522,331 12,200,431
2024 524,877 12,277,109

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Tunisia

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Tunisia
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Tunisia
1960 6.89 7.16
1961 6.92 7.16
1962 6.95 7.17
1963 6.98 7.17
1964 6.99 7.17
1965 6.99 7.11
1966 6.99 7.06
1967 6.98 6.95
1968 6.97 6.81
1969 6.95 6.62
1970 6.94 6.43
1971 6.91 6.29
1972 6.89 6.19
1973 6.86 6.12
1974 6.82 6.05
1975 6.77 5.97
1976 6.71 5.87
1977 6.65 5.68
1978 6.56 5.4
1979 6.47 5.18
1980 6.38 5.03
1981 6.27 5.02
1982 6.17 4.89
1983 6.07 4.77
1984 5.97 4.66
1985 5.92 4.52
1986 5.81 4.36
1987 5.68 4.1
1988 5.55 3.83
1989 5.45 3.57
1990 5.36 3.44
1991 5.26 3.31
1992 5.12 3.19
1993 4.95 3.06
1994 4.72 2.87
1995 4.49 2.67
1996 4.26 2.49
1997 4.05 2.34
1998 3.9 2.2
1999 3.73 2.08
2000 3.55 2.03
2001 3.37 1.98
2002 3.19 1.94
2003 3.03 1.96
2004 2.9 1.95
2005 2.73 1.95
2006 2.56 1.95
2007 2.41 1.96
2008 2.3 1.98
2009 2.25 2
2010 2.33 2.08
2011 2.33 2.19
2012 2.15 2.28
2013 2.07 2.31
2014 2.03 2.32
2015 1.97 2.31
2016 1.97 2.28
2017 1.93 2.21
2018 1.8 2.13
2019 1.7 2.1
2020 1.59 2
2021 1.55 1.8
2022 1.53 1.85
2023 1.52 1.83

Cape Verde and Tunisia demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Tunisia
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Tunisia
1960 19 18.4
1961 18.6 18.3
1962 18.1 18.2
1963 17.7 18.1
1964 17.4 18
1965 17.2 17.9
1966 17.1 17.8
1967 17 17.7
1968 17 17.6
1969 17.1 17.5
1970 17.2 17.6
1971 17.2 17.6
1972 17.2 17.6
1973 17.2 17.7
1974 17.2 17.8
1975 17 17.8
1976 16.8 17.9
1977 16.6 18
1978 16.4 18.1
1979 16.2 18.3
1980 16.1 18.5
1981 16.1 18.7
1982 16.3 19
1983 16.4 19.2
1984 16.5 19.5
1985 16.6 19.7
1986 16.7 19.9
1987 16.8 20.2
1988 16.8 20.4
1989 16.9 20.7
1990 17 21
1991 17 21.2
1992 17.1 21.5
1993 17.2 21.8
1994 17.4 22.1
1995 17.5 22.5
1996 17.7 22.9
1997 17.9 23.2
1998 18.1 23.6
1999 18.3 24
2000 18.6 24.4
2001 18.9 24.8
2002 19.2 25.3
2003 19.6 25.7
2004 19.9 26.2
2005 20.4 26.7
2006 20.8 27.2
2007 21.3 27.6
2008 21.7 28.1
2009 22.1 28.5
2010 22.6 28.9
2011 23.1 29.2
2012 23.6 29.5
2013 24.2 29.8
2014 24.7 30.1
2015 25.2 30.4
2016 25.7 30.8
2017 26.2 31.1
2018 26.6 31.4
2019 27 31.7
2020 27.3 32
2021 27.8 32.4
2022 28.3 32.8
2023 28.8 33.2
2024 29.4 33.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Tunisia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$47.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
6.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
2.36%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
48,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-5.43%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
15.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
62.1%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
23.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
27%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
74
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$8.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$9.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$3.26B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
2,012,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
8.96%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.8%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Tunisia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
956 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
31.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
2.58 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
86.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
11.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
53.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,595 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
2.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.07%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Tunisia
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-15,221
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
70.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.8 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
48.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
4.62
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
79
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
86.3%
2023
English speaking
8%
2025
8%
2025
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
72.4%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Tunisia
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$265.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$90
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
76.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
4.38%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
1.29
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
12.9
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
27.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
16%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
74
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
1.71 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Tunisia
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
4,886 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
37,454 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
2,731 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
12,272 mi
2023

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