Cape Verde has a population of 525K (ranked 169/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Cape Verde's land area is 1,556 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 167th vs. 197th).
By GDP, Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).
Main facts and rankings
Cape Verde
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
529186
|
949
|
| Population rank | 169/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP |
$2.77B
2024 |
$19.8M
2025 |
| GDP rank | 170/197 | 197/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$5,273
2024 |
$19,800
2025 |
| GDP per capita rank | 117/197 | 59/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$11,262
2024 |
$39,191
2025 |
| Government debt |
$3.15B
2024 |
n/a |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
109.6%
2025 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person |
$5,998
2024 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person rank | 75/185 | n/a |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,527
2025 |
$17,307
2025 |
| Land area |
1,556 sq mi
2025 |
0.17 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
337 ppl/mi²
2024 |
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019 |
| Fertility rate |
1.52
2023 |
n/a |
| Median age |
29.4 years
2024 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
76.4 years
2025 |
83.3 years
2025 |
Cape Verde and Vatican: Comparison Charts
Cape Verde vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Cape Verde
Vatican
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1950 | 44.9 | 65.9 |
| 1951 | 45.6 | 65.3 |
| 1952 | 46.2 | 65.7 |
| 1953 | 46.4 | 66.3 |
| 1954 | 46.6 | 67.5 |
| 1955 | 46.9 | 67.8 |
| 1956 | 47.1 | 67.3 |
| 1957 | 47.4 | 67.5 |
| 1958 | 47.7 | 68.7 |
| 1959 | 48.2 | 69.2 |
| 1960 | 48.7 | 69.2 |
| 1961 | 49.4 | 69.8 |
| 1962 | 50.2 | 69.2 |
| 1963 | 51.1 | 69.3 |
| 1964 | 52.1 | 70.3 |
| 1965 | 53 | 70.1 |
| 1966 | 53.9 | 70.9 |
| 1967 | 54.7 | 70.9 |
| 1968 | 55.4 | 70.7 |
| 1969 | 56 | 70.7 |
| 1970 | 56.6 | 71.5 |
| 1971 | 57 | 71.7 |
| 1972 | 57.5 | 72 |
| 1973 | 58 | 71.9 |
| 1974 | 58.4 | 72.7 |
| 1975 | 59 | 72.6 |
| 1976 | 59.4 | 72.9 |
| 1977 | 60 | 73.3 |
| 1978 | 60.4 | 73.7 |
| 1979 | 60.7 | 74 |
| 1980 | 61 | 74.1 |
| 1981 | 61.3 | 74.3 |
| 1982 | 61.5 | 74.8 |
| 1983 | 61.8 | 74.7 |
| 1984 | 61.8 | 75.1 |
| 1985 | 62.3 | 75.5 |
| 1986 | 62.6 | 75.7 |
| 1987 | 62.9 | 76.2 |
| 1988 | 63.2 | 76.4 |
| 1989 | 63.6 | 76.8 |
| 1990 | 63.9 | 76.9 |
| 1991 | 64.1 | 76.9 |
| 1992 | 64.3 | 77.3 |
| 1993 | 64.5 | 77 |
| 1994 | 64.6 | 77.7 |
| 1995 | 63.7 | 77.8 |
| 1996 | 65.5 | 78.5 |
| 1997 | 66.1 | 78.2 |
| 1998 | 66.7 | 78.3 |
| 1999 | 67.4 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 68.1 | 79.3 |
| 2001 | 68.7 | 79.9 |
| 2002 | 69.4 | 80 |
| 2003 | 70 | 79.8 |
| 2004 | 70.5 | 80.2 |
| 2005 | 70.9 | 80.6 |
| 2006 | 71.3 | 81.2 |
| 2007 | 71.5 | 81.3 |
| 2008 | 71.9 | 81.4 |
| 2009 | 72.1 | 81.3 |
| 2010 | 72.5 | 81.5 |
| 2011 | 72.9 | 81.7 |
| 2012 | 73.3 | 82 |
| 2013 | 73.5 | 82.5 |
| 2014 | 73.8 | 82.6 |
| 2015 | 74.1 | 82.5 |
| 2016 | 74.4 | 82.9 |
| 2017 | 74.7 | 82.7 |
| 2018 | 74.8 | 83.3 |
| 2019 | 75.4 | 83.6 |
| 2020 | 73.8 | 83 |
| 2021 | 74.4 | 82.9 |
| 2022 | 75.9 | 83.3 |
| 2023 | 76.1 | 83 |
| 2024 | 76.2 | 83.1 |
| 2025 | 76.4 | 83.3 |
Cape Verde and Vatican population clocks and comparison
Population
Cape Verde
Vatican
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1960 | 210,024 | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | - |
| 1962 | 221,919 | - |
| 1963 | 229,373 | - |
| 1964 | 237,006 | - |
| 1965 | 244,856 | - |
| 1966 | 252,976 | - |
| 1967 | 261,404 | - |
| 1968 | 270,164 | - |
| 1969 | 279,248 | - |
| 1970 | 287,885 | - |
| 1971 | 294,046 | - |
| 1972 | 297,386 | - |
| 1973 | 299,881 | - |
| 1974 | 302,570 | - |
| 1975 | 305,847 | - |
| 1976 | 309,455 | - |
| 1977 | 312,834 | - |
| 1978 | 316,147 | - |
| 1979 | 319,480 | - |
| 1980 | 323,301 | - |
| 1981 | 327,846 | - |
| 1982 | 332,724 | - |
| 1983 | 337,654 | - |
| 1984 | 342,505 | - |
| 1985 | 347,365 | - |
| 1986 | 352,312 | - |
| 1987 | 357,302 | - |
| 1988 | 362,329 | - |
| 1989 | 367,803 | - |
| 1990 | 375,428 | - |
| 1991 | 384,586 | - |
| 1992 | 393,415 | - |
| 1993 | 401,965 | - |
| 1994 | 410,228 | - |
| 1995 | 418,104 | - |
| 1996 | 425,581 | - |
| 1997 | 432,798 | - |
| 1998 | 439,784 | - |
| 1999 | 446,519 | - |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 880 |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 890 |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 900 |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 911 |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 921 |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 921 |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 932 |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 821 |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 824 |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 826 |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 829 |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 832 |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 836 |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 839 |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 842 |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 1,000 |
| 2016 | 512,554 | - |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 513,415 | - |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 1,000 |
| 2020 | 514,679 | - |
| 2021 | 516,649 | - |
| 2022 | 519,741 | - |
| 2023 | 522,331 | - |
| 2024 | 524,877 | - |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
Cape Verde
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$2.63B
2024 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
29.5%
2025 |
n/a |
| 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 |
n/a |
| Unemployment rate |
11.3%
2019 |
n/a |
| Services, % of GDP |
69.4%
2024 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
10.5%
2024 |
n/a |
| Economic freedom index |
68.7
2025 |
65
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
32.3%
2015 |
n/a |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.2%
2015 |
n/a |
| 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
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
207.6 kg
2007 |
n/a |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$26.8
2007 |
n/a |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
1.01 megatons
2023 |
n/a |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
1.93 tons
2023 |
n/a |
| 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
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.006%
2024 |
0.00001%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
-1,209
2024 |
n/a |
| Urban population |
68.4%
2024 |
n/a |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
n/a |
| Average male height |
5.78 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Average female height |
5.35 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Quality of life index |
46.7
2025 |
76
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
62
2024 |
60
2025 |
| Higher education index |
27
2025 |
32
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
6.18
2020 |
0
2023 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
26.8
2019 |
0.5
2025 |
| Visa free countries |
75
2025 |
150
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
88.5%
2024 |
100%
2013 |
| English speaking |
8%
2025 |
20%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
73.5%
2023 |
n/a |
Health
|
Cape Verde
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
83.3 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 |
n/a |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
11.6
2023 |
n/a |
| Obesity rate |
16.4%
2022 |
n/a |
| Diabetes prevalence |
6.8%
2024 |
n/a |
| Air quality index |
29
2025 |
72
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
11%
2022 |
n/a |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
6.01 liters
2020 |
n/a |
Territory
|
Cape Verde
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.003%
2025 |
0.0000003%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
2,964 sq mi
2024 |
169.9 sq mi
2019 |
| Agricultural land area |
305 sq mi
2025 |
n/a |
| Forest area |
180 sq mi
2025 |
n/a |
| Roads length |
839 mi
2013 |
5.59 mi
2003 |
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