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Cape Verde vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 167th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Uganda
Population
529186
52490669
Population rank 169/197 30/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Cape Verde and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Uganda
Year GDP
Cape Verde Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 - $884,502,310
1966 - $925,381,492
1967 - $967,240,655
1968 - $1,037,379,252
1969 - $1,168,556,629
1970 - $1,259,554,809
1971 - $1,417,191,656
1972 - $1,490,970,181
1973 - $1,701,829,789
1974 - $2,098,944,967
1975 - $2,359,555,556
1976 - $2,447,300,000
1977 - $2,936,470,588
1978 - $2,420,260,870
1979 - $2,139,025,000
1980 $142,246,815 $1,244,610,000
1981 $139,468,209 $1,337,300,000
1982 $140,630,679 $2,177,500,000
1983 $138,476,176 $2,240,333,333
1984 $132,019,039 $3,615,647,477
1985 $137,728,205 $3,519,695,444
1986 $190,651,168 $3,923,244,050
1987 $235,253,065 $6,269,522,042
1988 $264,308,140 $6,508,931,652
1989 $267,448,571 $5,276,480,799
1990 $306,890,963 $4,304,399,310
1991 $319,827,059 $3,321,729,160
1992 $357,160,985 $2,857,457,762
1993 $490,417,390 $3,220,439,044
1994 $406,580,652 $3,990,430,447
1995 $487,148,994 $5,755,818,842
1996 $501,979,270 $6,044,585,327
1997 $490,608,658 $6,269,333,313
1998 $521,910,561 $6,584,815,847
1999 $592,416,703 $5,998,563,258
2000 $539,227,278 $6,193,246,837
2001 $563,090,490 $5,840,503,869
2002 $620,507,387 $6,178,563,591
2003 $813,260,469 $6,606,884,275
2004 $924,940,012 $7,939,487,548
2005 $972,241,677 $9,239,221,763
2006 $1,107,571,458 $9,977,647,683
2007 $1,649,621,739 $11,902,564,495
2008 $1,959,620,648 $14,440,404,132
2009 $1,852,334,575 $25,127,805,567
2010 $1,824,751,468 $26,673,441,431
2011 $2,046,817,987 $27,871,725,241
2012 $1,913,081,210 $27,305,915,911
2013 $2,028,910,915 $28,915,786,517
2014 $2,041,930,125 $32,612,397,257
2015 $1,749,857,620 $32,387,183,730
2016 $1,849,789,986 $29,203,988,696
2017 $1,996,741,540 $30,744,473,841
2018 $2,205,099,507 $32,927,025,620
2019 $2,252,177,124 $35,353,061,008
2020 $1,821,565,614 $37,600,368,240
2021 $2,051,842,619 $40,529,788,744
2022 $2,247,003,344 $45,565,333,216
2023 $2,539,203,429 $48,768,955,859
2024 $2,767,599,017 $53,651,874,314

Cape Verde and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 - $100
1966 - $101.4
1967 - $102.8
1968 - $106.9
1969 - $116.7
1970 - $122
1971 - $133.5
1972 - $137
1973 - $152.7
1974 - $183.7
1975 - $201.2
1976 - $203.3
1977 - $237.6
1978 - $190.7
1979 - $164.5
1980 $440 $93.8
1981 $425 $98.6
1982 $423 $157
1983 $410 $157.5
1984 $385 $247.5
1985 $396 $234.3
1986 $541 $253.6
1987 $658 $393
1988 $729 $395
1989 $727 $310
1990 $817 $245
1991 $832 $183
1992 $908 $152.1
1993 $1,220 $165.6
1994 $991 $198.4
1995 $1,165 $278.5
1996 $1,180 $284.7
1997 $1,134 $286.8
1998 $1,187 $292.5
1999 $1,327 $257.9
2000 $1,190 $258.1
2001 $1,223 $236
2002 $1,329 $242
2003 $1,718 $250.7
2004 $1,929 $292.4
2005 $2,004 $330
2006 $2,257 $347
2007 $3,325 $401
2008 $3,909 $473
2009 $3,660 $799
2010 $3,579 $823
2011 $4,002 $836
2012 $3,737 $795
2013 $3,961 $818
2014 $3,986 $896
2015 $3,415 $863
2016 $3,609 $753
2017 $3,893 $765
2018 $4,295 $792
2019 $4,381 $822
2020 $3,539 $846
2021 $3,971 $883
2022 $4,323 $963
2023 $4,861 $1,002
2024 $5,273 $1,073

Cape Verde vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Uganda
1950 44.9 39.7
1951 45.6 40.2
1952 46.2 40.8
1953 46.4 41.3
1954 46.6 41.8
1955 46.9 42.4
1956 47.1 43
1957 47.4 43.7
1958 47.7 44.3
1959 48.2 45
1960 48.7 45.6
1961 49.4 46.3
1962 50.2 46.8
1963 51.1 47.4
1964 52.1 47.8
1965 53 48.3
1966 53.9 48.5
1967 54.7 49
1968 55.4 49.3
1969 56 49.5
1970 56.6 49.6
1971 57 47.1
1972 57.5 47.2
1973 58 47
1974 58.4 46.9
1975 59 46.5
1976 59.4 46.2
1977 60 45.8
1978 60.4 45.6
1979 60.7 45.4
1980 61 43.5
1981 61.3 43.5
1982 61.5 43.3
1983 61.8 43.5
1984 61.8 43.7
1985 62.3 45.5
1986 62.6 45.7
1987 62.9 47.4
1988 63.2 47.5
1989 63.6 47.5
1990 63.9 47.6
1991 64.1 47.5
1992 64.3 47.7
1993 64.5 47.7
1994 64.6 47.7
1995 63.7 47.7
1996 65.5 47.8
1997 66.1 48
1998 66.7 48.3
1999 67.4 49
2000 68.1 49.6
2001 68.7 50.6
2002 69.4 51.4
2003 70 52.4
2004 70.5 53.7
2005 70.9 54.9
2006 71.3 56.1
2007 71.5 57.2
2008 71.9 58.3
2009 72.1 59.2
2010 72.5 60
2011 72.9 60.8
2012 73.3 61.6
2013 73.5 62.4
2014 73.8 63.1
2015 74.1 63.8
2016 74.4 64.5
2017 74.7 65.2
2018 74.8 65.8
2019 75.4 66.4
2020 73.8 66.4
2021 74.4 66.4
2022 75.9 67.7
2023 76.1 68.3
2024 76.2 68.5
2025 76.4 68.7

Cape Verde and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Uganda
Year Population
Cape Verde Uganda
1960 210,024 7,640,973
1961 215,087 7,862,217
1962 221,919 8,092,231
1963 229,373 8,333,663
1964 237,006 8,586,363
1965 244,856 8,849,203
1966 252,976 9,122,864
1967 261,404 9,408,924
1968 270,164 9,708,632
1969 279,248 10,014,858
1970 287,885 10,321,603
1971 294,046 10,618,206
1972 297,386 10,885,796
1973 299,881 11,144,236
1974 302,570 11,424,846
1975 305,847 11,725,240
1976 309,455 12,037,294
1977 312,834 12,359,669
1978 316,147 12,692,113
1979 319,480 13,002,163
1980 323,301 13,275,741
1981 327,846 13,556,452
1982 332,724 13,873,631
1983 337,654 14,221,881
1984 342,505 14,607,677
1985 347,365 15,023,681
1986 352,312 15,467,579
1987 357,302 15,954,170
1988 362,329 16,470,483
1989 367,803 17,010,698
1990 375,428 17,569,897
1991 384,586 18,155,901
1992 393,415 18,785,032
1993 401,965 19,445,161
1994 410,228 20,108,801
1995 418,104 20,665,667
1996 425,581 21,231,550
1997 432,798 21,856,046
1998 439,784 22,515,806
1999 446,519 23,257,281
2000 453,317 24,000,150
2001 460,293 24,745,676
2002 467,046 25,532,870
2003 473,383 26,352,124
2004 479,370 27,154,515
2005 485,115 27,963,289
2006 490,728 28,794,003
2007 496,190 29,653,430
2008 501,355 30,539,553
2009 506,141 31,451,151
2010 509,784 32,390,802
2011 511,447 33,354,543
2012 511,955 34,337,438
2013 512,225 35,337,042
2014 512,326 36,395,539
2015 512,394 37,531,446
2016 512,554 38,799,152
2017 512,893 40,177,388
2018 513,415 41,565,831
2019 514,104 42,999,637
2020 514,679 44,457,152
2021 516,649 45,910,930
2022 519,741 47,312,719
2023 522,331 48,656,601
2024 524,877 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Uganda

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Uganda
1960 6.89 6.91
1961 6.92 6.93
1962 6.95 6.96
1963 6.98 6.98
1964 6.99 7.01
1965 6.99 7.04
1966 6.99 7.07
1967 6.98 7.1
1968 6.97 7.13
1969 6.95 7.12
1970 6.94 7.15
1971 6.91 7.18
1972 6.89 7.19
1973 6.86 7.19
1974 6.82 7.19
1975 6.77 7.2
1976 6.71 7.19
1977 6.65 7.18
1978 6.56 7.16
1979 6.47 7.14
1980 6.38 7.11
1981 6.27 7.12
1982 6.17 7.11
1983 6.07 7.07
1984 5.97 7.02
1985 5.92 7.04
1986 5.81 7.08
1987 5.68 7.12
1988 5.55 7.1
1989 5.45 7.05
1990 5.36 7.01
1991 5.26 6.94
1992 5.12 6.91
1993 4.95 6.89
1994 4.72 6.9
1995 4.49 6.87
1996 4.26 6.84
1997 4.05 6.86
1998 3.9 6.84
1999 3.73 6.83
2000 3.55 6.79
2001 3.37 6.76
2002 3.19 6.74
2003 3.03 6.67
2004 2.9 6.61
2005 2.73 6.53
2006 2.56 6.43
2007 2.41 6.33
2008 2.3 6.2
2009 2.25 6.12
2010 2.33 6.02
2011 2.33 5.89
2012 2.15 5.73
2013 2.07 5.56
2014 2.03 5.41
2015 1.97 5.25
2016 1.97 5.11
2017 1.93 4.99
2018 1.8 4.87
2019 1.7 4.74
2020 1.59 4.62
2021 1.55 4.51
2022 1.53 4.39
2023 1.52 4.28

Cape Verde and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Uganda
1960 19 17.1
1961 18.6 16.9
1962 18.1 16.8
1963 17.7 16.7
1964 17.4 16.6
1965 17.2 16.6
1966 17.1 16.6
1967 17 16.6
1968 17 16.6
1969 17.1 16.6
1970 17.2 16.6
1971 17.2 16.6
1972 17.2 16.5
1973 17.2 16.3
1974 17.2 16.3
1975 17 16.2
1976 16.8 16.2
1977 16.6 16.2
1978 16.4 16.1
1979 16.2 16.1
1980 16.1 16
1981 16.1 15.9
1982 16.3 15.9
1983 16.4 15.9
1984 16.5 15.9
1985 16.6 15.9
1986 16.7 15.9
1987 16.8 15.9
1988 16.8 15.9
1989 16.9 15.8
1990 17 15.8
1991 17 15.8
1992 17.1 15.7
1993 17.2 15.7
1994 17.4 15.6
1995 17.5 15.4
1996 17.7 15.3
1997 17.9 15.1
1998 18.1 15
1999 18.3 15
2000 18.6 15
2001 18.9 15
2002 19.2 15
2003 19.6 15
2004 19.9 15
2005 20.4 15
2006 20.8 15
2007 21.3 15
2008 21.7 15.1
2009 22.1 15.1
2010 22.6 15.2
2011 23.1 15.3
2012 23.6 15.4
2013 24.2 15.5
2014 24.7 15.6
2015 25.2 15.8
2016 25.7 16
2017 26.2 16.3
2018 26.6 16.5
2019 27 16.8
2020 27.3 17
2021 27.8 17.2
2022 28.3 17.4
2023 28.8 17.6
2024 29.4 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.8%
2024

Energy

Cape Verde Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Uganda
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
80.6%
2022
English speaking
8%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Cape Verde Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Uganda
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
90,720 mi
2019

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