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Cape Verde vs Vanuatu statistics compared

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Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 167th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Cape Verde Vanuatu
Population
529186
341110
Population rank 169/197 174/197
GDP
$2.77B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$5,273
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,262
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$3.15B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
109.6%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,998
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 75/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,527
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
1,556 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Cape Verde and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Cape Verde and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Cape Verde

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Cape Verde Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 $142,246,815 $121,185,498
1981 $139,468,209 $113,781,796
1982 $140,630,679 $114,501,913
1983 $138,476,176 $117,389,554
1984 $132,019,039 $144,482,515
1985 $137,728,205 $131,856,421
1986 $190,651,168 $126,498,935
1987 $235,253,065 $139,464,174
1988 $264,308,140 $158,351,368
1989 $267,448,571 $154,013,202
1990 $306,890,963 $168,879,207
1991 $319,827,059 $201,334,169
1992 $357,160,985 $209,088,825
1993 $490,417,390 $200,491,853
1994 $406,580,652 $233,701,301
1995 $487,148,994 $249,333,250
1996 $501,979,270 $261,370,044
1997 $490,608,658 $272,771,209
1998 $521,910,561 $262,293,411
1999 $592,416,703 $268,006,973
2000 $539,227,278 $272,014,628
2001 $563,090,490 $257,926,882
2002 $620,507,387 $262,596,536
2003 $813,260,469 $314,471,413
2004 $924,940,012 $364,996,869
2005 $972,241,677 $394,962,433
2006 $1,107,571,458 $439,358,587
2007 $1,649,621,739 $516,392,923
2008 $1,959,620,648 $590,748,429
2009 $1,852,334,575 $592,622,319
2010 $1,824,751,468 $670,712,980
2011 $2,046,817,987 $770,153,588
2012 $1,913,081,210 $747,839,698
2013 $2,028,910,915 $758,304,466
2014 $2,041,930,125 $773,717,011
2015 $1,749,857,620 $759,690,181
2016 $1,849,789,986 $804,323,577
2017 $1,996,741,540 $880,043,284
2018 $2,205,099,507 $914,727,908
2019 $2,252,177,124 $936,526,268
2020 $1,821,565,614 $909,421,044
2021 $2,051,842,619 $982,362,212
2022 $2,247,003,344 $1,030,654,208
2023 $2,539,203,429 $1,126,313,359
2024 $2,767,599,017 $1,161,251,868

Cape Verde and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Cape Verde

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Cape Verde Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 $440 $1,048
1981 $425 $962
1982 $423 $946
1983 $410 $947
1984 $385 $1,137
1985 $396 $1,012
1986 $541 $946
1987 $658 $1,017
1988 $729 $1,125
1989 $727 $1,067
1990 $817 $1,141
1991 $832 $1,326
1992 $908 $1,344
1993 $1,220 $1,257
1994 $991 $1,431
1995 $1,165 $1,492
1996 $1,180 $1,529
1997 $1,134 $1,562
1998 $1,187 $1,471
1999 $1,327 $1,472
2000 $1,190 $1,460
2001 $1,223 $1,350
2002 $1,329 $1,341
2003 $1,718 $1,567
2004 $1,929 $1,774
2005 $2,004 $1,874
2006 $2,257 $2,035
2007 $3,325 $2,334
2008 $3,909 $2,604
2009 $3,660 $2,546
2010 $3,579 $2,815
2011 $4,002 $3,163
2012 $3,737 $3,005
2013 $3,961 $2,980
2014 $3,986 $2,973
2015 $3,415 $2,855
2016 $3,609 $2,956
2017 $3,893 $3,160
2018 $4,295 $3,207
2019 $4,381 $3,207
2020 $3,539 $3,043
2021 $3,971 $3,212
2022 $4,323 $3,292
2023 $4,861 $3,515
2024 $5,273 $3,543

Cape Verde vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cape Verde

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Cape Verde Vanuatu
1950 44.9 43.9
1951 45.6 42.2
1952 46.2 45.3
1953 46.4 45.8
1954 46.6 46.5
1955 46.9 47.1
1956 47.1 47.7
1957 47.4 48.2
1958 47.7 48.7
1959 48.2 49.3
1960 48.7 49.8
1961 49.4 50.4
1962 50.2 50.9
1963 51.1 51.5
1964 52.1 52
1965 53 52.5
1966 53.9 53.1
1967 54.7 53.7
1968 55.4 54.2
1969 56 54.8
1970 56.6 55.3
1971 57 55.9
1972 57.5 56.4
1973 58 57
1974 58.4 57.6
1975 59 58.1
1976 59.4 58.7
1977 60 59.2
1978 60.4 59.9
1979 60.7 60.9
1980 61 61.3
1981 61.3 61.9
1982 61.5 62.5
1983 61.8 63.1
1984 61.8 63.5
1985 62.3 63.9
1986 62.6 64.6
1987 62.9 64.4
1988 63.2 65.7
1989 63.6 66
1990 63.9 66.7
1991 64.1 67.1
1992 64.3 67.4
1993 64.5 67.7
1994 64.6 68
1995 63.7 68.1
1996 65.5 68.2
1997 66.1 68.3
1998 66.7 68.4
1999 67.4 67.9
2000 68.1 68.6
2001 68.7 68.7
2002 69.4 68.8
2003 70 68.9
2004 70.5 69
2005 70.9 69.2
2006 71.3 69.1
2007 71.5 69.1
2008 71.9 69.3
2009 72.1 69.4
2010 72.5 69.6
2011 72.9 69.7
2012 73.3 69.9
2013 73.5 70
2014 73.8 70
2015 74.1 70.2
2016 74.4 70.4
2017 74.7 70.5
2018 74.8 70.6
2019 75.4 70.8
2020 73.8 70.4
2021 74.4 70
2022 75.9 71.3
2023 76.1 71.5
2024 76.2 71.7
2025 76.4 71.8

Cape Verde and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Cape Verde

Vanuatu
Year Population
Cape Verde Vanuatu
1960 210,024 64,431
1961 215,087 66,264
1962 221,919 68,174
1963 229,373 70,159
1964 237,006 72,219
1965 244,856 74,358
1966 252,976 76,590
1967 261,404 78,921
1968 270,164 81,314
1969 279,248 83,755
1970 287,885 86,266
1971 294,046 88,862
1972 297,386 91,562
1973 299,881 94,362
1974 302,570 97,260
1975 305,847 100,269
1976 309,455 103,388
1977 312,834 106,618
1978 316,147 109,963
1979 319,480 113,040
1980 323,301 115,660
1981 327,846 118,249
1982 332,724 121,035
1983 337,654 123,998
1984 342,505 127,109
1985 347,365 130,356
1986 352,312 133,720
1987 357,302 137,187
1988 362,329 140,756
1989 367,803 144,393
1990 375,428 148,063
1991 384,586 151,793
1992 393,415 155,608
1993 401,965 159,463
1994 410,228 163,314
1995 418,104 167,137
1996 425,581 170,911
1997 432,798 174,626
1998 439,784 178,313
1999 446,519 182,048
2000 453,317 186,281
2001 460,293 191,031
2002 467,046 195,863
2003 473,383 200,746
2004 479,370 205,711
2005 485,115 210,760
2006 490,728 215,923
2007 496,190 221,276
2008 501,355 226,896
2009 506,141 232,731
2010 509,784 238,248
2011 511,447 243,474
2012 511,955 248,883
2013 512,225 254,482
2014 512,326 260,240
2015 512,394 266,101
2016 512,554 272,087
2017 512,893 278,507
2018 513,415 285,259
2019 514,104 291,985
2020 514,679 298,858
2021 516,649 305,868
2022 519,741 313,046
2023 522,331 320,409
2024 524,877 327,777

Fertility rates in Cape Verde and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Cape Verde

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Cape Verde Vanuatu
1960 6.89 6.78
1961 6.92 6.73
1962 6.95 6.67
1963 6.98 6.62
1964 6.99 6.57
1965 6.99 6.52
1966 6.99 6.51
1967 6.98 6.51
1968 6.97 6.46
1969 6.95 6.41
1970 6.94 6.35
1971 6.91 6.29
1972 6.89 6.23
1973 6.86 6.15
1974 6.82 6.06
1975 6.77 5.98
1976 6.71 5.89
1977 6.65 5.81
1978 6.56 5.77
1979 6.47 5.73
1980 6.38 5.69
1981 6.27 5.65
1982 6.17 5.6
1983 6.07 5.55
1984 5.97 5.49
1985 5.92 5.43
1986 5.81 5.38
1987 5.68 5.33
1988 5.55 5.27
1989 5.45 5.21
1990 5.36 5.17
1991 5.26 5.13
1992 5.12 5.09
1993 4.95 5.02
1994 4.72 4.94
1995 4.49 4.85
1996 4.26 4.75
1997 4.05 4.66
1998 3.9 4.6
1999 3.73 4.56
2000 3.55 4.54
2001 3.37 4.5
2002 3.19 4.38
2003 3.03 4.29
2004 2.9 4.21
2005 2.73 4.13
2006 2.56 4.1
2007 2.41 4.12
2008 2.3 4.16
2009 2.25 4.16
2010 2.33 4.13
2011 2.33 4.09
2012 2.15 4.06
2013 2.07 4.04
2014 2.03 4
2015 1.97 3.95
2016 1.97 3.92
2017 1.93 3.88
2018 1.8 3.83
2019 1.7 3.79
2020 1.59 3.74
2021 1.55 3.7
2022 1.53 3.65
2023 1.52 3.6

Cape Verde and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Cape Verde

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Cape Verde Vanuatu
1960 19 17.7
1961 18.6 17.6
1962 18.1 17.5
1963 17.7 17.4
1964 17.4 17.3
1965 17.2 17.2
1966 17.1 17.1
1967 17 17.1
1968 17 17
1969 17.1 17
1970 17.2 17
1971 17.2 17
1972 17.2 17
1973 17.2 17
1974 17.2 17.1
1975 17 17.1
1976 16.8 17.1
1977 16.6 17.2
1978 16.4 17.3
1979 16.2 17.5
1980 16.1 17.6
1981 16.1 17.7
1982 16.3 17.7
1983 16.4 17.7
1984 16.5 17.7
1985 16.6 17.7
1986 16.7 17.8
1987 16.8 17.8
1988 16.8 17.8
1989 16.9 17.8
1990 17 17.8
1991 17 17.9
1992 17.1 17.8
1993 17.2 17.7
1994 17.4 17.7
1995 17.5 17.8
1996 17.7 18
1997 17.9 18
1998 18.1 18
1999 18.3 18
2000 18.6 18.2
2001 18.9 18.5
2002 19.2 18.7
2003 19.6 18.9
2004 19.9 19.2
2005 20.4 19.4
2006 20.8 19.6
2007 21.3 19.9
2008 21.7 20.1
2009 22.1 20.3
2010 22.6 20.5
2011 23.1 20.6
2012 23.6 20.8
2013 24.2 20.9
2014 24.7 21
2015 25.2 21.1
2016 25.7 21.1
2017 26.2 21.2
2018 26.6 21.2
2019 27 21.2
2020 27.3 21.2
2021 27.8 21.2
2022 28.3 21.2
2023 28.8 21.2
2024 29.4 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cape Verde Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.63B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.5%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.35%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.77%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2019
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
10.5%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2015
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2015
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$783M
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$334M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
180,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
39.9%
2020
50.4%
2020

Energy

Cape Verde Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
207.6 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.8
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.01 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.8%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.6%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Cape Verde Vanuatu
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,209
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
68.4%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.7
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
62
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
27
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
6.18
2020
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.5%
2024
88%
2023
English speaking
8%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
73.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Cape Verde Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$286
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$73.5
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.28%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2018
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
40
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.6
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
16.4%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
29
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.01 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Cape Verde Vanuatu
% of world land
0.003%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,964 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
305 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
180 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
839 mi
2013
665 mi
2000

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