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Cape Verde vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 167th vs. 36th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 172/197 ($2.73B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.36T). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 118/197 ($5,192), while Turkey ranks 66/197 ($15,893).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Turkey
Population
529665
85963745
Population rank 169/197 18/197
GDP
$2.73B
2024
$1.36T
2024
GDP rank 172/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$5,192
2024
$15,893
2024
GDP per capita rank 118/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,195
2024
$45,123
2024
Government debt
$3.1B
2024
$353B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
103.9%
2026
27.1%
2026
Government debt per person
$5,906
2024
$4,127
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2026
$9,587
2026
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2026
297,156 sq mi
2026
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.6 years
2026
78.4 years
2026

Cape Verde and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Turkey
Year GDP
Cape Verde Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 - $17,863,636,364
1971 - $16,166,666,667
1972 - $20,650,000,000
1973 - $26,000,000,000
1974 - $35,414,285,714
1975 - $46,042,857,143
1976 - $51,450,000,000
1977 - $58,683,333,333
1978 - $65,912,500,000
1979 - $89,616,129,032
1980 $142,246,815 $68,823,684,211
1981 $139,468,209 $71,180,180,180
1982 $140,630,679 $64,369,325,153
1983 $138,476,176 $61,803,555,556
1984 $132,019,039 $59,937,602,180
1985 $137,728,205 $67,232,758,621
1986 $190,651,168 $75,673,037,037
1987 $235,253,065 $87,190,081,680
1988 $264,308,140 $90,875,175,809
1989 $267,448,571 $107,127,191,329
1990 $306,890,963 $150,655,500,192
1991 $319,827,059 $151,034,731,544
1992 $357,160,985 $159,104,772,992
1993 $490,417,390 $180,415,757,852
1994 $406,580,652 $130,650,447,499
1995 $487,148,994 $234,699,627,004
1996 $501,979,270 $250,366,965,174
1997 $490,608,658 $263,817,553,748
1998 $521,910,561 $276,035,372,655
1999 $592,416,703 $256,673,939,248
2000 $539,227,278 $274,748,463,179
2001 $563,090,490 $202,195,080,239
2002 $620,507,387 $240,778,008,474
2003 $813,260,469 $315,392,899,922
2004 $924,940,012 $410,156,784,496
2005 $972,241,677 $508,314,210,213
2006 $1,107,571,458 $559,668,118,237
2007 $1,649,621,739 $685,228,481,017
2008 $1,959,620,648 $775,415,944,333
2009 $1,852,334,575 $653,894,449,921
2010 $1,824,751,468 $782,545,664,268
2011 $2,046,817,987 $844,192,507,381
2012 $1,913,081,210 $885,327,622,479
2013 $2,028,910,915 $962,167,643,589
2014 $2,041,930,125 $942,343,431,929
2015 $1,749,857,620 $865,460,050,684
2016 $1,849,789,986 $870,818,016,910
2017 $1,996,741,540 $863,874,522,365
2018 $2,205,099,507 $788,356,985,774
2019 $2,252,177,124 $775,853,144,223
2020 $1,821,565,614 $733,628,247,119
2021 $2,051,842,619 $839,938,668,172
2022 $2,247,003,344 $926,097,476,914
2023 $2,504,525,549 $1,141,242,864,657
2024 $2,725,414,151 $1,359,123,768,774

Cape Verde and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 - $488
1971 - $431
1972 - $537
1973 - $661
1974 - $881
1975 - $1,122
1976 - $1,228
1977 - $1,372
1978 - $1,510
1979 - $2,013
1980 $440 $1,516
1981 $425 $1,537
1982 $423 $1,360
1983 $410 $1,276
1984 $385 $1,209
1985 $396 $1,326
1986 $541 $1,461
1987 $658 $1,650
1988 $729 $1,686
1989 $727 $1,949
1990 $817 $2,690
1991 $832 $2,649
1992 $908 $2,744
1993 $1,220 $3,058
1994 $991 $2,176
1995 $1,165 $3,846
1996 $1,180 $4,041
1997 $1,134 $4,197
1998 $1,187 $4,331
1999 $1,327 $3,974
2000 $1,190 $4,199
2001 $1,223 $3,052
2002 $1,329 $3,591
2003 $1,718 $4,650
2004 $1,929 $5,980
2005 $2,004 $7,332
2006 $2,257 $7,990
2007 $3,325 $9,767
2008 $3,909 $10,913
2009 $3,660 $9,077
2010 $3,579 $10,699
2011 $4,002 $11,374
2012 $3,737 $11,777
2013 $3,961 $12,636
2014 $3,986 $12,209
2015 $3,415 $11,065
2016 $3,609 $10,984
2017 $3,893 $10,756
2018 $4,295 $9,684
2019 $4,381 $9,395
2020 $3,539 $8,798
2021 $3,971 $9,982
2022 $4,323 $10,898
2023 $4,795 $13,375
2024 $5,192 $15,893

Cape Verde vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Turkey
1950 44.9 47.3
1951 45.6 47.6
1952 46.2 48.1
1953 46.4 48.2
1954 46.6 48.8
1955 46.9 49.1
1956 47.1 49.5
1957 47.4 49.2
1958 47.7 49.2
1959 48.2 50.1
1960 48.7 50.8
1961 49.4 51.6
1962 50.2 52.3
1963 51.1 53.1
1964 52.1 53.6
1965 53 54.1
1966 53.9 54.6
1967 54.7 55.2
1968 55.4 55.6
1969 56 56.2
1970 56.6 56.7
1971 57 57.2
1972 57.5 58
1973 58 58.5
1974 58.4 59
1975 59 59.5
1976 59.4 60
1977 60 60.8
1978 60.4 61.6
1979 60.7 62.2
1980 61 62.7
1981 61.3 63.2
1982 61.5 63.7
1983 61.8 64.3
1984 61.8 64.8
1985 62.3 65.3
1986 62.6 65.9
1987 62.9 66.4
1988 63.2 66.9
1989 63.6 67.4
1990 63.9 67.8
1991 64.1 68.3
1992 64.3 68.6
1993 64.5 69
1994 64.6 69.4
1995 63.7 69.7
1996 65.5 70.2
1997 66.1 70.7
1998 66.7 71.1
1999 67.4 70.8
2000 68.1 71.9
2001 68.7 72.3
2002 69.4 72.6
2003 70 72.9
2004 70.5 73.2
2005 70.9 73.5
2006 71.3 73.8
2007 71.5 74.1
2008 71.9 74.4
2009 72.1 74.7
2010 72.5 75
2011 72.9 74.8
2012 73.3 75.6
2013 73.5 76.2
2014 73.8 76.5
2015 74.1 76.5
2016 74.4 76.6
2017 74.7 77
2018 74.8 77.5
2019 75.4 77.7
2020 73.8 76.5
2021 74.4 75.7
2022 75.9 77.6
2023 76.1 77.2
2024 76.2 77.4
2025 76.4 77.8
2026 76.6 78.4

Cape Verde and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Turkey
Year Population
Cape Verde Turkey
1960 210,024 28,329,898
1961 215,087 29,119,238
1962 221,919 29,916,147
1963 229,373 30,726,841
1964 237,006 31,543,072
1965 244,856 32,345,220
1966 252,976 33,177,672
1967 261,404 34,050,421
1968 270,164 34,921,684
1969 279,248 35,787,774
1970 287,885 36,638,465
1971 294,046 37,518,611
1972 297,386 38,430,221
1973 299,881 39,329,533
1974 302,570 40,210,234
1975 305,847 41,053,126
1976 309,455 41,899,984
1977 312,834 42,773,298
1978 316,147 43,645,306
1979 319,480 44,510,429
1980 323,301 45,408,815
1981 327,846 46,321,190
1982 332,724 47,322,096
1983 337,654 48,447,410
1984 342,505 49,574,069
1985 347,365 50,687,115
1986 352,312 51,777,772
1987 357,302 52,843,670
1988 362,329 53,909,626
1989 367,803 54,976,723
1990 375,428 56,015,628
1991 384,586 57,009,887
1992 393,415 57,990,118
1993 401,965 58,999,167
1994 410,228 60,033,836
1995 418,104 61,024,503
1996 425,581 61,951,134
1997 432,798 62,852,966
1998 439,784 63,734,383
1999 446,519 64,591,923
2000 453,317 65,425,961
2001 460,293 66,245,128
2002 467,046 67,048,795
2003 473,383 67,831,730
2004 479,370 68,592,617
2005 485,115 69,329,557
2006 490,728 70,045,349
2007 496,190 70,158,112
2008 501,355 71,051,678
2009 506,141 72,039,206
2010 509,784 73,142,150
2011 511,447 74,223,629
2012 511,955 75,175,827
2013 512,225 76,147,624
2014 512,326 77,181,884
2015 512,394 78,218,479
2016 512,554 79,277,962
2017 512,893 80,312,698
2018 513,415 81,407,204
2019 514,104 82,579,440
2020 514,679 83,384,680
2021 516,649 84,147,318
2022 519,741 84,979,913
2023 522,331 85,325,965
2024 524,877 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Turkey

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Turkey
1960 6.89 6.38
1961 6.92 6.42
1962 6.95 6.38
1963 6.98 6.34
1964 6.99 6.29
1965 6.99 6.22
1966 6.99 6.15
1967 6.98 6.06
1968 6.97 5.96
1969 6.95 5.87
1970 6.94 5.78
1971 6.91 5.67
1972 6.89 5.55
1973 6.86 5.41
1974 6.82 5.24
1975 6.77 5.09
1976 6.71 4.93
1977 6.65 4.78
1978 6.56 4.69
1979 6.47 4.58
1980 6.38 4.45
1981 6.27 4.35
1982 6.17 4.21
1983 6.07 4.06
1984 5.97 3.91
1985 5.92 3.78
1986 5.81 3.66
1987 5.68 3.54
1988 5.55 3.45
1989 5.45 3.34
1990 5.36 3.11
1991 5.26 3
1992 5.12 2.94
1993 4.95 2.92
1994 4.72 2.87
1995 4.49 2.84
1996 4.26 2.78
1997 4.05 2.74
1998 3.9 2.71
1999 3.73 2.63
2000 3.55 2.49
2001 3.37 2.39
2002 3.19 2.27
2003 3.03 2.2
2004 2.9 2.2
2005 2.73 2.2
2006 2.56 2.19
2007 2.41 2.16
2008 2.3 2.15
2009 2.25 2.1
2010 2.33 2.08
2011 2.33 2.05
2012 2.15 2.11
2013 2.07 2.11
2014 2.03 2.19
2015 1.97 2.16
2016 1.97 2.11
2017 1.93 2.08
2018 1.8 2
2019 1.7 1.89
2020 1.59 1.77
2021 1.55 1.71
2022 1.53 1.63
2023 1.52 1.51

Cape Verde and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Turkey
1960 19 19.4
1961 18.6 19.3
1962 18.1 19.1
1963 17.7 19
1964 17.4 18.9
1965 17.2 18.9
1966 17.1 18.8
1967 17 18.7
1968 17 18.6
1969 17.1 18.6
1970 17.2 18.6
1971 17.2 18.7
1972 17.2 18.8
1973 17.2 18.9
1974 17.2 19
1975 17 19.1
1976 16.8 19.3
1977 16.6 19.4
1978 16.4 19.5
1979 16.2 19.7
1980 16.1 19.8
1981 16.1 19.9
1982 16.3 20
1983 16.4 20.2
1984 16.5 20.4
1985 16.6 20.6
1986 16.7 20.9
1987 16.8 21.1
1988 16.8 21.3
1989 16.9 21.6
1990 17 21.8
1991 17 22.1
1992 17.1 22.4
1993 17.2 22.7
1994 17.4 23
1995 17.5 23.3
1996 17.7 23.6
1997 17.9 24
1998 18.1 24.3
1999 18.3 24.7
2000 18.6 25
2001 18.9 25.4
2002 19.2 25.8
2003 19.6 26.2
2004 19.9 26.6
2005 20.4 27
2006 20.8 27.5
2007 21.3 27.9
2008 21.7 28.3
2009 22.1 28.6
2010 22.6 29.1
2011 23.1 29.5
2012 23.6 29.8
2013 24.2 30.1
2014 24.7 30.4
2015 25.2 30.6
2016 25.7 30.9
2017 26.2 31.2
2018 26.6 31.5
2019 27 31.8
2020 27.3 32.3
2021 27.8 32.7
2022 28.3 33.1
2023 28.8 33.5
2024 29.4 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$2.6B
2024
$1.15T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.9%
2026
32%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.62%
2024
1.92%
2024
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.91%
2026
-3.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.7%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.7%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
6.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.6%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$23.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.68 megatons
2024
460 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
1.29 tons
2024
5.38 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Turkey
% of world population
0.006%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
76.8%
2024
89.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2026
56.7
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
27
2026
75
2026
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
97.3%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
76.6 years
2026
78.4 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
29
2026
48
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Turkey
% of world land
0.003%
2026
0.52%
2026
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2026
148,989 sq mi
2026
Forest area
180 sq mi
2026
87,600 sq mi
2026
Roads length
839 mi
2013
272,554 mi
2024

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